No snow yet but all the leaves more than make up for the white stuff. Last year probably used the tractor-snowthrower 4 times since we had so little snow. I also have a 5HP Craftsman walk behind snowblower that I use for sidewalks and sometimes the back deck plus 2 snow shovels for the front stairs. Driveway is about 300' long with 5,400 sq. ft. and I can clear 4" of snow in about 20 minutes with the 46" snow thrower. Wet or deeper snow takes longer since I have to slow down.
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We have had no snow this fall as yet, ussually we have light snow come and go by now. Feels like it will be coming soon tho', about 20deg F tonight, and we comonly get snow into april, just makes mud as the ground is mostly bare by late march/ early april.
We use a 6 foot blower on the back of a 50HP farm tractor, works really nice!! For areas around the farm with hidden obstacles we use a front end loader on our 42 HP tractor that also gets daily use feeding round bales of hay to our cattle.
This year spring was late, summer was late, fall was late. Here's hopin' that winter will be late and spring early this year!
We use a 6 foot blower on the back of a 50HP farm tractor, works really nice!! For areas around the farm with hidden obstacles we use a front end loader on our 42 HP tractor that also gets daily use feeding round bales of hay to our cattle.
This year spring was late, summer was late, fall was late. Here's hopin' that winter will be late and spring early this year!
Who you calling Riff-Raff
- Cheesehead! I'll have you know I cross-country skied at Mt. Telemark when it was -20F and had to remove a layer of clothing I was so warm!!
Only problem was avoiding those darn locals who kept falling in front of me!
Got our first annual taste of white last night, just enough to make some white on the green grass, then turned to rain today and poured all day, of course, today was the predetermined day to sort our calves, all set up so had to go ahead.:crazy:
I'm not sure of what the official snow fall amount is, but we generally have about 30-36 inches by early march after it's settled out, probly get a total of around 100+ inches per year. One year Moncton (about an hour from here) got 8 feet in one storm, people had to dig a tunnel from their houses. That was the year my uncles snow removal business collapsed, he did by contract up front so he got buried by that storm!
I'm not sure of what the official snow fall amount is, but we generally have about 30-36 inches by early march after it's settled out, probly get a total of around 100+ inches per year. One year Moncton (about an hour from here) got 8 feet in one storm, people had to dig a tunnel from their houses. That was the year my uncles snow removal business collapsed, he did by contract up front so he got buried by that storm!
Absolute best day for first snow is evening of Dec. 24 And to keep peace with my neighborhood ski resort economy, the best last day is March 15. I've seen it snow as early as Oct 15 and as late as April 15 here in the Poconos. We average 50" to 80" here, but I've seen over 30" get dumped in less than 24 hours. I have a 54" hydraulically operated plow for each of my Deeres and picked up a 48" snowblower this summer for one of them. Got chains, weights, and my new L.L. Bean parka in 3XL Tall so I'm ready!
And to keep peace with my neighborhood ski resort economy, the best last day is March 15. I've seen it snow as early as Oct 15 and as late as April 15 here in the Poconos. We average 50" to 80" here, but I've seen over 30" get dumped in less than 24 hours. I have a 54" hydraulically operated plow for each of my Deeres and picked up a 48" snowblower this summer for one of them. Got chains, weights, and my new L.L. Bean parka in 3XL Tall so I'm ready!1 - 20 of 23 Posts
