We got a real wet heavy snow last night. I had to plow the driveway this morning and it was a pain in the _ _ _. You have to hook up the blade and make sure all the hydraulic lines are hooked in the right place. I'm just glad I hadn't taken the Hoosier Pro's off the 57. You need as much traction as possible pushing snow. Jim
46 in Dallas right now 9:17 am high of 65 for the day.. been in the 70's all week.
Patrick / Dallas :unitedstates:
Quote from: JimNolan on 2012-02-04 09:03
We got a real wet heavy snow last night. I had to plow the driveway this morning and it was a pain in the _ _ _. You have to hook up the blade and make sure all the hydraulic lines are hooked in the right place. I'm just glad I hadn't taken the Hoosier Pro's off the 57. You need as much traction as possible pushing snow. Jim
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almost feel bad, we're having a unseasonaly warm spell mid 50s and sunny. actually got out yesterday and started cleaning up some flower beds. Lots of things starting to pop out of the ground. Got a chance to take care of some winter damage.
Zap- :unitedstates:
You guys are killing me. I will say that up until last night we've had it pretty good. I got to put maybe 100 miles on each of the cars in the last two weeks. I don't like for them to sit too long. As long as there's not any salt on the road I want to drive them. I saw something put on the road the other day that I don't understand and I've never seen before. It couldn't have been good though. It was a liquid chemical coming out of a tanker. Scared me, I was in the 57. I know it had to be something for snow because they used it mainly at the intersections and turns. Jim
It could be a brine solution of salt and water, thats what were using in Vancouver these days. Or if it has an oily consistency it could be Magnesium Chloride. Randy
Or if its brown & stinky it could be ???????? :unitedstates: :icon_bigsmurf:
Jim:
If you wouldn't mind the traffic or our wonderful California State taxes you could move out here and forget about snow FOREVER. 70 degrees today, 75 degrees expected tomorrow, maybe some clouds on Tuesday & Wednesday, then back to 70's and the Winternationals, working on the 57 etc. Of course you do have to give up having seasons and being near all the good race tracks in the country, life is tough. LOL
Bob
57 AGIN
Bob.
I have the utmost respect for any decent, hard working person that chooses to live in the Los Angles area. People from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana area are known for they're toughness and ability to endure hardship. We pale in comparison to a person that lives in the LA Basin.
By the way, have you stood back and just looked at how nice a 57 you're putting together. Jim
Jim, we want to see some pics of the 57 with the plow on it! :blob6: :blob6:
Well here's on photo after I first got it. I haven't taken many pictures of it because the paint is chiped and looks ugly now. All the neighbors seem to want their driveways plowed when I do mine. Jim LOL
LMAO...Not much snow here in Mpls.A reprieve form last winter.
You bring new meaning to the phrase "daily driver"
I need to be more careful. Everyone on here knows I'm a little crazy. I don't want them thinking I'm insane. Jim LOL
what snow?, heard the neighbor playing with his motor bike so i started up the 57, not going for a ride but tempted, its around 50 here and feels like spring, guess i'll start looking for a good polishing outfit so i'll be ready when its a little warmer, and besides that i'm not a football fan so i have plenty of time
Saturday late afternoon we had 5 inches fall and over here we are NEVER prepared for it! We were 15 miles away and even the freeways were covered, made worse by it being compacted by the trucks. My daily driver is a 2010 Mercedes C class staion wagon, 2150cc turbo diesel (205bhp) with a six speed manual transmission, being RWD and having an inteligent traction control that you can't switch off means it just won't "go" when it gets wheel spin. After about ten miles on a gradual uphill stretch of the freeway we ground to a halt with all the other RWD cars, so I fitted a pair of "snow socks" that I bought last year. They are brilliant, much easier to fit than chains, developed in Norway and are made from a kind of plastic-hessian type material. Got to admit I was sceptical about their performance but once I tried them I'm now a believer!
(http://imagehosting.rodsnsods.co.uk/2424f2f8ff281c76.jpg)
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Jim:
I live, what, 50 miles south of you. We didn't get any snow at all here.
John
I got a lessson on preperations and handling snow in Birmingham early on in my life here. In the 95/96 winter we had a snow fall that started wet then froze. As the Facilities Manager I felt obligated to go into town to check the building and asses the road conditions to best be able to advise the CEO with respect to opening/late opening or staying closed. Having learned to drive in WI in the snow and ice this was no problem for me to deal with. As I approached a large bridge that went over serveral siding tracks there were two fellows in the bed of a gateless dump truck spreading the sand/salt mixture on the road by hand. I knew things were going to be different in Birmingham, AL in the winter!
John,
We got about 2" of a really wet snow. Thankfully, I had my 57 Fairlane snowplow. Jim LOL PS We get considerable less snow than they do 15 miles north of me. They call it Lake Effect snow.
The snow socks are cool, why didn't I think of that. Mark :005: