I was gonna say, he don't have any cold weather!!! Come on up!!!! I know what Pirat is talking about!
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Actually, it is sunny and above freezing today, I can see my blacktop driveway again!
Had to shovel the snowbank back so they can get to my mailbox. Pushed so much snow out of the driveway, the ATV would not move it back, so the guy next door came over with his Kubota, and he still could not push it back, so I had to shovel!
This is the nicest day we have had in a while, but they say more white stuff is coming!
Had to shovel the snowbank back so they can get to my mailbox. Pushed so much snow out of the driveway, the ATV would not move it back, so the guy next door came over with his Kubota, and he still could not push it back, so I had to shovel!
This is the nicest day we have had in a while, but they say more white stuff is coming!
dwasifar
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You should put a craigslist ad up offering to sell your fine-grained Connecticut snow - perfect for snowcrafters! - for only $10 per bushel. Must take it all, cash only, no bargaining, must be licensed and bonded and have your own equipment and team.
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shovel > tractor? how big was the kubota? i know what you mean about this white stuff I am SICK of it!
couldnt imagine living out here without the loader/backhoe. i would be stuck
stihly dan
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Had a service call at a place that I have exclusive scrounge rights to. The guy told me he has 3 piles 8 ft high of 6 footers waiting for me. I will have to wait to get them as they are behind a mound of snow 10 ft high 50 ft long 20 ft wide..
mainewoods
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Not too bad here. I can still step out onto the front lawn and sink to my waist but hit solid ground underneath. Last year there was no ground to hit, for quite a few months. Scrounging, to say the least, is on hold for a while.
zogger
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Does make it difficult...I always wonder when I was up there why no one modified a snowcat for firewood use. I've seen small scale with regular snow machines and toboggans, but nothing substantial, that floated rather than bulldozed through deep snow.
stihly dan
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scrounging on hold here too. Yesterday I was on the roof of a school that had multiple levels. Amazingly as I was wading through the snow I had stepped off the upper level to the lower level, realized this when I sank to over my head in snow, I was about 10 ft past the upper roof before I sank. It was a real workout to snow swim back to the upper roof.
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That could have been disastrous!
Here is an interesting article on the guys who keep the roofs in Yellowstone National Park from collapsing:
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.co...cle_fb03a244-4aa2-11e0-a8dc-001cc4c03286.html
Philbert
That could have been disastrous!
Here is an interesting article on the guys who keep the roofs in Yellowstone National Park from collapsing:
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.co...cle_fb03a244-4aa2-11e0-a8dc-001cc4c03286.html
Philbert
If 1) we had significant snow and 2) my current snowmobile ran, I'd pack down the area around scrounge trees one day and come bank the next day to cut. Those larger tub style pull sleds can carry a lot of cargo but be sure to have a tow bar and not just a rope.
The Kubota is the small one, with a plow attachment for the winter. It is 4wd, and a lot more substantial than my ATV, so that snow pack must be br
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stihly dan
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That was interesting. The snow wasn't that deep on the whole roof, more of a long drift. I just didn't know that the drop was there or the height. Many times its only a 3-4 ft drop. With it being so cold since before the snow started 2 weeks ago the snow is very light, no chance of making a snowball. Although after this coming weekends storms there are many places planning on shoveling there roofs.
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I used to pack the trails after every storm when I had a sled. Problem was when you stepped off the trail to cut a tree.
Ambull01
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Jeez you're short. No shins?
SteveSS
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A couple more feet and you'll get lost in there.
In case anyone was worried that all our precious white stuff would melt because of the above freezing temps yesterday, you can calm your fears.
It is 20 now, and predicted to go to -8 by Sunday! I think winter is going to stay white this year, like it is supposed to be, like it was in the 60s.
It is 20 now, and predicted to go to -8 by Sunday! I think winter is going to stay white this year, like it is supposed to be, like it was in the 60s.
I'm planning on arriving in Albany on Sunday and they are predicting -10! It never gets that cold there. I think the coldest I ever saw when we lived there was -3
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