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Another day of plowing after 3 days of snow showers that
- Thread starter George-CT
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Wayne in BC
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When i see that tractor/plow/hoe i drool on my laptop! My plastic snow shovel ain't much to look at
Kelley (Texas)
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traffic cone for in the back ground, to mark the driveway? I appears that you are going to be busy clearing your driveway. Kelley (Texas) 
Our house trailer was right there before when we built the house. Rather remove it I saved that entrance to the septic system and use it for our camper or anyone else who comes by. We have friends that are still doing it so when they come up they have there big RC rig or trailer so its handy. Down side is when the camper isn't there its easy to miss seeing it. That plastic stuff breaks easy when its really cold. Even though I know where it is, the cone lets me know its under the snow there. The camper and RV rig used to stay down south in the winter and we would stay in it at my daughters. Once she moved north, we seldom go that way as we had pretty much seen what we wanted to over the years. There are 2 big cinder blocks around it also but you can't see them either. That does make a great spot for and RV as there is 24 inches of gravel we truck in there for a 65 foot house trailer we had there. Sadly, the house is still on the property here. The town and most others banded having them on your property, so it made it hard to sell or even give away which I have done about 8 times, but they can never get by the town zoning. Mine was only still here because me to get a Occupancy Certificate so they could get the taxes on it while we were building. We offered to just pay that to them right then. Nope need the OC. That made extra work as up here they needed to be anchored down every 10 feet with concrete and cables. It was in nice shape when we finally got finished with it, so my father lived in it the last 6 years of his life. It gave him his own space yet we could keep and eye on him and he got to enjoy the kids etc. Sure was better than a nursing home.
OK, I've gone way over on this one. them cones are handy for sure. I have one in front of the 5 th wheel also so no one will back into the 5th wheel hitch and a bunch more to mark Frost heave holes in the spring time on the driveway. While the ground is frozen solid, under it all winter the water still runs and makes caves. Come spring, its looks spooky as the driveway surface is moving and quite often breaks thru. My wife and I drop rocks in those holes that we save along the driveway and its amazing how many stones they swallow up. I keep 25 ton of process gravel covered also and use it in the spring to finish filling the holes in. Spring here is tricky on the driveway. If you stay right on where everyone normally drives its fine, but move off it and you can be in trouble quickly.
Once again the backhoe is hand to pull them out with as is the tractor or if its really soft the 4x4 quad. Winter here is hard on gravel roads because of the big frost heave.
George-CT
OK, I've gone way over on this one. them cones are handy for sure. I have one in front of the 5 th wheel also so no one will back into the 5th wheel hitch and a bunch more to mark Frost heave holes in the spring time on the driveway. While the ground is frozen solid, under it all winter the water still runs and makes caves. Come spring, its looks spooky as the driveway surface is moving and quite often breaks thru. My wife and I drop rocks in those holes that we save along the driveway and its amazing how many stones they swallow up. I keep 25 ton of process gravel covered also and use it in the spring to finish filling the holes in. Spring here is tricky on the driveway. If you stay right on where everyone normally drives its fine, but move off it and you can be in trouble quickly.
Once again the backhoe is hand to pull them out with as is the tractor or if its really soft the 4x4 quad. Winter here is hard on gravel roads because of the big frost heave.
George-CT
Once the back gave out it was find another way. I picked up the backhoe right and have found its really useful for a lot of things.
I use it often when cutting up the tree's. I grab the log with the bucket and curl it around the log and hold it at waist height in the middle.
I can cut standing straight up, easier on my 2 herniated disc and sure easier to cut straight thru rather than dodge rocks etc with the chain saw. Tree's that are not going the way I want, rather than depend on my skills at making them go the way I want with the cut, I just extend the backhoe part, and put the scoop against the tree up high. Put a little pressure and its going the way I want it to. If my son is with me, I just slam then down the same way. It will move trees from not looking like it would ever go they way you want it do, to precision dropping of them. Its and older machine 1978, but it runs great, does all I need one for. A little small on some of the boulders up this way, but I can usually push them with the hoe part around. If push comes to shove and I have my old 1956 D-4 Cat. Pony engine start or gas to diesel. Another useful tool. Its the old type so no hydraulic angling of the blade. I had to take it away from Jane. She likes keeping the blade high and pushing tree's over. If up to her, the entire place would be pasture. Crazy lady on the D-4...
Its getting tired but I keep it running and welded together. Sweet engine, but the under carriage is getting tired, kinda like me....
the toys are fun, but also a lot of work keeping them working on your own. If paying someone else to do it, I most likely not have any of them. A lot to be said for us kids who had to learn to fix stuff at a young age to survive or have and item. Its saved us alot of money over the years. If we lived closer, you could take your pick of which one you needed for winter. I can't drive them all at once. But once again, if a good deal/steal comes along, I buy them. Down side is when you get attached to them and you end up with a yard full of them....
Geo
George-Ct
I use it often when cutting up the tree's. I grab the log with the bucket and curl it around the log and hold it at waist height in the middle.
I can cut standing straight up, easier on my 2 herniated disc and sure easier to cut straight thru rather than dodge rocks etc with the chain saw. Tree's that are not going the way I want, rather than depend on my skills at making them go the way I want with the cut, I just extend the backhoe part, and put the scoop against the tree up high. Put a little pressure and its going the way I want it to. If my son is with me, I just slam then down the same way. It will move trees from not looking like it would ever go they way you want it do, to precision dropping of them. Its and older machine 1978, but it runs great, does all I need one for. A little small on some of the boulders up this way, but I can usually push them with the hoe part around. If push comes to shove and I have my old 1956 D-4 Cat. Pony engine start or gas to diesel. Another useful tool. Its the old type so no hydraulic angling of the blade. I had to take it away from Jane. She likes keeping the blade high and pushing tree's over. If up to her, the entire place would be pasture. Crazy lady on the D-4...
Its getting tired but I keep it running and welded together. Sweet engine, but the under carriage is getting tired, kinda like me....
the toys are fun, but also a lot of work keeping them working on your own. If paying someone else to do it, I most likely not have any of them. A lot to be said for us kids who had to learn to fix stuff at a young age to survive or have and item. Its saved us alot of money over the years. If we lived closer, you could take your pick of which one you needed for winter. I can't drive them all at once. But once again, if a good deal/steal comes along, I buy them. Down side is when you get attached to them and you end up with a yard full of them....
Geo
George-Ct