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Wait a minute... the classified add @ebinmaine responded to said "gently used on sunny mild days by an elderly grandmother to plant petunias in nice, soft sandy loam soil ".
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Ice always scares me more than snow. I'll take 3 feet of snow over an inch of ice any day. Forecast here is 12-24 inches of snow. My driveway is too small for a plow or blower on my tractor. I use an older Toro Powermax 1028 LXE. Stay safe everyone.
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Argent Silver can be found in Chevy, Ford, or Chrysler Colors just what ever brand you like.
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Welcome back! I caught the last of you being on here, but it’s great you’re back at it! Excited to see your second WH journey!
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First of all a big hello to members I haven't seen in some time. After selling all my WH tractors near 9 years ago and moving to a smaller lot on a home we built by the beach. I hope everyone is well. I stopped by many times over the years to reminisce about the Wheel Horse days. Now it's time to sell this home. Get another home with a bit more property and get back into this great hobby. I had some great tractors and look forward to it again. Anyway I will be posting a bit more and am glad to be back. Will be good to share words and see who is still about. So to all new members and old members from my days here. Thanks for having me back. Glenn
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Works well for light fluffy stuff a couple of inches deep. You'll have to get it quite few times for 16"+ I use a small battery powered blower for light fluffy stuff about 1" deep and as long as it's cold like this, it works very well. Wind can certainly put a damper on that too. Like peeing against the wind. LOL
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Had a scare today! Went. Out to start my B-8 which is my snowplow tractor this year! I have it just outside the garage door covered and it was 8 drgrees at 4 oclock this afternoon. I just wanted to check gas oil, lights etc to be ready for Saturday annd Sunday snows! i normally do a couple of my neighbors who are older than me so then can get out to Drs , grocery, etc Well when i went to start my B-80 i had trouble getting a good ignition. Plenty of battery and it was strong. I finally decided to look at the spark plug! It was pretty gummed up and carbon loaded. So i just decided to put in a new plug. I had one of my led headlights go bad too so i changed it. We are suppose to start getting snow around noon to 1 o’clock tomorrow but supposed to be about 3 or 4 degrees in am after sunrise! I should be all set tomorrow! Warm clothing and short snowplow sessions will be the key tomorrow!
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I finished my glass of bourbon and reminisced of the good old days! LOL
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IF I'm using the NWS map correctly, it looks like the total snow prediction for the storm here in Brunswick is currently about 16 inches. It appears that Kittery might get up to 20 inches. Maybe 17 inches for @ebinmaine? Of course it's a bit early to place bets. There's already quite a bit of leftover snow on the ground, so we should end up with some pretty big piles. With the cold temps, I'm hoping that the snow will be light and fluffy. My snowblower tractor (522xi) isn't quite back together yet, since I decided to spruce up the rest of the sheet metal on it and replace the foam padding around the fuel tank, so I can always use Mr. Case (our loader/backhoe) again. However, I'm toying with the idea of experimenting with my Husqvarna backpack leaf blower, as long as the wind direction cooperates and it doesn't blow the snow onto the road or our front porch (or back on me and convert me to a snowman). It might just make a big white mess, but it should be easy to find out. I don't see any ice storms predicted for our area, which is fine with me, as we've been there, done that more than once, and I don't like them at all. I'll plug in the oil pan heater and block heater on Mr. Case, since he lives outside and doesn't have glow plugs or ether injection, and he's also due for a new battery, so I may leave the trickle charger/maintainer on him overnight.
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Heavy freezing of everything is the worst!!!!! That's exactly how that backhoe build was born. Ice had ripped the power line down from our house to the pole and even the vertical house portion was on the ground. 3 weeks+ without power, maybe, but I can't remember. What I do remember is the ridiculous quotes to bury the power lines to put everything underground instead of aerial. EFFF That!!! I'll dig my own trench was the solution since the 416-8 loader tractor was already there to put it on. 2 summers of hard labor in the evenings after work and voila, a backhoe to dig my own trench! 4 ft deep about 100 ft long and I beat on that thing hard since it's pretty boney with rocks around here. Ripped the stabilizer arms off and had to beef those up afterwards. But that tractor definitely proved itself capable again and again since we did many projects like a few retaining walls and big stone steps. @ebinmaine Eric has it now and I hope it serves them well. A true work horse of a garden tractor!
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Anywhere from 12-25” is expected here. Today brought the C-121 in and changed the oil and greased it. Also added a rear work light and put different tires with chains on it. Tommorow bringing the C-145 up to change the oil and that one should be ready. Also going to flip flop this year and have the snowblower on the c-121 annd have the blade on the c-145 as it has been on all season and see what happens as I don’t really want to plow snow with no hydraulic lift any more! Ill update tommorow with the fleet ready!
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Couple thoughts... A. Make the wife/swmbo/ball n chain clean em? B. Careful use of the FEL?
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Something about a woman not taking any bull$%!t was always very attractive to me. Until now!!!! After 36 years together it gets annoying! LOL
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They're saying 20" or + for us here!. Ugh!!! We usually get more in this little area due to the elevation. The older I get the more I dislike winter. And yes the colder I feel too. Been freezing my $%^ off and this next week temps looks brutal to be working outside. Got battery gloves and they work well, just not for long periods of time, like past 2+ hours they start to fade
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I got the 417-A with two stage blower out for the first time this year. Last year I serviced it and never used it, but it looks like tomorrow it will be put to work. The C-175 was blocking the 417 in and when I moved it I noticed it wasn’t charging so I brought it in the shop to have a look. The 418-C is ready to go, I’ll probably use that first until it gets deep and then use the blower. Not pictured is the C-160 automatic with 56” plow as a back up, the C-141 8-Speed with loader to pile snow. C-141 8-Speed with C48 Sweepster rotary broom for clean up and the GT-1848 with 50” grader blade in case I need to scrape some ice. So I think I have this snow removal thing covered! Now if I could just have an attachment that does the front steps instead of me shoveling!! Be safe out there everyone 👍🏻
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Wheel Horse 36” Snow Blower in Excellent Condition!
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Shoot some video if possible. Let's do a "going for distance contest" and I'll get the wife to take some vids of mine too. Sometimes this deep light stuff looks like a huge pyroclastic flow of doom coming outta that thing! LOL
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Same here for my hands and feet. Mine were nearly frozen when I was a 12yo. I never lost any parts but they were white. I remember mother put my hands and feet in a wash tub of cold water and added warm water very slowly till the color came back. These glove/mittons with a zippered pocket for chemical hand warmers is the only thing that works to keep my hands warm and still be able to fully use my hands. The rubber boots with 1/4" thick felt liners work for my feet.
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Me too. Meeee toooooo!!!! Might occasionally win an argument with her, but you'll sleep with one eye open for a day or three.. But my wife will back me up no matter what! TOUGH woman!
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@wallfish you saved my bacon. TYSM! Excited to give this setup a go for the upcoming snowstorm, be it 12" or 20" -- time will tell. I'll also post some info on the GX670 upgrade, for those looking to make the switch. Tight fit, but it fits with some perseverance. More to come!
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I just about choked on my glass of water!
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Can't speak for that brand specifically, but I most definitely agree with using whatever comes with clear coat in a kit. Actually looks nicer than factory, and the types I've used have lasted several years.
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This whole thread is one of many that I can't say much on because we (in NC) just don't get snow and winter weather like many of you do. That being said, if this incoming storm is anywhere close to what they are forecasting, we're gonna get slammed in a bad way. No snow, but sleet and up to an inch of freezing rain followed by several days of single digit cold. Whatever we get is gonna hang around. My wife started early with the prep work. We got plenty of food, and a couple heaters with enough fuel for several days. I have about 55+ hours of fuel for my generator (all my gas cans) just for the evenings. We will hopefully be fine for several days if needs be. It's been over 20 years since we had a bad ice storm. Some folks were without power for weeks back then. Typically our long power outages come in summer after bad thunderstorms. At least then folks don't freeze to death... Looks like areas west of us may actually get more freezing rain than we will. I would ask all of us to remember those folks in your prayers. This is not something we southerners are used to dealing with and it could get very bad. Forgive the hijack. Just seemed like a good place to put this.
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I've wondered this also.The ones I seen that are about the right size for the engines we use say they go up to 450 degress and just wonder about them getting to hot. I would hate to vaporize my oil out . Web sayz motor oil will start to boil around 450 but starts to vaporize/evaporate around 300 IDK?
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The regular host of the morning show I like is off this week, and the head meteorologist of the affiliated TV station has been filling it. This morning they were talking about how there were a bunch of line service trucks staging at the gas station across from the radio station, getting ready to head south to help with expected storm damage.
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