The right machine for the job...

[ebinmaine 70,772]

Yesterday we got 10" +  of the heaviest wettest snow I can ever remember.  

 

The whole barn roof did a great job of shedding it all. ... In the driving path we need open. 

No worries. We expected that. We planned for that. 

Well I wasn't exactly planning on the white stuff being cement though.  

It was frozen overnight so I knew it would be a tough go...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Snoopy11 5,717]

WOW! That is awesome! Puts my snow machine to shame... but... it's alls I gots...

 

I actually got my chains on today... got it all checked over. Ready to rock. BRING ON THE SNOW!!!!!!!!

 

 

Wheel spacers are awesome...

 

 

Spindles still look brand new...

 

 

 

Ms. Turkey performing her yearly inspection...

 

 

Don

[Sparky-(Admin) 22,107]

33 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Yesterday we got 10" +  of the heaviest wettest snow I can ever remember.  

It was frozen overnight so I knew it would be a tough go...

 

 

 

 

Well now … that just looks like fun! And a great way to get used to the controls

[8ntruck 7,389]

That's the best backsaver snow shovel I've seen.

[squonk 42,565]

I call that " Instant Frosty"  snow! 

[SylvanLakeWH 27,560]

Impressive...

 

but, well... a lot slower than the BBT... 

 

[lynnmor 7,567]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Yesterday we got 10" +  of the heaviest wettest snow I can ever remember.  

 

The whole barn roof did a great job of shedding it all. ... In the driving path we need open. 

No worries. We expected that. We planned for that. 

Well I wasn't exactly planning on the white stuff being cement though.  

It was frozen overnight so I knew it would be a tough go...

 

I'm surprised at how well the bucket completely dumped each time, my limited experience with the loader had much sticking inside.  Maybe the snow weight and the temperature was working in your favor.

[Skwerl58 750]

Those wet snows are normal here in SWVA. 6 inches of that wet snow is hard to move. Like you said it freezes solid every evening and makes removing it tougher until temps rise to soften it. We had an 6" drier snow a few years ago and you could have used a blower to clear it. I clear my drive with a blade but sometimes only clear one lane because it is so heavy. You have the bucket and a great looking setup so glad you get to use it.

[peter lena 9,090]

@ebinmaine  have any oil on/ in that  bucket finish?  been using oil on my blades for years  ,  helps in release , realize bucket  holds the snow , but if its slick inside , it will  dump out easier , you can also use some waste oil  with a brush , pete

[ebinmaine 70,772]

3 hours ago, lynnmor said:

Maybe the snow weight and the temperature was working in your favor.

I'd say that's true Lyn. 

I haven't coated the bucket yet or had any snow sticking issues.  

 

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

some waste oil  with a brush

That's a new one to me!

 

[Blasterdad 3,039]

First of all your new barn is beautiful. 

Second, new steel is like teflon, my neighbor had a new steel roof put on his garage & the first winter I heard a noise outside & looked just in time to catch the tail end of the avalanche as it buried my truck up to the mirrors in my yard !

It hasn't done it since, after a year or two the paint becomes more "sticky" & the snow doesn't slide as easily.

You can put anti-slides on the eave but you don't want to let it build up either.

This is a game I personally have never won, the garage doors are on the lee side of my barn so it always gets twice as much snow on it as the back.

 

1st pic. This is from the first day of the first snow we got this year a few weeks ago...

 

 

This pic is from a couple of years ago... It had warmed up just enough while I was at work to do this, couldn't resist getting on a stepladder to get this pic before I knocked it down...

 

 

I try to get rid of it as soon as it falls, otherwise it freezes solid or turns into a cement / slop mixture depending on temprature at which point I have to use my plow truck to move it.

Either way it's seat time. 

The C-161 got a workout that night.

 

 

[ebinmaine 70,772]

9 minutes ago, Blasterdad said:

You can put anti-slides on the eave but you don't want to let it build up either.

This is a game I personally have never won, the garage doors are on the lee side of my barn so it always gets twice as much snow on it as the back

 

We have a metal roof on the house too.  

We want it to completely empty.  

That way we don't have to rake the roof of either building.  

 

Note that we built the barn so the snow and rain would fall on the sides with no access doors. 

We still need to work on the drainage a bit but that'll be next spring.  

 

[Blasterdad 3,039]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

We want it to completely empty.  

That way we don't have to rake the roof of either building.  

That's why I don't have anti-slides on mine, I have to rake mine because it's only a 6/12 pitch.

Anything less than a 10/12 pitch where I'm at the snow will build up on it. 

All part of the fun of Michigan. 

[Retired Wrencher 5,649]

Eric I can see that you made the right choice buying John's tractor. Made that job easy.

[peter lena 9,090]

@ebinmaine  good effort on that !  that type of snow  is a regular for us , often get out in the middle of it  , just to  have a start on it , then finish when its over . my lubrication addiction comes from , metal salvation , and the added slick effects it retains on  metals , been doing it for a long time.  with my added rear weight on my horses , and a slick plow blade , the snow / slush turnover / release is ridiculous ,  make the initial  far edge  plow , as a place to push into , then just regularly  angle slide it into place , done this regularly .  keep sliding  , pete   

[Pullstart 64,576]

11 hours ago, Blasterdad said:

That's why I don't have anti-slides on mine, I have to rake mine because it's only a 6/12 pitch.

Anything less than a 10/12 pitch where I'm at the snow will build up on it. 

All part of the fun of Michigan. 

We had a 3/12 pitch on our old house.  We installed a metal shingle roof from American Metal Roofs in Charlotte, MI.  The avalanche effects at 33-34 degrees was something we miss now.  Our home now is a 12/12 and has asphalt shingles.  Nowhere near as fun!

[Pullstart 64,576]

Hey EB.  Didn’t the ‘hoe have a transmission issue?  Did you swap one out or rebuild or just run it?

[ebinmaine 70,772]

5 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Hey EB.  Didn’t the ‘hoe have a transmission issue?  Did you swap one out or rebuild or just run it?

Yeah buddy I have another one set aside for it. When spring comes we are going to remove fuel tank, and transmission. Backhoe has to come off to do it though I think..? 

 

[Pullstart 64,576]

Use the ‘hoe to pull the transmission 💪 

[ebinmaine 70,772]

2 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Use the ‘hoe to pull the transmission 💪 

Ain't no need. I got a BBT for that.

[pacer 3,175]

Geez, EB ..... a bit of advice here ---- LOWER that bucket when you fill it, keep it raised just enough to clear til you get to dump site. That tractor will tip over so fast its ..... scary!!!

[ebinmaine 70,772]

1 hour ago, pacer said:

Geez, EB ..... a bit of advice here ---- LOWER that bucket when you fill it, keep it raised just enough to clear til you get to dump site. That tractor will tip over so fast its ..... scary!!!

Excellent advice and thank you!

 

For the record, I have dozens of hours of training on forklifts and cranes regarding weight carrying and lifting capacities and the differences between static weight and dynamic weight.

 

I was putting the bucket in the positions you see very much on purpose.

Experimentation as I was doing should NEVER be attempted by someone with no experience on similar machinery.

 

 

With the ballast of the backhoe on the back, driving around with the bucket in the air as it's empty is of very little concern to me on flat ground.

 

Adding a few hundred pounds of  material however, the static weight and dynamic weight changes VERY quickly.

 

Pacer brings up an important point. BE SAFE folks.

 

[pacer 3,175]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

forklifts and cranes

 

Good points, as those 2 pieces of machinery are very similar in this  --- feature? of these machines.

 

I pretty well figured you knew of that warning, and the snow is a lot different from a load of damp/wet dirt for example, but others might not realize that, so my comment was actually using your video as a good example.

 

 Like you. at 83 yrs I've been on quite a few different machines and I still got a refresher course this last couple yrs using my little 'CUT' Mitsubishi with a loader doodling several loads of topsoil repairing some rough places in my yard. That full load of dampish dirt even when lifting to dump made me nervous!