ebinmaine 70,495 #1 Posted November 27, 2024 We've got a pretty fair sized snow storm coming up on Thursday afternoon. We're on this red circle right on the 6" line. The BBT has been in GO MODE at home finalizing for us to move it. She reorganized the equipment storage including getting both plow mo-chines out. Got my 1975 C160 Automatic with the BIG 60 inch plow faced and ready. She changed the drive belt on her own 867 Pigpen. Installed the rear bracket, plow, and tire chains. She even had help from the chickens!! BRING IT ON!!! 9 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moparfanforever 874 #2 Posted November 27, 2024 Chicken Approved!! 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,366 #3 Posted November 27, 2024 Free ranging chickens are great. They always want to know what you are up to. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,495 #4 Posted November 27, 2024 12 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: Free ranging chickens are great. They always want to know what you are up to. Definitely interesting to watch them walk around and do chicken things. Only big disadvantage is the..... fertilizer.... that they leave everywhere. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 466 #5 Posted November 27, 2024 Yes I know I have 35 of them……. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 23,045 #6 Posted November 27, 2024 AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Winter in Maine !!!! Been there, loved that !!! My 1972 Super Beetle loved it up there. Bought it new in Elsworth for $2500...hurst shifter and the trailer package. Drove it for 11 years. 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,435 #7 Posted November 27, 2024 Snowblower tires on the frt. Excellent idea! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,495 #8 Posted November 27, 2024 1 minute ago, squonk said: Snowblower tires on the frt. Excellent idea! Got that notion from one o' you all. Definitely an improvement in steering for such a light tractor. Can recommend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexR 1,235 #9 Posted November 28, 2024 Nice!!! 6" is enough to have some fun with without being overwhelming. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 987 #10 Posted November 28, 2024 @ebinmaine I’m ready too here. I don’t think we’ll get as much though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 10,011 #11 Posted November 28, 2024 I have heard back in the old days that VW beetles were the fastest car off the line for the first 3 feet Is that the truth or just a wives tale ? @stevasaurus 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,466 #12 Posted November 28, 2024 47 minutes ago, JCM said: I have heard back in the old days that VW beetles were the fastest car off the line for the first 3 feet Is that the truth or just a wives tale ? @stevasaurus Probably true. The diagonal shift pattern certainly doesn't help. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,771 #13 Posted November 28, 2024 It’s currently raining here. We just dodged the snow side of the storm that’s headed your way. Please keep it all up there! Wheelhorse_kid is all ready with the plow, weights and chains on his c-121. He has visions of plowing small storms with his rj-58 but it’s not quiet ready. My 12 auto is ready for firewood duty. Still need to get to my other sons 856 and put a plow and chains on it. Have a happy thanksgiving! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 6,944 #14 Posted November 28, 2024 Our first snow. Hope this tractor can deal with it. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,093 #15 Posted November 28, 2024 32 minutes ago, WHGuy413 said: It’s currently raining here. We just dodged the snow side of the storm that’s headed your way. Please keep it all up there! Wheelhorse_kid is all ready with the plow, weights and chains on his c-121. He has visions of plowing small storms with his rj-58 but it’s not quiet ready. My 12 auto is ready for firewood duty. Still need to get to my other sons 856 and put a plow and chains on it. Have a happy thanksgiving! I'm getting it in Peru, Berkshire County, perdition 4 to 8 last I seen. Hope not nothing frozen yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,771 #16 Posted November 28, 2024 18 minutes ago, Darb1964 said: I'm getting it in Peru, Berkshire County, perdition 4 to 8 last I seen. Hope not nothing frozen yet. Nothing here in Deerfield just rain. Friends in the hill towns around us are getting snow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 897 #17 Posted November 28, 2024 (edited) On 11/27/2024 at 3:38 PM, ebinmaine said: Definitely interesting to watch them walk around and do chicken things. Only big disadvantage is the..... fertilizer.... that they leave everywhere. The other disadvantage is that, like mine, they become part of the food chain. I got the driveway stakes in the other day. No drill required. Waited too long last year. Big Red is always ready with the big deuce. Got the deck off Ole' Rusty and the blade on yesterday. Now we wait.......... Edited November 28, 2024 by Wayne0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,495 #18 Posted November 28, 2024 15 minutes ago, Wayne0 said: The other disadvantage is that, like mine, they become part of the food chain. Ya know.... We let ours out full time and completely unprotected this year after guarding them and keeping watch for 4 seasons. Our chickens are now 5 years old and past prime. They aren't worth culling for meat. We figured for SURE they'd be in the food chain. Well.......... nope. We have all kinds of ground and air predation here. The ground troops are apparently kept at bay by the scary dog. The overhead birds like hawks and owls 🦉 have a difficult time sneaking up on our super cautious flock. 15 minutes ago, Wayne0 said: I got the driveway stakes in the other day. No drill required. Waited too long last year. Big Red is always ready with the big deuce. Got the deck off Ole' Rusty and the blade on yesterday. Now we wait.......... Anything from today? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 5,630 #19 Posted November 29, 2024 On 11/27/2024 at 1:29 PM, ebinmaine said: We've got a pretty fair sized snow storm coming up on Thursday afternoon. Got my 1975 C160 Automatic with the BIG 60 inch plow faced and ready. Eric. My arms hurt just looking at that 60”plow. Cool looking tractors. How much did you get for snow. Ski area are opening today in many areas in the N/East. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,495 #20 Posted November 29, 2024 40 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said: Eric. My arms hurt just looking at that 60”plow. Cool looking tractors. How much did you get for snow. Ski area are opening today in many areas in the N/East. We live on the south facing side of the southern most White Mountains here in Maine. We got less than 2" 5 miles north they got 5+ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 897 #21 Posted November 29, 2024 We drove up our Daughter and Son-in-law's in Laconia for Thanksgiving. Had fun with the 3 boys! Hit a little snow in the afternoon when we left, but by the time we hit Concord, it was mostly rain. We got all rain here in Danville. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 987 #22 Posted November 29, 2024 We got about 2” here. I’m about 2 hours from @ebinmaine However, I still did get to try out my 308😁 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 897 #23 Posted November 29, 2024 It's kind of fun to push the first snow. Come February it gets old! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,495 #24 Posted November 29, 2024 7 minutes ago, Wayne0 said: It's kind of fun to push the first snow. Come February it gets old! Yeah. And march. And april.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,988 #25 Posted November 30, 2024 It's just after 11pm here…headed to bed and saw this nonsense starting up!! Sticking to the roof of my truck Oh damn! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
