Where I'm at in Michigan we got about 16" of snow today, needless to say the mower deck (from test fitting) was pulled back off the lgt 18h ford and the plow and rear counter weights were put back on! Guess I was a lil too optimistic to cut some grass! Hahaha


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Nothing.
Stayed inside and did next to nothing. Just too wet outsidse to do anything constructive, safely.

 

Nothing today. Sunday I found that my planned garden area is far wetter than I thought, and I got stuck a few times pretty badly. So, I plowed the alternate garden area (AKA the yard) with minimal drama yesterday.
Now I just need a disc to finish it, and then I can run the planter over it.

 

I used the X485 today to push 4 to 5 inches of snow off of the driveway.

 

Well, I am glad to see this forum posting as I was showing up the Green guys in their forum. I have been clearing Cedar and Mowing the last couple weekends.
Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2X0aaDXl-Y&feature=youtu.be

wheelies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Kdnk97CN0

Timbeer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMWlePxtrIs&feature=youtu.be

First Mow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rSaKMPiWM&feature=youtu.be

 

Well, this might be a bit off this topic....it leans more to what I did TO my tractor: Repaired a leaky front hydraulic line, reinstalled a loose steering quadrant bolt, installed new wheel studs, reset the tie rod for correct toe, rewired the dash (all new wire and new connectors), installed new key switch and (finally) reinstalled the engine.

 

:howdy: Nothing to cold and wet. We are about 20 to 30 degress below normal for this time of year. But my tractors are ready to go when it does warm up, to clean up the property from winter debris.:smilie_fl

 

Used my SS-12 yesterday to push 3" of slush off the driveway,before the temps dropped overnight to below freezing ,it would have frozen solid and taken forever to melt if I hadn't....finished JUST before a heavy downpour of rain came down for a good 15 minutes too,it was drizzling the whole time I was plowing,it had snowed overnight ,then changed to rain here...driveway is bone dry now......glad I dont live where my sister does 65 miles north of here,they got 16+" yesterday!.....

I spent most of the afternoon after 3 pm sitting next to the wood stove in my garage,my coveralls were sopping wet by the time I finished plowing,I sat there and steamed till they dried off!...I probably will regret using some very old stale gas in my tractor yesterday,it was all I had on hand and didn't feel like going to get fresh gas,being broke....

I used the tractor a few days last week to drag fallen trees to the pile to be burned or cut up,still have a ways to go on that job...like WEEKS,a lot of trees and branches came down the past month or two in the blizzards we've had since February here..I'll probably have to drag a chain link fence panel around on the lawn when spring finally comes too,my chains and tires and the plow did a number on the unfrozen ground....

 

Today....... I used....... my tractor....... the one to your left, as a shelf, in my garage.

It IS however, ready to clear the driveway at a moments notice!

 

Used the JD to plow the driveway where it drifted in again today and got the Ford RMT 66 into the garage so it can thaw out before I start working on it.

 

I've been nice to my GT this winter. The only work it's seen is hauling firewood once every week or two. Got a new walk-behind snowblower (as a backup), and never got motivated enough to clear out the garage to install the blower on the GT.

Anyway, I've been keeping up with the sticks on the lawn, but the amount of stuff down in the woods is staggering. It's all small stuff, but could keep my kids busy cleaning that up all spring.

I need to take some trees down (before they fall down), so the party will be over soon enough for the tractor.

Mike

 

Well the MTD took a beating today cutting through the 1-4ft high rock hard drifts on the street and the driveway from the storm that pounded us with minimal snowfall but very high winds. Still got two other streets I may go clear if I can get the ambition to get out of the heated garage and back onto the tractor. Till then the ford 100 still needs a few odds and ends fixed so I may just stay warm and tinker on it

 

First thing this AM went and cut a load of dried Locust firewood with my New Holland
S-14 and trailer while the ground in one of the pasture fields was still frozen,then used the Massey Ferguson 1650 to pull the wood splitter around so I could split the wood.Used the Deutz-Allis 20HP Ultima to feed the hogs,goats,Rheas,chickens,pheasants,geese, turkeys etc.,also used it to get some kindling.Used the JD 445 with the loader to push up some brush plus get a couple loads of rotted leaves to put on the garden with the side dump trailer.Not a garden tractor but used the Oliver 1365 to haul 3 wagon loads of hay for the goats and cattle from a place I rent about 3 miles away from my farm.

 

Used the MTD to do some more snow removal to prep for the quick warm up and high risk of flooding. -10c sure felt warm today, next to no wind and sunny sky's. finally the forecast is calling for above freezing temps, But with the amount of snow this year it's gonna be a rough spring

 

Still working on removeing the concrete (last year cuttings) from BMP's deck. Finally had to break out the power washer.

 

Probably jumping the gun, but took the blower off the GT6000 after work tonight. I hope we don't have any more me a measurable snow until next year. I like the blower alot, but not enough to want to put it back on. With the temps being above normal the past couple of days, I hooked up the box blade and flattened out the driveway. Sure was nice to get a little relaxing seat time in.

 

Better check the long range forcast!!!! I think your blower removal is the cause of FREEZING temps in Texas right now! :crybaby:

 

Moved more firewood, drove the kids around in the cart a few times. Built a new tent cover on the swing set fort, used the tractor/cart for cleanup. Would have also used it to carry the tools, but it's really dirty from firewood, so I used the SUV... :hide:

Mike

 

Sorry, Larry. If by taking off the blower caused your freezing temps, its only because I wanted you to sample what northern Iowa weather is like. LOL

 

Last Sunday I was on my feet all day on concrete rehabbing my tow-behind sprayer. By 7:30 my back was aching. I had promised my neighbor 200 yards away to look at his kitchen (I'm welding up a support for new granite top). I just couldn't walk anymore, so I fired up the Toro LT and drove over. Of course, I had poured the beer into a plastic cup which I knew would fit the cup holder. That's one feature that modern tractors have over the old ones -- the cup holder.

So, I guess you can say I carried beer with the tractor!:dunno::trink40:

 

Yesterday it was above freezing so the day was spent moving virgin snow and moving a few things around the yard with the MTD. Today I took the blade off the JD 165 and its on yard tug duty until some of this snow melts. Moved a few more things from the storage garage to the shop with the JD then went for a drive around the lawn..... :OHCAN

 

I finally finish mowing 2.5 acres after two days. Had a carb issue, and ran into Dark. Was able to finish it up today. RED is all cleaned up and ready to go again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyie42Lmdk

 

man,I'm glad i didn't have to move any snow or slush.No snow to speak of this year around here.
Used mine rushing to beat the leaf canopy that should be here in a week or 3 to move lots of dirt from the bottom of hill back up to the top. I just removed a 250' x maybe 80' enclosure of old wire dog fence at the top of hill right behind my house and wow those dogs and weather had really eroded all the top soil off. like cattle almost.
Anyway, I put the twins to work reversing the erosion. It's quite a long steep hill to get the dirt back up top, first have to repair/fill in ruts on washed out road, then set to scraping up a pile or 2 of dirt, then get to loading and pulling the dirt back up top to the yard .then spread it all out,rake and reseed it.
I'm tired, but those old twins worked their oils worth and then some. Both worked really well and i needed that. No time this weekend to spare for repairs on tractors that won't work.Though i did take just a minute to snap some pics of them working together.
Gotta get grass growing quick. If that grass don't grow before those trees burst into leaves it will all be back down at the creekside, by end of summer.

 

I'd like to nominate those three pics for some sort of award! Very nice toys you have there. The unsung hero is, of course, that poor cart!

I cut down a bunch of trees on Saturday, so no work with the tractor, but I'll need to cut it all up and move it to the firewood pile, so there's plenty of tractor time coming up. Not to mention lawn prep (dethatch, aerate, etc.).

Glad to be past snow season (hopefully, it is New England, after all).

Mike

 

Well I hope today was the last day I will use the blower till next winter, although the blower will stay on the MTD for at least another week just incase. Cleaned a few more paths to help with spring run off, so far my prep for the thaw with the well above average snowfall has payed off with no water damage and perfect drainage around the yard so far. I'm getting anxious for the snow to finally melt so I can get working on the yard already.

 

Here in central Washington, the snow's all gone, but the grass hasn't started growing yet. I hooked up the chain drag and smoothed out all of the vole tunnels. Hopefully, the vibration chased some of the critters off too!