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Paul R. in Mich

02-26-2002 19:17:59




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Guess what? You CAN get an 8N stuck plowing snow! Wet snow + unfrozen dirt drive + backblade + going up a hill = loaded blade packing lots of snow up under the tractor. This slows it down and causes lots o' wheel slippage. These will then cheerfully dig two holes in the soft dirt, so that the tractor can sit on all the nice packed snow underneath its belly! Had to get my other Ford, the Exploder, I mean Explorer, and snatch the old N out of the hole she'd dug herself. So mad I started to spell phonetically (foenetikly?) like Dell. BEWARE!

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TomP

02-27-2002 08:41:41




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Fortunately my 8N does not have full power so I
must "always plow going downhill". I think I have
seen this recommended here somewhere anyway. It is amazing how much easier it is also.



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SteveB(wi)

02-27-2002 07:14:06




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Brings back fond memories of plowing with my old 2wheel drive open differential pickup.



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bj/8n/mt

02-27-2002 06:04:00




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Gettin stuck snow plowing is kind of a right of passage. First winter I did driveways with my 8n I had to use the power wagon a few times until I got the hang of not trying to move more snow than I had traction. Using the turning brakes to slow the slipping wheel helps a lot but practice is what eventually allows you to leave the four wheel drive parked.

Your mileage may vary



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RussMO

02-27-2002 06:02:10




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Sorry, I had to pull mine out with my Toyota SR5..



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Barnstormer

02-27-2002 03:43:50




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Paul, I'm in Mich., also. It has been a very odd winter, 61 degrees and rain on Feb 25, 30 degrees and snow and ice on Feb 26 and Washtenaw Co. can't get out of the sack to salt the roads. Ditch divers everywhere this morning along with schools closed.
Anyway, when the ground is soft under snow, I push it with the backside of my blade. That way the cutting edge is not gouging the gravel/limestone and pushing it with the snow into the grass that I then have to spend hours raking back into the drive come spring.

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llamas

02-27-2002 03:49:10




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 Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Barnstormer, 02-27-2002 03:43:50  
I plowed 9" of the same c**p last evening, up here in Livingston county. The answer is - a Zane Thang! Set the stop carefully to doctor the snow about 1# above the driveway surface, then the watery sun melts the rest in double-quick time. I had a clear yard and driveway this morning.

llater,

llamas



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Barnstormer

02-27-2002 04:09:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to llamas, 02-27-2002 03:49:10  
Good morning, llamas,
I'm using my 52 8N with blade for snow. I do have some work to do on the hydraulic sensitivity for height control. I've sent an order to Zane for his fixture, the instructions and the pins. While I was at it I ordered a Zane Thang for my 1947 2N.



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Mike

02-26-2002 23:02:12




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Meant to mention, I reverse while doing mine, and hold on when you come to a pile that isn't going to move, the tractor can STOP real quick when it hits something solid.
Mike



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Bob in NY

02-26-2002 20:13:18




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  

Welcome to the club. My 2N with a scraper blade did that a lot until I turned the blade around and use it as a pusher. I use a herringbone pattern to clear my drive. Good thing the drive isn't longer, or my neck would be crinked permanetly.
Bob in NY



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Mark Hendershot

02-26-2002 19:47:01




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 Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Paul R. in Mich., 02-26-2002 19:17:59  
Has happen to me several times this year on flat ground. I carry a shovel to dig out from under the transmission and rear end area to get the wheels back on the ground. Mark H.



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Bob /Ont.

02-26-2002 21:21:07




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 Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Mark Hendershot, 02-26-2002 19:47:01  
Had much snow this year Mark? I got a new Stiener and only used it one day, but it was worth it. Expected some today but didn't get much. Looks like we will have a dry year. Our daughter out in Calgary said they haven't had much either.
There's a bit of a science to plowing snow isn't there. Bob.



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Jim WI

02-27-2002 10:54:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Bob /Ont., 02-26-2002 21:21:07  
Around here (SE WI), we've had so little snow that the finish mower is still on the N's 3-point (and with the grass greening up in mid-January I was tempted to go mow just so I could brag about it).



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Bob /Ont.

02-27-2002 11:50:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Jim WI, 02-27-2002 10:54:38  
Hi Jim. Sound's like my dad one year, cutting the lawn in January, that's what everyone said he was doing. Hope you dont have too dry a summer though.
Bob



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Mike

02-26-2002 22:59:29




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Bob /Ont., 02-26-2002 21:21:07  
I don't know about the science involved, main thing is chains when you have frozen ground, I've read on the board that you won't need chains with Firestone rear tires, but I can't say about that. When I start losing traction I start picking the blade up a bit 'til I can move the snow again, then go back over the same area with the blade down. Its a lot quicker than using my Sears garden tractor. Good luck
Mike

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Bob /Ont.

02-27-2002 10:02:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Mike, 02-26-2002 22:59:29  
Right on Mike. Tire chains, dont leave home without them. What you say is the science I meant, plus where you plow the snow so you don,t have twice as much to move the next day when it drifts. Wet heavy snow and unfrozed ground is a snowplowing nightmare. I have an 18 hp sears with a blade, loaded lug tires and chains. It worked good for a little tractor but since the driveway was paved it can't get much bite. We cleaned by hand for a while, then two heavy winter was enough. The W6 is too big to use here so we got a 4X4 articulated tractor with a 5' blade. It has turf tires and they get a good bite on pavement.
The drive is only 100' and I do 3 other driveways.
By now.Bob

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Mark Hendershot

02-26-2002 21:34:33




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 Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Bob /Ont., 02-26-2002 21:21:07  
I have got pretty good at it so far this year around 3 ft. of it has come down so far. You get better with pratice. Haven't got stuck for a few months now. By the time you got it down pat spring is on it way. I think we are done for anything but a few inches at a time now. The Gravel is thawed out so I can't plow unless it gets real cold at the same time and I do it at about 6:00-6:30 in the morning. Once the sun comes out it gets wet!! Mark H.

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Bob /Ont.

02-27-2002 10:06:53




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Mark Hendershot, 02-26-2002 21:34:33  
Hi Mark. A lot like drywalling eh. You realy have it down as you fill the last joint.:<)
Later.Bob



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Mark Hendershot

02-27-2002 10:38:03




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Bob /Ont., 02-27-2002 10:06:53  
I tried that before! I paid someone to do mine for me, plowing snow is fun not taping and working with mud!! Mark H



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Bob /Ont.

02-27-2002 10:54:45




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Mark Hendershot, 02-27-2002 10:38:03  
That's right Mark I like plowing snow too, feel guilty though, the guy's in Michigan had so much trouble and I was sitting here waiting for it. I work on the weekends so we'll probably get some when I'm too tired to plow it. Was just at the Kontry Life spot. Talk about remote meters check it out and share your thoughts, you know that stuff.
Later Bob



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Mark Hendershot

02-27-2002 11:36:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Bob /Ont., 02-27-2002 10:54:45  
I just went there. Another place to check in on. Nice site I haven't looked at it before this. Mark H.



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Bob /Ont.

02-27-2002 11:57:29




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Snow Plow Warning in reply to Mark Hendershot, 02-27-2002 11:36:07  
I like it too this whole site infact Mark. I'm going to send in my subciption soon. Looked at the pictures for a long time but just started writing, I realy enjoy it, lot of nice people.
Don't know if you read what I wrote there but it is true.
Bob



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