Posted by RBoots on February 19, 2019 at 21:52:57 from (173.241.113.101):
Were very busy, but this week has been a bit of a break so far. In the last 3 weeks we had 2 batches of freezing rain 2 days in a row. Numerous days of sub zero temps. 2 different snowfalls of 10-12 inches, with several smaller snowfalls in between. 2 days of almost 50°, and most days with wind of 15-25 mph with a few days of 35-50 mph gusts. Spent much more time at work the last 3 weeks than at home, in hours early every day, home hours late every day. Plow the snow off, push the drifts back, put scarifier blades on to rip up ice, back to straight blades, plow snow, push drifts back, put scarifier blades back on, rip ice, back to straight blades and plowing. 250+ miles of plowing every single day. Very hard to push deep snow with a thick layer of ice under it, can't get traction, and the force of all the plows want to push the truck sideways easier on the ice. Even at 72,000 lbs and full lockers, I was having a hard time getting the truck to hook up and go. Some days were 300 mile plowing days to get over the territory, back over the bad spots and a second round on the blacktops at the end of the day. At least I had this last weekend off, so I took it easy. I was getting run down. Supposed to get more freezing rain tomorrow.
Check out the link at the bottom too
Ross
Drifts in the dark
Back end of the truck slid off the bank on the ice when I hit the brakes after backing around a corner, took 2 trucks to get me back on the road
Slightly stuck, had to get out of the throttle when the rear end started coming around on the ice under the snow. The passenger side of my sideplow on the front is about 6.5 feet tall
All packed underneath
This is the road before I started, that little pile I pushed up is about 4' high. I had to clear a little so I could get a running start at it from the intersection because of the ice underneath
Just a little shoveling, some sand thrown on top of the tires and rocking it a couple times and we are out
Icy road and trees
Icy, bent over bushes
Blowing snowstorm on its way
Looking east at an intersection in the blowing snow, hope no one is coming. Spent all day driving like this
A few hours after plowing a pass down both sides of this gravel road
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