Western snow plow with all hydraulics and controller

Let the Record show that Gunner Asch on or about Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:10:01 -0700 did write/type or cause to appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

So, for you, snow is like a nice fluffy white long hair angora cat. Real nice to look at in someone else's driveway?

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

Pete nailed it. You're trying to use a truck as a tractor and its just not built for it. It does help to not get in a hurry and go easy on it. Just be forewarned, you're gonna kill your truck.

Karl

If you have the window sticker it should say what options it has. You could also lookup the RPO code for the snowplow prep option and check to see if it's listed on the option label in the glove compartment.

On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:50:07 -0500, the infamous Ignoramus30639 scrawled the following:

It would survive much better if you bought a snow blower. Better yet, sell it for enough money to buy both a big blower and a snowmobile. Your wife and kid will thank you for it. ;)

I can see a guy wanting one if he had a road which needed to be graded and/or snow-plowed several times a year, but you're an urbanite, Ig. Plow envy got ahold of you. I can grok it.

P.S: What did your Chebby dealer and insurance company say about plow use affecting your rates and vehicular lifetime? I'll bet you got two big, deep, frowny faces, I do.

-- Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand. -- Oprah Winfrey

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:35:36 -0700, the infamous pyotr filipivich scrawled the following:

That's certainly the way I've always looked at it, Pete.

If y'all choose to live with snow, ice, monsoonal rains, hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning storms, humidity, hail, wives, pets, and children, that's your choice. I like a little less drama in my life.

Earthquakes, what I've felt so far, I can handle. ;^)

-- Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand. -- Oprah Winfrey

Around here guys with plow trucks have compact tractor envy.

jsw

On the bright side.... next fall ya will be able to sell it for some nice coin. You could pick up a nice snowblower or even yet a couple nice shovels for the kid. 50 feet of driveway is nothing unless its 5 foot deep in snow :-).

Between you and Karl, I think that you guys are right.

My driveway is only appx. 50 feet long.

Anyhow, I think that I got sidetracked on this snowplow and it is more than I (or my pickup) should handle.

Wait a minute! Larry quoting Oprah? Is this bizarro-usenet?

Pete

Some guys take 'Casual Fridays' way too far!

Let the Record show that Larry Jaques on or about Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:05:57 -0700 did write/type or cause to appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

That is my Dad's attitude. Must be a result of growing up in Pittsburgh and Worcester. I kind of like snow, but then I've missed out having to commute in the stuff.

Hey now, pets can be planned for.

The one's I've felt, I could handle. The one's I didn't feel, those disturbed me.

But I'm really bothered by the ones I haven't felt yet.

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

What's that Lassie? You say that Ignoramus30639 fell down the old rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue by Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:47:06 -0500:

like the old style mount that I prefer. I could mount my fisher plow faster than those minute mount new ones.

When you mount the attachment frame to the truck be sure to make it low enough that the plow angle pivot is vertical. And use a long enough lift chain so the plow can go down a little to follow the contours of the road.

Like others said, trans. temp. is the killer. Get a cooler(with a fan) and/or a trans. temp. gage.

And watch out for manholes and drain grates. Take notes or pictures of where you plan on plowing.

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:36:30 -0400, the infamous Pete Snell scrawled the following:

Hey, don't blame me. Blame the Motivational-Quote-of-the-Day site for sending me something pithy from Opie. I knew it was something to put up just for Lew, since he called me a bigot. (Well, Lew, did it get your goat, or are we not mentioning her?)

-- "Not always right, but never uncertain." --Heinlein -=-=-

Agreed, I turn the TV on a few minutes before the news in case some new singer is performing. They have an extremely low opinion of the intelligence and maturity of their audience.

jsw

Most of TV is MBAs and empty talking heads these days. I watch the news, and a few old sitcoms. Even watching the news bothers me after my time in the Army where I produced and directed live daily half hour newscasts, while on duty as the broadcast engineer. We were allowed only one mistake per show, and there were no teleprompters. The 'broadcasters' (Military talking heads) prepared their own material and practiced before every newscast. I even had to slip into the studio to change camera angles between some shots, then back to the control room.

No sat TV here, just sub-basic cable.

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That's an advantage of a snowblower over a plow. OTOH in my case the only good place to blow most of it is upwind. My neighbor and I clear large enough areas to turn around, he uses a 4WD ATV with a plow blade and I have the bucket loader. Both machines can pile the snow into this ridge along the border between our yards:

Notice that the 6 Megapixel image has been reduced to 100 DPI and 640 x 480. Not all of us have broadband.

jsw

How long is your driveway? I ask that because I don't think you live out in the country so it is likely short. A snowblower you walk behind would be a lot less hassle. I blow about 200FT and I never run out of room to put the snow in.

Wes

Let the Record show that Gunner Asch on or about Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:10:01 -0700 did write/type or cause to appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Got a good telescope, eh?

LOl

- pyotr filipivich We will drink no whiskey before its nine. It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!

What's that Lassie? You say that Jim Wilkins fell down the old rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue by Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:58:03 -0700 (PDT):

And at 56k dialup, I thank you for that.