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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:32:19 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... We've not had any snow which covered the ground, yet. Lots of wind yesterday, buy only about four flakes of snow. BTW, have you tried adding chains and weight to the Gator for snow removal? Traction isn't a problem with the Gator. It has four wheel drive, a high and low gear range, plus you can lock the rear differential. With the wide, soft tires, it actually has much better traction in snow and on ice than the bigger tractor. The limitation is the size, particularly the height of the plow. When the snow gets over 12 inches, it starts to pile up and over the plow instead of being pushed to the left or right, depending on how you set it's angle. Eisboch You need a full size dump truck with chains and a vee-plow... Last night I downloaded the newest version of Google Earth. It's pretty cool. It even has a Flight Simulator mode that I was fooling around with for hours. Turns out I was a bit off on my earlier estimate of the length of our driveway(s) that I plow. Google Earth has a "ruler" function where you can fairly accurately measure distances in miles, meters, yards, feet, inches, etc. I used the "path" mode (sums a bunch of cumulative measurements) and measured the total length of the driveways. They total 815 feet long by an average of 15 feet wide. That's a lot of snow to move with a Gator. Eisboch If you don't want to buy a heavy duty plowing vehicle, build a small 12' x 20' garage right at the foot of your driveway to store one of your vehicles for the winter. Damn Don, you think out of the box. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... Think out of the box. Build a garage at the bottom of the drive, near the road/street. As elaborate as conditions allow. Okay, that's the "automobile BASE station." BASE to HOUSE TRANSPORT SECTION. Two options to consider for HOUSE to BASE transport. Ski lift cable transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Snowmobile or snow tractor transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Problem solved. Besides, if you do the BASE station right, you don't have to go all the way to the boat for some "private and manly" time away from the wife. Hell, you could even have a couple chain saws to rev up in there. Just an idea, one of many. --Vic I'll run it up the flagpole. Nah, on second thought, I won't. BTW ... I keep forgetting to ask you.... Are you "down south" or "up north" right now? For some reason I have assumed you are somewhere in Florida, but maybe I am wrong. Eisboch |
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On Jan 1, 12:24*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... Think out of the box. *Build a garage at the bottom of the drive, near the road/street. *As elaborate as conditions allow. Okay, that's the "automobile BASE station." BASE to HOUSE TRANSPORT SECTION. Two options to consider for HOUSE to BASE transport. Ski lift cable transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Snowmobile or snow tractor transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Problem solved. Besides, if you do the BASE station right, you don't have to go all the way to the boat for some "private and manly" time away from the wife. Hell, you could even have a couple chain saws to rev up in there. Just an idea, one of many. --Vic I'll run it up the flagpole. *Nah, on second thought, I won't. BTW ... *I keep forgetting to ask you.... Are you "down south" *or "up north" *right now? *For some reason I have assumed you are somewhere in Florida, but maybe I am wrong. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I say build a little barn down by the road for the cars, and make those horses earn their keep. Of course as soon as you suggest it, I suggest you duck and cover...;) |
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On Jan 1, 12:41*pm, John H wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:30:42 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 1, 12:24*pm, "Eisboch" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message . .. Think out of the box. *Build a garage at the bottom of the drive, near the road/street. *As elaborate as conditions allow. Okay, that's the "automobile BASE station." BASE to HOUSE TRANSPORT SECTION. Two options to consider for HOUSE to BASE transport. Ski lift cable transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Snowmobile or snow tractor transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Problem solved. Besides, if you do the BASE station right, you don't have to go all the way to the boat for some "private and manly" time away from the wife. Hell, you could even have a couple chain saws to rev up in there. Just an idea, one of many. --Vic I'll run it up the flagpole. *Nah, on second thought, I won't. BTW ... *I keep forgetting to ask you.... Are you "down south" *or "up north" *right now? *For some reason I have assumed you are somewhere in Florida, but maybe I am wrong. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I say build a little barn down by the road for the cars, and make those horses earn their keep. Of course as soon as you suggest it, I suggest you duck and cover...;) GMTA. I've been wondering why Eisboch doesn't do the obvious. http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/16/cc/8903_1.JPG Good exercise for the nags, too. -- ** Good Day! ** * * John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was thinking more this: http://tinyurl.com/6wa2eg Not suggesting our friend Dick or his lovely bride look like this;) |
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:10:31 -0500, Boater penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: Eisboch wrote: "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... We've not had any snow which covered the ground, yet. Lots of wind yesterday, buy only about four flakes of snow. BTW, have you tried adding chains and weight to the Gator for snow removal? Traction isn't a problem with the Gator. It has four wheel drive, a high and low gear range, plus you can lock the rear differential. With the wide, soft tires, it actually has much better traction in snow and on ice than the bigger tractor. The limitation is the size, particularly the height of the plow. When the snow gets over 12 inches, it starts to pile up and over the plow instead of being pushed to the left or right, depending on how you set it's angle. Eisboch You need a full size dump truck with chains and a vee-plow... Last night I downloaded the newest version of Google Earth. It's pretty cool. It even has a Flight Simulator mode that I was fooling around with for hours. Turns out I was a bit off on my earlier estimate of the length of our driveway(s) that I plow. Google Earth has a "ruler" function where you can fairly accurately measure distances in miles, meters, yards, feet, inches, etc. I used the "path" mode (sums a bunch of cumulative measurements) and measured the total length of the driveways. They total 815 feet long by an average of 15 feet wide. That's a lot of snow to move with a Gator. Eisboch Obviously, you have too much driveway. Tear some up and plant a cash crop. Capital idea: http://www.seedsplaza.com/ -- Agent 5.00 Build 1171 Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Unknown ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- My wife grows orchids. Looking at Borders for a book on orchids for her, there were more books on growing cannibis than most other crops. |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Don White" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... We've not had any snow which covered the ground, yet. Lots of wind yesterday, buy only about four flakes of snow. BTW, have you tried adding chains and weight to the Gator for snow removal? Traction isn't a problem with the Gator. It has four wheel drive, a high and low gear range, plus you can lock the rear differential. With the wide, soft tires, it actually has much better traction in snow and on ice than the bigger tractor. The limitation is the size, particularly the height of the plow. When the snow gets over 12 inches, it starts to pile up and over the plow instead of being pushed to the left or right, depending on how you set it's angle. Eisboch You need a full size dump truck with chains and a vee-plow... Last night I downloaded the newest version of Google Earth. It's pretty cool. It even has a Flight Simulator mode that I was fooling around with for hours. Turns out I was a bit off on my earlier estimate of the length of our driveway(s) that I plow. Google Earth has a "ruler" function where you can fairly accurately measure distances in miles, meters, yards, feet, inches, etc. I used the "path" mode (sums a bunch of cumulative measurements) and measured the total length of the driveways. They total 815 feet long by an average of 15 feet wide. That's a lot of snow to move with a Gator. Eisboch If you don't want to buy a heavy duty plowing vehicle, build a small 12' x 20' garage right at the foot of your driveway to store one of your vehicles for the winter. There you go. Except I still have to get from the house to the car. I have a better idea. Move back to Florida or one of the Carolina's for the winter. Eisboch Since that is an idea swinging in the wind. Snow mobile at house, 4x4 near street. |
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:24:14 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: BTW ... I keep forgetting to ask you.... Are you "down south" or "up north" right now? For some reason I have assumed you are somewhere in Florida, but maybe I am wrong. Morton Grove, Il. I just visit Florida as it stands now. It's cold, and though we got at least a foot of snow in December, and I have a corner lot with considerable sidewalk, heck, it's nothing my wife and daughter can't handle. And they did a real good job! I think I mentioned before a neighbor with a plow on his pickup does the driveway. So I'm not saddled with your logistical challenges. Oh oh. Did I say saddle? --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:32:19 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message om... "Boater" wrote in message ... Eisboch wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... We've not had any snow which covered the ground, yet. Lots of wind yesterday, buy only about four flakes of snow. BTW, have you tried adding chains and weight to the Gator for snow removal? Traction isn't a problem with the Gator. It has four wheel drive, a high and low gear range, plus you can lock the rear differential. With the wide, soft tires, it actually has much better traction in snow and on ice than the bigger tractor. The limitation is the size, particularly the height of the plow. When the snow gets over 12 inches, it starts to pile up and over the plow instead of being pushed to the left or right, depending on how you set it's angle. Eisboch You need a full size dump truck with chains and a vee-plow... Last night I downloaded the newest version of Google Earth. It's pretty cool. It even has a Flight Simulator mode that I was fooling around with for hours. Turns out I was a bit off on my earlier estimate of the length of our driveway(s) that I plow. Google Earth has a "ruler" function where you can fairly accurately measure distances in miles, meters, yards, feet, inches, etc. I used the "path" mode (sums a bunch of cumulative measurements) and measured the total length of the driveways. They total 815 feet long by an average of 15 feet wide. That's a lot of snow to move with a Gator. Eisboch If you don't want to buy a heavy duty plowing vehicle, build a small 12' x 20' garage right at the foot of your driveway to store one of your vehicles for the winter. Damn Don, you think out of the box. --Vic Thank you..thank you very much! When I lived outside the city , on the fringe of the snowbelt area, I would keep my car at the bottom of my driveway about 80 feet below the house. A lot easier on me during the heavy snowfalls when 3 foot drifts were common. I also had a pair of snowshoes for 'breaking a trail' around the house. |
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On Jan 1, 11:48*am, wrote:
On Jan 1, 12:41*pm, John H wrote: On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:30:42 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Jan 1, 12:24*pm, "Eisboch" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message . .. Think out of the box. *Build a garage at the bottom of the drive, near the road/street. *As elaborate as conditions allow. Okay, that's the "automobile BASE station." BASE to HOUSE TRANSPORT SECTION. Two options to consider for HOUSE to BASE transport. Ski lift cable transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Snowmobile or snow tractor transport to and from HOUSE to BASE. Problem solved. Besides, if you do the BASE station right, you don't have to go all the way to the boat for some "private and manly" time away from the wife. Hell, you could even have a couple chain saws to rev up in there. Just an idea, one of many. --Vic I'll run it up the flagpole. *Nah, on second thought, I won't. BTW ... *I keep forgetting to ask you.... Are you "down south" *or "up north" *right now? *For some reason I have assumed you are somewhere in Florida, but maybe I am wrong. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I say build a little barn down by the road for the cars, and make those horses earn their keep. Of course as soon as you suggest it, I suggest you duck and cover...;) GMTA. I've been wondering why Eisboch doesn't do the obvious. http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/16/cc/8903_1.JPG Good exercise for the nags, too. -- ** Good Day! ** * * John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was thinking more this: http://tinyurl.com/6wa2eg Not suggesting our friend Dick or his lovely bride look like this;) No, that's Tim and Bridget! ?;^ Q |
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