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Happy New Year youse all.
Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch |
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On Dec 31 2008, 11:45*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch Whoooo hooooooooooooo happy new year Dick!! Scotty, Terri, Jessi, and St. Inky!!! |
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On Dec 31 2008, 11:45*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch Right back at you. Here's to a great 2009. |
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:13 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Right back at 'cha.... The snow thing goes without saying. :) |
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:13 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch You too Dick. Ditto on the changes...maybe here also. 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? -- ** Good Day! ** John H |
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"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 |
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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... |
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On Dec 31 2008, 11:45*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch Backacha, dude! |
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On Jan 1, 8:56*am, Boater wrote:
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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? |
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"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 |
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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. |
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wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. It's a tough sell, but the time has come. My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own (until tomorrow) for seven years. Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. It's a tough sell, but the time has come. My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own (until tomorrow) for seven years. Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. Eisboch Once I got my driver's license in Connecticut at 16, I earned my spending money in the winter by plowing driveways and shoveling sidewalks. I used my dad's 4WD jeep. Chains on all tires, concrete blocks in the back, and a hydraulically controlled plow. The dump trucks do a good job because the box can be filled with sand, and the added weight gives the chains and tires more bite. Those were the days of relatively lightweight four cylinder jeeps. They were pretty good on beach sand, too...light enough not to sink too deeply in the sand. You remember the long Fountain Street hill? I can down there one snowy day in the jeep/plow and about halfway down, the road surface turned entirely to ice. I slid about 500' and only stopped because I dropped the plow blade and the drag slowed me down. |
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"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. |
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Don White wrote:
"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. And don't forget the snowshoes. |
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 08:45:56 -0500, "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 Well, that would mean you just have to hit it more often while it's snowing. Getting it at 4" or so. Might mean getting up three or four times in the middle of the night. There are times when discretion is the better part of valor. This sounds like it may be one of them. Call a snow guy and be done with it. I'd hate to see you hurt yourself or something around the drive. -- ** Good Day! ** John H |
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On Jan 1, 9:17*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. * Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. *By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. * He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. * I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. *It's a tough sell, but the time has come. * My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. *All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. *She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own *(until tomorrow) for seven years. *Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It isn't necessarily because it was a dump truck. Four wheel or front wheel drive does the trick, because there's a LOT of weight on the front because the engines there, and then the plow sticking out of the front creates a moment that is transferred to the front axle. Some of those assisted living places are really, really nice, and like you say, there's other people to interact with. |
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On Jan 1, 9:30*am, Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote: wrote in message .... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. * Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. *By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. * He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. * I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. *It's a tough sell, but the time has come. * My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. *All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. *She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own *(until tomorrow) for seven years. *Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. Eisboch Once I got my driver's license in Connecticut at 16, I earned my spending money in the winter by plowing driveways and shoveling sidewalks.. I used my dad's 4WD jeep. Chains on all tires, concrete blocks in the back, and a hydraulically controlled plow. The dump trucks do a good job because the box can be filled with sand, and the added weight gives the chains and tires more bite. Those were the days of relatively lightweight four cylinder jeeps. They were pretty good on beach sand, too...light enough not to sink too deeply in the sand. You remember the long Fountain Street hill? I can down there one snowy day in the jeep/plow and about halfway down, the road surface turned entirely to ice. I slid about 500' and only stopped because I dropped the plow blade and the drag slowed me down.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So let's see. First you want a HEAVY vehicle to give the tires more "bite", then you praise the merits of a LIGHT Jeep...... Which is it? |
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Eisboch wrote:
Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch Right on. Positive change would be good. There is a snow ban here. Haven't seen a snowflake in years. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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"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 |
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wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 9:30 am, Boater wrote: So let's see. First you want a HEAVY vehicle to give the tires more "bite", then you praise the merits of a LIGHT Jeep...... Which is it? --------------------------------------- Actually, this has some boating relevance, if you trailer your boat to launch and retrieve. Best traction is with skinny tires, putting more weight per square inch of footprint. The big, fat tires, kept soft are good for running on a sandy beach. Eisboch |
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:13 -0500, Eisboch penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: Happy New Year youse all. Let's hope '09 brings some refreshing and positive changes. And a ban on snow. Eisboch I'll second the anticipation of "refreshing and positive changes." And snow? We'll, we haven't had any of that, but I'm really tired of it being 70 degrees one day and 16 degrees the next. The problem with living in MA is that during the summer and fall I have to admit it's a nice place to be, especially living near the coast. You tend to forget how miserable the winters are until they arrive again. Getting a little longer in the tooth doesn't help either. Eisboch |
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Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 06:56:03 -0800 (PST), penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: On Jan 1, 9:30 am, Boater wrote: Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. It's a tough sell, but the time has come. My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own (until tomorrow) for seven years. Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. Eisboch Once I got my driver's license in Connecticut at 16, I earned my spending money in the winter by plowing driveways and shoveling sidewalks. I used my dad's 4WD jeep. Chains on all tires, concrete blocks in the back, and a hydraulically controlled plow. The dump trucks do a good job because the box can be filled with sand, and the added weight gives the chains and tires more bite. Those were the days of relatively lightweight four cylinder jeeps. They were pretty good on beach sand, too...light enough not to sink too deeply in the sand. You remember the long Fountain Street hill? I can down there one snowy day in the jeep/plow and about halfway down, the road surface turned entirely to ice. I slid about 500' and only stopped because I dropped the plow blade and the drag slowed me down.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So let's see. First you want a HEAVY vehicle to give the tires more "bite", then you praise the merits of a LIGHT Jeep...... Which is it? Both. In that era the jeeps were built light. In the tractor pulling early 70's we found out that a jeep with added weight would out pull a full size pickup. So, if you already have a jeep and add weight, you'll do fine. Whatever you have with 4WD will pull more with more weight. I remember when jeep came with the options of a front passenger seat, a snow plow, a turning plow, a mower, irrigation pump... etc. and that is the *short* list. Your you sissies, they had the Tuxedo Park..... Poor stupid Loogie... In snow, the heavy dump trucks with chains on the tires and sand in the box break up the snow and ice to get a grip on the pavement. In sand, the old light jeeps with 4WD don't sink in to the point where the 4WD is pretty much useless. Towing ability was not an issue with the relatively light boats my dad towed to beach launch sites. Stupidity - it couldn't be a Georgia thing, could it? |
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... Well, although John is probably right, being the do-it-yourself nut that I am, I would be remiss is suggesting this little gem: http://www.jimsrepairjimstractors.co...ow-thrower.htm Besides, play with that thing would be a hell of a lot of fun.... That's an idea. In fact the Gator shown is the same one I have, although I've "customized" mine a bit. Funny thing is ... I used to have a big ass snowblower attachment for the tractor. It ran off the front PTO. The problem with it was that it was a rip roaring pain to put it on. You had to remove the front loader attachment (which is no small feat in itself) before you could attempt to hookup the snow blower. I've become accomplished in quickly changing the various 3 point hitch rear attachments for the tractor, but the front end loader is a pain to do. The first year I had the tractor I spent a November afternoon hooking it up. Three or four hours later and with 8 skinned knuckles it was ready to go. Never snowed enough that winter to use it. Second year, same ritual. Little bit of snow, but hardly worth firing up the tractor for. Took it off in the spring and it sat covered with a tarp for the next three years. Finally sold it last spring, figuring it would never be used. Al Gore had me convinced. Naw, what I should get is a plow put on the truck. Nice and warm, coffee cup holders, music. If you gotta plow, you may as well do it in comfort. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... The first year I had the tractor I spent a November afternoon hooking it up. Three or four hours later and with 8 skinned knuckles it was ready to go. Never snowed enough that winter to use it. Second year, same ritual. Little bit of snow, but hardly worth firing up the tractor for. Took it off in the spring and it sat covered with a tarp for the next three years. Finally sold it last spring, figuring it would never be used. Al Gore had me convinced. Naw, what I should get is a plow put on the truck. Nice and warm, coffee cup holders, music. If you gotta plow, you may as well do it in comfort. Eisboch I just remembered the main reason I never used the snowblower attachment for the tractor. It may have snowed, but we were in warm, sunny, Jupiter Florida those years. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:17:14 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
I just remembered the main reason I never used the snowblower attachment for the tractor. It may have snowed, but we were in warm, sunny, Jupiter Florida those years. I can see that being a good reason not to use it. ;-) |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... Well, although John is probably right, being the do-it-yourself nut that I am, I would be remiss is suggesting this little gem: http://www.jimsrepairjimstractors.co...ow-thrower.htm Besides, play with that thing would be a hell of a lot of fun.... That's an idea. In fact the Gator shown is the same one I have, although I've "customized" mine a bit. Funny thing is ... I used to have a big ass snowblower attachment for the tractor. It ran off the front PTO. The problem with it was that it was a rip roaring pain to put it on. You had to remove the front loader attachment (which is no small feat in itself) before you could attempt to hookup the snow blower. I've become accomplished in quickly changing the various 3 point hitch rear attachments for the tractor, but the front end loader is a pain to do. The first year I had the tractor I spent a November afternoon hooking it up. Three or four hours later and with 8 skinned knuckles it was ready to go. Never snowed enough that winter to use it. Second year, same ritual. Little bit of snow, but hardly worth firing up the tractor for. Took it off in the spring and it sat covered with a tarp for the next three years. Finally sold it last spring, figuring it would never be used. Al Gore had me convinced. Naw, what I should get is a plow put on the truck. Nice and warm, coffee cup holders, music. If you gotta plow, you may as well do it in comfort. Eisboch You might lineup enough plowing contracts in your area to pay for the plow attachment. |
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:17:14 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message m... The first year I had the tractor I spent a November afternoon hooking it up. Three or four hours later and with 8 skinned knuckles it was ready to go. Never snowed enough that winter to use it. Second year, same ritual. Little bit of snow, but hardly worth firing up the tractor for. Took it off in the spring and it sat covered with a tarp for the next three years. Finally sold it last spring, figuring it would never be used. Al Gore had me convinced. Naw, what I should get is a plow put on the truck. Nice and warm, coffee cup holders, music. If you gotta plow, you may as well do it in comfort. Eisboch I just remembered the main reason I never used the snowblower attachment for the tractor. It may have snowed, but we were in warm, sunny, Jupiter Florida those years. You could have blown leaves with it. Or sand. :) |
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:17:53 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: wrote in message ... On Jan 1, 8:56 am, Boater wrote: 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...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Eisboch, don't you love it when idiots tell you what "you need"? ----------------------------------------------------------- Well, funny thing is, he's right. Late last night the landscaping company that normally plows our driveway showed up. By then there was a bunch of new snow and drifts due to wind covering everything, even though I had plowed earlier. He was driving a small dump truck with dual rear wheels and did in about 10 minutes what it takes me an hour or so to do with the Gator. The only reason I do it is because we never know when Mrs.E.'s elderly and handicapped parents who live a few miles from us are going to call with an emergency. I try to keep the driveway somewhat passable, even during the middle of the storm for that reason. A goal for 2009 is to convince them it's time for assisted living or a nursing home. It's a tough sell, but the time has come. My mother moved into an assisted living facility last May and she loves it. All kinds of activities, new friends, great meals and privacy when she wants to be alone. It was a tough sell for her as well. She lived in the old Farmhouse that we own (until tomorrow) for seven years. Now she wishes she had moved into the assisted living place earlier. 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 |
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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 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 |
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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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