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Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:58 am
by peter
Man, were you close to having your head chewed off.... :muhaha:

Nice to see you doing something, anyhting, "outside" of the house. I guess you was all caught up on the baking'n stuff, huh? :muhaha:

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:01 am
by peter
kings-x59 wrote:Is the cold weather that makes you that way? Ya'll have an unusual idea of what's fun.... :poke: :D
don't envy you for a second. Running the A/C this evening, a bit warm and humid tonight.

Hey, I live in Montreal and I think they all need to be examined by state mental-health doctors. I pay $300/yr and have all that $hit plowed away for me. Matter of fact, I just started paying the kid next door to shovel the walkway and rear porch for me. =D>

The day I get a heart attack, it'll be while I'm having sex or having some other fun. Sure as hell not while shovelling this white $hit.... :smurf:

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:41 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
Nice pics Matt. It's good you got to get out and away from the kitchen. :poke:

We've been getting a little snow too...

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Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:46 am
by astrozam
At least buy the Mrs some boots Matt! LOL

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Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:22 pm
by Smiliesafari
You beat me to it, Zam. I was going to suggest the same. That poor girl's feet have got to be frozen.
MATT....Get that girl some footwear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:59 am
by phr1$k37

Nice photos!
Just curious ... and someone asked this before on old forum, what is the cost of setting up a snowplow? No hydraulics ... just a simple plow to get snow moved faster than hand power shoveling hah ha. What mount points need to be set? to the frame I assume ... where recover points are welded for us off-roaders already? :p

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:13 am
by GEJ
Might want to checkout the Snowbear wed site.They supply the mounting hardware for the the plows they sell.

http://www.snowbear.com/page/Personal_S ... -_TruckSUV

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:09 pm
by dunedog
New costs ....around $1000.00
You really do need at least a 2" lift or you have to modify the plow.

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:16 pm
by phr1$k37
dunedog wrote:New costs ....around $1000.00
You really do need at least a 2" lift or you have to modify the plow.

Oh I dont have a problem there :)
I am asking because our Government snowplowing service is very poor. We are expecting more snow in the next few days and there are so many stuck cars. If this global warming is the problem and we here in BC are being hit harder by the Arctic winds and less Tropical Express winds we will get more snow in the next year as well - might as well invest in the snowplow for my neighbourhood AND be able to plow other lots (like church) and private lots and make some dough doing it as well.

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:31 pm
by potskie
phr1$k37 wrote:
dunedog wrote:New costs ....around $1000.00
You really do need at least a 2" lift or you have to modify the plow.

Oh I dont have a problem there :)
I am asking because our Government snowplowing service is very poor. We are expecting more snow in the next few days and there are so many stuck cars. If this global warming is the problem and we here in BC are being hit harder by the Arctic winds and less Tropical Express winds we will get more snow in the next year as well - might as well invest in the snowplow for my neighbourhood AND be able to plow other lots (like church) and private lots and make some dough doing it as well.
MORE SNOW :yikes: :yikes:

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:42 pm
by phr1$k37

hahah - hi Pots! Yes more snow.
My friend who is in from Ottawa was taking our -9C weather here as "warm" ... you guys have it cold there! We hit -17C and when I was on the island, -19C without wind chill factor. BUUUUR. We are expecting a good big dump of snow tonight. We have lots of the ground already and another 20cm tonight.

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:03 pm
by potskie
We have gotten snow here every night and most of the days for over a week now.... Expecting 15 cms tonight turning to freezing rain then just rain................ I'd kill for just that dusting you guys are getting :muhaha: ... I have built some massive snow mountains with the tractors. Starting next week we are doing removals.

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:11 pm
by phr1$k37

I take it you have seen photos of it here right?
It is nice. I personally like it a lot. unplowed lots since the start are about 1.5' tall no problem.

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:16 pm
by potskie
Oh ya lots o Snow. There are a fwe unplowed lots around here that are 2-3' deep right now. Not as bad as london tho. They keep getting hammered by lake effect night after night

Re: 2008 - 2009 Snowplowing Thread

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:59 pm
by potskie
Well we got hammered with 25cms. I'm normally driving a salt truck but we were short a plow operator and I know how so I was out plowing. I only got pics from the drivers seat I'll get proper ones later.....

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