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Re: seat time snow blowing

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RoamingGnome wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:16 pm Yeah @propane1 We've been seriously spoiled with a warm autumn in Southern Ontario again this year, it was so easy to let things slide and think "I can always do that tomorrow..." :pullhair:

I was outside painting shutters and trim on the front of the house in mid November :106:

Seems like we are starting to lose shoulder seasons, Spring and Fall come and go in the blink of an eye. Warm summers seem to last forever. One day it's T-Shirts and shorts weather and the next day you are looking for snow boots and your winter woollies. :O

I kind of miss "sweater" weather :(
think I am guilty of try to get more outside stuff done than was reasonably possible for this time of year . I do not tolerate winter weather well anymore . So the frustration mounts with all the snow and time and energy lost in the shop . Once the offset disks and the Super A are back to my client , most all will be inside work and I can relax a little . :violin:
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DavidBarkey wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:51 am
RoamingGnome wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:16 pm Yeah @propane1 We've been seriously spoiled with a warm autumn in Southern Ontario again this year, it was so easy to let things slide and think "I can always do that tomorrow..." :pullhair:

I was outside painting shutters and trim on the front of the house in mid November :106:

Seems like we are starting to lose shoulder seasons, Spring and Fall come and go in the blink of an eye. Warm summers seem to last forever. One day it's T-Shirts and shorts weather and the next day you are looking for snow boots and your winter woollies. :O

I kind of miss "sweater" weather :(
think I am guilty of try to get more outside stuff done than was reasonably possible for this time of year . I do not tolerate winter weather well anymore . So the frustration mounts with all the snow and time and energy lost in the shop . Once the offset disks and the Super A are back to my client , most all will be inside work and I can relax a little . :violin:
Hibrrrrrnation time Dave. I’m not good with winter weather either anymore.


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Re: seat time snow blowing

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propane1 wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 6:42 am
DavidBarkey wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:51 am
think I am guilty of try to get more outside stuff done than was reasonably possible for this time of year . I do not tolerate winter weather well anymore . So the frustration mounts with all the snow and time and energy lost in the shop . Once the offset disks and the Super A are back to my client , most all will be inside work and I can relax a little . :violin:
Hibrrrrrnation time Dave. I’m not good with winter weather either anymore.


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- Hibernation Time sounds like a great idea. :124:

I try to motivate myself by thinking I used to spend 50 - 60 hours a week working outside in all kinds of weather, but then the voices inside my head :bla: remind me that I don't pay myself anything like previous employers did. :33:

As long as I can make one more trip up north to get the tractors inside their shipping container before the snow really accumulates my conscience will be clear. Then we can concentrate on tidying and purging junk from inside the house in the city. Also want to figure out which tote at the property I accidentally packed ALL of my winter work clothes into :((
...I miss my insulated bib pants :violin:
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Re: seat time snow blowing

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DavidBarkey wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2024 5:41 am
ssmewing wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 7:03 pm I am putting my cab on the tractor that only blew snow 5 times in two years. I have a stone drive. So, if possible I have drive on the snow to create a snow cap. I normally get more snow than that. The storms kept going north and south of me.

The cab's fender mounting point was rusty, so I have been prepping and painting it while the cab is still hanging in the garage. I will then stick some felt cushions on them to avoid scratching the fenders and hopefully get away with just footrest bolts. If needed, I will drill just one hole in the fender.
Steve , felt will hold moisture . Rubber from an old inner tube ect. would serve you better in this case .
I have better than that. It will most likely never get wet, so that is not much of a concern. The felt was just what I found in my stash of odds and ends.

But when you said rubber, it reminded me that I have had a rubber truck bed that I have been cutting pieces off for years now. Then I have the Super 99 3M spray glue or something close to that name.
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Nothing worth mentioning for me yet... Still haven't gotten the blower, and chains on the Case. I was ready to do it. The leaf vac lives behind the Diamond T in the barn. Naturally, the battery was dead on the T. (not naturally, that thing lasts forever) So on with the charger. No luck, so had to order a new battery. (big 6v batteries don't sit on the shelves around me)

That came in Friday, and I got it, but I was out of town this weekend. So hopefully next weekend I can get that in, and move things around for snow season. I'm ready with the 8N now, and the JD300 is ready except chains, which only go on if it's serious, so no real worry, but I do really prefer the blower if we get anything more than a couple inches.

Got 10 years on that Diamond T battery. Not bad for a system that sees virtually no use, and a lot of cranking when it does. The 6v batteries seem to hold up forever compared to their 12v bretheren.
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