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Starting tonight and going through a lot of the day tomorrow we are supposed to get a decent sized snowstorm. Somewhere around 5-7 inches. Who knows if they are going to be right. It is raining now, but supposed to change over to snow sometime around 11pm or midnight. I better wake up in the morning and see snow!! (Then again the snow has been on the ground for the past month or more so I guarantee I will see some snow when I wake up). If we do get 5-7" I have TONS of jobs lined up....will be posting lots of pictures here later tomorrow when I finish.

I would rather have snow then rain right now. My fields have standing water and the cold will help. Plus snow = $ for me.

gfp55 said:

I would rather have snow then rain right now. My fields have standing water and the cold will help. Plus snow = $ for me.

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Yeah snow is money for me, too, but the way I really make money is from mowing lawns, and if the snow never melts the grass will never grow! :laughing: There are a few icy inches of snow on the ground from previous storms, and now with this storm there will be half a foot more. I know I started mowing for the season March 25 two years ago, and the first or second week of April last year.....looks like it might be mid-April this year.

Still 6+ hours of snow, and there is a good 2 inches on the ground now.

lawn mower fanatic said:

Still 6+ hours of snow, and there is a good 2 inches on the ground now.

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Only 2 inches on the ground, sound a lot better then the 2 feet + of snow we have on the ground here in upper NY. I am getting to the point that I can't pile it any higher along my driveway making my driveway smaller as the snow keeps coming.

reynoldston said:

Only 2 inches on the ground, sound a lot better then the 2 feet + of snow we have on the ground here in upper NY. I am getting to the point that I can't pile it any higher along my driveway making my driveway smaller as the snow keeps coming.

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We are up to around 5" now, coming down at close to an inch an hour. Most of my customers don't want their driveways cleared till it stops, so it's a waiting game.

reynoldston said:

Only 2 inches on the ground, sound a lot better then the 2 feet + of snow we have on the ground here in upper NY. I am getting to the point that I can't pile it any higher along my driveway making my driveway smaller as the snow keeps coming.

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Maybe you need one of these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj69lzVXXns

gfp55 said:

Maybe you need one of these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj69lzVXXns

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With all of the driveways I have to do and the limited amount of time THIS is was I need!!

Well the snow is finally done. We got 10 inches of snow!! That is the most this winter! It was the kind of snow that does not want to come off your shovel. (Or snowblower). Here are some pictures (sorry they aren't the best quality...I used my phone), with a decription for each one.

As I said, the snow wanted to stick to everything. At this point the augers were just spinning, and all the snowblower was doing was PUSHING the snow in front of it.



Here are some pictures of finished driveways. I love when the snowblower makes a perfectly straight wall of snow along the sides!







Pics of the snowblower in the middle of clearing the 10" of snow.





The sidewalk is now open!



Trailer at night.



Back in the garage for the night.

We had -8 F again this morning.
Pictures of what my driveway currently looks like.

DK35vince said:

We had -8 F again this morning.
Pictures of what my driveway currently looks like.

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Hopefully that will melt in the warm(er) weather we are going to get this coming week. Mid to upper 40's will feel SO nice!

DK35vince said:

We had -8 F again this morning.
Pictures of what my driveway currently looks like.

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Looks like a long driveway, sure makes be glad I have only a 150 foot long driveway. Looks like you have some HD equipment to move snow.

reynoldston said:

Looks like a long driveway, sure makes be glad I have only a 150 foot long driveway. Looks like you have some HD equipment to move snow.

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Driveway is around 650 feet + parking area.
I'm using a Kioti DK 35 tractor (I've had it around 13 years now) with a 9' power angle snow blade with a rear 3 point snow blower.
I handles the driveway snow removal with no problem.

Clearing a path to the woods with my blower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX14jLoHjmI

gfp55 said:

Clearing a path to the woods with my blower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX14jLoHjmI

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Pretty impressive how far it throws the snow.