Hey Dave.

Sounds snow is coming our way. I guess after tom. we will both get some sleep Monday.

 

I am ready.....and waiting....and waiting.

All of our snows this year have just been an aggravation.

Just enough that you have to plow, but so little you feel bad about charging your regular rate.

Still takes the same amount of time to plow 2 or 3 inches as it takes to plow 6 inches though.

Presidents Day 2003, now that was a snow storm.
28 inches before the wind started blowing.
I spent 18+ hours a day in my truck for 2 weeks.
Spent 3 days at the mall before we got it plowed.

Phone ringing every couple minutes, "I hear you have a snow plow on your truck" were the first words of every conversation.

 

Should have gotten the BIG (10 yd) loader out for that snow and make short work of it.

 

Before we were done, we had every piece of equipment at Cat Rental that had tires and a bucket on it.

The piles were so big we had to start hauling them away at the local VA Hospital and many businesses.
Even at the mall we spent a couple more days moving piles away from intersections an such.
A 928 and a 924 for the bigger and flatter lots, a couple of 425's backhoes and a 415 backhoe for smaller or steeper lots plus our skid steer for walks.
Then there was the fleet of trucks from tri axles down to do the hauling.
This place was a mess for a month after that, snow everywhere.
Some of the big piles were still here at the end of June.

Funny thing, when I was younger, we had several snows like that a year over in the mountains.
And it was not a problem like it is now.

 

The snows have changed. When I was a kid we used to get bigger snows around here. I am over on the river just north of Louisville. I work in Louisville alot. One of the funnest snows was 77 78. It was cold feeding cows but other then that it was pretty fun.

I have settled down with the long hours at the dealership and when I had my own shop and now I work the Ky DOT. Retirement hopefully. We have a "bare pavement" policy which is crazy. We don't go home till the roads are clean. People can't drive on the stuff anymore around here. People absolutely lose their minds anymore about the roads. The news channels don't help either.

If we have a good snow this week something will get torn up bad. Hopefully nobody will get hurt but when you put a guy on the road in a tandem dump with a 1 ton 12 foot Vaulk plow and silly drivers in cars. Look out.

Speaking of 928 Cat, I have one in one of the counties I help take care with a brake problem. The accumulators are ok on nitrogen. The pressures look good at the brake valve and the cut out and in pressures are good but the the brakes are grabby. You can't ease the loader to a stop or when you let off the pedal it takes off. I also checked the trans neutral switch and the brake linings are good I think the brake valve may be bad.

 

Let is snow...let it snow....let it snow.

 

Well my neighbor said he would give me a ride if I can't make it through the snow.

Do you think we are ready?



For the user wondering about Rockwells, here is a set under a 1999 Stroke with 53" tires.
Even though the axle ratio is 6.72, with the six speed and 53" tires it will run 107 MPH.