Show your 5 tons in the snow.

[Another Ahab]

I doubt that this will help grooming a snow mobile trail unless it was wide and the snow was not over 4 feet deep or less.

Four foot of snow is plenty and that's the truth. You live in sure enough serious snow country, Davidb56!

 

[davidb56]

blade in progress.

 

[davidb56]

good thing I cleaned out the barn before I took a pic.
two pics, one for Ahab and one for ?

 

[Ajax MD]

You've got skills.

 

[Another Ahab]

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How did you make the radius in the two blade-halves, some big kind of a brake or something?

 

[davidb56]

How did you make the radius in the two blade-halves, some big kind of a brake or something?

I had the local metal shop brake it.

 

[davidb56]

@ Ajax. not really. the metal shop used their brake to bend it. I only have a couple of welders and a cutting torch.

 

[Another Ahab]

You've got skills.

@ Ajax. not really. the metal shop used their brake to bend it. I only have a couple of welders and a cutting torch.

Knowing what needs to be done, and finding the shop that can do it IS a skill.

Nice work.

 

[TheQuaker]

I thought this "frosty" picture I took this past weekend of my big girl in the early AM turned out pretty nice..

 

[BenRoberts]

I thought this "frosty" picture I took this past weekend of my big girl in the early AM turned out pretty nice..

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She looks sad. Looks like she's saying start me up, take me for a drive

 

[Jbulach]

On the contrary, happy she’s not getting a coating of road salt!

 

[TheQuaker]

Jbulach I agree 100%.

Michigan roads this time of year would not be good for my big southern girl from Alabama. Even when the roads are not covered in salty slush and are dry they are still covered with dried salt that forms rooster tails in your wake. Not good for any vehicle.

She's managed to survive 37 years so far with only some very minor surface rust and I plan to hold onto her for many years to come. So better to park her this time of year (not much happening on the farm during the winter for her to do anyways) and let her rest before spring arrives when there is plenty to keep her busy on and off-road.

Besides, she has beautiful views like this almost everyday from her spot while she waits...I am the one who is sad I can't sit and enjoy these views each day, all day...

 

[Ajax MD]

I've been hip deep in snow in Maryland but this year, we haven't had a single flake where I live.

 

[msgjd]

they never sleep long

 

[BenRoberts]

This is on tread I'm glad I really haven't been able to participate in this year. Hardly no snow which I'm fine with. Watch I'll get covered up now that I said this

 

[71DeuceAK]

Jbulach I agree 100%.

Michigan roads this time of year would not be good for my big southern girl from Alabama. Even when the roads are not covered in salty slush and are dry they are still covered with dried salt that forms rooster tails in your wake. Not good for any vehicle.

She's managed to survive 37 years so far with only some very minor surface rust and I plan to hold onto her for many years to come. So better to park her this time of year (not much happening on the farm during the winter for her to do anyways) and let her rest before spring arrives when there is plenty to keep her busy on and off-road.

Besides, she has beautiful views like this almost everyday from her spot while she waits...I am the one who is sad I can't sit and enjoy these views each day, all day...

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I've often thought the same- the things these trucks watch day after day, sometimes year after year.

 

[galaxie428]

Looks like nobody has posted to this thread for a while. I guess it isn't snowing anywhere? We finally got some snow and while most of my playing has been in the humvee, the 5 ton needed some play time also. It took me a while to make the pile.

 

[LOBO]

Looks like nobody has posted to this thread for a while. I guess it isn't snowing anywhere? We finally got some snow and while most of my playing has been in the humvee, the 5 ton needed some play time also. It took me a while to make the pile.

LOL! I have always wanted to do something like that! Not enough snow here.

 

[eric67camino]

I didn't get to go out and play, but did take a quick picture.

 

[fasttruck]

M817WW hauling snow. Lot to big to push snow all the way to the edge, plows make piles which are loaded into dump truck and hauled off site.