Author Topic: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! (Read 1805 times)

Gary_C · « **Reply #40 on:** December 04, 2011, 12:46:53 pm »

Norm I was hoping the weather man was heading that storm towards you but we got the snow you wanted. If you wish for that white stuff again, make sure you are more specific on location. We got three or four inches of that stuff.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #41 on:** December 04, 2011, 03:04:33 pm »

43 and sunny with a south breeze.

Mooseherder · « **Reply #42 on:** December 04, 2011, 07:49:06 pm »

Can't burn wood when it's that hot.
Sounds like some good energy savings again this year.

Ironwood · « **Reply #43 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:20:01 pm »

Here is my "out of the weather" truck/plow with a 6000lb of "counterweight" on the back.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #44 on:** January 01, 2012, 03:47:49 pm »

Looks like your all set. Got any chains for when you trying to push on ice?

Ironwood · « **Reply #45 on:** January 01, 2012, 04:11:41 pm »

Chains for front AND back, although if I gotta put them ALL around I am goning back into HIDE

Ironwood

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #46 on:** January 01, 2012, 04:19:58 pm »

Yeah, everything is covered in ice here after yesterday.

I had the ashes pale and the salt out around the yard with my caulk boots on.

Ironwood · « **Reply #47 on:** January 01, 2012, 04:57:26 pm »

I keep 4 ton of pea sized gravel here and some sand. I spread it thru a salt spreader. Stays on top and doesnt melt thru and effect my pavement or gravel. Works pretty good. Been doing it for about 8 years. Also, chains for just about everything with a wheel

Ironwood

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #48 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:31:43 pm »

Safe-T salt doesn't hurt anything, nor ashes. Used ashes for decades, just makes the grass grow quicker on the path next year.

Ironwood · « **Reply #49 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:34:53 pm »

My issue with salt is that it can melt thru an ice layer and do nothing for you other than create a hole in the ice. The gravel lays there and does you some good. I have a mile of drive to do, so i dont wanna throw too much $$ at the drive. Gravel works well.

Ironwood

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #50 on:** January 01, 2012, 05:57:20 pm »

Yes gravel does work well. I don't salt my whole yard, just the steps and 3 feet out and sometimes the area around the mail box. One bag does me 10 years.

But salt can certainly go straight through. But it spreads under asphalt and rots the ice. On our secondary roads its mixed with the sand. Sprayed straight salt on the 4-lane. Think about windshields when one car going one way is 70 miles an hour plus the 70 from the guy coming at you.

I have asphalt driveway and salt does it's thing. Plus if I want to be a real penny pincher I can just go get the sand for free at the local DOT garage.

sparky1 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 01, 2012, 06:58:45 pm »

one of the best winters i can remember. Only a couple small snow falls of an inch or two!! gotta love wisconsin.

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