[AT] Got Woodchuck Pills? Snow

[Larry D. Goss]

We finally got between 10 and 12 inches here in Evansville, Farmer.  I
spend about five hours on a tractor today moving the stuff around.  The
prediction is for another foot of snow tonight.  It looks like I'll
spend tomorrow doing the same thing over again.  We could end up having
the all-time record snowfall out of this storm system.

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Francis
Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:00 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: Re: [AT] Got Woodchuck Pills? Snow

At 12/22/04 12:11:00 AM, you wrote:
>    Larry;
>    Brother Larry is in Florida. I put the snow blower on the case 222
and have
>the grader on the 700. Cut a trailer load of firewood today and have a
nice
>stack in the house and more in the barn. Put the jeep in the barn and
don't have
>to worry about going to a job. Guess I am about as ready as ever for
the snow.
>Just don't know about the minus temperatures forecast for the weekend.
BRRRR!!
>
>                    Gene
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>

>
>: I was going to comment about a news item I heard on the radio about a
>: PETA protest at a slaughterhouse in Iowa, but I guess I'd better
stick
>: to tractors.  Today was a good tractor day.  I got a couple set up
and
>: idling in the shop in anticipation of tonight's snow storm.  The
worst
>: case scenario says it's possible for up to 13 inches in a curved line
>: from Evansville to Fremont, Ohio.  George, Dotson's, Farmer -- better
>: batten down the hatches.
>:
>: Larry
>:




	It is about 9:30 AM (Wed) and Diana just measured about 6" to 7"
out on a big flat area with a 
yardstick and it is still coming down fast. Of course it is no problem
yet but they are talking wind tomorrow and 
this area drifts a lot. Son Scott mounted my old snow plow on the back
of his 1755 Oliver (cab tractor) last 
night. He will clear things out when he gets home tonight. A neighbor
and I were helping him (OK, watching 
and supervising) and it seemed strange to know it was coming when it was
so nice last night. It was still 40 
degrees and no breeze. They are promising us well below zero for
Christmas.
	That old blade was a former county highway unit, just the blade,
no mounting stuff, that I had bought at 
an auction for $5. Someone had "cobbled" some mounts to go on a 3 point
but they were not very good and it 
also had a bad bow to the whole blade. We put it on blocks and backed
one wheel of my Deere 4020 up on it 
and using sledgehammers in a fairly careful pattern convinced it to
become straight again. We then made 
new mounts so that it mounts (facing the rear) at a slight angle. It
works very well except for having to look 
backward. Scott has cleared road with it that the county trucks were
unable to get through.
	I am almost enjoying this mess since I don't plan to leave the
farm and it is a good excuse to work in 
the shop for a few days even though a zillion things need doing outside.




"farmer"


Francis Robinson
Central Indiana USA
robinson at svs.net



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