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My CTS wasnt working so I didnt air down the tires, it might have made it then.
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Show your 5 tons in the snow.
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JarheadMtn
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We have finally been getting some snow. Lots of ice so the 813 stays parked since its no fun on ice. Plus it still has 4 cords of firewood in the bed.
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Your hurting me Jarhead! We got 3cm last night. It's not enough to shovel!
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We got enough snow in September that I had to use the dozer to plow..... Then very little snow until a few weeks ago. Very strange weather with the East Coast getting most of the snow. I have friends on the West Coast who are complaining how little snow they have. I snowmobiled on Monday and got stuck several times in about 5 feet of powder once I broke thru the crust.
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Pretty Awesome rig you have there. What kind of blade do you have on that beast? Also what kind of plowing do you do out there in MT? Thanks for sharing the pic.
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Mijon, Check posts #80 and #85. Most of what you asked is there. I live in a subdivision on he east side of a 7000' pass. This year seems to be a big snow year. I have wanted a camoflaged money pit for a while. Rationalized buying the truck if I found a plow. Well a 12 foot Wausau showed up at a city auction and $100 bought the plow, $7000 bought the truck and $4000 got the two mated. It moves a lot of snow. More fun to drive than a married man should have. My auto shop students painted the mouth on the blade for the homecoming parade.
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Got the Big Green beast started and warmed up. Did a basic walk around and proceeded to get myself stuck within a truck length in 2feet of packed snow. Dangit.... I have to get the poppet valve and the sprag actuator seal replaced! This is just embarrassing.....
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Was it stuck because the front axle was not engaged? Or was it just lack of traction? If there was ice at the bottom of the snow it could be just not enough traction. Put some weight in the truck helps, but sometimes you need chains. I have slid enough on the ice, even on snowmobiles and bulldozers. Sometimes you need some metal that breaks thru the ice to get a bite.
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No help from the front end at all. For the record: No... not truly stuck. I was able to back it back out after a little wiggling and back and forth. My poppets do not work and the sprag actuator does not "clunk" when shifting. There is a bit of a hiss going into reverse. But none going into 1st. I have a new poppet valve to install and looking for the seal to clean up the actuator when it warms up a bit more. I was just trying to get her out of the side yard. There is ice on the bottom. And as I was slowly moving her forward, she would pack down the snow. once I spun all four rears (big ol Detroits!) she dug down to the ice and stayed there for awhile. Cant push the heavy front end when its not doing it's fair share!
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TM's? Isn't that a book with pictures in it? I think I have one of those around here.....
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Love the teeth on the plow!
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4 Youtube videos tractor in the snow chained up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlNSVfxUvdE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRI5qo04uXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NWrh840Yww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9na4w4Vs-u4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlNSVfxUvdE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRI5qo04uXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NWrh840Yww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9na4w4Vs-u4
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Lots of heavy wet snow this year. The 5 ton is parked for the winter and the dozer is parked waiting until spring to open the road up.
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I can honestly say that I have never worked on a snow plow.
We actually have gotten snow flakes down here that hit the ground and disappear right away.
We actually have gotten snow flakes down here that hit the ground and disappear right away.
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Thanks and sorry my response is sooooo delayed. I had a defective heart valve, so they cut my sternum open, stopped my heart, cut the bad valve out, and dropped in a plastic one. Is working so far, and it sounds like I swallowed a $2 watch.
The M925A2 is awesome for 6 wheel drive power slides in abandoned Walmart parking lots. Nothing like looking out the side mirror and seeing a wall of snow while the turbo is screaming its song.
On ice, it is just like anything else. She will go, but will slip and spin at anything more than 1/4 brake or throttle, even in 6 wheel.
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This will not impress you Northern types, but for central Texas, this was HUGE snow!
In 2010, it hasn't snowed here since.
My M813 and neighbour's M820.
Cheers
In 2010, it hasn't snowed here since.
My M813 and neighbour's M820.
Cheers
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That's not your everyday doctor visit. Glad to hear you're home recovered, and back in the game.
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WOW that sounds serious! I hope all is better for you.
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