Playing in Shameless's pretty
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Topic: Playing in Shameless's pretty
Posted By: truckerfarmer
Subject: Playing in Shameless's pretty
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:55pm
Got to play with my new to me blade today. Got about 3", so it was just the right amount. Blade needs a little TLC, but works for snow.  Was having so much fun, I cleared half the neighborhood. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
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Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 9:59pm
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Sorry about the pic size. I cropped them thinking that would help. Might get it figured out yet. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 10:04pm
Ah yes...I remember the last time I posted a photo of the 8N blading 3" of snow a couple years ago (Ironically our most recent snow as well)...everyone said that was good, because 3" was all the 8N could handle.  But yes...looks like a great setup, and I'm sure you're neighbors were glad! If they weren't...well...you need new neighbors! I remember when I was a younger kid (I think it was in 2008) we got a pretty good snow, and the drifts in some places were taller than the pickup! That was a fun year for us in the neighborhood with tractors, as there were 5 or 6 of us all out helping each other blade the neighborhood, and each others driveways (city trucks don't come out where we live). A couple guys had rear blades, Dad and I had front end loaders, and one guy had both! It was fun. Blading snow is one of my favorite things to do, even on a tractor with no cab or heat houser, but ol' Shameless is either too greedy, or doesn't think I deserve any "pretty" even though I gots a Ferd in the barn...
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:03pm
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
CrestonM wrote:Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:07pm
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Trucker, GET some chains on that WD/WD45. Weight helps, but once you start compacting,,,,,,,,,she don't wanna go too good. Also then, you feel invincible and go to great lengths to get er stuck!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2018 at 11:17pm
Wow, -30!!!! That’s horrible! If it gets in the single digits here that is pretty cold. But… The wind always howls down here on the Southern Plains ( it’s even in our state song!) making it feel much colder than it is. |
Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 6:52am
I've got a set of really aggressive twisted link chains for my WD. Just didn't feel like spending 2 hours to put them on the WD45 for one day. We had bare ground until this 3" of fluff showed up. Wasn't to worried about getting stuck. Realized I may want some weight on the front next time. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 9:43am
  The trick is to set the picture display size (left blocks on the picture loader) to 640 wide by 480 high.Gerald J. |
Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2018 at 8:38pm
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Thanks Gerald. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 3:35am
| see.....it don't take no $19,000. green thing to do a job like that! glad you had fun! |