Nor 'easter on the way, How are you preparing for it?

snowstorm · February 10, 2015, 06:00:12 PM

in the bangor paper it said they have 53" of snow on the ground. tiring the record from 1969. i remember the winter of 69. there was snow enought in late oct to snowmobile on almost all of nov then through to mid April. there was a house that the snow drifted high enought that someone rode there sled up to the second story window

Dave Shepard · February 10, 2015, 06:08:36 PM

My father said they opened the roads around here with a D-8 in '69. There was a lot of fence building done that spring. :D

Raider Bill · February 10, 2015, 06:18:10 PM

I just took my lawn mower in for service today. Hope the lawns don't get away from me. Guy said 10 days 2 weeks. That's 4 inches of grass but I figured it is winter and everything slows down a bit.

Rode the bike to the Florida State Fair Saturday. In a T-Shirt 8) [not much of a State Fair unless you like rides IMO] your mileage may vary.
Sunday we sat outside and watched this guy dance on the grill

Yesterday was cold. Got down to 63 so I turned the central heat on and had the fireplace blazing.
It's strawberry season here by the way

mesquite buckeye · February 10, 2015, 07:31:42 PM

mmmmmmmm smiley_biggrin01

thecfarm · February 11, 2015, 08:11:07 AM

Raider Bill,strawberries,Plant City??? I will be looking for them in the stores. ;D

snowstorm · February 12, 2015, 08:39:55 PM

blizzard warnings are up. everyone ready?

snowstorm · February 12, 2015, 08:52:54 PM

and another sizable storm for wed

rick f · February 13, 2015, 04:44:43 AM

Another 12-24" will not help in the woods at all. Time to get the loader out to the barn for the weekend. I'll have to push some banks back in a couple driveways and fill the fuel tank. Hopefully this will be the last real big one, but I may be wrong about that.

GRANITEstateMP · February 13, 2015, 09:23:33 AM

Trying to get more wood into the house before the next round of snow. Most winters it's just a simple fill the lawn trailer and drag the wood into the basement behind the ATV. Not so much this winter...

Never did put railings on the front porch, this winter we really don't need them.

sawguy21 · February 13, 2015, 10:03:37 AM

Wow, that is too much to deal with at once.

beenthere · February 13, 2015, 11:17:03 AM

QuoteTrying to get more wood into the house before the next round of snow.

Looks like a big job. Will you post some pics on how you go about that? Maybe putting that wheelbarrow to work along a narrow path from the woodpile to the porch?

Or.. a bigger path and bigger equipment? ;D

GRANITEstateMP · February 13, 2015, 11:58:51 AM

Yeah, I've got a good sized tractor but it's got a little snow on it...

Tractor is hooked up to my Hakki Pilke 1x37 wood processor so I don't use it on the driveway. Probably should have moved it on one of the last 5 or so times I plowed the driveway! I moved some bankings with the towns Komatsu WA320 the other day when I stopped for dinner during the snowstorm (nice to have your house on the plow route). But as you can see, it's still a mess!

I'll try and get some photo's with my junior assistant tonight.

DeerMeadowFarm · February 13, 2015, 03:00:11 PM

At least you don't have to shovel your roof!

Maine logger88 · February 13, 2015, 05:44:36 PM

Has anyone on here ever cut in 5+ feet of mealy snow I'm kind of worried if we get the 2ft they are talking about if the skidder will even go in it it has a hard time now. I guess worse comes to worse I will have to have my grandfather bring over one of his dozers and plow me some roads

rick f · February 13, 2015, 06:19:46 PM

Maine logger, were in the same boat here in Columbia Falls. 3 feet in the woods with 2+ feet on the way. We may have to shut down a couple days. We may have to sit on these and watch it settle a little.

:D

snowstorm · February 13, 2015, 06:41:38 PM

again we are right in the bullseye of this storm. 2ft + and winds over 50 kts. when the first black fly finally gets here i am not going to hurt him

rick f · February 13, 2015, 06:54:50 PM

Rest up Snowstorm, looks like a long one and hard with the winds. Stay safe

mf40diesel · February 13, 2015, 08:21:36 PM

I love it.... I'm not going to hurt 'em. Eat away my son....

Too funny. Made me

literally.

Maine logger88 · February 13, 2015, 09:52:30 PM

Quote from: rick f on February 13, 2015, 06:19:46 PM
Maine logger, were in the same boat here in Columbia Falls. 3 feet in the woods with 2+ feet on the way. We may have to shut down a couple days. We may have to sit on these and watch it settle a little.
Yeah hopefully we don't get two feet I would hate to have to shut down for a week this time of year for financial reasons aswell as I get antcy lol