I have a 2002 duramax i had a stock exhaust just with a straight pipe in place of the muffler, i have been thinking about changing it for a while, and put the stock muffler in the other day, it was pretty loud , any way I was plowing out an older clients driveway (She is very hard of hearing) it was around 11:00 PM and woke her up, and later found out i woke her neighbours down the road as well oops. She wasnt mad but it wont happen again.
I have a 2002 duramax i had a stock exhaust just with a straight pipe in place of the muffler, i have been thinking about changing it for a while, and put the stock muffler in the other day, it was pretty loud , any way I was plowing out an older clients driveway (She is very hard of hearing) it was around 11:00 PM and woke her up, and later found out i woke her neighbours down the road as well oops. She wasnt mad but it wont happen again.
That's what I did to my Chevy except its a Y pipe (dual exhaust).
If anything it let's them know you are there especially if it's a late snow and continues to snow all night while they are sleeping. You may take off 4" and there could be another 3" on it by the time they wake up. We have enough idiot customers who can't notice a pile in their front yard even after the first snow of the season or the pile being larger. We tried to be somewhat quiet, but know after so many calls of "I didn't get plowed last night" calls with the response of "There's a pile in your yard that wasn't there yesterday isn't there?" I just tell my guys, leave your strobes on and don't worry about being quiet. Some customers we're tempted to honk the horn to let them know we're there. Hell, the garbage truck wakes me up some mornings and my house is 200' off the road.
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If anything it let's them know you are there especially if it's a late snow and continues to snow all night while they are sleeping. You may take off 4" and there could be another 3" on it by the time they wake up. We have enough idiot customers who can't notice a pile in their front yard even after the first snow of the season or the pile being larger. We tried to be somewhat quiet, but know after so many calls of "I didn't get plowed last night" calls with the response of "There's a pile in your yard that wasn't there yesterday isn't there?" I just tell my guys, leave your strobes on and don't worry about being quiet. Some customers we're tempted to honk the horn to let them know we're there. Hell, the garbage truck wakes me up some mornings and my house is 200' off the road.
garbage truck could hit my front porch and i wouldn't wake.
perhaps reccommend to those customers to have a 2" trigger rather than a 4". the you can go by again and plow again.
We do, when we get done with our routes. But sometimes it continues to snow throughout the night (as you should know, being in the industry) and you might plow a site at 3am and the people might have to wake up at 6am and you are still plowing the first time or in the middle of your second time through. We have more than 1 driveway to plow. You can't babysit each driveway 24/7 to plow 4 times in 3 hours. Perhaps a better example would have been the calls we get after a 4" snowfall and get plowed and they wake up to a dusting on their drive and don't think they were plowed b/c we've had plenty of those also.
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Front and Backblades on all.
A bunch of shovels and blowers for the lesser experienced.
We do, when we get done with our routes. But sometimes it continues to snow throughout the night (as you should know, being in the industry) and you might plow a site at 3am and the people might have to wake up at 6am and you are still plowing the first time or in the middle of your second time through. We have more than 1 driveway to plow. You can't babysit each driveway 24/7 to plow 4 times in 3 hours. Perhaps a better example would have been the calls we get after a 4" snowfall and get plowed and they wake up to a dusting on their drive and don't think they were plowed b/c we've had plenty of those also.
ya i wish it was like that around here.
the only snow on the ground right now is piles. wait..... nop... the pile for my drive. (and 1/4 the block down) is gone.
i know what you mean tho. around here everyone wants their drive done inbetween 6-7 am. and you just cannot do an 8 hour route in 1 hour.
the only snow on the ground right now is piles. wait..... nop... the pile for my drive. (and 1/4 the block down) is gone.
i know what you mean tho. around here everyone wants their drive done inbetween 6-7 am. and you just cannot do an 8 hour route in 1 hour.
Our piles are diappearing up here also (S. of GR). And, you're right they all want to be done @ that time. I always say that they all want to be done first, but last also. Even when this last Sunday when we got 5" up here that started at 8:30am we got calls by noon wondering why they weren't plowed by 7am. Some people.....
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Front and Backblades on all.
A bunch of shovels and blowers for the lesser experienced.
Our piles are diappearing up here also (S. of GR). And, you're right they all want to be done @ that time. I always say that they all want to be done first, but last also. Even when this last Sunday when we got 5" up here that started at 8:30am we got calls by noon wondering why they weren't plowed by 7am. Some people.....
Just got a good deal on a 2003 pwoerstroke with a 4" straight back exhaust my wife thinks its loud. putting a plow on it this summer. going to wait to do anything till I see if i get complaints.
if the customers like youre work and its not retard loud they wont say anything! just do a good job. ive got an 06 powerstroke 6.0l with 5" straight pipe, SCT tuner which adds sound...i do 60 residentials and couple commercials and ive never gotten any complaints. customers have joked around saying its noticable, but have also told me and my other guy they atleast know theyre being plowed out. if anyones familiar with the 6.0s they have a whistle to them that isnt quiet!
I have a Flow Master cat back exhaust with a 50 Series HD muffler. It's not real loud but, it's louder than stock. I haven't had any complaints about the noise.
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stayed up all night talkign to a buddy day before i got married. well night before.
after married we drove out of state, well. she drove out of state, i slept. apparently through an enormous storm said wife was affraid of
My driveway is about 100 yards long and if I'm sleeping when the plow truck that is plowing the road goes by I wake up. But, I also live on a dirt road so it's louder when the plows bangs on the pot holes.
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2010 Toyota Tundra 4.6L Double Cab 6.5' Bed 7.5' Fisher - Dad's Truck
2002 Chevrolet 1500 4.8L Reg. Cab 8' Bed 7.5' Fisher - My Truck
2004 Arctic Cat 500 4x4 60" Plow
1978 Allis-Chalmers 5050 50HP Tractor with Bucket Loader
My driveway is about 100 yards long and if I'm sleeping when the plow truck that is plowing the road goes by I wake up. But, I also live on a dirt road so it's louder when the plows bangs on the pot holes.
let me put it this way, i was intimate with my wife last night. dont fully remember because i was asleep.
Weather your truck is piped or not, your customer will hear the plow dragging across their driveway and when you lower the plow and it hits their driveway and your shovel scraping.
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