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Old 12-07-2012, 09:28 AM
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Getting stitches out at 11, then going to go presalt. I don't think we are going to get much today, but Sunday looks like the plows are going out.
What happened?
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Old 12-07-2012, 09:54 AM
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:05 AM
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:06 AM
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Ring you got your new Bobcat all ready to hit the snow?
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:22 AM
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Heck yeah! ! This will be an interesting season to say the least.

Do you guys know what the DOT looks for when chaining up? Right now I have all four points covered with chains and ratchet binders.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:29 AM
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Heck yeah! ! This will be an interesting season to say the least.

Do you guys know what the DOT looks for when chaining up? Right now I have all four points covered with chains and ratchet binders.
Depends who you get but usually they want a separate chain on each corner.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:34 AM
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I think the chains are supposed to be the heat treated carbon steel variety.
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Old 12-07-2012, 10:42 AM
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G70 chain and hooks, just get 3/8" and you know you are covered
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:00 AM
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A couple 1" ratchet straps ought to so it. Listen to these guys. Just make sure the chain is stamped on each link. Don't buy the logging chain they have at fleetfarm. They do sell the G70 stuff as well, thats where we buy it. We have a lot of equipment on the road in the summer and get caught up in the DOT inspections all the time. We have a few things with three chains and they have yet to say anything. But the rules do call for four points as Quality said.

Metro under a winter storm watch now. I kinda think the metro may get an 1.5" this afternoon/evening as well. We'll see.
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:00 AM
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What happened?
Had a 5mm pocket above a tooth (up to 4mm is ok) So they cut your gums and clean it out and stitch you back together. Worst part was the novocain
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:09 AM
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Sooo.... the new watch is out, and in that watch they've already upped the snow totals.

I'm going with 6-10" now, up from 4-6" last night.
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:13 AM
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I'm sticking with 8" but thats in my area in MPLS. What do you think about today?
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:39 AM
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I really hope we don't get much tonight my truck is still in the shop and there dragging there feet on the job
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:42 AM
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Wishful thinking says not too much. For us near Forest Lake they are just calling for snow showers, no accumulation at all.

With the fact I'm running my RTV this year as a "4th" truck (more like 3.5th truck) I'm liking the overnight snow into Sunday.

The area the RTV is at, the truck in the area has 60% of the accounts closed on Sunday, so I can see if after this snowfall if I have to scramble to get another truck or not but I'll have time to get everything done with the 3 trucks if the RTV is a bust.
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:58 AM
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Ive often noticed a cut off line from 22. Blaine vs Cambridge can usually vary on wide margins.

Seems that a stronger ridge of HP tomorrow is building much better than even the Euro had seen.

Although not sure if the QP isn't over done in favor of snow vs some mix precip on Sunday.


{puts snow tires back on and grabs the roof rake}.
seeing some 14" forecasts around Alex which may expand this away.
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Old 12-07-2012, 11:59 AM
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Wishful thinking says not too much. For us near Forest Lake they are just calling for snow showers, no accumulation at all.

With the fact I'm running my RTV this year as a "4th" truck (more like 3.5th truck) I'm liking the overnight snow into Sunday.

The area the RTV is at, the truck in the area has 60% of the accounts closed on Sunday, so I can see if after this snowfall if I have to scramble to get another truck or not but I'll have time to get everything done with the 3 trucks if the RTV is a bust.
What do you have on the front of that RTV?
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Old 12-07-2012, 12:08 PM
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Old 12-07-2012, 12:26 PM
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6-8 at least in the north Metro, that I'm sticking to.
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Old 12-07-2012, 12:56 PM
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I got the chains from Bobcat in Hudson(Tri-State Bobcat). And this is the what they suggested to me & how they do it when they deliver machines. I know I sound like a Rookie about this, but obviously this is my first machine. thanks for all the feed back and I cannot wait to see this machine in action this weekend! ! !
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Old 12-07-2012, 01:14 PM
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I got the chains from Bobcat in Hudson(Tri-State Bobcat). And this is the what they suggested to me & how they do it when they deliver machines. I know I sound like a Rookie about this, but obviously this is my first machine. thanks for all the feed back and I cannot wait to see this machine in action this weekend! ! !
No question you will love the bobcat. What are pushing with it??
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