I'm anxious to see how much Bloomington and Decatur got Thumbs
I can tell by the absence of posts that White and Diesel are busy guys right now.
We left from FL sat morning at 530, it was 70* and humid.....20 hrs later we arrived via family van to our house at 1130pm. Got some sleep, went to church, and then started plowing around 11pm sunday night.
I will be billing for a 4" snow in Washington, closer to the river in East peoria seemed only around 2-3 on the lots. It was 5+ on the grass though.
I think these wet snows are deceiving, cuz the weight of the snow pushes down and makes it appear that the accumulation is less.
Best March in the snow removal area in my books.
Hate to say it white, but Marcus missed this one... 6.5 on the ground just outside peoria. Looks like it finally stopped.
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Originally Posted by jjacobs
I'm anxious to see how much Bloomington and Decatur got Thumbs
I can tell by the absence of posts that White and Diesel are busy guys right now.
Just rolled in about an hour ago and getting ready to hit the hay.
And yes, Marcus was wayyyyyy off.
Officially 9" in Bloomington!
Went smoothly though. Brandt came out with one of his guys and helped on my big lot which really helped. My sub with the backhoe got tied up with the accounts his dad an uncles have because a couple of them decided to go on vacation.
HEAVY WET SNOW!!! Blew a seal on one of my plow angle cylinders, Salter motor stopped working, and blew a spark plug out of the head on my old '85. I think I should just buy all new equipment! If only I could win the lottery! haha
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I has in the belly of the beast, 18.5 inches and my Boss V plow ate its way out! What an awesome snow storm!!! Busting through 5 foot drifts, pushing piles as big as my truck! I would have paid to have this much fun but please don't tell my customers that
I'll have to check my records...but I think I'm with ya on that.
We got everything done on time, but it was a battle...1 of the skids broke down(joystick for loader functions broke), 1 of the walk guys was a no-show(he's done/fired..this was the3rd time he did this), had to get by with 1 salt truck(got premature with taking the salter out of the truck I drive, last week), and then to top it all off I tweaked out the cutting edge (AND frame work behind cutting edge) on the truck I drive. The plow still functioned and cleaned fine, but another hit or 2 may put it out.?..?...luckily its the end of the season, and I can get it fixed for next yr.
I need to do invoicing for this last storm, but that might put me over the top in gross sales for a record March. The previous record was last year and the warm weather and extra landscaping.........
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Originally Posted by MowingisMaddnes
I has in the belly of the beast, 18.5 inches and my Boss V plow ate its way out! What an awesome snow storm!!! Busting through 5 foot drifts, pushing piles as big as my truck! I would have paid to have this much fun but please don't tell my customers that
After this storm, I'm seriously contemplating a few plow on my next big truck. I personally end up doing a few rural accounts and the first pass with a strait blade and massive drifts are the worst. I'm thinking a v-blade would help break through on that first pass.
Where are you located at? I knew there was more snow down south, but I didn't think that much.
Anywhere from 15-18 inches down here. My daughter and I measured 13.5 at 10 Sunday night and it didn't stop till around 4 am. Just insane how hard it was coming down at times. We had thunder snow, I hit some of my accounts 3-4 times, can you say CHA CHING! Mother nature made up for a lack luster two winters on this one.
I'll have to check my records...but I think I'm with ya on that.
We got everything done on time, but it was a battle...1 of the skids broke down(joystick for loader functions broke), 1 of the walk guys was a no-show(he's done/fired..this was the3rd time he did this), had to get by with 1 salt truck(got premature with taking the salter out of the truck I drive, last week), and then to top it all off I tweaked out the cutting edge (AND frame work behind cutting edge) on the truck I drive. The plow still functioned and cleaned fine, but another hit or 2 may put it out.?..?...luckily its the end of the season, and I can get it fixed for next yr.
Mike; 1. curious what brand and model machine you had the breakdown with. our cat 236 has done that twice. Call me anytime your down on labor. I have a bunch of reliable, hard working, ambitious labor at my disposal during this season no matter what time. Good to hear the plow held out for the event. I know you'll be able to make it better than new. Also, you need to start ordering ready-mix. I'm really getting bored.
Mike; 1. curious what brand and model machine you had the breakdown with. our cat 236 has done that twice. Call me anytime your down on labor. I have a bunch of reliable, hard working, ambitious labor at my disposal during this season no matter what time. Good to hear the plow held out for the event. I know you'll be able to make it better than new. Also, you need to start ordering ready-mix. I'm really getting bored.
Its a 2007 or 2008 Cat 246C. Ended up taking it to altorfer yesterday. Not sure exactly what broke, but when we removed the rubber boot on the joystick, you could see it was some plastic parts inside the joystick. BTW, I just rent the machine.
I would've called you for some extra help, but we just sacked up and worked double time to get it done. Thanks though.
I was actually about to call you for some help on salting, but Nick was able to pull everything off in time, and I think he had 2 granuals of salt left in the bin when done. It'd be sweet if I could head into summer with an empty bin, and the small amount of bagged material I have left. That would be a first.
I'm sooo ready for concrete. These last 2 weeks have thrown me off bad...its pushed work back farther than I'd like, and I'm getting very anxious to get things rolling. I really hope I'm bothering you on a daily basis next week - where's my trucks? (10min later) have you loaded him yet? (10min later) Are they on the way? (10min later) Is he lost? (10min later) How far away is he?
I feel ya snocrete... I think the mowing is still another 3-4 weeks off at best. Hard to imagine last year at this time, basking in the 80 degree weather on the mower.i don't mind the extra income from the snow, but it's really starting to hurt the regular gig.
I feel ya snocrete... I think the mowing is still another 3-4 weeks off at best. Hard to imagine last year at this time, basking in the 80 degree weather on the mower.i don't mind the extra income from the snow, but it's really starting to hurt the regular gig.
Exactly....its not a matter of money per say....its about keeping a schedule(at least to some degree). I know it will all work out, but its really getting late into march, bids are going out like crazy, schedule is filling up, and we havent poured a drop of concrete this month. Very out of the ordinary to say the least.
Now I'm having to push things back, and most understand, but I need to really start scheduling things further out from this point on....what I planned for April will now run into May, May into June, so on & so forth.
I'm just getting really excited (& anxious) for the season to begin. Things are looking really good, and I have a lot of goals/things (personal & business) I want to accomplish/do this yr.
I know what you mean when it comes to the salt. I sat on 40 ton all summer, which as you know, can last me thru a few events. This year I think I only have a couple tons left in the bin.
Happy we got another push and salt in, but definitely ready for a warm-up. We, like everybody else on here are way behind our warm season goals. We dropped a pretty penny this winter on maintenance and updating the fleet. I have hired and trained 5 additional new guys in the past two weeks and all of them seem to be good reliable employee's. Expecting a good year. Let me know when your ready to start pouring. I'll make sure to up my phone plan.
ate its way out! What an awesome snow storm!!!
), and then to top it all off I tweaked out the cutting edge (AND frame work behind cutting edge
) on the truck I drive. The plow still functioned and cleaned fine, but another hit or 2 may put it out.?..?...luckily its the end of the season, and I can get it fixed for next yr.
. It'd be sweet if I could head into summer with an empty bin, and the small amount of bagged material I have left. That would be a first.
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