Well here is what I tell my newbie's when I give up my truck to use the tractor: Always stop in a position to go forward. If you get out of your truck for any reason while plowing go forward when you resume if possible.
The back story is this. When I plow a lot I kind of memorize where everything is by looking and taking note where poles, signs and obstructions and hazards are. That is how I can plow fast, and make money. The only two issues I've had in a dozen yrs is after geting out of the cab to shovel a bit or check the salt hopper and then getting in and throwing her in reverse. Even though I looked in my mirrors, both times there was a pole within 2 ft of my rear bumper. Once a sign post which cost me a week to rehab in my wood shop and rehang, and another light pole concrete pillar which still sits about 5 degrees off but bent my cheap paper thin chevy bumper enough to cave in my rear quarter panel.. Food for thought. Go forward when your out of rhythm and are not sure exactly what is behind. That's all I've got.
Every body weighed In and great advise, from Men I noticed, Ha HA! My question is to all you Old pro's does any body besides me use heated wipers? The reason I am bringing it up is for a beginner its all great free advise.
Hello my name is Ben 2001 Dodge RAM 2500, 8 foot Boss plow/Sno-way Sander -Cummins
2000 Dodge RAM 2500, 8 foot Boss Plow/Curtis Sander- 8.0L V10
1997 Chevy 3500, 8 foot Boss Plow/Sno-way Sander, 454 Big Block
You did it with your Dodge comment.Shades of Al Bundy.
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2006 3500 Chevy Dmax/Ally EC pickup with Boss 9-2 V plow---1500 Salt Dogg salter
2002 7500 Chevy dump---Cat 3126
410G Deere TLB
450D Deere dozer
440 Deere track loader
SKULLFINDER---Claim to fame---found the skull to the Hyde Park mastodon in 2000---youngest mastodon found on the planet---on display now at the Museum of the Earth up in Ithaca,NY
Every body weighed In and great advise, from Men I noticed, Ha HA! My question is to all you Old pro's does any body besides me use heated wipers? The reason I am bringing it up is for a beginner its all great free advise.
http://www.wipershaker.com/
they bounce the wipers off the windshield to knock ice or packed snow loose.
they are big in Canada with the government plowers and over the road truckers.
She learned that when you admit to being female on a macho testosterone-laden forum, you don't get a good ratio of constructive posts.
Actually, compared to a truck forum I used to frequent,I found this thread (even before it was cleaned up) to be pleasantly gentle, very little leg-humping or BS. I was surprised to see it get cleaned up, even though I didn't participate in the mildly inappropriate stuff and didn't have any of my posts deleted.
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Past: 8.5' Diamond on 12' stake body dump 15,000lb upgraded F350, for state highways...and lack of experience.
Present: Snowbear on 2002 GMC 1500 and ancient Ariens, for personal use only.
and I think we can move on from this intro
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