[davinci]

I live on a long private lane in Maryland where we get nothing like what you will get. Occasional 36" snows, generally 6-10", total of 40" a year. Used to use a Ford 25hp compact diesel 1715 with rear blade, and 60" woods blower as back up for bigger snows. On unpaved roads rocks cause shear bolt to break, and nothing like changing them in cold weather with wind, wet, and dark. Freezing cold without cab. Our lane is longer at about 3000' Generally in easy snow with tractor, takes 2+ hours to get clear, 3x that with blower as drives backward at 0.5mph to get PTO speed right. 4 years ago I bought a used Fisher HD 8' for our 1500 Chevy. Night and day difference. Warm, a radio, and power to push. Just bought a used 3/4 ton, working on moving stuff over. Won't touch anything like pictured. My two cents from doing this for 30 years. Get something real, and a place to be warm. Or pay someone. Comes with wanting to live there

 

[Mark Oomkes]

Here's a hunk of iron that is used on PEI...

 

[DeVries]

I've got an rtv for sale. Bit of a drive for ya though.

 

[Mr.Markus]

Is that the sweeper you dislike? On a 900
....lol missing the 9 is funny.

 

[DeVries]

It's an 1100. Well I fixed the slow sweep problem. The hydro motor on the side of the sweeper needed to be rebuilt. Works like a charm now.

 

[shogdog]

I bought a 1985 Dodge W350 360 with a Meyer plow a few years ago for similar reasons. 1000 ft gravel driveway, 80-110" snow annually. Required some work on the truck (heater blower motor, wiper motor ground, power window motor, alternator, washer fluid reservoir, belts, plow lights and ground wires, etc, etc), but the plow had recently been rebuilt. Price was less than $4k when purchased, but with repairs slightly over that mark. Has been able to keep up with the snow for the last two seasons. I typically get out there when snow is 6-8" and plow as the snow progresses, instead of waiting until the storm is over and snowfall totals are much greater.

 

[buttaluv]

and you got a decent wood hauler! If you need to haul wood….

 

[shogdog]

and you got a decent wood hauler! If you need to haul wood….

Yes, it's a hauling beast. I also have a '63 Dodge w200 crewcab (US Forest Service truck), but that's just for show ;-)

 

[BUFF]

I also have a '63 Dodge w200 crewcab (US Forest Service truck), but that's just for show ;-)

Well.... We're waiting for pics.....

 

[shogdog]

Well.... We're waiting for pics.....

 

[shogdog]

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[shogdog]

 

[cwren2472]

I can see that someone is going to fit right in here

 

[Mark Oomkes]

I can see that someone is going to fit right in here

You say that like it's a bad thing...

 

[cwren2472]

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Absolutely not

 

[BUFF]

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Thanks for sharing the eye candy....
With you being fairly new to the site you may not have found the thread for Mans Best Friend https://www.plowsite.com/threads/mans-best-friend.174993/page-340#post-2676337
I will say don't be surprised when you see pics of mutts dressed up for holidays, etc.....Some guys apparently find pleasure in humiliating their mutts....

 

[cwren2472]

Some guys apparently find pleasure in humiliating their mutts....

Guess you could call those people "bullies"

 

[Mark Oomkes]

Some more fotos from PEI...might want to make the OP rethink his options.

 

[Mark Oomkes]

Anudder Juan from 2015 PEI...

 

[BUFF]

Anudder Juan from 2015 PEI...

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Should have pre-treated and plowed with the storm.