The Garage Thread: Tractors and UTVs

[x10003q]

Most women in the dacks I know know how to plow.

That may be true, but we are talking about somebody moving to the mountains from the flatlands who has never needed to operate a plow.

 

[x10003q]

Fact is if you live up here and want to move on your own schedule you plow. Most plow guys are plowing seasonal residents they know when then driveway has to be done, I you live here and want priority you PAY! And most of the ones I know are plowing upwards of 60 and even more driveways a storm.

Tractors and the their implements and fuel and repairs and the space they take up are not free. Your time is not free, either. You pay one way or another.

 

[Brownski]

I predict that Harv will keep his current plow guy and end up using a side by side with a blower attachment to get himself out on storm days. If it was me I would seek out a used 4x4 1/2 ton reg cab with a 6 ft bed and put a small plow on it.

 

[BRLKED]

Tractors and the their implements and fuel and repairs and the space they take up are not free. Your time is not free, either. You pay one way or another.

Its the convenience of being able to move when you want to move. I must admit in my case I live on a once farm with a 50 acre wood lot so there was a need for a tractor.

 

[Tjf1967]

That may be true, but we are talking about somebody moving to the mountains from the flatlands who has never needed to operate a plow.

Wanna get your wife to clear the snow? Get a nice piece of equipment with a heated cab and a snowblower on it. It's fun thing to do in a blizzard.

 

[Country Gun]

I'm set on the 28x36. I flagged it after skiing yesterday. If that one spot doesn't end up with a tractor in it, I'm sure I'll find SOME use for the space.

This exists, it's the bottom of the old driveway:

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Quite likely this will get used by both of us on certain days regardless of what the final snow removal solution is. I'm hoping that Zelda's work will be flexible enough to WFH on days when driving in the weather is an issue.

I'm set on the 28x36. I flagged it after skiing yesterday. If that one spot doesn't end up with a tractor in it, I'm sure I'll find SOME use for the space.

The attic/loft in the garage is going to be key since we downsized the house.

Build that Garage a little bigger , if you can. Need a spot for a boat , with all those lakes and ponds around.
Every homeowner ,living in a remote setting with land , needs a tractor. Firewood , farming plowing, brush hogging and maybe even a hay ride for some family at Thanksgiving.
Take it from me , you can never have even Garage space or Play toys!

 

[Harvey]

Fact is if you live up here and want to move on your own schedule you plow. Most plow guys are plowing seasonal residents they know when then driveway has to be done, I you live here and want priority you PAY! And most of the ones I know are plowing upwards of 60 and even more driveways a storm.

This is true. Currently I "stay in touch" with my guy now. If I'm not coming, he can move me to the back of the list. I'm a good drive from his place, understandably my natural priority wouldn't be first. Sometimes I beat him there and park at the bottom. With a more gradual driveway, AWD and real tires, I should be getting up more often.

That first year, with the UTV and plow man, we'll see what happens. I feel like that extra parking spot at the bottom is my fail safe for pow days.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Build that Garage a little bigger , if you can. Need a spot for a boat , with all those lakes and ponds around.
Every homeowner ,living in a remote setting with land , needs a tractor. Firewood , farming plowing, brush hogging and maybe even a hay ride for some family at Thanksgiving.
Take it from me , you can never have even Garage space or Play toys!

Yep
I'm currently packing bearings in my skid.

 

[Tjf1967]

I just took everything out of the garage. Epoxied the floor, painted the walls and am in the process of putting it back together in an organized manner.

 

[MC2]

In your situation, if I wanted to plow my own driveway (I wouldn't), I would have no problem driving to Gore with a plow on the front. .

Bonus on this one is you can plow people (me) out of their Gore parking spaces on those days where it snows all day.