Great little plow truck

[Snow Army]

Such cute little plow trucks you all have.

That's cheating ? if you brought that think to one of my site you would take the house with the snow.

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[RudeJeepin]

That's cheating ? if you brought that think to one of my site you would take the house with the snow.

That delicate little thing could pluck the snow right off the top of your Gladiator. Now if I twitched at the wrong time, let's just say it would be bad.
I plow snow all winter long in various pieces of equipment, as well as 10 yard dump trucks (think dual drive axle dump trucks). Once in a blue moon I'll use a 1 ton pickup if it's just a skiff.
Then I come home and shovel my driveway, yes that's right, I shovel mine with an actual, honest to goodness shovel.?‍

 

[Snow Army]

That delicate little thing could pluck the snow right off the top of your Gladiator. Now if I twitched at the wrong time, let's just say it would be bad.
I plow snow all winter long in various pieces of equipment, as well as 10 yard dump trucks (think dual drive axle dump trucks). Once in a blue moon I'll use a 1 ton pickup if it's just a skiff.
Then I come home and shovel my driveway, yes that's right, I shovel mine with an actual, honest to goodness shovel.?‍

When your sitting in a plowing rig from midnight till 6 to 7 that evening it feels great to get out and shovel and stretch your back.

 

[RudeJeepin]

When your sitting in a plowing rig from midnight till 6 to 7 that evening it feels great to get out and shovel and stretch your back.

6pm to 6am is a typical plowing night for me. But ya, your right, it's nice to get out and stretch.

Honestly, I've looked at plows for my Gladiator or my SxS even. But decided we just don't have enough driveway to make it worth while. And I definitely don't want to try to make 'money' on the side.
Maybe in a few years when I get old.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

as well as 10 yard dump trucks (think dual drive axle dump trucks).

Around here we call 'em twin screw trucks - both rear axles drive.
My neighbor is a retired county worker and LOVED snowy winters as he could rack up the OT and take much of the summer off. They did much of their own maintenance, mounting and dismounting plows, replacing wear parts and so on. I bet you and he could talk hours on the topic.

 

[Snow Army]

6pm to 6am is a typical plowing night for me. But ya, your right, it's nice to get out and stretch.

Honestly, I've looked at plows for my Gladiator or my SxS even. But decided we just don't have enough driveway to make it worth while. And I definitely don't want to try to make 'money' on the side.
Maybe in a few years when I get old.

Ya it's a tricky game to get into I have about 25 driveways to do in the day and 11 commercial buildings at night. I also do work for a lot of these customers in the summer.

 

[RudeJeepin]

Around here we call 'em twin screw trucks - both rear axles drive.
My neighbor is a retired county worker and LOVED snowy winters as he could rack up the OT and take much of the summer off. They did much of their own maintenance, mounting and dismounting plows, replacing wear parts and so on. I bet you and he could talk hours on the topic.

We have shop guys to do the heavy lifting. As stated above I work nights during the winter season so I do my share of wrenching on minor stuff. I was previously the head mechanic for a school bus co-op for 16 years. Then wrenched for the county road department for a few years. 3 years ago I transfered to the road maintenance side.
Helped my dad do a tune-up on our 69 CJ5 with an oddfire Buick 231 when I was 8. Been turning wrenches ever since, on my own stuff and for friends and family. Even been known to help out at a buddy's shop on occasion. I'm getting close to 50, so plenty of experience wrenching.
Now I'm enjoying running equipment and driving dump truck. Like my wife says, I'm living every young boys dream, I get to play with big toys all day long and I get paid to do it.

 

[RudeJeepin]

Ya it's a tricky game to get into I have about 25 driveways to do in the day and 11 commercial buildings at night. I also do work for a lot of these customers in the summer.

Ya, that would be the problem. Last time I borrowed my buddy's tractor to push snow berms on the sides of our driveway back, my wife got several phone calls wanting me to do their driveways.
We both had to stop answering our phones for a couple hours so I could get the few done I said yes to and not be out all day. Needed to get some sleep during the day so I could plow all night at work.
I prefer to do other things, than what I do all day everyday for side money for stupid things. I usually play handy man for a local real estate broker friend of ours. I did home construction for 7 years back in my twenties. I still do enough to keep my skills up and to try and stay up with current regulations.

I have threatened to buy a plow for the SxS and hire out my son. But he's 21 now and I don't think he will do what I tell him to anymore. Atleast not without good cause, and I don't think me wanting to make money off of him would be a good enough reason for him. Dang selfish kids now a days anyways. ?

 

[Snow Army]

Out with the old in with the new

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