WA Snow

[coopers]

So I went over to the east side of the mountain for the weekend. I try to get over there every year because I'm a snow freak and get dissapointed when we get our little 1 inch dusty here on the west side. However, I was in for a treat as we have had A LOT of snow dump on us. The west side never gets as much snow as we've had this year. We've had 3 winter weather advisory's go out (one issued about 10 minutes ago) in the past couple weeks. Very unusual for us. At any rate, I still went over to the east side. This railroad town is called Leavenworth. It's a neat town and I love it. Scag is staying in this town while he works on the mountain. I missed him unfortunately due to difference in schedule.

Here's a few pics. While driving through the mountains, it was very windy. The night before, they had 90mph gust in some spots, but most of the places only got 70mph gusts (on top of the snow flying). My favorite are of the 580C. Beautiful machine. I was jealous. I wanted to get on it and my girlfriend just rolled her eyes.

[coopers]

...more pictures. The picture of the "water" is actually a river. That area in the river slows down quite a bit and is just one big deep mini lake. It had frozen over. When I drove back today, that little piece of unfrozen water was frozen.

[coopers]

The last pic was looking at the very beginning of Leavenworth. The road just spits you out right there in the town. The city looks small, but if you look at it from a map perspective, there's quite a bit of roads cutting through the forest. LOVE IT!

Sorry for the blurry night shots. The camera is old and the night function sucks.

There was a bobcat with a blower clearing our parking lot in the morning...throwing crap at the windows! :nono: Then an ugly Cat backhoe drove through to insult me...and then I drove into town and saw this beauty working.

Later that night, I saw a bobcat mtl driving down the road with a freakin' huge bucket (like the one on one of these threads not too long ago) and I saw a brand new new holland 35 hp tractor working, and a snow covered cabbed 580C extendahoe.

[coopers]

...and some more. This is the first time I've seen this so I'm just making an educated guess...but the engine area all wrapped up is to help keep it warmer and start easier? It was 14 for the high.

KSSS, are these storms hitting you after us? Because holy crap, you should be making some $$. What method are you using to clear snow until your blower arrives?

[Tigerotor77W]

As if the PNW wasn't beautiful enough... now y'all done robbed the snow, too!

Although I did hear about the bus incident on Thomas and I-5... whew; glad everyone was all right.

[coopers]

As if the PNW wasn't beautiful enough... now y'all done robbed the snow, too!

Although I did hear about the bus incident on Thomas and I-5... whew; glad everyone was all right.

Haha...yeah this state is beautiful. I love the how different everything is.

Those bus drivers were idiots! They are notorious for their horrible driving habits on the freeways...blowing by 10 plus over the speed limit. They'd have a very bad day if I stopped them.

[bobcat_ron]

The cold Artic wind we were getting pounded with has kept that weather system on top of you guys in Washington, Crackcouver has about 12" so far, I only have 3" here.

[stuvecorp]

Cool pictures, I like all the lights in town.

[Gravel Rat]

I hate the snow I wish it would warm up so it will go away. Maybe by saturday it will start raining and wash all the white crap away.

The biggest problem the side roads are not plowed properly and even a 4x4s are having a tough time to get around. With 3000lbs of weight over the drive tires on my truck spin like there is nothing on the truck.

I had 8 days holidays and pretty much stuck at home because the roads are impassable. Should have bought a 4x4 F-450 but its not worth the extra expenses just for 2 weeks worth of winter we usually get here in B.C. .

Should have bought chains but I didn't think I was going to need them this year the farmers almanac said wet and rainy winter :laugh:

Global warming my azz this is turning into the same snow fall we seen in 96.

[AmsoilPower]

Those are some pretty scenic pics. I wish we had a little of that around here.

[ksss]

I have spent the last two days and nights in the 465. I had to quite early tonight (0100 hours)so I can drive to Billings in the morning. My blower ships on Monday. Sounds like there is a lot more snow coming. It may be white but looks mighty green ($$) to me.

[bobcat_ron]

Oh now we have gone and cursed ourselves:
You know it's bad when you can't see your feet:
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This was 8am, and the plows only have 1 lane open now:
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May God have mercy on us all. :cry:

[Junior M]

How much snow is that on the trailer Ronnie? I am guessin like 18in! I hate snow and ice, Dad got the okay to drive to Ohio, now we're waiting to see what the freakn weather is goin to do.. Freakn ice sucks!

[Lazer_Z]

You guys can keep that crap, Jersey drivers can't drive in the damn rain let alone ice and snow. I swear people around here forget how the hell to drive when we get just a few flurries.

[bobcat_ron]

We are getting an inch of snow every hour, total s 13" now, I am getting my R/C snow cat fired up now, cabin fever sucks.

[stuvecorp]

I'd pay to see Ron making snow angels, not sure how much but something.:)

[bobcat_ron]

I'd pay to see Ron making snow angels, not sure how much but something.:)

No thanks, I did write my name in the snow this morning while filling up my Kitty Cat, the sound of diesel running into the tank always make me pee.

[DUSTYCEDAR]

pics of the cat commmmmon

[Junior M]

pics of the cat commmmmon
Pics of the Kitty moving snow and the snow cat in the snow!

Ron, I like how you wrote "Ford Rules" on the bottom left hand corner of your bed..

[ccstrebe]

I'd pay to see Ron making snow angels, not sure how much but something.:)

I'm in. Break out the camera Ron.

[Junior M]

That would be pretty comical Ron making snow angels! :laugh: I wonder if he could do it on the hitachi? hmm..

[DUSTYCEDAR]

he is in his happy place

[stuvecorp]

I'm in. Break out the camera Ron.

As long as we use US money. We get more value for the money, right?:)

[Construct'O]

We are getting an inch of snow every hour, total s 13" now, I am getting my R/C snow cat fired up now, cabin fever sucks.

You got to love it when you forcast the weather for the winter,didn't you and GR say warmer and wet:confused:

Your half right it's wet ,but just in the white form:).Have fun!:usflag:

[minimax]

I have been plowing snow all week and have had about no sleep.I have put 130 hours on the tractor plowing snow in 8 days:dizzy::dizzy:
But I have made more money in the last 8 days that I normally make in the month of the December:):):).Scag I plowed out your parents house for some of there friends too.

minimax

[Gravel Rat]

The snow is starting to melt where I'am :drinkup:

Had to go to work today it was a little slippery but the most trouble was getting out of the driveway slid into the snow berm not fun at 4:30 am :wall

[bobcat_ron]

18" here and another 4" before it turns into rain, good riddance.

[jameson]

You know there's something terribly topsy-turvy when winter driving conditions in the greater Seattle-Metro area resemble those in our own little slice of Bavaria, Leavenworth.

Enough with the snow already!

[coopers]

Ron, looks like you have some nice weather up there. I'm sad it's melting down here. But I kinda get tired of only driving 30 mph in my work cars...my truck it's no big deal, but vics and charges...nope.

Ron what model flatbed truck is that? You have any other pics?

Minimax, I can't imagine how busy you are. You guys got HAMMERED up there! You have just the tractor going up there? A lot of customers or is this a fluke temporary business for ya? I know some guys don't do this but it's hard to pass up the opportunity especially w/ all the snow we have.

[Gravel Rat]

Where is the mods to remove that persons post. We don't need a spammer here.

As for the snow for us in B.C. and the PWN we are not used to snow we are used to ducky weather splashing in the mud puddles.

This snow is very frustrating for people. West Coast snow really isn't light and fluffy its wet and heavy. It turns to ice if you spin your tires on it. It packs so hard it turns into a real miserable thing to drive on.

Think of it as your tires are coated with banana peals it provides very little traction.

With snow that is light and sticky tires grip it better because the snow is drier.

The only thing that helps is tire chains especially on a 2wd. A 4x4 even has troubles when the snow gets deep or its packed and turned to ice. Look at all these people with SUVs upside down in the ditch. We have 4wheel drive we can drive like a maniac. People with SUVs are about the worst.

Lets have a white christmas and on boxing day all the snow can melt away and life can go back to normal :drinkup:

[bobcat_ron]

Ron, looks like you have some nice weather up there. I'm sad it's melting down here. But I kinda get tired of only driving 30 mph in my work cars...my truck it's no big deal, but vics and charges...nope.

Ron what model flatbed truck is that? You have any other pics?



That's my trusty Ford F450, that 's the deck I pulled off the 1991 F450 my Dad gave to me, and that deck was built in 1987, all steel decking with my custom designed bulkhead and trailer hitch with safety chain eyes so strong, they work as tow hooks.

[Construct'O]

GR about time you got out of your dream world:) and into the real world!

You do live in Canada the land of igloo's and dog sled right:confused::laugh:

Merry Christmas:cool2::canadaflag:

[bobcat_ron]

I just looked outside, there's almost another 12" dumped on us over night, now we have 25".

[Construct'O]

I just looked outside, there's almost another 12" dumped on us over night, now we have 25".

What happened to that rain your was predicting:confused:

You know a lot about equipment,but????? as far as the weather goes:rolleyes:Well !!!!!!!!!:usflag:

[Dirtman2007]

I just looked outside, there's almost another 12" dumped on us over night, now we have 25".

I just looked outside and the thermometer said 60 degrees. I got rain instead of snow:cry:

Well merry christmas everyone! Back to work tomorrow Eh?

[bobcat_ron]

I just looked outside and the thermometer said 60 degrees. I got rain instead of snow:cry:

Well merry christmas everyone! Back to work tomorrow Eh?

Work?!?! What the hell is "work", I thought my sole purpose in life was to just sit around pondering this word called "work".

[Dirtman2007]

Work?!?! What the hell is "work", I thought my sole purpose in life was to just sit around pondering this word called "work".

Well.... good point. But most of the day we just sit on our rears and wiggle some joysticks... or in your case "Joystick":laugh::laugh:

You gonna plow some more snow with the kitty today?? My Takeuchi is going to make mud pies tomorrow:)

[Junior M]

I am goin to go shoot some reinde-- I mean deer day after tomorrow, in the nice a chilly Ohio, no "work" for me!

Dirtman, it rained last night here, and now its bout 65 out, I am wearin shorts and flip flops! :cool2:

Merry christmas yall! http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Holidays_and_Party/xmas-115.gif

[minimax]

We got about 4" more inchs last night.I have always plowed snow but I have never seen this much snow,some areas have more that 4 feet of snow from all week.The county was plowing some roads out with a deere 750j LPG dozer because the plow trucks could not get though.I put a ad in the phone book last year under slow plowing and have had to have a waiting list with as much a 60 people on it a once:dizzy:.I will be out plowing all day today:waving:

minimax

[bobcat_ron]

Well.... good point. But most of the day we just sit on our rears and wiggle some joysticks... or in your case "Joystick":laugh::laugh:

You gonna plow some more snow with the kitty today?? My Takeuchi is going to make mud pies tomorrow:)

I sure did, I opened up the driveway, I even had to use the big bucket.
I'm starting to re-think my future truck purchase, maybe a bigger truck with a deck just long enough with some hinged aluminum ramps, plowing snow is really fun with my Kitty Cat!
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You can tell if I have my block heater plugged in, there's no snow on the rad cover, it fired right up!
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Somewhere there is a car under there, perhaps the VW Jetta?
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Even my trailer is buried:
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[stuvecorp]

That's some serious snow. You don't keep your Kitty inside Ron?

[Junior M]

Ron, what kinda bucket is that, what did it come off of? its funny looking..

[bobcat_ron]

That's some serious snow. You don't keep your Kitty inside Ron?

I wish I could, even a sea can would be nice, but then that's another thing people are going to bug me about, one step closer to having it in my bedroom so I can snuggle with it all night long.


Ron, what kinda bucket is that, what did it come off of? its funny looking..

That was a bucket my Dad had made up for the old 930 Mustang in 1990, 74" total width and it has some serious roll back, so you can carry bark mulch and manure with out spilling it, but the dumping angle SUCKS! I used it for pouring concrete and even digging and leveling soil with the T190, but it was never made with strong steel, so it actually pops off the quick attach from time to time on the Cat when I back drag, it's really bent and warped but it still does the job.

[stuvecorp]

Yea, Boogie Cat is back!

[bobcat_ron]

And he's gonna boogie woogie all night long.

[coopers]

mini max, I think a dozed would be useful all over this state right now! I am surprised more guys are't taking advantage I plowing. There are a ton of places that need to be plowed.

Ron,

I like that truck. Thinking of getting a f450 this spring and picking up a trailer. Want a flatbed so I can throw things on it like extra buckets and other crap.

[Junior M]

mini max, I think a dozed would be useful all over this state right now! I am surprised more guys are't taking advantage I plowing. There are a ton of places that need to be plowed.

Ron,

I like that truck. Thinking of getting a f450 this spring and picking up a trailer. Want a flatbed so I can throw things on it like extra buckets and other crap.
Coopers, do you own any equipment?

[stuvecorp]

I am waiting for Scag's snow pictures.

[coopers]

Coopers, do you own any equipment?

Negative. I am wanting to get a good flatbed truck and trailer for now...so I can haul my "mini" stuff that I rent and then I'd eventually like to pick up a mini excavator and build from there. I'm in no hurry but I would slowly like to pick up things here and there. I haven't focused on anything related to construction this year so 2009 is when I'd like to focus on it.

Stuvecorp,

Scag probably won't get photos to us anytime soon. He's super busy. He works, and then sleeps! haha, at least that what I know. :laugh:

[stuvecorp]

Negative. I am wanting to get a good flatbed truck and trailer for now...so I can haul my "mini" stuff that I rent and then I'd eventually like to pick up a mini excavator and build from there. I'm in no hurry but I would slowly like to pick up things here and there. I haven't focused on anything related to construction this year so 2009 is when I'd like to focus on it.

Stuvecorp,

Scag probably won't get photos to us anytime soon. He's super busy. He works, and then sleeps! haha, at least that what I know. :laugh:

Coopers, that is the best way to get tooled up. Just keep looking and watching and you will find some bargins.

I figured that Scag is busy, bet he is happy to be rolling.

[Scag48]

I have been plowing snow all week and have had about no sleep.I have put 130 hours on the tractor plowing snow in 8 days:dizzy::dizzy:
But I have made more money in the last 8 days that I normally make in the month of the December:):):).Scag I plowed out your parents house for some of there friends too.

minimax

Yeah I heard it was plowed since my parent's had a couple friends kickin it there for a few days, good to know the cash went to you. Haha.

We've been busy, business as usual up at the pass. We still need more snow to continue opening up the mountain, but the cats are running hard and heavy every night.

[Scag48]

coopers, what's funny is that I've seen all that iron rolling around. That Bobcat with a blower is a joke, the guy running it hasn't got it figured out. That 580C is an oldie but goodie. The Cat was a 420D I belive, I saw it rolling through a couple mornings ago as we came into Leavenworth in our van.

Leavenworth has been described to me by a buddy who lives there as Nazi Disneyland. I've yet to find a better description. Fake Bavaria works pretty well, too. The best part about the town is Oktoberfest, 3 weekends of tons of beer and quite attractive females running around in traditional Bavarian attire than can be somewhat revealing. :drinkup: The rest of the year, the place kinda sucks, but around the Christmas holidays is the best time of year to visit by far.

[coopers]

coopers, what's funny is that I've seen all that iron rolling around. That Bobcat with a blower is a joke, the guy running it hasn't got it figured out. That 580C is an oldie but goodie. The Cat was a 420D I belive, I saw it rolling through a couple mornings ago as we came into Leavenworth in our van.

Leavenworth has been described to me by a buddy who lives there as Nazi Disneyland. I've yet to find a better description. Fake Bavaria works pretty well, too. The best part about the town is Oktoberfest, 3 weekends of tons of beer and quite attractive females running around in traditional Bavarian attire than can be somewhat revealing. :drinkup: The rest of the year, the place kinda sucks, but around the Christmas holidays is the best time of year to visit by far.

Lol, yeah I was pretty annoyed with the bobcat dude blowing chunks of freakin' snow at my window! I drooled over that 580C. I'll get one eventually. :) That CAT backhoe is usually parked at the burger joint across from the Icicle Inn. Heidle Burger or whatever it's called.

I'd be so bored of Leavenworth if I had to live there! I saw pictures floating around of people all decked out for October fest. Unfortunately I only saw the guys in their short ass shorts. :(