Discuss non-crawler related issues here (keep it sane, please)
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gus
- 2010 crawler

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by gus » Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:14 pm
We finally got enough snow to go play in it. We had 4" and it added another 6" last night. I had cleared the drive but used the 420 today to go down to dirt and widen the path.
Sorry, I can't drive and photo at the same time.... this is what snow looks like for those in need.... white Christmas this year !!
Dog loved it !!

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Stan Disbrow
- 350 crawler

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by Stan Disbrow » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:35 pm
Hi,
Nope. No snow. 75 degrees. Rained 9" over the past three days. The Cape Fear floods at 14'. Was at 18' mid morning. Fishing cabin and party pavilion under water. Is receding some now.
I would need a wide pad 350 to wander thru the woods that aren't under water.....
Stan
There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Crawler!
Useta Have: '58 JD 420c 5-roller w/62 inside blade
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Scottyb
- 2010 crawler

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by Scottyb » Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:08 pm
I'm jealous, just enough here to call it a white Christmas however we have family visiting from a warmer climate and they were really hoping to do some sledding. We need more for that. Have a merry white Christmas!
450`s c-dozer 6 way, b-loader.
350`s c-loader + ripper, b-loader with winch arch. B-loader with dozer pads
backhoe attachment.
1010 loader with forks for round bales
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cowboy4996
- 430 crawler

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by cowboy4996 » Fri Dec 25, 2015 12:45 am
We have had just enough snow to cover the ground and keep things white. Keeps spitting a little each night...just enough to keep it that way.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
JD MC JD H JD L JD hit and miss engines
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LeonardL
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by LeonardL » Fri Dec 25, 2015 8:36 am
Merry Christmas! No snow here. Sunny and warm. Rain moving in again this weekend with flooding again I'm sure. A lady had a picture of a "Mud Snow Man" in the paper last week. Odd for us, it's usually cold and snowy this time of year.
Your dog looks happy and we enjoyed the pictures. Snow is a pain in the neck but is nearly always beautiful and fun for the kids and dogs. Merry Christmas! >>> Leonard
40 plus years working on JD 350s, 400Gs, 450s and other equipment both Ag and Construction.
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Paul Buhler
- 350 crawler

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by Paul Buhler » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:42 am
Merry Christmas from an almost snowless Killington. Cold temps and possible snow coming soon.
http://killington.roundshot.com/peaklodge/
Edit: the webcam is live, so the once barren mountain is finally white; just not as much as usual on 1/9/16.
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Paul Buhler on Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:35 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
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Lavoy
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by Lavoy » Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:02 am
Barely enough here to snowmobile, almost as bad as last winter. Going to pull the great nieces and nephews around the yard some today, but that is about it. Quit hogging all the snow, send me a foot or so. We need one good blizzard so they can at least start grooming.
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
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oldtanker
- 440 crawler

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by oldtanker » Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:27 pm
Lavoy wrote:Barely enough here to snowmobile, almost as bad as last winter. Going to pull the great nieces and nephews around the yard some today, but that is about it. Quit hogging all the snow, send me a foot or so. We need one good blizzard so they can at least start grooming.
Lavoy
Heck I'm 90 miles from you and you have more snow than we do.
Really could use some though. Spring ain't looking too promising without it.
Rick
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Lavoy
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by Lavoy » Mon Jan 11, 2016 10:45 am
Last week we got about 4", less than 10 miles away they got 6", and 20 miles north they got 18", go figure. Been kind of a tough sledding winter, and the one day we did go out, sled broke down.
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
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oldmetalmender
- 1010 crawler

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by oldmetalmender » Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:44 pm
We have had 3 feet so far. It has melted down to a little less than 2 now. I am about 30 or so miles from the Canadian border here. It is snowing right now and I'm betting on another good blast or two by late Feb. I was warned by all the locals when we moved here that we were moving into a "snow zone" . My wife and I love it here. One year they had 11 feet here. I hope that does not happen for a while. At least till after I get some work done on the crawler. And time to gas up the snow shoes...

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Tigerhaze
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by Tigerhaze » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:23 pm
Oldmetaltender- it certainly has been a atypical winter for sure in your area. I work on projects in the Libby valley (in Montana, just east of where you describe) and there has been so little snow that my co-worker wasted his money on a ski lift pass. They have mostly gotten rain instead.
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oldmetalmender
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by oldmetalmender » Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:24 pm
Well to top it all off, we got a good 7-8 inches of snow last night and about 10 am it turned to rain. I had to spend the morning in town. Got home and plowed, (with a quad) shoveled, and used the snow blower till dark. I am seriously tired.
I just sold a western plow. It was too heavy and I am definitely getting a lighter one as that much time moving snow is ridiculous. I did not get too work in the shop today. Bring a truck, I'll load all you guys up with some surplus snow.

1969 JD 400 backhoe
1975 JD 450C crawler SOLD to a neighbor
Beloved wife Elizabeth Ann Temple murdered by covid on October 19th 2021
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pop pop
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by pop pop » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:14 am
sort of funny to hear you offering truckloads of snow,,,
people truck it in here so that they can play in it, take pix, slop around in it.
has only snowed twice in 30+ years here.
just enough to make the ground white for an hour or two.
confuses the hell out of the lizzerds.
440icd/602/8a,,440icd/831/ripper,,440icd/831/3pt.,misc. 440 parts, i have 5 of these now, but i can stop anytime

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Paul Buhler
- 350 crawler

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by Paul Buhler » Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:14 pm
Mother Nature's not been too kind this winter, so... we make our own snow. I'm helping to re-position a fan gun on one of the slopes that I've been grooming.

Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
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Stan Disbrow
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by Stan Disbrow » Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:00 pm
Hi,
What is this 'snow' you speak of??
60 deg here (58 at the County Airport) and sunny here today.
Gonna get some more rain here tomorrow, but is a nice day for putting my old 420c back together. Had to rebuild the starter. It finally gave out.....
Stan
There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Crawler!
Useta Have: '58 JD 420c 5-roller w/62 inside blade
Useta Have: '78 JD350C w/6310 outside blade
Useta Have: '68 JD350, '51 Terratrac GT-25
Have: 1950 M, 2005 x495, 2008 5103 (5045D), 2025 3025E
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