My L3301 outlasted me!!!

[MapleLeafFarmer]

well after 2 1/4 hrs of blowing snow in the open station L3301 earlier today I had to call it quits .... tractor was raring to go all night ..... me not so much. Finally have to admit can't do it anymore.

if this keeps up going to have to break out the heated cab and buy it its own blower. Dam. Never thought I would break down and admit blowing snow in open station is no longer in the cards for me. Getting old sucks.

 

[jimh406]

That’s nasty weather. I usually use my Polaris Ranger for plowing when it’s really cold, but it has a soft cab.

Maybe you could buy a bunch of battery powered clothes.

 

[Yooper]

I’m right there with you buddy! Went to a plow on the pickup truck years ago and never looked back.

 

[mcmxi]

well after 2 1/4 hrs of blowing snow in the open station L3301 earlier today I had to call it quits .... tractor was raring to go all night ..... me not so much. Finally have to admit can't do it anymore.

if this keeps up going to have to break out the heated cab and buy it its own blower. Dam. Never thought I would break down and admit blowing snow in open station is no longer in the cards for me. Getting old sucks.

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It was the awful amount of dust while mowing that got me to upgrade from open station to cabbed tractors, but there is no question that blowing and pushing snow while in a warm cab turned what was once a necessary chore into a real pleasure. When you have to move snow regardless of the conditions, and often with snow you don't get to choose when that is, a cab makes the entire experience immune to wind, blowing snow, or sub zero temperatures.

I look forward to moving snow these days in a way that I never did with the BX and first MX.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

Maybe you could buy a bunch of battery powered clothes.

or grand kids.... lots and lots of grand kids (haha)

its just moving snow in winter with an open station machine has always been one of my most favourite tractor chores i do. I remember being able to go all day. Frost on the eyebrows, nose running, fingers tingling, toes a jiggling in the boots..... for me the most wonderful time of the year versus dusty field work, black fly infested bush work, sore back wrenching work under the bonnets, etc...

 

[Bearcatrp]

That’s a bit too cold to be plowing snow. But if you have to, do it in small sections and go in the house to warm up in between the sections. I would love a cab but not in the cards. Need a cheap one that goes on and off quick. Can’t leave my ROPS up to get in the garage.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Getting old sucks.

It sure beats the "alternative" though!

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I’m right there with you buddy! Went to a plow on the pickup truck years ago and never looked back.

+1 on this......

 

[Poohbear]

What’s a snowblower ?

 

[number two]

It's OK to surrender to modern stuff,if you can afford it!
Good Luck!

 

[ctfjr]

I’m right there with you buddy! Went to a plow on the pickup truck years ago and never looked back.

I used to plow with an F350. Kind of enjoyed getting up at 2 and plow for 2 to 3 hours. The best part was going to the coffee shop at 5:30 or 6 with all the 'real men', having 2-3 cups of coffee and bs'ing. Nah don't miss it at all for 2 reasons.

Who wants to get up at 2? The blower on the tractor did a much better job at my house and commercial property. In snowy winters the plow would make the parking lot smaller in a hurry. At the house the snow mountain would slowly creep back the driveway and eventually block one of the garages.

That said you won't find me on the tractor blowing snow at 10deg F or lower.

 

[AndyM]

I remember getting a certificate from the local paper MANY years ago - "I Survived!" - went 28 days where it never got above minus 30 IIRC. Edmonton, many things to love but...

No doubt why I am where I am.

 

[John D 2]

I used to be a long distance motorcycle rider. To deal with the colder months I had heated gear. My jacket liner, gloves, and pants liner were wired for heat. In 30 degree weather, running down the interstate, I was toasty warm. People thought I was crazy.

Just wire it into the battery, plug it in and set your adjustment for how much heat you want.

 

[William1]

My mom told me when I was young. You need people to do it for you.... Then it's easy.

 

[amschind]

I have never seen a snow blower in person. I have never thought to myself, "Self, let's go experience snow blowers." Minnesota is absolutely gorgeous......in August.

 

[jimh406]

Minnesota is absolutely gorgeous......in August.

It's pretty nice, but those state birds of theirs bite too much. Well, some people call them biting flies and mosquitoes.

 

[amschind]

It's pretty nice, but those state birds of theirs bite too much. Well, some people call them biting flies and mosquitoes.

I had no idea. Those stupid biting flies will actually take a hunk of flesh out of you!

 

[AndyM]

I remember trying to walk down to a lake in the Fox Creek area of Alberta with my GSD. When what we called Horse Flies arrived we had to leave - they drew blood from both of us.