CC 100 in metro KC

[tkhoffman]

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I guess KC got a hunk of that passing white stuff. Haha, i was looking for your weather... there are 6 States with a town of Kansas and 4 States with a Kansas City. So, i didnt know where to start.
Is this the first snow since you got the cub in '22?

 

[-CӞ]

I guess KC got a hunk of that passing white stuff. Haha, i was looking for your weather... there are 6 States with a town of Kansas and 4 States with a Kansas City. So, i didnt know where to start.
Is this the first snow since you got the cub in '22?

i live in a suburb of (the) greater Kansas City (KS/MO) metro. the KC metro received about a quarter inch of glassy ice, followed by (+/-) a foot of snow.

without weights & chains, the old Cub would have gone nowhere!

in recent years, we get one or two snows annually that warrant the tractor blade. most of our snowfalls don’t.
10+ inch snows have become very uncommon here. heck, 5+!

blading snow like this, with my model 100, really really makes me lust for a hydro with hydraulic lift. i’m often watching for the right 782 (or similar derivative) to come along . . .

interesting there are so many instances of the place-name Kansas. and i didn’t know there were any other instances of Kansas City beyond KC KS and KC MO. maybe they also like the KC Chiefs(?).

stay warm & well, neighbors!
-C3

 

[dschwandt]

Looks like you got it all cleaned up pretty good!
What are the road conditions down that way?
Les will be headed down towards Chanute today or tomorrow.

 

[-CӞ]

a south-facing driveway is a true blessing, sunshine dries it off quickly.

i haven’t been out of the immediate neighborhood since Saturday, so i’m not sure about i35 nor the state highways.

an uncle reported yesterday that many roads between Emporia & KC were closed (yesterday). and i do know that the ice storm reached as far south as Wichita.

safe travels to Chanute!

 

[PACub100]

blading snow like this, with my model 100, really really makes me lust for a hydro with hydraulic lift. i’m often watching for the right 782 (or similar derivative) to come along . . .

Exactly why I got a 1450. The hydrostat and hydraulic lift is just fantastic.
Felt the same with my 100 - wouldn't be so bad if there was some length to my driveway, but 30 seconds and then you're lifting, turning around, putting down the blade, driving back up for 30 seconds, do it all over again...gets old. Plus, really makes it rough with a snowblower if you don't have a creeper...spent more time working the clutch then blowing snow.

 

[dgeary]

Just make the Inside, Sidechains are tight. If you dontvtake up as much as you can, they will want to ride over as they are trying to do on that left rear.
These small tires are tough to put chains on. On my Cub, i took the tires off to chain them. Tires off and almost totally deflated during install. On my larger tractor, i drive them on. Never tried it on this little tires. See link below, hes not the best at it but you'll get the idea
Larger tires....so much easier.

We would just jack up one side of the tractor at a time, catch the chains on the tire lugs and roll the wheel around. Having the tire off the ground made it easier to connect the ends. Once the ends are connected, you could then finagle the chains to get all the slack out. We'd usually have to make a couple of adjustments.
And yes, we had tried other methods like the one in the video as well as driving over the chains. We had three different tractors that we put chains on, 30-150 hp, two with loaders and the big one with a blower. Driveway was a half mile long and we had to make sure the milk truck could get in and out. Digger would know what MN winters can be like.