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4” of snow :wtf: :BangHead: Gas tank still needs to be painted, i did get fittings loose and pump pulled out. 1/2 a win. And plow truck is in shop thawing out. And stupid me, found a itty bitty mini excavator on marketplace. Going to pick it up sunday if no one beats me to it.

Its almost a blizzard outside. Fetched the gas tank, now waiting for it to warm up a bit. Then get fittings off and pull pump out. Then upside down and prep/paint bottom of tank. As soon as i was old enough i mowed and raked the yard. Grass clippings went into compost. Then over to granny’s...

It does. But that doesent seem to matter. They douse our bridge here, has to cause an issue. I know there were holes rusted through the support webs that i would fit through, they rebuilt it abot 8 years ago.

Salted sand, dumped on centerline of highway. Really bad. The purpose of salt is to break the bond of ice to road surface so it can be cleared off the roads. But they leave it. In real cold weather with blowing snow, salt causes snow to stick to roadway. Then it creates a real hazard.

All boils down to who has to pay the bill at the end. A decent set of studless winter tires will get you through most driving conditions. Citys don’t care about the cars. I have been watching South Main Auto, on youtube and its crazy how bad cars can get in less than 10 years. In new york...

That’s cold. With the wind chill here its -30°c

Morning! -20° and maybe snow today. Will be working on gas tank for the plow truck. Just prepping it to install. Being a used tank, who knows whats inside.

I think a diesel heater may run cheaper. At least here. $12 for pellets vs maybe a gallon of diesel.15 litres of diesel is $23.

Real cold tonight, -21°c. Pellet stove is keeping up, burning more pellets though. Glad i built the hopper extension, i’d be filling it 2x a day otherwise. Didnt realize it when i bought it, i would have bought a less fancy one to get the 120 lb capacity.

Yup, can peddle his asses all over the place..

Farmer near town was blowing snow with pto in 1000 rpm instead of 540. Put that snow right back in the clouds where it came from. Quite impressive.

Made it to shop, fire is going, diesel heater is ripping, i think i could cook a chicken with that thing. Right side wheels off, treated some surface rust, waiting to paint it.

Sitting outside when its quiet at night i hear the ice “drumming” sometimes it makes eerie sounds like chirping. Other times it goes boom when the ice gets thicker.

Morning! 0°f. Thats cold enough. Throw in a little wind and it really feels like fuk that outside. Car club xmas dinner last night. First time having it at the legion hall. Great caterer makes it worth $30 per person. Record turnout,52 people. Good time was had by all. today i trudge the 300...

Fixed! Left it wide open,Buddy!