Mahindra 4540

[thewoodlands]

I took the backhoe off the 4540 today, it's all set for the sander if we need it.

 

[heavy hammer]

I brought mine out the other day for a quick spin since it seems like it has been forever since I used it. I'm ready for some cold to freeze it up a little and start cutting into my log piles.

 

[thewoodlands]

I brought mine out the other day for a quick spin since it seems like it has been forever since I used it. I'm ready for some cold to freeze it up a little and start cutting into my log piles.

It's wet and sloppy here too, just the rhino on the trails will cause some damage once the snow goes.

 

[thewoodlands]

While I was scraping down the driveway with the 4540, I heard this big azz noise so I thought something was wrong with the tractor but it was a plane (F16 I think) that was treetop high, glad it was ours.

It looked like the attached picture.

 

[jatoxico]

Damn impressive when you see one in the wild.

 

[thewoodlands]

Damn impressive when you see one in the wild.

They've rattled the windows a few times but like I said, they're ours so no problem.

 

[thewoodlands]

We received another four inches of snow overnight on top of the three we received yesterday so I plowed three driveways.

 

[thewoodlands]

We might get 0.75 inches of rain at the beginning of next week so I pushed back some snow off the driveway and plowed some areas I never did yesterday.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's nice not having all the snow packed in at the corner of the driveway, this is one of the areas I cleared this summer & fall for snow storage.

 

[thewoodlands]

I used the 4540 today to move some old ashes in two garbage cans off the side of the driveway and then plowed that part so the driveway is wider.

I also moved the plow for the rhino inside the garage with the forks on the 4540, if for some reason I'm sick or gone then the wife can plow the driveway with that if she doesn't want to use the tractor.

 

[SpaceBus]

Do you guys already have persistent snow? All of ours melted and I don't think we will get too much from this current system.

 

[thewoodlands]

Do you guys already have persistent snow? All of ours melted and I don't think we will get too much from this current system.

We have about 4 inches of the white stuff on the ground and it's snowing again today. Late tomorrow sounds like a chitty day with some snow and 30-40 mph winds, the heaviest snow this year has been staying south of us.

Even though the snowmobile trails are open, we still don't have enough snow for a nice ride but people will be out on their sleds.

 

[SpaceBus]

We had two warm rainy weather systems within the last two weeks so all the snow melted here. I'm hoping today we get some nice snow and the ground freezes. I'm ready to skid some logs.

 

[heavy hammer]

Winter can't make up it's mind here either. We could see up to 6 inches of snow in the next day or so, but by Sat temps are in the 40's and warmer temps next week. I'm ready for things to freeze over.

 

[thewoodlands]

We had two warm rainy weather systems within the last two weeks so all the snow melted here. I'm hoping today we get some nice snow and the ground freezes. I'm ready to skid some logs.

We could get another 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow and then we'll have our coldest temps of the year for about three days.

 

[thewoodlands]

Winter can't make up it's mind here either. We could see up to 6 inches of snow in the next day or so, but by Sat temps are in the 40's and warmer temps next week. I'm ready for things to freeze over.

Your post made me look at the long range forecast, after this three day cold snap I just might have a chance at felling a few ash.

 

[heavy hammer]

I'm sick of these little storms that dump about 6 inches of snow and cold temps for 2 to 3 days then right back to 40's and rain. I hope winter figures it out soon.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'm sick of these little storms that dump about 6 inches of snow and cold temps for 2 to 3 days then right back to 40's and rain. I hope winter figures it out soon.

For us last winter lasted too long so if the deep freeze holds off some, I won't complain.

It does seem that it's the new norm, snow,cold and then the rain with warmer temps.

 

[heavy hammer]

I do agree it seems that is how winters go anymore. I'm sure winter will show up eventually.

 

[thewoodlands]

I did two driveways down the road and then ours, they say the wind will get here later this afternoon.

 

[thewoodlands]

I scraped down the driveway and plowed certain areas in the woods with the 4540, I'm hoping with the warmer weather that the driveway will get down to the gravel.

 

[thewoodlands]

I scraped down the driveway with the 4540 since the rain softened up the ice, hopefully the spots on the driveway that have ice will be gone by the end of the weekend.

 

[thewoodlands]

I plowed three driveways today with the 4540, so far we haven't had much snow so I haven't put many hours on the tractor this winter.

 

[thewoodlands]

@heavy hammer , @SpaceBus , I was back in the area we call the sandpit and the neighbor way across the road was plowing his driveway with a John Deere HST (not sure of the model number) but you could hear that squealing/whining like crazy, are all HST tractors that loud?

 

[SpaceBus]

@heavy hammer , @SpaceBus , I was back in the area we call the sandpit and the neighbor way across the road was plowing his driveway with a John Deere HST (not sure of the model number) but you could hear that squealing/whining like crazy, are all HST tractors that loud?

Mine is a bit louder than a standard, but gear meshing is also loud. The purist in me wanted to get a full manual or hydro assist since I learned on a full manual 70hp Ford. I have no regrets with the HST.