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ACmowerguy 
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 Topic: A little fun in the snow
Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 4:37pm |
Took off work early and played in the snow today.
Had too many vehicles in the drive to do much plowing on the concrete.
I managed to clear off about 70-100 ft of the gravel drive out to the main hwy. There is a long hill going back to our neighbors homes and its several hundred feet long. I managed to get down the hill but only about halfway back up before I spun out on the ice still remaining from the previous storm. Probably would have been fine if I had chains on it.
I really like the styling and lines of these tractors. This one has seen a hard life with its share of surface rust. The paint has been cleaned up in spots with steel wool and the chrome has been polished with rubbing compound. This fall I changed the oil in the rear axle and waxed the whole thing. Also put on the new seat. (yes its not the correct type)I like it just the way it is with the rusty patina 
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AaronSEIA
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 4:53pm |
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Looks about like mine. I need to get some pictures/video when I push tonights storm. Never knew pushing snow could be fun till I got my 110 and 46" trip blade. Adjusting the blade form the seat is just awesome and it is amazing what these little things can push.
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ctbowles58
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 5:48pm |
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How wide is your blade Chris? looks like you are getting along good without chains.
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ACmowerguy
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 6:10pm |
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Tom, its a standard 42" dozer. It gets along a lot better than the 46 since it doesn't put so much weight on the front end.
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AaronSEIA
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 7:02pm |
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I'll give you that. The 46 is heavy. I have a 42 but haven't used it in snow. I have to fight my SC blade on my WD to change angles. The 46 with the from the seat changing is just too neat to not use. Hopefully next year I have triple ribs and maybe some chains up front on mine. I think if I had the hight pads set to hold the blade up a bit it'd steer better with it down. Sadly, I snapped off the bolts on one side, so I just left the blade all the way down. After a couple months, my left arm is wore out from pulling that monster up, so I tied a couple of cinder blocks to the rear lift. She's balance about perfect now. Will try to get some pics and maybe a video of mine tomorrow.
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Ethan Souerdike
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 8:02pm |
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nice pics
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 9:02pm |
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great pics. I envy you im still trying to find a blade :(
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Posted: 04 Feb 2014 at 11:27pm |
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Cool pix. Those ag tires on the rear really look tough! I have a B-207 that I only use the mower on once in a while. Like yours, not perfect, but cleaned up, shined the chrome, got rid of some of the rust, and took care of some delayed maintenance after I purchased it. Have a snow blower for it, but this little one will never see snow, if I can help it!
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Posted: 05 Feb 2014 at 12:58am |
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that looks like fun!
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Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 11:34am |
Great pics. Looks like taking off work was a good idea. 
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Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 6:27am |
Great "working" pics! Yeah, sometimes you need to take off from work and stay home and play. I call it "therapy". Does the mind & body good...  Coarse, when you have a bunch of L&G's to play with, that's called "group therapy".... 
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Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 11:56am |
Thanks guys. It was lots of fun that day
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Posted: 01 Mar 2014 at 5:03am |
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With the chrome grill, maybe AC should have named it B21. She looks mean and ready for a fight.
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