Posted by TheOldHokie on February 14, 2014 at 05:40:52 from (71.176.182.245):
In Reply to: Ran when parked. posted by L.B, on February 13, 2014 at 16:17:07:
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Here is my oldest tractor - the 1941 9N the day I took delivery 11/31/87. Picture is taken on the the first "landing" on the lane, one of only two level spots. You can see the old wagon road that was the basis for the lane continuing back into the woods. The section headed up and to the right is a newly cut road that I added. It goes through the stone fence line that borders the old road and about 400 feet up to where the house now sits. I was really excited to get the tractor that day and that dusting on the ground was the first snow plowing job on the lane. The 9N did a masterful job ;-)
Here is a spot about 300 feet further down that is particularly tight with the old stone wall abutting the edge of the pavement on both sides. The cab on the delivery truck is sitting on the second level spot which is the turnout to my neighbors parking pad and is just about the same size as the cab. The truck driver was more than a little skilled at backing the truck but he needed considerable help from the building crew with the big 4WD forklift ;-) Most drivers would have taken one look and dropped the load on the county road.
When that area is full of snow you dig it out and haul it bucket by bucket several hundred feet backwards up the hill to dump it. Start an N nose first into there you had better make it all the way through - you will not back out......
Once past the entrance to my neighbors parking area it's another relatively mild 500 feet down to the county road. The original wagon road was cut across the face of the hill to make it easier on the horses and was widened with a crawler. The road bed is cambered to the downhill side for drainage and there is a very steep uphill bank on one side and and equally steep drop off on the right. When plowing that section if you put either tractor wheel over the right edge in 2' of snow you are not coming back up onto the road without a winch. Put up too much of a fight trying and you will wind up further down the hill sitting on the rocks in the woods. Now you will be needing the services of a small wrecker. I even know what the local Sunoco charges for that winch out ;-)
I have run lots of equipment around this hillside and I have developed a hefty respect for Old Man Gravity and heightened awareness of the limitations of even the best machinery. Put just a little drizzle on the ground and if you are not careful even this high dollar Case hoe will become a 10 ton bob sled headed for the tree line.
I have considered getting a bigger "vintage" 2WD loader tractor - something like an IH 766 with 32 inch rubber. They periodically show up around here for reasonable prices but other than a heavy snow every 4-5 years I have no use for something that big. I really should be looking for a a good size blower for the Kubby or even better a bigger HST Kubby with taller rubber and a bigger bucket ;-)
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