Popular Post Bullheaded Posted April 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2020 I don't have to worry about lawn mowing season yet Rob, LOL This is I woke up too. This sucks. Everything shut down for corona and I can't even get anything done in the yard. You can see in the second pic there is actually a snow bank at the end of my driveway from the snow plow. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 We go 1/2 inch this morning in central Illinois and it's just below freezing. Going to warm to about mid 40's however so won't hang around long. Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I feel your pain, we got 11” Sunday, 4” Monday and it was 1 deg this morning. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I think I will stop complaining about the weather in my neck of the woods . 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Almost got a photo of a very photogenic 4900 Western Star for you yesterday. It is white and a local grain hauler usually pulling a belt trailer. There is a very nice black one too which belongs to a friend locally which is very meticulously maintained. Got him a home built and dyno proven 730hp Detroit under the hood of that one. Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob said: Almost got a photo of a very photogenic 4900 Western Star for you yesterday. It is white and a local grain hauler usually pulling a belt trailer. There is a very nice black one too which belongs to a friend locally which is very meticulously maintained. Got him a home built and dyno proven 730hp Detroit under the hood of that one. I'd like to see those if you ever catch them. Mines in quarantine, LOL Snow plow just went by again. This sucks. Finally got time off work and I can't even do any yard work. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, 85snowdog said: I think I will stop complaining about the weather in my neck of the woods . X2 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 This inundating 1/2" of snow received this morning is already gone and life is back to normal. Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Safe here now to. The salter did such a good job. It got rid of the snow and dried the road before the salt left the truck. lol Seriously, its not very good video. But they were putting down salt ahead of me . Not sure why ? Want the dome empty for summer ? My Movie 9 - Medium.mov 1 Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Bullheaded said: I'd like to see those if you ever catch them. Mines in quarantine, LOL Snow plow just went by again. This sucks. Finally got time off work and I can't even do any yard work. Let me guess..20yd water level? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Just about 35 cubic yard with the sideboards. 5 foot sides, 21 feet long. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bullheaded said: Just about 35 cubic yard with the sideboards. 5 foot sides, 21 feet long. Hah-who needs a trailer-I figured 4 x 20 so much for my eyes What is your legal GVW Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 7 hours ago, 85snowdog said: Safe here now to. The salter did such a good job. It got rid of the snow and dried the road before the salt left the truck. lol Seriously, its not very good video. But they were putting down salt ahead of me . Not sure why ? Want the dome empty for summer ? My Movie 9 - Medium.mov 1.16 MB · 5 downloads They gotta burn the budget to get their money for next year. That's how they do it up here. Don't maintain the roads and highways all winter, then when winter is over they have to waste everything away to get their budget back. Ever see a white gravel road? That's how it is here. Put 4 inches of salt on bare asphalt. But don't plow sand or salt when it is winter. I had a fight with my township this winter. Even got my government involved. Found out my township gets $500,000 a winter for road maintenance and they have never spent over $50,000. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Hah-who needs a trailer-I figured 4 x 20 so much for my eyes What is your legal GVW 80,000 pounds gross. Truck is 30865 pounds empty and clean. So I can load 49,000 pounds. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Well not quite 35 yards Redhorse. The tailgate is slanted and the hoist tunnel, so not a perfect square box. But I bill it out at 35 yards when I bid for the city. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 13 hours ago, Bullheaded said: I don't have to worry about lawn mowing season yet Rob, LOL This is I woke up too. This sucks. Everything shut down for corona and I can't even get anything done in the yard. You can see in the second pic there is actually a snow bank at the end of my driveway from the snow plow. I think the flip side of the coin will be an excellent fruit season. If it stayed warm like it had been we’d have seen a freeze off of the buds. This knocked the trees back and even put an inch or two of frost back in the ground. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 And hopefully killed some of the mosquito and sand fly population, LOL 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
85snowdog Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Bullheaded said: had a fight with my township this winter. Even got my government involved. Found out my township gets $500,000 a winter for road maintenance and they have never spent over $50,000. The same township that's sitting on that money probably says your triaxle is only worth $52.00/hr for roadwork or hauling snow I'll bet. Quote Keith Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Call AL Gore and complain to him about the global warming is not getting spring here fast enough, speaking of global warming if the oceans do rise and NYC was under water then maybe all the virus carriers would get washed out to sea, silver lining to all bad things. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Here in N.E. Indiana we're under a winter weather advisory for Friday. Beginning in the early hours we could see between 3-5" of snow but Saturday is mostly sunny with a high of 49*. Considering the temps I'd say we'll be closer to 3" if that much but I was planning to ride my bike home from the shop Saturday. Now sounds like it will be trailered home. I don't need that kind of mess on fresh paint. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/16/2020 at 1:17 AM, Bullheaded said: I'd like to see those if you ever catch them. Mines in quarantine, LOL Snow plow just went by again. This sucks. Finally got time off work and I can't even do any yard work. I wouldn't complain Good to have a rest, even if its unplanned and unwanted Trying living in Australia were most of us go 7 days a week, week in week out, we generally don't mind a day off no matter the reason why Paul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Terry T said: Here in N.E. Indiana we're under a winter weather advisory for Friday. Beginning in the early hours we could see between 3-5" of snow but Saturday is mostly sunny with a high of 49*. Considering the temps I'd say we'll be closer to 3" if that much but I was planning to ride my bike home from the shop Saturday. Now sounds like it will be trailered home. I don't need that kind of mess on fresh paint. Here if it snows the Harley gets put away for 2-3 weeks minimum, even if it’s 70 the next day. You could lay a cucumber 🥒 out next to the highway at bedtime and have a salt brine pickle for breakfast..... unless we get a couple hard rains immediately afterward. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-448979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 [Trying living in Australia were most of us go 7 days a week, week in week out, we generally don't mind a day off no matter the reason why] That's how it is for me in the summer mrsmackpaul. Once construction starts it's two weeks on, then your 2 day weekend, then two more weeks. And on your two days off every second weekend you get to wash, grease and service the truck. I have no life in the summer. That's when we have to make out money. That goes until winter, then winter starts off slow. Just 8 hour shifts maybe 2 days a week on snow. Then it goes to double 8 hours shifts on snow sometimes that lasts 3 months. But I get 2 months of holidays this time every spring. So this corona really made no difference to me, other than they were planning an early start this year because there is a LOT of work this year. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-449004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Mack Technician said: Here if it snows the Harley gets put away for 2-3 weeks minimum, even if it’s 70 the next day. You could lay a cucumber 🥒 out next to the highway at bedtime and have a salt brine pickle for breakfast..... unless we get a couple hard rains immediately afterward. Smart man. I see all the guys getting out early. Why would you want to rust everything? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-449006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I got you all beat I get tired of it before it even gets here I hate it we’re about done with it in Reno but I still have to deal with it in the mountains on the way to Los Angeles it’ll be snowing tonight over at Mammoth Lakes I have to go a different route Single drives with two trailers are not allowed over 395 with chain controls like bah humbug ... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62066-and-more-white-stuff/#findComment-449065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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