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04-01-2011, 06:22 PM
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Destroyed my snow plow today
I was put plowing today, nice and slow, enjoying the day and hit a concrete hard snowbank on the left side. Worked on it 2 hours, went out it bent again.
Anyone know where a used snow bear plow is for sale?  
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought..... 
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04-01-2011, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette
I was put plowing today, nice and slow, enjoying the day and hit a concrete hard snowbank on the left side. Worked on it 2 hours, went out it bent again.
Anyone know where a used snow bear plow is for sale? |
Don't wanna rain on your parade but those cheap plows don't hold up. I got a snow-away v plow on my f250 and do comercial snow removal and have hit lots of stuff....never damaged my plow, ever. But I paid 8 k for mine.
I'll look around for you , I know lotsa guys in the bussiness.
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04-01-2011, 07:00 PM
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Awesome, thanks. In the meantime, I am going to retrofit a grader blade on it. Hopefully it will get me through spring.
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 08:28 PM
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Pictures or it didn't happen!!  ( joking )
What was the impact like when you hit? I've hit stuff under the snow with a blade or bucket before, and it doesn't matter how slow you're going, it can give the body a jarring jolt!
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04-01-2011, 08:39 PM
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Real slow was trying to see if I could break loose a big pile like a hundred times before, but it was ice. No give at all.. 
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 08:42 PM
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instead of wrecking your plow..............you should have just curled those big mits you have into fists and just smashed it to pieces... what were you thinking? 
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04-01-2011, 08:52 PM
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well, I was thinking that if I clean off some of the roads in town people could get around, and proved again that no deed goes unpunished. /  \
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 08:53 PM
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YES!!!!! Wishes do come true! 
You brought this upon yourself, Ken. Wishing for loads more snow while on your way to Hawaii earns you nothing short of bad Karma. No sympathy here. 
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04-01-2011, 08:57 PM
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instead of wrecking your plow..............you should have just curled those big mits you have into fists and just smashed it to pieces... what were you thinking? |
haha - yeah, good one, Bigbore! Thats what Chuck Norris woulda done!
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04-01-2011, 08:58 PM
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Ah go climb a tree you nutchucker.
I am still wishing for snow, even more actually as I have to pay for another *&%%@ plow blade.
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 09:23 PM
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there was minor flurries in the calgary today when i was breaking set and rebuilding my return road train today... ... and some guy running down barlow trail... wearing a pink fuzzy suit claiming he was a nut and fell out of a tree 
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04-01-2011, 09:34 PM
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... and some guy running down barlow trail... wearing a pink fuzzy suit claiming he was a nut and fell out of a tree |
Like my new outfit?? I was going for the 'wow' factor.
Ok, here's a great chuck norris joke.
Chuck Norris is awesome, but even he cannot compete against 'The Ken's knuckles'.
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04-01-2011, 09:44 PM
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Ken there's a reason why they're called snow plows, for breaking ice you need an ice breaker not a snow plow
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04-01-2011, 09:46 PM
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Today maybe, I was a little, shall we say, 'warm'.
Just a little madder and I could have bent that bugger back bare handed. Of course while trying to straighten it out with a 30 ton hydraulic jack and chain, something slipped and everything went flying. That could have ended bad.
I had to shut down before I lost my cool, am going to try again tomorrow, and will do some strengthening on the plow.
Snow or not to snow, that is the question.
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 09:50 PM
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04-01-2011, 09:55 PM
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As usual, 'Diver totally misses the point!
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04-01-2011, 10:17 PM
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Bwahahah jack hass
funny guy
Now I have to decide if I am going to reinforce the plow or just buy another one, build it too rugged and bend the truck...bad
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
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04-01-2011, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette
Bwahahah jack hass
funny guy
Now I have to decide if I am going to reinforce the plow or just buy another one, build it too rugged and bend the truck...bad
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