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cj in wisconsin

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Went on a little road trip saturday, 280 miles one way to pickup an Oliver 1755, weather guesser said slight chance of light snow. No worries we hop in the truck at 5 AM and head out, snowing, but nothing heavy. After about twenty miles we realized this was going to be a long day. The snow continued but we thought "this wont last long" well, we were wrong it just kept coming. We made it to the freeway and it was wet but not slippery, that was a short lived situation. But undaunted we continued on. In about 7 hours we made our destination, the guys who we were getting the tractor from looked at us when we got there and called us "f#$%^ng nuts" we got her loaded up and headed back, better traction with some tongue weight but the first 100 miles where pure hell, after that the freeway opened up and was just wet. After 13 hours on the road we made it home. Had to pry my buddies hands off the wheel! But I think I got a good deal and it was worth it.
 
Sounds about like my trip the other day... went to look at a MacDon 7000 s/p windrower, 260+ miles away. Forecast was good for next 4 or 5 days, so took 2 milkings off and took the family with, stayed overnight in Appleton. Woke up Sat. morning to an inch on the ground and more falling. Added about 2 extra hours to the trip home (a long stretch behind a snowplow at 25 m.p.h.) with a 4 yr. old and 4 mo. old.
 
Geeze, I feel for you but I understand. Saturday I headed north to get a load of hay. In normal dry conditions its right at 2 hours each way with an hour to load and unload on each end. When I left here it was 55 degrees and windy, when I got there it was 39 degrees, raining, and dropping fast. By the time I left it was snowing hard. I cant recall my hands ever being that hold before by the time I got the load tied down. I noticed when I was getting off the interstate on the way back that there was 2 inchs of crusty snow and ice funk on the bales. By the second load I though my hands would rot off, lol. Ended up with just minor snow on the roads, some slush, and wet but it was bitter cold.
 

How about cow hauling? Weather fine, large bull calf broke out of loading chute, while running around outside the pen I tripped, fell, hit head, sprained finger, skinned knee. If weather had been bad I would have stayed inside and would have had no trouble.

KEH
 
Ha ha: I'm going to have to remember that term 'ice funk'.
Every 3 or so weeks all winter I drive 3 1/2 hours one way for small squares. In ten years of hauling hay, I've seen all weather conditions and driven through everything the cops didn't close down.
I realize this is starting to sound like a Monty Python skit, but when we talk 'cold' up here, we mean it. It's sort of funny hearing about 39 degrees when it's minus 39 here in December/January.

hope all is well with all,
Jay
 
Don't go givin easterners all the toughness credit. 'Round these parts, snow and ice are the norm about 5 months/yr. I count on traveling on icy roads if I go anwhere this time of year. Can't slow down on count of a little adversity. Builds character!

Ben
 
If you were in Appleton you were in my neck of the woods. I live in Kaukauna, farm is on the south side on 55, just North of KK.

Didn't go to Vanderloop did you? I know they're a MacDon dealer...

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
I just spent part of the afternoon in the feild with a chainsaw clearing the fence row. I've got everything cut that I could get from the ground, now we need to pile it up, burn it, and then I'll hop in the bucket and Dad can raise me up to get the higher branches.

Donovan from Wisconsin
 
Called my Sister in LaSalle County ILL. Sat.AM and she was complaining of the Blizard going on there. I was sitting out side in Shorts and T Shirt while talking to her. Nice this time of year near Wickenburg Arizona.
 
Been thru a few idiotic situations like that before....like driving my 1600 home in a blizzard earlier this winter--told the wife there wont be any traffic, which I was correct about. I just forgot that blasted wind chill and about froze my nose!
 
One of my trips back home to Nebraska maybe 5 years ago, weather man said SLIGHT chance of light snow in eastern Nebr. Pulling a 24 ft 3 axle livestock trailer with a horse in it, hit snow at Missouri river, 30 miles down the road was dragging axles on the trailer as state boys got caught by surprise too. I am a storm spotter, so called in the report to Quad Cities and had them relay it to the Lincoln, NE office. 14 inches in a narrow band no more than about 35 miles wide, but the 4x4 was getting a heck of a work out and tranny was starting to run a little warm. I knew from what I was hearing on the radio I would run out of it pretty quick, but no fun at all for about 90 minutes, no more than about 25-30 MPH. DOUG
 
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