Mahindra 4540

[thewoodlands]

Since we had rain and some snow in the forecast, we made a cover for the spreader which worked great. The last 10 minutes of scraping down the driveway, the rains came down pretty good but the cover kept the sand dry. The last picture is in the garage after taking off the cover,

 

[heavy hammer]

Hope everyone had a good week from Sunday on I have been working 16's storm work here putting power back on we had a lot of outages. Seems like every state was hit hard. Nice looking spreader Thewoodlands.

 

[thewoodlands]

Hope everyone had a good week from Sunday on I have been working 16's storm work here putting power back on we had a lot of outages. Seems like every state was hit hard. Nice looking spreader Thewoodlands.

We only lost power for three hours so it gave me a chance to run some gas out of the generator. We have hills to the south and west of us blocking the wind along with the big old pines, you could hear the wind up top, it sounded like some jets flying by.

Thanks @heavy hammer , with the thaw freeze cycle around the corner, we'll be using it.

 

[heavy hammer]

On Sunday while out working we saw trees falling over the wind was very impressive. While working on these two house loops we saw a giant Oak in the back yard go over kinda cool and nerve racking at the same time.

 

[thewoodlands]

On Sunday while out working we saw trees falling over the wind was very impressive. While working on these two house loops we saw a giant Oak in the back yard go over kinda cool and nerve racking at the same time.

That would be nerve racking, May is usually a tough month for winds with the transition from cold to warmer weather.

 

[heavy hammer]

It seems like the wind lately has been very strong. Every time we have some kind of storm there is high wind warnings it seems anymore.

 

[kennyp2339]

It seems like the wind lately has been very strong. Every time we have some kind of storm there is high wind warnings it seems anymore.

Today is my first normal day, been working 16's all week, going back in tomorrow night for standby

 

[heavy hammer]

The hours add up but it pays well we worked 16's Sunday till yesterday. They didn't ask for today must have had enough guys on the property already. You guys get hit hard there as well kennyp2339? I have been thinking about leaving the tower dept and coming back to overhead, seems like there is a lot more opportunity there lately. Stay safe out there as you know the longer people are out of power the more interesting ways they try and fix it themselves, or find a way to back feed a panel.

 

[kennyp2339]

The hours add up but it pays well we worked 16's Sunday till yesterday. They didn't ask for today must have had enough guys on the property already. You guys get hit hard there as well kennyp2339? I have been thinking about leaving the tower dept and coming back to overhead, seems like there is a lot more opportunity there lately. Stay safe out there as you know the longer people are out of power the more interesting ways they try and fix it themselves, or find a way to back feed a panel.

We had a medium event that was stretched long due to not enough labor, were down to 10 guys per shop now. Distribution is burn out now, high lines pays a steady

 

[SpaceBus]

I jumped out of planes in the army, but I'd never do line work. You guys are crazy.

 

[thewoodlands]

I stopped plowing out this area when mother nature made all the trails a skating rink, today I decided to open it back up so I can start felling some ash trees in that area.

In pictures 2306 and 07 are the ash trees, we have some bigger ash on the side of the hill but the snow and ice will have to be gone before I get those.

 

[heavy hammer]

Towers does have a lot of work but they keep giving it to contractors, I have seen four groups of hires and then guys leave to overhead. In our state they just approved the government money for overhead to start upgrading/improving the system. A lot of work for these guys, while the TREP or transmission money seems to be moving east and out of our area. Regardless there is work in all depts. just have to say yes when they ask.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's coming @heavy hammer .

 

[SpaceBus]

It has been mild here the last few days, but like four nights ago it was close to zero before dawn.

 

[thewoodlands]

It has been mild here the last few days, but like four nights ago it was close to zero before dawn.

Starting tomorrow night we'll see single digit temps with a few nights this week possibly going below zero.

 

[heavy hammer]

Same here cold for a few days, but warm weather by end of the week into next week.

 

[thewoodlands]

Same here cold for a few days, but warm weather by end of the week into next week.

Starting this Sunday we have ice changing to rain,Monday we have rain to snow with a two day break and then we have three days of rain to snow with each night dropping below 32 degrees, maybe I should've bought some chains for the tractor.

 

[SpaceBus]

Starting this Sunday we have ice changing to rain,Monday we have rain to snow with a two day break and then we have three days of rain to snow with each night dropping below 32 degrees, maybe I should've bought some chains for the tractor.

We've had ice coating all of our gravel for weeks and weeks. I have chains on the way for the Dually and the tractor. The snow today actually helped me get up and down our driveway. I need to take some photos to really show this.

 

[thewoodlands]

We've had ice coating all of our gravel for weeks and weeks. I have chains on the way for the Dually and the tractor. The snow today actually helped me get up and down our driveway. I need to take some photos to really show this.

It's all ice under the snow on our driveway too, this is the worst part of the year for ice on our driveway.

How did clearing with the FEL go?

 

[SpaceBus]

It's all ice under the snow on our driveway too, this is the worst part of the year for ice on our driveway.

How did clearing with the FEL go?

It was pretty easy, especially with the float setting on the loader joystick. When I get better at reading the bucket level indicator it will be easier. I'm thinking of getting several colors of spray paint to mark it for different settings. One of the guys at the dealership said to cut the stick where the bucket sits level, but I think colored bands would be easier.

 

[SpaceBus]

I found back dragging with the float going down hill worked really well.

 

[thewoodlands]

I found back dragging with the float going down hill worked really well.

My first winter until the third function kit came in (February) once the driveway had a good base packed down on it, I used the back dragging or pushing the snow with the bucket.

A plow made more sense for us because of the trails I plow in the woods in the winter.

 

[SpaceBus]

Do you run the plow on the front for winter? I like being able to scoop up the snow and having the blower on the back. When I have a bag of shear pins this will be easier. There's only one on the whole thing.

 

[thewoodlands]

Do you run the plow on the front for winter? I like being able to scoop up the snow and having the blower on the back. When I have a bag of shear pins this will be easier. There's only one on the whole thing.

Yes, if I need the bucket on the front it's a quick change.

 

[SpaceBus]

Yes, if I need the bucket on the front it's a quick change.

I was amazed at how easy it is to change the loader attachment on the Kioti. Is yours like a skid steer style?