Hand Tools and Machinery for Country Living

[j44ke]

First plow day. I'd give myself a C. Took me 4 hours to do what the plow guys do in 45 minutes or less. More snow than I expected. I was thinking 6" but was closer to 8-10" with deeper drifts. Dug a few holes but otherwise erred on the side of creating a luge course for the car. We'll see how that works. Tractor has mega-power and fancy plow was great. Hardest part was making the transition from the end of the driveway onto the local road. Sort of like trying to scoop out a melon with a girder. Hard to flick the hydraulics fast enough (and in the right direction) to make it smooth. I'll need to practice if I am going to plow Carnegie Hall.

Learned a lot and that's the goal.