Fergie gets rigged for winter

I have two tractors and an old Dodge Power Wagon (flatfender type) used to manage the 150 inches of snow we get here in northern Michigan. One tractor has a snowblower mounted which works well for "big snow". The Powerwagon does well also but the banks eventually close you in. However, I didn't have anything for the snow flurries...anything up to 4 inches....especially when the ground was soft.

So I bought some chains for the TO-20 which normally hibernates through the winter and they have worked out great. I push backwards with a small blade so it doesn't dig up the soft (unfrozen) dirt. Since I have hills, not shown in the pictures, the tractor can now be used. By the way, it starts well...so far the coldest day I tried it was about 20 degrees, but it fired up quickly.

So here is one recommendation for chains...they really work!

Cheers

Mine work just fine on standard size tires.

Is that a regular N bumper, or one of those bumpers that pivots so you can open the hood all the way? Nice looking bumper. I need a set-up like that... including the tow strap. My wife seems to enjoy getting the pick-up truck & horse trailer stuck in mud, snow, ditches, the neighbors yard, etc.

George

I live on the Leelanau Peninsula near Traverse City. We got two feet in a couple of days in early December, then nothing until the last few days when we got the dusting you see in the picture. Where in MI are you?

The bar on the front is the kind that swings out to open the hood.

Also note, the tires are 14.9-24 which are oversize, and the fenders are from a TO35 I think because they have the little tool box area in the fenders.

As for the "nice" condition...the farther away you are the better it looks. It was red when I got it...apparently because MF dealers repainted them when they took them in on trade. I am in the process of painting it back to gray. But it is not a show-piece job. The engine is worn and smokes when cold, but quits smoking pretty fast. It runs well after that. I have a Zane Thang which is very helpful...I know you can make your own but this works well and can be installed in 10 minutes.

George

I don't go very far with it and it is all on dirt/gravel. I think I will really need to jack up the wheel to get them tighter.

Let's go Mountaineers,

Aaron