Aaron Ford
Well-known Member
So I left the house with two 9 YOs going to basketball practice and notices a thin layer of ice on the sidewalk. When I was on the street in front of the house, I checked to see how slick it was. It did not seem slick at all. Within 500 yards I had slid off the road and threaded the truck perfectly in between a guard rail and a split rail fence. 1/2 inch clearance on three sides was all that seperated me from a body and paint shop call. The good news was the truck was completely off the road. We all walked home and I got the tractor and a neighbor. By the time I got back, it looked like a parking lot. There were several trucks and SUVs stuck. Most around here have pretty good sense but all were taken suprise by this downhill bend. The tractor chains worked flawlessly. My front tires were useless on what became 1/2 inch of glare ice. I steered with the brakes. After towing the stuck to safety and taking people home, I took to scratching at the ice with the blade and alternating brake stabs. The sight of a tractor pulling cars, carrying folks and scratching ice seemed to cause most folks that came out to look at the roads to return home. In all, things went pretty well. It was funny watching people try to walk and resort to ice skating. No one hurt, no cars damaged, and while there was some pride injuries, none were physical. 25 degrees and rain is a bad combo.
Someone was looking out for us this morning.
Aaron
Someone was looking out for us this morning.
Aaron