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Does anyone have a Kawasaki Mule? I'm thinking about getting one. A tractor isn't the best snow removal tool in some ways.
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I do. Cabbed, heated, and plowed. Use it all the time like a miniature tractor. Planning to ad a gravel bucket for when it isn’t wearing a plow. Sure beats shoveling. Our job sites usually rent Kubota’s or Polaris troop carriers. When it’s cold like this our operators are charged with preparation and cold starts. So, since my mule is gas, and I don’t handle the AM start routine on the buggies, I can’t say if the Kawasaki diesel would perform well without overnight plugging in.
But for snow removal, I love the mule. Start it, get the cab warm, grab a coffee, turn on the safety light bar, and have fun.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Cody. Yes, I've been there and can't recommend it highly enough. We used to live in Star Valley, Wyoming, about an hour SW of Jackson and we'd make the trip about once a year. Frankly, after Labor Day until snow pack was the best time to go. Nearly all the tourists are gone and you won't have to put up with that nonsense and idiocy.
We have a Mule and yes, I would recommend one but, ours isn't used for snow removal. I have a snow blower for that and obviously I'm not removing snow as often nor in the quantity you are.
My wife uses it in her garden work and she has a lot of flower beds that are also quite large. Once in a while I'll use it to haul wood, if I can't get my Suzuki Carry close to where I'm cutting.
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If fuel in the tank is already gelled, adding anti-gel additive probably won't help until you thaw what is in the fuel lines, filters, and injector pump. With either my car or tractor, I added the anti- gel before single digit or sub- zero weather hit. Used a small squirt of starting fluid in the tractor if needed, and cycled the glow plugs twice before starting the car.
I also found plowing my driveway with the tractor to be a pain. I bought a 26" electric start snow blower, and found I'd rather use that because it tosses the snow far off the driveway. All I need is two round trips of 500 feet each way for a quick clearing of an 8 foot wide escape route. Then a few more minutes to clear walks and aprons. Best time to buy a snowblower is in mid-summer when Global Warming fools are thinking the sky is falling, and it will never snow again.
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Tarp the tractor and heat it with a salamander.
We had a great time at the museum. Be sure and look at the pull out files too.
Get a snow blower attachment. I had a plow and bucket and two winter I had to hike 3/4 mile from the house to the truck. After the piles a long the drive got too high plow or dump the bucket. The next storm filled the drive. I bought a cheap Erskine 7 ft pull through blower and never had a problem after that. During blizzard got up and ran up and down the drive.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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Thanks, oskar. Black tarp was a good plan. The pull through blowers are cool but I am fearful. Fall off the tractor and you are, well, dead. I know someone who brush hogged themself to death. Not how I want to go. Tractor stared right up yesterday and cleared some huge drifts.
I guess any useful thing is necessarily dangerous...
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I guess any useful thing is necessarily dangerous... Many are, indeed. Like old table saws, chain saws, women . . . .
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I visited the museum about 5 yers go. I was hunting and only had about 4 hours to walk through. Walked away wishing I had gave up some hunt time and spent the night. There is so much to see that when you pay for the admission it’s actually good for 2 days. Make sure you plan on being there both days.
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I must be a bit older than you. When I was young I worked for the state clearing fire trails. The state thought it was to dangerous for anyone under 16 to run power equipment so they equiped us with double bit.axes, scythes and brush hooks instead of chainsaw and mowers.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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