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Temp 8C here and overcast, seems tropical compared to last week, what snow there was in fields (not a lot) has all gone, all the large drifts are still here, all main roads are clear but there are still back roads that are impassible due to drifting and abandoned cars, guess these will be left to thaw naturally.
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Seems the "Mouse from Murmansk" did deliver around here, most of the fields are green as grass where all the snow has been blown off them and dumped into the roads, especially any that are 90 degrees to the wind, been out snow ploughing all morning and some drifts are 7ft+ and are too much for my tractor/plough to handle, just one road not done as would need a loader + bucket to literally dig the snow out. Anyway a few pics from the back roads around our way!! The first image should be a road under all that lot but too much snow to move.
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Very disappointing here, we had plenty of snow but such small grains, most of it just blew away (not sure where) The grass is still green bar a few drifts around house, roads are fine. Fortunately we didn't get any freezing rain (have witnessed this before and I feel for anyone who had it last night)
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You need someone with a 4wd tractor if you can find a friendly farmer, I suspect that if they have livestock they will be dealing with their own problems mind!! It won't be the depth of snow but the drifting that will be the problem with a normal 4x4 where a decent tractor will just plough straight through, got one sat in the drive with snow plough on the front but alas a tad far away me thinks!!
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Yes diesel will still "wax" as we call it, a lot of modern cars have fuel heaters but if the stuff in the tank is waxed they are not a lot of use. Although it will have to get pretty chilly for it to wax up, maybe -15C? The trouble is mostly water in the filters, this readily freezes and limits flow. I guess I will be on snow plough duty if it gets bad.