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jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
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I had to laugh

loads of vehicles stuck in a queue outside mine today on main road, both ways, several cars trying to get down one hill and up the other side, whilst fighting snow and oncoming traffic! people seem to be so impatient!

anyway, council gritter comes along, flashing lights and all, a 4x4, weaving between the stricken cars. with a plough on the font. One of the guys stopped him and asked if he could lower the plough to clear the snow suggesting it would be more use like that.

'its not deep enough' the driver said............................and drove off. which i had to chuckle at.

2hrs later, with no one having gone very far at all and local farmer comes along with bucket on tractor, scrapes the road, which he is constantly on now every 30mins for 3mile stretch, and vehicles are moving......

wondered where all my various taxes went..... Cheers

James
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1st Mar 2018 7:54pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
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Well done to all the farmers, helping out FOC!

However, credit to Suffolk CC, our village was cut off both ends by drifting snow ⛄ until the snow ploughs came through.

James
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1st Mar 2018 10:17pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

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I thought many of the farmers were paid for the work they did?

2nd Mar 2018 1:41pm

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 732

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey

Not a daft reply perhaps. You need at least 50mm of snow to plough, otherwise you risk damage to the vehicle/plough.

2nd Mar 2018 3:20pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7906

Supacat wrote:
I thought many of the farmers were paid for the work they did?

I'm not sure if some do, but I know several that just do it for free.

2nd Mar 2018 3:31pm

Harry.O

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 716

^^ Some of the farmers around us are provided with snowploughs and paid by the council to go out as required. There's a lot that just do it out of kindness however. 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
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2nd Mar 2018 4:45pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8049

Balvaig wrote:
Not a daft reply perhaps. You need at least 50mm of snow to plough, otherwise you risk damage to the vehicle/plough.

we had about 4" at that time. Cheers

James
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2nd Mar 2018 4:55pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
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Kirklees council wouldn’t let farmers or JCB owners do any snow clearing ( H and S )

2nd Mar 2018 4:56pm

Scotm

Member Since: 28 Feb 2014
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 666

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Aberdeenshire council with the use of local farmers have been doing a great job of keeping our lanes open. Tractor's down the roads at least once an hour.

2nd Mar 2018 5:34pm

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 732

Council jobsworth if you had 4 " of snow then.

2nd Mar 2018 7:11pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 8049

I just don't think he had his ticket for it or it didn't work! Since then have had further 6-8", and snow ploughs running the road every 30-60mins up until last night. Cheers

James
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3rd Mar 2018 8:09am

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