In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >I'm surprised you don't at least have a tent cover over it. Must be a
> >bear to dig all the snow off of it before you can drive it?
>
> Maybe you never lived in snow country.

I have.

> A tent would be a disaster,
> snow is *heavy*...

Yes, but with a sufficiently pointy roof, most of it slides off. Does
not build up to significant weight. But, your point is well taken none
the less. ;-)

> many car ports around here collapse from snow...
> what do you think happens to the vehicle??? I thought about building
> another utility shed but one large enough would be pricey. And those
> plastic quansets are short lived and for what they are they're pricey
> too, and any kind of shed right next to the house is ugly. Takes me
> no more than five minutes with a soft broom to sweep the snow off the
> tractor... snow is all cleaned off long before the tractor warms up...
> has to idle like 15 minutes before the motor and all the hydraulics
> are warmed... while I wait I go back inside for one last pee before I
> plow. LOL

Sounds like you keep at it. No 3 ft. of snow builds up on top of the
tractor! <g>
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