Last week our driveway was a sheet of ice! After some warmer days providing melting and some light freezing rain, our 1500 foot steep driveway was definitely a challenge. We used 600lbs of ice melt to try and make a dent in it on two different times with a little success. I have a seed spreader that I can hook to my ATV to help get the ice melt spread evenly. I have another 300lbs waiting for the next emergency.
Close to the top of the driveway, we spread out wood stove ash from a 55 gallon steel drum that we empty it into every day. With 5 gallon buckets, we spread just on the tire tracks which helps a lot in providing a little extra traction when you start to lose momentum coming up the driveway near the top.
On Friday we received another 6-7" of snow. Ironically, there was a 15 mile wide area that stretched from Dodgeville to Madison that had the heaviest snow. Everyone else only got 2-3". I guess we're just lucky like that!
Today we are to get another 3-4" of snow, with more on the way for Wednesday. I'd be lying if I said we weren't looking forward to spring already.
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