This is my first video where I am trying to speak English. Please let me know if this is ok, or is it better with spoken Finnish and English subtitles.
Yep, the sweeping were very good thing. Sometimes I have done that. But it is quite big job with a basic broom. I have thought that if I could find a round vertical brush for a brushing machine and it could be installed in normal pushable lawn mover for the winter, it could be quite easy way to brush the area.
Our daytime winter temps are often above freezing and night time temps below freezing in Colorado at 7200'. It has taken us several water floodings, slush removal and ice scraping to get the ice smooth too. Any snow and frozen snow-ice kept forming a slush that prevented us from getting smooth ice. We would sweep as much slush off the ice as possible before it froze. We used an flat ice scraper blade to level the frozen slush as much as possible then a leaf blower and broom to remove. Then we would add more water. We used a small sump pump, hose and 30 gallon wagon to flood the lake ice rink the first time. It was quicker to dump a 5 gallon water bucket from the ice hole into the wagon or directly onto the rink. I need a bigger pump and power supply like you have. Other lesson learned, don't ever let any snow sit on the ice rink that could thaw and refreeze.
Yep, the power supply and a proper pump is very important. In fact we do have now a problem that is even bigger than just slush. Last winter and this winter the water has for some reason raised on the lake. It doesn't come just on the rink, but it's everywhere on the lake under the snow. When the water is under the snow, it does not freeze even the temperature is below zero. When the water raises on the rink and then it snows at the same time, there is not much you can do. It is impossible to remove the snow when there is water under that, especially when the temperature is below zero. The slush freezes in tools. I guess only solution in this case would be a tractor or some other bigger machine that could used to push the water/snow -mixture away.
What helped me to have a more smooth ice surface is keeping my hose lower so it doesn't make too much of a splash when it touches the ice and create pockets in the ice when it freezes.
I think that by keep the hose up it makes more waves and then spreads longer. But of course it depends of outside temperature and water temperature. In my case both was quite cold. In my case there is a big crack in the center of the are and I think the surface of the is was a bit higher and the water flew away. By doing several layers it got fixed when the surface was even.
Thank you for the feedback! I'll try to do most of the upcoming videos in English. The Snowdog-series is started in Finnish, so I don't want to switch the language there :)
This is my first video where I am trying to speak English. Please let me know if this is ok, or is it better with spoken Finnish and English subtitles.
Your English is just fine. Zero issue understanding you. Greetings from North of Boston!
the way you speak is quite nice
@@louisaruth Thank you!
@@activelifeinfinland :) i look forward to making an ice skating rink on wintergreen lake, wisconsin next year, so thank you for the video.
@@louisaruth Thank you for watching the video and feedback!
Excellent video, and your English is much better than my Finnish! Thank you for making this helpful video.
Glad it helped!
It’s almost worth sweeping the pond to remove as much snow as possible before flooding. Good job it turned out well in the end
Yep, the sweeping were very good thing. Sometimes I have done that. But it is quite big job with a basic broom.
I have thought that if I could find a round vertical brush for a brushing machine and it could be installed in normal pushable lawn mover for the winter, it could be quite easy way to brush the area.
Our daytime winter temps are often above freezing and night time temps below freezing in Colorado at 7200'. It has taken us several water floodings, slush removal and ice scraping to get the ice smooth too. Any snow and frozen snow-ice kept forming a slush that prevented us from getting smooth ice. We would sweep as much slush off the ice as possible before it froze. We used an flat ice scraper blade to level the frozen slush as much as possible then a leaf blower and broom to remove. Then we would add more water. We used a small sump pump, hose and 30 gallon wagon to flood the lake ice rink the first time. It was quicker to dump a 5 gallon water bucket from the ice hole into the wagon or directly onto the rink. I need a bigger pump and power supply like you have. Other lesson learned, don't ever let any snow sit on the ice rink that could thaw and refreeze.
Yep, the power supply and a proper pump is very important.
In fact we do have now a problem that is even bigger than just slush. Last winter and this winter the water has for some reason raised on the lake. It doesn't come just on the rink, but it's everywhere on the lake under the snow. When the water is under the snow, it does not freeze even the temperature is below zero. When the water raises on the rink and then it snows at the same time, there is not much you can do. It is impossible to remove the snow when there is water under that, especially when the temperature is below zero. The slush freezes in tools. I guess only solution in this case would be a tractor or some other bigger machine that could used to push the water/snow -mixture away.
What helped me to have a more smooth ice surface is keeping my hose lower so it doesn't make too much of a splash when it touches the ice and create pockets in the ice when it freezes.
I think that by keep the hose up it makes more waves and then spreads longer. But of course it depends of outside temperature and water temperature. In my case both was quite cold. In my case there is a big crack in the center of the are and I think the surface of the is was a bit higher and the water flew away. By doing several layers it got fixed when the surface was even.
Thanks for the video - your rink looks great. Was helpful for me while making my rink in Canada.
Glad it was helpful!
Good job! And on the English, too!
Thank you! 😃
Definitely keep doing the English, you'll get better quick. And your English is quite good already!
Thank you for the feedback! I'll try to do most of the upcoming videos in English. The Snowdog-series is started in Finnish, so I don't want to switch the language there :)
Good job - there are no short cuts 😅
Thank you!
Your English wad great. I’m in Canads Can you tell me what type of pump you used.
Thank you! I am using just a cheap submersible pump. With that there is no problems on freezing because it is so easy to drain from water.
I think you did a great video. Good editing. If you at some point can't remember a word in english, just say it in finnish and subtitle it later.
Thanks for the tips!