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Northern Weapon of Choice
- Thread starter Beags64
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A shovel...
I feel for you brother!
2013? Ariens ST24E. 24" - 254CC Two-Stage. Would have gone bigger this time but couldn't say no to the deal.
I use a shovel or a noisey little electric snowblower that sounds like deranged chihuahua on coke.
No photo available as it is still buried in the shed since we haven’t yet had enough snow to bother with. Even though Robin lives only about 200 km away for me, his weather, particularly the amount of snow, is totally different.
No photo available as it is still buried in the shed since we haven’t yet had enough snow to bother with. Even though Robin lives only about 200 km away for me, his weather, particularly the amount of snow, is totally different.
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........wouldnt want to get bit by one of those.
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Got a 9 horse Poulan Pro elec start 27", considered mid-grade here in CNY.
Works good, but I'd trade it for Robin's Ariens in a heartbeat, and I'd throw in 5 bottles of his favorite scotch.
65HP diesel skid steer with a 7' snow bucket, 
Total of about 1/4 mile of driveways, mine and a few neighbors. Today will be the first time I've plowed this year. So far it's been light enough to just use a shovel. Hoping the skidsteer works OK, I did some serious damage to the overhead dashboard with my forehead last fall, a long sad story. Some of the electric is acting funky. Note to self; THAT's why those things have seat belts.
Piles from a few winters ago. I keep thinking a snow blower would be handy for sidewalks and paths.
Total of about 1/4 mile of driveways, mine and a few neighbors. Today will be the first time I've plowed this year. So far it's been light enough to just use a shovel. Hoping the skidsteer works OK, I did some serious damage to the overhead dashboard with my forehead last fall, a long sad story. Some of the electric is acting funky. Note to self; THAT's why those things have seat belts.Piles from a few winters ago. I keep thinking a snow blower would be handy for sidewalks and paths.
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Well, Gary seems to be "cleaning up" in this Show Us Your Equipment display, at least until I complete the turbocharger addition to my Poulan Pro.
Used to be ^
Now it's ^
Cab and heat = MUCH better...
Prior to the JD and blower, I had a truck and a plow which was nice but has two drawbacks IMHO:
1. A plow beats the hell out of the front suspension on a truck. I had an 8 foot Western on a 1 ton Chevy and put $500 into suspension repairs nearly every Spring. And that was plowing 2 driveways (mine and my daughter's) and taking the plow off any time I wasn't plowing. Which, BTW is also a huge PITA.
2. In a bad winter, you run out of places to push snow. With a blower, I just blow it over on the neighbor's place...
I actually got hired last year to rescue a commercial plow guy that had run out of places to put snow. $50/hr to sit in my heated cab and move snow with the bucket and blower...
queenslegs
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Redneck Cadillac, $500 for the truck, $1K for the plow, same as a blower. Way more fun.
I'll trade ya.
Well if we are showing off guess I need to post a picture too!
This was from a couple years back. The one farthest from the camera is now in parts on the shelf the one closest to the camera was running just fine till last week but possibly due to my exhaustion fighting the snow and cold I failed to check the oil and it seized a main bearing. Have a new Briggs 8 HP engine on the way to repower it. Not in the picture is the John Deere 726 that I also have.
Note, I did not buy any of these machines! They were all given to me due to problems with them or inherited from family or acquired through marriage!
This was from a couple years back. The one farthest from the camera is now in parts on the shelf the one closest to the camera was running just fine till last week but possibly due to my exhaustion fighting the snow and cold I failed to check the oil and it seized a main bearing. Have a new Briggs 8 HP engine on the way to repower it. Not in the picture is the John Deere 726 that I also have.
Note, I did not buy any of these machines! They were all given to me due to problems with them or inherited from family or acquired through marriage!
5 snow blowers on a snow covered driveway LOL
I have a 5/24 MTD that I bought for pathway duty. I inherited an identical unit in a basket that some kid took apart and never put back together after losing most of the auger parts. The 110v electric start from the basket case wound up on my blower, the engine (now pull-start) wound up on a home made compost screener.
A neighbor gave me an old tank of a Craftsman blower, early 60's at a guess. All chain drive, no belts, centrifugal clutch. Weighs roughly 1.3 Metric Tons. 7HP Tecumseh. Cleaned it up, lubed it good, popped a new carb-a-tooter on it and now it sits in my shed.
A neighbor gave me an old tank of a Craftsman blower, early 60's at a guess. All chain drive, no belts, centrifugal clutch. Weighs roughly 1.3 Metric Tons. 7HP Tecumseh. Cleaned it up, lubed it good, popped a new carb-a-tooter on it and now it sits in my shed.
Now, that's what I call a dowry !...
Just trying to decide which one will do the honors!
Wow - that's a pretty low power/weight ratio DE - I'll bet it labours pretty hard with Maine snow!
Well gents, at this point, I'd say that:
- gggGary and Downeaster are neck and neck in the Unlimited Class with KSHanson coming along nicely (at least in terms of weight and volume of hardware - if not the actual amount of snow blown);
- RobinC is doing very well in the Urban Dweller Class,
- Beags is leading the Vintage Machine Class,
- Dude is leading the pack in the Light-Weight Rural Class,
- ....and Pete is falling behind JimD quite badly in the Northern Banana-Belt Class....(so much for the true north strong and free)
I wonder what sort of hardware the Arizona and Texas Gangs run.....?
Ahhhh calls 'em like ahhh sees 'em!*
Pete
*...these both sound better if you do a Jackie Gleason - Sheriff Buford T. Justice impression (as in "Smokey and the Bandit") while saying it.
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Here's the REAL northern weapon of CHOICE.
GTFOOH
The others are weapons of necessity.
GTFOOH
The others are weapons of necessity.
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When Texans get the rare snowstorm, I hear that they clear away the driveway in this manner..
The flakes get scared, and they high-tail it outta there.
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The flakes get scared, and they high-tail it outta there.
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