I AM SICK OF ICE

[Slugger926]

You'll notice that it's the individuals that don't shovel that always say that a machine isn't necessary.
Those little electric shovels aren't worth a damn. IMHO, Anything less than 5HP is wasting your time. Once you use one you'll never want to be without it.

Why doesn't someone develop a snowblower that also acts as a generator??? That way if an ICE storm knocks the power out, you can still have some electricity in the house without two things with motors sitting in the garage.

 

[MA_PE]

Why doesn't someone develop a snowblower that also acts as a generator??? That way if an ICE storm knocks the power out, you can still have some electricity in the house without two things with motors sitting in the garage.

a horizontal shaft motor is a horizontal shaft motor. Just setup a generator connected to the house power supply and then move the motor from one machine to another. Why not use your car as a generator? It sits in the garage too. Then there's the lawn mower and the leaf blower (I have a 3.5HP walk behind one), you get the picture. How about a lawn tractor with a power take-off? they'd all work.

 

[cement]

maybe I have early onset althiemers, but I enjoy shoveling. It is good excersize, I see the neighbors, the driveway is all clear and orderly when it is done. And proper management of the snow piles makes a nice starting area for sledding.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I'm pretty sure you can set up both a generator and a snow blower on a Gravely. Suckers can flat mow some grass, too.

 

[MA_PE]

maybe I have early onset althiemers, but I enjoy shoveling. It is good excersize, I see the neighbors, the driveway is all clear and orderly when it is done. And proper management of the snow piles makes a nice starting area for sledding.

Snowblowing will provide all of the above without so much "excercise".

If shoveling is done at a leisurely pace and at one's convenience, I might tend to agree with you. However, snowstorms happen when they want to, and I don't necessarily feel like a good "workout" before I can get to the office or immediately upon my arrival home. Often times, I'll blow the neighborhood (got a couple of neighbors who never made the investment).

 

[TouchDown]

maybe I have early onset althiemers, but I enjoy shoveling. It is good excersize, I see the neighbors, the driveway is all clear and orderly when it is done. And proper management of the snow piles makes a nice starting area for sledding.

Cement, I happen to agree with you, but we only get on average about 2" at a time here. Maybe once a year we get a 6 incher, and once every 10 years we get 12"+.

If it's the weekend (which this year all our snow seems to hit on the weekends) then I scoop the driveway, go over to the neighbor's house and sit and drink a beer. My wife says we're stupid because it's cold outside and we're sitting out there drinking cold beer. What she doesn't realize is that you work up a sweat scooping the driveway and that cold beer really hits the spot.

 

[Hill William]

Often times, I'll blow the neighborhood.

TMI.

Should probably in the Drunk tank.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

It's supposed to be 60 here today. I got my window open...in mid-January!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Yeah, it's going up to the mid-seventies here. Of course, this time last week, we were in the teens and twenties. No wonder I have a cold.

 

[Slugger926]

In one week we went from Winter to Spring (trees and grass greening up) to the late season fall tornadoes and back into fall again with todays temperature of 43.

 

[MA_PE]

TMI.
Should probably in the Drunk tank.

and they like it too. The smiles on thier faces when I'm done is reward enough.

(Hill i knew I could count on you to pick up on that one.) <_<

 

[FLBuff PE]

I did a little cost benefit analysis for the wife last night. I bill out at $80/hour, and over the past 2 days I have spent about 6 hours shoveling, shoveling again, and yes, re-shoveling (I don't have a big lot either...only about 7,000sf). They sell a moderate sized snowblower at thre local big box for about $350, so I showed that it would be more effecient to have the snowblower. We shall see!

Cement: I agree about the satisfaction thing, but I agree with MA_PE regarding the snowblower vs. shoveling thing. I have neighbors on either side of me that refuse to shovel, and so the sidewalk goes like this: covered in about 2 feet of snow, clear, easy walkway, covered in about 2 feet of snow. Being the anal engineer, it drives me nuts!

MA_PE: I used my FIL's on Christmas Day to clear his driveway...I'm hooked!

 

[Hill William]

(Hill i knew I could count on you to pick up on that one.) <_<

No Problem. I do what I can.

 

[FLBuff PE]

It's f'ing snowing again!!!

 

[Guest]

I did a little cost benefit analysis for the wife last night.

I have done a few of those for my wife as well, especially when her and my family believe that I should serve as Tech Support for ALL of thier !@#$%^&* computer needs. :brickwall: :brickwall:

As we speak, I am putting together a summary sheet of spending, paying bills, etc. Notice I said SUMMARY - my detailed sheet fits on 11 x 17 but I have found that just makes her eyes spin.

This should be fun discussion, especially the spending part! :smileyballs: <_<

JR

 

[FLBuff PE]

MA_PE, is that a Hemi on that snowblower? If so, where can I get me one?

 

[cement]

It's f'ing snowing again!!!

it don't look bad today, but check out friday!

glenwood canyon

 

[Ritchie503]

After getting back to back 12" storms last year, I bought a snowblower - just a single stage gas powered. It pulls itself along pretty well when there isn't a lot of snow - sometimes is does need a push through the snowbank - sure beats shoveling.. But my driveway is only 5' long x 34' wide (due to new garage). I just didn't want to move the snowbank by hand the plow makes.

Our warm weather here recently has sure made a lot of glare ice everywhere - they keep predicting snow is coming but it hasn't yet.

 

[FLBuff PE]

Snowing again ! I have not shoveled since last Sunday, and now the snow is starting to pile up. My local Big Box hardware store no longer has snowblowers in stock...and I think that is :BS: . At least I'll get to play in the snow this weekend (lots of skiing).

 

[MA_PE]

MA_PE, is that a Hemi on that snowblower? If so, where can I get me one?

It's actually a big block (454 c.i.) Chevy and they are available. I think it would be really cool to have one!!!!

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