The Farmers' Almanac says ....

I think I'll stay from away. Keep your damn winters too.

I'm not from away. Grew up in South Berwick, ayuh. Worked down thayuh Ogunquit way, almost neyuh cape neddick. Yessuh, not only been to Flo's...by gory my Dad knew her quite well by first name thayuh cuttuh.

SmokeyTheBear said:

Don't pay a lot of attention to the Wooly Bears unless they are native ones, a couple years ago they told me a big fib, turns out they were from away.

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Judging from your sig, Smokey, I would think you would be on the prowl for another mother load pellet infusion....

heat seeker said:

Our apples are just about ripe - much earlier than usual.

I'm fed up with my Simplicity snow blower, have been looking at Husqvarna tracked blowers. The Ariens dealer doesn't stock them, as they don't sell many. They don't sell many because they don't stock them. Catch 22 there.

Pellet stash is only 3 bags - gotta get busy, but waiting for (hopefully!) prices to drop. But, stove is cleaned and painted and ready to go.

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Wow I thought simplicity's were top of the line. I have a cub cadet now and not overly impressed with it. Walk behind snowblowers quality have gone downhil from what they once were hard to find a machine with cast iron gearbox and heavy duty components

Ahhh, What happens if you can understand a mainiac, But your from away?

SmokeyTheBear said:

7 tons plus should be able to handle the load. Besides I'm going to do a bit of work in a couple of spots that should work on that ole heat loss figure.

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True, but you burn 5 tons a year!! You'll be approaching the danger zone by the end of the season....

heat seeker said:

I'm fed up with my Simplicity snow blower, have been looking at Husqvarna tracked blowers. The Ariens dealer doesn't stock them, as they don't sell many. They don't sell many because they don't stock them. Catch 22 there.

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2 words: Honda/ Expensive

But they run really well ! I have the 28" track model. That thing will climb a mountain and the hydro drive is the balls ! If you look at them, dont think about the electric starter-you dont need it.

"Nothing changed while you were away except you", as my Dad puts it.

gbreda said:

2 words: Honda/ Expensive

But they run really well ! I have the 28" track model. That thing will climb a mountain and the hydro drive is the balls ! If you look at them, dont think about the electric starter-you dont need it.

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I've got two hs928's one tracked and one with wheels -- best snowblowers ever made

SmokeyTheBear said:

As for the danger zone I crossed that when I went below 10 ton and developed the shakes .

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Withdrawal can be tempered by knowing there is an ample supply of pellets available locally. What is not known is what impact this storm in the Middle East will have on the pellet price point.

Augmister said:

New sheer bolts in the snow blower and the oil has been changed.

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I just watched a video where someone's impeller gearbox split apart when he hit something. The points were two: make sure you're using the correct shear bolt, and make sure the augers turn freely on the shafts. Best way to tell is to remove the shear bolts and see if the auger turns easily. Shoot some oil or grease in there to prevent rust. The one in the video was rusted solid to the shafts, and it took a fire wrench and a large pipe wrench to free things up. My machine has grease fittings on the auger so I can shoot grease right in between the auger and the shafts.

Just sayin'.

meh. take out the butter bolts and throw some grade 8's in there.

mikefrommaine said:

I've got two hs928's one tracked and one with wheels -- best snowblowers ever made

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I am on my second one. My first is about 16 years old and still in service...sold it to my neighbor after the auger shaft broke from a large rock jam 5 years ago. Funny, it was a rock at his driveway, then I sold it to him as is for 200.00. Had proper shear bolts, but it was a large rock buried in the snow from their mailbox garden. We share a driveway entrance, needless to say, I don't go near that area any more.

Like I said, they are not cheap but IMO the best out there.

Ask Al Gore ..

Already seeing some trees starting to lose their leaves in our mountains. Looks like it is going to be a chilly winter. Sure am glad that we installed the wood stove over the summer