So its been me...the dogs and the pellet stove for 3 days...I had to shovel my way to the pellets...did I ever say how much I hate snow?? The stove however kept the house toasty
So its been me...the dogs and the pellet stove for 3 days...I had to shovel my way to the pellets...did I ever say how much I hate snow?? The stove however kept the house toasty
.....the one good thing...schools were closed so I got an extra day offThis is one of those times i can say i am glad to be so far north. I didnt even get a dusting
We didnt ever see a flake here in hyde park N.Y.
Now, i'm not one to complain about that but here it is, basically the end of january. I have my snowblower oiled and gassed up since october. I took the mower deck off the tractor and put the plow, weights and chains on. Both our cars have the snow tires.
It would be nice to see just a little something, just to justify all that work and expense.
Ariens Pro series. It's been 11 years so far with that machine and it's done very well here in some mighty big storms. And Cape Cod gets the heavy wet stuff most times FWIW. Now since Ariens redesigned the belt system to a double auger belt it should be all the better. I suggest Ariens Pro or the Deluxe series. But I know others will swear by other brands just as well LOL. I guess all brands throw snow, it's the longevity factor.
Your Toro might never give up, it's not a bad brand either. As I said, they all throw snow LOL !Great info and I just went to look at Ariens at snowblowersdirect.com. If/when my little Toro gives up, it's good to know which brand (among many out there) are recommended by more than just those selling them.
Your Toro might never give up, it's not a bad brand either. As I said, they all throw snow LOL !
Yeah it's not made for that kind of duty. A bigger machine with a quality two stage blower on board you could pretty well just wait till the end of the storm and do all 5 driveways then. I used to do other peoples driveways with mine too, a couple of ladies my wife knew at the time when we got it. You gotta figure in it's your machine that will last a long time but every persons driveway you add is taking life off double what your own yard is causing. They should be helping you own and maintain that thing!Possibly but it's one of those plastic-cased single stage units; good for 4"-6" of snow but down here we get clobbered about once every 5 years, and this time not only did I think I could not keep up, but on our street we have a lot of elderly and widows, I try to do 5-6 driveways normally including my own. A couple more big storms and I think I could kill this machine. Getting a big-boy's snow blower would help, except for finding the room to store it. Anyway, thanks for the input!
And the pellet stove I finally shut down last night, first time in a while I ran that many hours (24/7 since early Friday afternoon) without turning it off, the glass is filthy!
The thing about buying a snowblower is it won't snow for years once you purchase it. After a few years of no snow, you sell your snowblower, and WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow. If you decide to keep the snowblower after two years of no use, then WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow and your snow blower will not start.After this storm, I am buying a snowblower
Just run the gas out at the end of the season, never let any kind of gas sit in the carburetor of any small engine. At the very least shut of the fuel and let the carb run out of fuel. My boat and my generator sit with gas in them for months using fuel stabilizer and run fine. However, in due time it has to be run out because age will deteriorate the power you get from the gas. The big hoopla about ethanol gas is that the ethanol itself will absorb moisture and then sink to the bottom of tanks etc. Generally speaking this isn't in a matter of weeks . A good point for non ethanol gas though is octane for octane it will produce a more powerful running engine. It is a safer bet in storage but the best bet in storage is an empty tank.The thing about buying a snowblower is it won't snow for years once you purchase it. After a few years of no snow, you sell your snowblower, and WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow. If you decide to keep the snowblower after two years of no use, then WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow and your snow blower will not start.
Use non-Ethonol gas in snowblowers, generators, lawn mowers. Stewart's gas stations sell non-Ethonol gas.
Just run the gas out at the end of the season, never let any kind of gas sit in the carburetor of any small engine. At the very least shut of the fuel and let the carb run out of fuel. My boat and my generator sit with gas in them for months using fuel stabilizer and run fine. However, in due time it has to be run out because age will deteriorate the power you get from the gas. The big hoopla about ethanol gas is that the ethanol itself will absorb moisture and then sink to the bottom of tanks etc. Generally speaking this isn't in a matter of weeks . A good point for non ethanol gas though is octane for octane it will produce a more powerful running engine. It is a safer bet in storage but the best bet in storage is an empty tank.
drain out all gas
The thing about buying a snowblower is it won't snow for years once you purchase it. After a few years of no snow, you sell your snowblower, and WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow. If you decide to keep the snowblower after two years of no use, then WHAM you get hit with 24 inches of snow and your snow blower will not start.
Use non-Ethonol gas in snowblowers, generators, lawn mowers. Stewart's gas stations sell non-Ethonol gas.
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