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schuele

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I scoop my own. But I have a big shop broom and use that as much as I can. Sometimes if we're supposed to get a long, significant snowstorm, I'll sweep the snow 2-3 times rather than shovel it all at the end. Much easier on the back.
 
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huskerfan1414

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schuele said:
I scoop my own. But I have a big shop broom and use that as much as I can. Sometimes if we're supposed to get a long, significant snowstorm, I'll sweep the snow 2-3 times rather than shovel it all at the end. Much easier on the back.
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Youre such a poor you SWEEP snow during snowstorms.
Thats talent, right there!;)
 
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I have a little toro snow blower..but with real wet snow the auger doesn’t push the snow out very well..
 
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schuele said:
I scoop my own. But I have a big shop broom and use that as much as I can. Sometimes if we're supposed to get a long, significant snowstorm, I'll sweep the snow 2-3 times rather than shovel it all at the end. Much easier on the back.
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Good luck with that this evening if the wind gets whipping around like they say it’s expecting too..
 
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Good luck with that this evening if the wind gets whipping around like they say it’s expecting too..
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Yeah if there's big wind, I would wait until the end to do anything. But I live in Denver, and we don't seem to get wind and snow together all that often here. Our big snows tend to fall straight down.
 
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schuele said:
Yeah if there's big wind, I would wait until the end to do anything. But I live in Denver, and we don't seem to get wind and snow together all that often here. Our big snows tend to fall straight down.
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Lucky you don’t live in Omaha tonight..;)
 
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One of the best decisions I made was buying a Toro Snowblower similar to the one pictured about 6-7 years ago. There have been a few winters I didn’t need to use it. I don’t use it if the snowfall is only a couple of inches.

Heavy wet snows are a little more difficult to clear but I cut the path in 1/2 for that type of snowfall. Even after draining the fuel, make sure to put a special fuel additive in the gas tank/carburetor during the offseason to make sure the fuel lines don’t clog up. I learned that lesson the hard way. I would recommend a snowblower to everyone if it is within your budget.

I play basketball 3-4 times a week and do other types of exercise. However, I am not going to break my back shoveling snow. Winking

 
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TFrazier said:
One of the best decisions I made was buying a Toro Snowblower similar to the one pictured about 6-7 years ago. There have been a few winters I didn’t need to use it. I don’t use if if the snowfall is only a couple of inches.

Heavy wet snows are a little more difficult to clear but I cut the path in 1/2 for that type of snowfall. Even after draining the fuel, make sure to put a special fuel additive in the gas tank/carburetor during the offseason to make sure the fuel lines don’t clog up. I learned that lesson the hard way. I would recommend a snowblower to everyone if it is within your budget.

I play basketball 3-4 times a week and do other types of exercise. However, I am not going to break my back shoveling snow. Winking

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Has a snowblower supplemented with fuel additive? AND can afford to play basketball 3-4 times a week??

Solid 5 on the poor-rich scale.
 
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My brothers and I used to clear driveways for quite a few years as a side gig, so I got plenty of good stuff to take care of snow like today. I have a really nice scoop shovel, a decent Snapper single stage blower that can handle any snow under three inches no problem. Then I have the big dog which is a 1975 Ariens two stage that chews up anything in its way. It walks right through a foot of snow. A lot of times on the bigger snows, my neighbors get some free snow removal since I am already out with it.
 
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I have a 2 stage snowblower for the driveway and usually shovel the sidewalks unless it's crazy deep.

If stuff gets really bad, my father-in-law has a blade on his truck and he can come make my life easier.
 
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resdog851 said:
My brothers and I used to clear driveways for quite a few years as a side gig, so I got plenty of good stuff to take care of snow like today. I have a really nice scoop shovel, a decent Snapper single stage blower that can handle any snow under three inches no problem. Then I have the big dog which is a 1975 Ariens two stage that chews up anything in its way. It walks right through a foot of snow. A lot of times on the bigger snows, my neighbors get some free snow removal since I am already out with it.
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Good to hear.
I get tired of scoopin old ladies out while their neighbor across their street puts his snowblower away.

Under three inches? Seems like a waste. You mist be about level 6 :D
 
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I live on an acreage and have a Ariens Deluxe 24 for about a 300-foot concrete driveway. The thing is a beast but hard to turn since it's an older model without the auto-turn technology. Bought off FB Marketplace last fall and it has been worth every penny this winter. Ariens makes great, reliable machines.
 
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I own two Garant 36 inch Poly Pushers. They are shaped more like a dozer than a shovel. I push the snow to the sides of my driveway with one of the Garant Poly Pushers. Then I go down the side of the driveways with a Honda single stage snow blower that works great. It starts on the first pull. Side walks I just go up and back with the snow blower. If the snow is really heavy then I just use the Honda. Most of the time I can stay ahead of it with the Poly Pusher. I have a lot of old neighbors (Lots of Seattle people retire on this side of the mountains A. Homes are cheaper. $320 average compared to at least twice that in Seattle. B. We have Sunshine, 300 plus days C. We have extremely cheap hydro electric power.) so I typically clear 4 driveways and sidewalks. My method gets it done fast.

2/24/19 update I just did my driveway in under 10 minutes. We have 4 inches of cold light powder
 
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BigBL87 said:
I have a 2 stage snowblower for the driveway and usually shovel the sidewalks unless it's crazy deep.

If stuff gets really bad, my father-in-law has a blade on his truck and he can come make my life easier.
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Youre a 4 but bumped 2 points for privilege to a 6.
Now you should feel guilty.
 
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grayhairedfreak said:
I live on an acreage and have a Ariens Deluxe 24 for about a 300-foot concrete driveway. The thing is a beast but hard to turn since it's an older model without the auto-turn technology. Bought off FB Marketplace last fall and it has been worth every penny this winter. Ariens makes great, reliable machines.
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Sounds like we almost have our first "let the peasants do it"!

C'mon, no one at level 10?
 
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huskerfan1414 said:
Youre a 4 but bumped 2 points for privilege to a 6.
Now you should feel guilty.
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If it helps, he's literally only plowed our driveway once. ;)

When we bought our house, my wife didn't want to get a snowblower because of the cost. I overrode that as the person who would have to clear it, SO glad I ponied up for a two stage especially after inheriting my dad's single stage when he passed and trying to use it for the hell of it.

We live on the west edge of town surrounded by farm land, so if the we get a westerly wind we can get some ridiculous drift. I bought a snow fence a few years ago to prevent it, but really didn't need it the last few years so I didn't put it up this year. Stupid mistake on my part.
 
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grayhairedfreak said:
I live on an acreage and have a Ariens Deluxe 24 for about a 300-foot concrete driveway. The thing is a beast but hard to turn since it's an older model without the auto-turn technology. Bought off FB Marketplace last fall and it has been worth every penny this winter. Ariens makes great, reliable machines.
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I have a SnoTek, which is/was Ariens' cheaper line/brand. Its a 28", but I have the electric start. I will never buy one without it, its soooooooo darn convenient. The only thing I really wish it had was a light, but I just wear a headlamp if I have to clear it in the dark.
 
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GretnaShawn

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I use an ATV with a blade that uses a winch. There’s no possible way I could scoop my driveway. It’s long and on a big hill. A snowblower would also be an enormous undertaking.
 
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red scowl said:
Is it paved?
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Yes. Beat up pretty good in some spots. About 3/4 of it needs replaced. 1/4 needs it soon. It’s on such a steep hill that it was to be 100% clear to get up.

I do my neighbors too. His is gravel. So I skim it and then clear off the paved part my his house.
 
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GretnaShawn said:
Yes. Beat up pretty good in some spots. About 3/4 of it needs replaced. 1/4 needs it soon. It’s on such a steep hill that it was to be 100% clear to get up.

I do my neighbors too. His is gravel. So I skim it and then clear off the paved part my his house.
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I have a buddy in the same situation, but he lives out from paved streets and driveways. He needs to buy a tractor or pave his driveway.
 
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red scowl said:
I have a buddy in the same situation, but he lives out from paved streets and driveways. He needs to buy a tractor or pave his driveway.
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Unless you get huge snow dumps and/or crazy drifting, a ATV with a plow does great. You can usually get them for $3-6k off Craigslist. Way cheaper than a UTV, a truck with a plow or a tractor.
 
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in this case, SNOWMAGEDDON 19 I will use the big thrower and likely wish I had Baxters tractor...........not a "kid" in my area could move these drifts I'm looking at right now anyway........all too young/ small. I must be in the Thunder Snow area of Chalco Hills.....
& thanks for checking
 
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