J
Jay Idaho
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Snowblower from Hell!
A feller in Sandpoint, Idaho, built a front mounted snow blower and installed it IN FRONT of his pickup. It had tires, looked like a bugger to manuever but he used it and later sold it to a guy I know. The best part was, it was powered by a 350 Chevy! It would eat short 2X4s and not slow down. That is how local legends are born.
I'm smiling at snow more these days. I've pushed about 12"-14" from my paved driveway twice, this year, with a Honda ATV. After 30 years of living 130 miles further north, at 3000' elevation and dealing with a LOT of snow, I can handle this. But the John Deere 2010 with a 6' bucket and 7' rear blade did keep my hundreds of yards of unpaved driveway and parking areas open.
The most important thing about moving snow is to move early snows far enough that you have room for the later snows that will come along. Blowers are neater but expensive and need repairs more than a blade/bucket.
A feller in Sandpoint, Idaho, built a front mounted snow blower and installed it IN FRONT of his pickup. It had tires, looked like a bugger to manuever but he used it and later sold it to a guy I know. The best part was, it was powered by a 350 Chevy! It would eat short 2X4s and not slow down. That is how local legends are born.
I'm smiling at snow more these days. I've pushed about 12"-14" from my paved driveway twice, this year, with a Honda ATV. After 30 years of living 130 miles further north, at 3000' elevation and dealing with a LOT of snow, I can handle this. But the John Deere 2010 with a 6' bucket and 7' rear blade did keep my hundreds of yards of unpaved driveway and parking areas open.
The most important thing about moving snow is to move early snows far enough that you have room for the later snows that will come along. Blowers are neater but expensive and need repairs more than a blade/bucket.
