Snow
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:43 pm
When winter comes, my neighbours say, "can't wait to go up north and do some snowmobiling1", I say " can't wait to go up north and do some snow blowing!"
I was planning to snow blow the yard up north. Unfortunately, just before loading up the B20, I thought I would clear a path through the 4" of snow I have at my place and the shear pin broke on the auger. I decided that if I can break the pin with 4", it would be useless up north. Since I had heard that there was some snow; in fact my northern neighbours said they got 12" each day for 4 days, and then it rained and the snow was compacted. I wanted to make sure all was well at the yard. I took a walk behind, well, my back up walk behind, a 10/28.
This was the toughest snow I have seen in twenty years. I could walk on top of the snow, didn't need snow shoes, usually I sink 8-10" inches with my snow shoes (rated for 180lbs; my arse, well...I might be a bit more than 180).
While trying to push through, I notice that each side of the auger gear box would eat through the snow, but the gear box was stopping forward motion.
So I shoveled a path for the gear box, and the blower could push through. I've never had to do that before.
Why am I using a blower if I have to shovel???
Not all was well, here's one of the storm's victims.
There's a spare, spare blower, an Ariens GT17 and air plane parts under there.
I was planning to snow blow the yard up north. Unfortunately, just before loading up the B20, I thought I would clear a path through the 4" of snow I have at my place and the shear pin broke on the auger. I decided that if I can break the pin with 4", it would be useless up north. Since I had heard that there was some snow; in fact my northern neighbours said they got 12" each day for 4 days, and then it rained and the snow was compacted. I wanted to make sure all was well at the yard. I took a walk behind, well, my back up walk behind, a 10/28.
This was the toughest snow I have seen in twenty years. I could walk on top of the snow, didn't need snow shoes, usually I sink 8-10" inches with my snow shoes (rated for 180lbs; my arse, well...I might be a bit more than 180).
While trying to push through, I notice that each side of the auger gear box would eat through the snow, but the gear box was stopping forward motion.
So I shoveled a path for the gear box, and the blower could push through. I've never had to do that before.
Why am I using a blower if I have to shovel???
Not all was well, here's one of the storm's victims.
There's a spare, spare blower, an Ariens GT17 and air plane parts under there.