Snow

[FUTZ]

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.

[Eugen]

There are times when you need an ice breaker! No blower will do on what we got now on the ground. Glad you're safe though! Have a enjoy the fire place. It'll melt soon. End of April...

[RoamingGnome]

Wow! @FUTZ - How far north is that?
Collapsed tent garages are never fun

Winter has been so crazy and unpredictable this year - My yard in downtown Hamilton is a mucky green and brown mess, I haven't checked yet with my neighbour up north to see what has accumulated around our property in the Lanark Highlands.

[FUTZ]

This is Parry Sound area.

Got the auger fixed and loaded up B20 on Saturday. Both back tires on truck went flat. One screw, and one stone.

Tire guy had never seen a stone puncture a tire before. Decided to wait until Sunday. Sunday morning, had another flat tire. Must have been second second screw in tire. I used a plug to get me going. Shaft and handle broke inserting plug.

Made it North.

Snow was hard and broke off in chunks.

Had to break down with shovel then use blower.

[DavidBarkey]

@FUTZ Well that sounds like it was an adventure .

[Eugen]

Oh no, nasty! But you fixed it. Do you keep a kit on you all the time?

[FUTZ]

Oh no, nasty! But you fixed it. Do you keep a kit on you all the time?

I do now, after four separate flats on 400 last summer. Actually, the tires blew up; it would take a lot of plugs to fix.

[Eugen]

I do now, after four separate flats on 400 last summer. Actually, the tires blew up; it would take a lot of plugs to fix.

Tire Shred.jpg

some ducktape Ian, just some ducktape

[JSinMO]

Oh no, nasty! But you fixed it. Do you keep a kit on you all the time?

I do now, after four separate flats on 400 last summer. Actually, the tires blew up; it would take a lot of plugs to fix.

Tire Shred.jpg

Yikes, you got all of that one! I’d say you’ve filled your tire quota for awhile.

[Timj]

Wow Ian, what did you do to deserve all of that fun