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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.
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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.

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So I shoveled a path for the gear box, and the blower could push through. I've never had to do that before.
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Why am I using a blower if I have to shovel???

Not all was well, here's one of the storm's victims.
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There's a spare, spare blower, an Ariens GT17 and air plane parts under there.
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Re: Snow

Post by 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! :cheers: Have a :drink: enjoy the fire place. It'll melt soon. End of April...
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Wow! @FUTZ - How far north is that? :O
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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. :109:
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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.
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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.
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Made it North.
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Snow was hard and broke off in chunks.
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Had to break down with shovel then use blower.
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Re: Snow

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@FUTZ Well that sounds like it was an adventure .
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Oh no, nasty! But you fixed it. Do you keep a kit on you all the time?
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Eugen wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:49 pm 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.
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FUTZ wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:19 pm

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.

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FUTZ wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:19 pm
Eugen wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:49 pm 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.

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Yikes, you got all of that one! I’d say you’ve filled your tire quota for awhile.
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:114: Wow Ian, what did you do to deserve all of that fun :124:
:creeper: no more mow it's time to blow :446cart:
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