The weight of snow
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A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
@Doctor-Phibes said in The weight of snow:
A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
Funny... my brother in law and his dad, who have lived in northern Wisconsin their whole lives, visited me in DC one humid cold day (maybe in the 20s?) but said it was so bone chilling it was the coldest they've ever felt.
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A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
@Doctor-Phibes said in The weight of snow:
A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
My experience of Aberdeen in March was identical. Cold to the bones.
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What's a snow shovel?
I have a small two cycle blower and an even smaller electric snow blower for the small areas where the Deere cannot roam.
Save your back for the old age. Get a good snow blower/thrower
@mark said in The weight of snow:
Save your back for the old age. Get a good snow blower/thrower
Love your setup!
I was waiting for that comment, btw.
We have a normal driveway and sidewalk. I have been looking at getting a snow blower (I've been looking at the electric ones, with batteries) since they are quieter, don't need stabilized gas, oil, spark plugs, etc... but they also are not as powerful as gas ones that have 2 or 3 stages to chow through wet/icy snow.
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@mark said in The weight of snow:
Save your back for the old age. Get a good snow blower/thrower
Love your setup!
I was waiting for that comment, btw.
We have a normal driveway and sidewalk. I have been looking at getting a snow blower (I've been looking at the electric ones, with batteries) since they are quieter, don't need stabilized gas, oil, spark plugs, etc... but they also are not as powerful as gas ones that have 2 or 3 stages to chow through wet/icy snow.
@89th very wet snow is even a challenge for the 25HP shaft driven Deere. I have broken more than a couple of sheer pins over the past 24 years. The new X739 however is much more robust than my previous machine. Going on the 6th season with it and I think I have broken 2 sheer pins in that time.
So, think about your back, I mean, steel pins will snap in two, lifting heavy snow.
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@89th very wet snow is even a challenge for the 25HP shaft driven Deere. I have broken more than a couple of sheer pins over the past 24 years. The new X739 however is much more robust than my previous machine. Going on the 6th season with it and I think I have broken 2 sheer pins in that time.
So, think about your back, I mean, steel pins will snap in two, lifting heavy snow.
@mark said in The weight of snow:
@89th very wet snow is even a challenge for the 25HP shaft driven Deere. I have broken more than a couple of sheer pins over the past 24 years. The new X739 however is much more robust than my previous machine. Going on the 6th season with it and I think I have broken 2 sheer pins in that time.
So, think about your back, I mean, steel pins will snap in two, lifting heavy snow.
Good to know!
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As a kid, I would shovel the roof with my dad. Just sayin'.
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As a kid, I would shovel the roof with my dad. Just sayin'.
@Aqua-Letifer said in The weight of snow:
As a kid, I would shovel the roof with my dad. Just sayin'.
Did he have a flat head?
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It sometimes gets wet & heavy south of Renauda but it’s usually dry. Until it died this year, my little 21” single stage Toro, gas, but with added electric start was a trooper. It maneuvers well, stores in the garage & never once clogged on me. It lasted 12 yrs. I include a pic of what I deal with sometimes clearing out a sloped driveway and making a trench into the street for a truck & a SUV. I’m on a wait list for this 2nd pic, another 21” Toro. I’ve tried out neighbors’ 2 stage machines but find them too big & awkward. These little guys are zip-zip go & when it’s -35, I need the job done quick.
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It sometimes gets wet & heavy south of Renauda but it’s usually dry. Until it died this year, my little 21” single stage Toro, gas, but with added electric start was a trooper. It maneuvers well, stores in the garage & never once clogged on me. It lasted 12 yrs. I include a pic of what I deal with sometimes clearing out a sloped driveway and making a trench into the street for a truck & a SUV. I’m on a wait list for this 2nd pic, another 21” Toro. I’ve tried out neighbors’ 2 stage machines but find them too big & awkward. These little guys are zip-zip go & when it’s -35, I need the job done quick.
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@blondie said in The weight of snow:
These little guys are zip-zip go & when it’s -35
Yikes! That's colder than a kiss from my first wife!
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@Doctor-Phibes said in The weight of snow:
A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
Funny... my brother in law and his dad, who have lived in northern Wisconsin their whole lives, visited me in DC one humid cold day (maybe in the 20s?) but said it was so bone chilling it was the coldest they've ever felt.
@89th said in The weight of snow:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The weight of snow:
A Canadian friend of ours, who regularly experienced -40C winters, said she'd never been as cold as when she visited Leeds in the UK.
I suspect it might have been in the summer.
Funny... my brother in law and his dad, who have lived in northern Wisconsin their whole lives, visited me in DC one humid cold day (maybe in the 20s?) but said it was so bone chilling it was the coldest they've ever felt.
The coldest I’ve felt was during a winter in Halifax. Damp & bone chilling cold. I never felt dry. No vehicle, I walked everywhere. I lived near the harbour & at times there was what I called ice-chip snow. Walking against the wind in that was brutal. I had a head nurse pull me out of report one day asking if I’d chicken pox … when I looked at myself in a mirror I had red ice-chip marks all over my face. -
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Yesterday went out and manually cleared the driveway again. The kids "helped", which is always fun to see. Our neighbors didn't even try their snow blowers, it was too wet and heavy.
Funny timing, just yesterday there is an estate sale at a house next to my in-laws and there's a snow blower for sale that looks fine, currently at auction for $66 so maybe I'll just get it and see how it works. Not a big loss if it ends up being a lemon.
@George-K LOL about the kiss. We are supposed to be at -18 (real feel -35) next Thursday. I need to make sure the snow is pushed to the edge of the driveway before it becomes permafrost for the next 3 months!
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Yesterday went out and manually cleared the driveway again. The kids "helped", which is always fun to see. Our neighbors didn't even try their snow blowers, it was too wet and heavy.
Funny timing, just yesterday there is an estate sale at a house next to my in-laws and there's a snow blower for sale that looks fine, currently at auction for $66 so maybe I'll just get it and see how it works. Not a big loss if it ends up being a lemon.
@George-K LOL about the kiss. We are supposed to be at -18 (real feel -35) next Thursday. I need to make sure the snow is pushed to the edge of the driveway before it becomes permafrost for the next 3 months!
@89th said in The weight of snow:
Yesterday went out and manually cleared the driveway again. The kids "helped", which is always fun to see. Our neighbors didn't even try their snow blowers, it was too wet and heavy.
Funny timing, just yesterday there is an estate sale at a house next to my in-laws and there's a snow blower for sale that looks fine, currently at auction for $66 so maybe I'll just get it and see how it works. Not a big loss if it ends up being a lemon.
@George-K LOL about the kiss. We are supposed to be at -18 (real feel -35) next Thursday. I need to make sure the snow is pushed to the edge of the driveway before it becomes permafrost for the next 3 months!
We're wondering whether to buy a used one. Alternatively, one of those electric snow-shovels might be worth a look - they're a lot cheaper than a full blower.
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@89th said in The weight of snow:
Yesterday went out and manually cleared the driveway again. The kids "helped", which is always fun to see. Our neighbors didn't even try their snow blowers, it was too wet and heavy.
Funny timing, just yesterday there is an estate sale at a house next to my in-laws and there's a snow blower for sale that looks fine, currently at auction for $66 so maybe I'll just get it and see how it works. Not a big loss if it ends up being a lemon.
@George-K LOL about the kiss. We are supposed to be at -18 (real feel -35) next Thursday. I need to make sure the snow is pushed to the edge of the driveway before it becomes permafrost for the next 3 months!
We're wondering whether to buy a used one. Alternatively, one of those electric snow-shovels might be worth a look - they're a lot cheaper than a full blower.
@Doctor-Phibes said in The weight of snow:
@89th said in The weight of snow:
Yesterday went out and manually cleared the driveway again. The kids "helped", which is always fun to see. Our neighbors didn't even try their snow blowers, it was too wet and heavy.
Funny timing, just yesterday there is an estate sale at a house next to my in-laws and there's a snow blower for sale that looks fine, currently at auction for $66 so maybe I'll just get it and see how it works. Not a big loss if it ends up being a lemon.
@George-K LOL about the kiss. We are supposed to be at -18 (real feel -35) next Thursday. I need to make sure the snow is pushed to the edge of the driveway before it becomes permafrost for the next 3 months!
We're wondering whether to buy a used one. Alternatively, one of those electric snow-shovels might be worth a look - they're a lot cheaper than a full blower.
Yup, same here. Less maintenance too (gas, oil, plugs, etc) but of course they're not as wide and wouldn't help if more than 6" or very wet snow. If I don't win the auction, I may look at getting one, too.
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@blondie said in The weight of snow:
@George-K It gets colder where @Renauda is. I’ve used the electric start when it’s that cold.
And when it gets really cold up here it doesn’t snow. The air just turns to ice crystals.
@Renauda said in The weight of snow:
@blondie said in The weight of snow:
@George-K It gets colder where @Renauda is. I’ve used the electric start when it’s that cold.
And when it gets really cold up here it doesn’t snow. The air just turns to ice crystals.
Lol. Not looking forward to it. Older, thinning hair: I need a balaclava or my eyebrows freeze off.
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@Renauda said in The weight of snow:
@blondie said in The weight of snow:
@George-K It gets colder where @Renauda is. I’ve used the electric start when it’s that cold.
And when it gets really cold up here it doesn’t snow. The air just turns to ice crystals.
Lol. Not looking forward to it. Older, thinning hair: I need a balaclava or my eyebrows freeze off.
@blondie said in The weight of snow:
@Renauda said in The weight of snow:
@blondie said in The weight of snow:
@George-K It gets colder where @Renauda is. I’ve used the electric start when it’s that cold.
And when it gets really cold up here it doesn’t snow. The air just turns to ice crystals.
Lol. Not looking forward to it. Older, thinning hair: I need a balaclava or my eyebrows freeze off.
I am usually all warm and toasty inside the cab as well. It's not heated but keeping the wind and blowing snow from hitting you in the face makes it seem like it is heated. I didn't have a cab for 17-18 years. When I purchased the new tractor, I decided to get one. So glad I made that decision.
Just in case your wondering why I have such a beast, my driveway is about 1/10th of a mile long ,has two hills and two good sized parking areas. No friggin way is that getting "shoveled".
