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whyme

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Location: Westchester, NY
Joined: Jan 2, 2004
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1 ton of snow a minute?
Original Message Jan 5, 2005 6:10 pm

Average snowfall is approximately 6 lbs per cubic foot, so, if there is a foot of snow on the ground & you have a 12" auger & 24" wide housing, you would need to go clear 166 feet in 60 seconds.

How many of you have been clearing 1 ton of snow a minute without even knowing it?

GeorgeC

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whyme

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.....

Location: Westchester, NY
Joined: Jan 2, 2004
Points: 114

Re: 1 ton of snow a minute?
Reply #6 Jan 6, 2005 11:58 am

Jogo,

How's the condition up there, I won't be back until Saturday & was wondering how much is on the ground there & what's it going to be like in a few days.

GeorgeC

Ariens 1128LE and various other grown-up toys....

Dantheman

Location: Orange County, N.Y.
Joined: Jan 21, 2003
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Re: 1 ton of snow a minute?
Reply #7 Jan 6, 2005 2:13 pm

I just had the Simplicity 1170E out and cleared my house and my neighbor's. It was a fairly wet 4 inches of wet snow....seemed like it weighed a ton. The machine blew it into the next county.......

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lland

Joined: Sep 17, 2002
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Re: 1 ton of snow a minute?
Reply #8 Jan 6, 2005 3:15 pm

My experience has been that when I'm shovelling snow, each shovelfull weighs a ton. Doesn't matter how fast you go.

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jogo

Location: Westchester N.Y.
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Re: 1 ton of snow a minute?
Reply #9 Jan 6, 2005 4:08 pm

Jogo,

How's the condition up there, I won't be back until Saturday & was wondering how much is on the ground there & what's it going to be like in a few days.

It's mostly wet now temps above freezing. We had about 3" when I got up this A.M. at 5:00 to snow blow, I have to be at work at 6. Once sun cam up most roads were only left with slush, then it rained all day ...still raining.

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whyme

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.....

Location: Westchester, NY
Joined: Jan 2, 2004
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Re: 1 ton of snow a minute?
Reply #10 Jan 6, 2005 4:41 pm

Jogo,

With luck it'll all be gone by Saturday otherwise I'll probably be dealing with a sheet of ice. Waited all htis time to use that snowblower & then not around when it finally snows. Oh well....

By the way, did you trade in your 1128 for the new 11528? I remember you had the 1128 last year. The 11528 is this year's model.

GeorgeC

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