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New_Yorker


Preach the Gospel always, use words when necessary

Location: Long Island, NY
Joined: Nov 26, 2010
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TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Original Message   Dec 4, 2010 9:04 pm
Track snowblowers are a bear to push when the engine is off.  The honda I just bought is very difficult to push in just a straight line (After DIS-engaging the Transmission -Or You can Do Severe Damage).  I simply tipped it up in front, slipped a 'Creeper' (those things you lay down on with wheels under them so you can slide under the car to work on it) under it, tilted it forward so the tracks rest on the frame of the creeper, and now I can easily roll the machine any where I want with very little effort. I've even decided to fasten a piece of 2 ft X 4 Ft Plywood (1/2" or heavier) so it doesn't have to be aimed so precisely when doing this.   It has the advantage of being able to move the entire snowblower in any direction, even sideways when desired.  The Creeper I used was a Free bonus when I bought a floor jack from Summit Racing some years back, and I rarely ever used it.
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trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #18   Dec 8, 2010 9:27 pm
   That's the sprit Frank, ready, agressive and itching to boot some snow around.  Me too.  I've got my policeman's blue snowblowing jumpsuit all laid you ready go.  It's got a beautiful gold reflective stripes down the legs and arms, epaulets, and chevrons all over imparting a bold dash of authority.  You got a truck?  You could bring over the Honda.  The garage has lots of room and I got an extra dolly here.  We could party.  
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aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #19   Dec 9, 2010 9:17 am
FrankMA wrote:
 
I'm ready to go with my HS928TA - just say the word......

Squirrel !!!
borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #20   Dec 9, 2010 10:03 am
trouts2 wrote:
   That's the sprit Frank, ready, agressive and itching to boot some snow around.  Me too.  I've got my policeman's blue snowblowing jumpsuit all laid you ready go.  It's got a beautiful gold reflective stripes down the legs and arms, epaulets, and chevrons all over imparting a bold dash of authority.  You got a truck?  You could bring over the Honda.  The garage has lots of room and I got an extra dolly here.  We could party.  

Yo Trouts:

Get someone to go into your garage and mess things up real good before Frank arrives.  He'll go off the deep end.  He'll be like a whirling dervish organizing and setting everything straight.  When he's done, you can both do double and triple checks of everything just to make sure nothing is out of place!  Order is critical!

I've got a friend with OCD.  He's a "checker".  Takes him five minutes to leave his house, another five minutes to start his car and another five minutes to shut it off. 

He also rides a motorcycle.  Takes him two minutes to make sure the side stand is down.  He get's off the bike, looks at the side stand, lightly kicks it a few times, shakes the bike a bit, couple more kicks, another shake, walks away, maybe ten feet, turns around and repeats.  It's truly painful to watch.
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FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #21   Dec 9, 2010 3:26 pm
trouts2 wrote:
   That's the sprit Frank, ready, agressive and itching to boot some snow around.  Me too.  I've got my policeman's blue snowblowing jumpsuit all laid you ready go.  It's got a beautiful gold reflective stripes down the legs and arms, epaulets, and chevrons all over imparting a bold dash of authority.  You got a truck?  You could bring over the Honda.  The garage has lots of room and I got an extra dolly here.  We could party.  


Can I bring my own Dolly? My Honda is very particular about it's Dolly!

Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #22   Dec 9, 2010 3:55 pm
FrankMA wrote:
Hi trouts2: Just curious, did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid???....

I think there were more than just paint chips ingested. 
Coldfingers


Joined: Nov 20, 2008
Points: 84

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #23   Dec 9, 2010 6:26 pm
Hey new yorker, I did something like that for my troy built garden tiller. I took a wooden top off a school desk and fastened some casters to the bottom, its lower on the part where you drive on to it, higher where the casters are, and it works like a charm to push around the garage when you need to move it some. I have an ariens track drive snowblower and thought about doing something for that also but hadn't gotten that far yet. Good ideas!! Coldfingers
trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #24   Dec 9, 2010 10:05 pm
Coldfingers, "I have an ariens track drive snowblower."

Have you used it?   If yes, what is it like?  I have not seen one in action yet.  I wondered of they are any more difficult or easy to use than a Honda. 

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On the party side if you want to join me and Frank come on over with your machine.  Bring your dolly.  You're probably an interesting guy. I've never heard of a dolly guy with an orange machine.  It takes all kinds.  I thought it was only a Honda red machine thing.  No big deal though.  Everyones welcome at the garage, no descrimination.  Well......., it would be hard to imagine a John Deere dolly guy at the garage. 

Frank's dolly has a thing for his Honda so it's sort of a triangle affair.  It's not so strange.  There's a lot that has been published American Psychoananylists Journal and The US OPE  Journal about these relationships.  We can talk about these things at the party.   You got a white painted area in the garage? 

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trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #25   Dec 10, 2010 9:16 am

Here's Linda. Beautiful and race ready.

Made of rare 1 x 8 rare American Elm supports and top platform of three quarter Furnature Quality German old growth Birch. Six casters of Swedish Steel with ball bearings for zero or hair pin turning. The casters can individualy retract or expand on commands from a remote wireless hand set to adjust platform roll, yaw and pitch in any attitude for heights between1 and 6 inches. Loading is very easy from any side.

The Stealth Black top finish is Brittish Coach Varinish impregnated with titanium for wear. It also has a hand rubbed on magnitized top treatment of clear anti-static compounds that repell dust and dirt about 4 feet. It's a great feature to alleviate fears of dust contamination on a clean machine.

It folds in two directions for easy storage to a square of 10 inches and light at 4 pounds. For long term storage the tires can self deflated on command from the hand set but refill has to be done by hand due to no air lines running to the micro valves yet. I've got the compressor mounted in the Elm supports but still waiting for the air line to come in from Lincoln Labs NASA division. Linda is in daily use so no problem with the air but I'd like to get this project finished. If anyone wants some blue prints email me and I'll get them right out.

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borat


Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Points: 2692

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #26   Dec 10, 2010 10:54 am
Yeah..... That Linda looks like one sweet ride.

Six casters?


Didn't know what to do with the other two huh?   It would be easier to maneuver with just four wouldn't it?   That thing seems to be pretty stout.  I doubt that there would be to much center deflection, particularly if the load is distributed closer to the corners. 
New_Yorker


Preach the Gospel always, use words when necessary

Location: Long Island, NY
Joined: Nov 26, 2010
Points: 219

Re: TIP: How To move that track snowblower when its not running.
Reply #27   Dec 10, 2010 11:20 am
I love the snowblower, a tad tired and worn, but I never knew that Snapper Snowblowers had relations with John Deere Snowblowers, as this one is obviously the bstd. child of such a forbidden union.  Is there a track snowblower somehwere we can't see, a third point perhaps in this triangle, one that gets together with dolly  ? 
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