Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Finally! Under a WSW with this from the NWS:
USING THE GARCIA METHOD WHICH LOOKS AT 700 MB MOISTURE ADVECTION FOR SNOW AMOUNTS…THERE COULD BE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DURING A 12 HOUR PERIOD. WITH THE EVENT EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT 24 HOURS…SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. THE NAM AND GFS ARE EVEN HINTING AS SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY ACROSS EASTERN KS…WHICH COULD HELP IN INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES AND TOTAL AMOUNTS. WE ARE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT MOST AREAS WILL SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES…AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR POSSIBLY 6 TO 8 INCHES WITHIN A 12HR WINDOW.

Review of the Toro 221 one coming soon!

Looks like play time.  :)

Don't get too excited.  I have heard that story a few times this year only to be disappointed.

Yeah - like disappointed on a first date  :)

alty wrote:

The storm we were supposed to get dumped a whole inch on us. That's like going on a date and she dumps you and you have to pick up the check!

Steve Cebu wrote:  " The storm we were supposed to get dumped a whole inch on us. That's like going on a date and she dumps you and you have to pick up the check!

...and she's ugly on top of it :)  :)  :)

Well if my Yamaha ever shows up, I am sure I will want to play, but I have to admit, enough for a while!!

I had to clear 20 - 30 inch drift this morning, just to get out of the driveway. All of you are welcome to some of it!! PLEASE! Take It !!!

Wish I could. Haven't had more than an inch here since mid December. Climate is sure backwards. we get nothing and Las Vegas & L.A. get it.

rubinew wrote:

Hey we are happy to share the wealth! Just send some of that white gold down to us and we'll be happy to move it.

Otherwise it's kinda a long commute

rubinew wrote:
Just so you know, the snow will keep pounding on when all you have is that itty bitty shovel.

You need to buy a big snowblower to scare the snow gods away.

Do it quick! 

fingers crossed here in NJ  might get 12" Tue.night into Wed.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

HaHA!!!

aa335 wrote:

I think he's right to wait for the Yamaha tho. If his last snowblower was mediocre for the task then he's going to need that bad boy to move the drifting snow that he gets on an almost daily basis. I think he still has a 2 stage snowblower. He might have waited too long in the season to buy. I hope he's able to find the model he likes.

That aside we are supposed to finally be getting some snow! They say at least 6 inches so we'll see.

aa335 wrote:

The MTD was in the Garage, but yes, as soon as I get a new snowblower, then it will stop snowing and blowing!!

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Hey Steve.

While it is late, up here, we only have 2 seasons, 8 months of Winter, and about 4 months of warmer weather to help us prepare for winter!!

Very common to get snow into April and May, but I do agree, if they don't find me the Model I want, by Mid February, then it will be a bit late. I will likely still buy, since prices are low right now, and will only go up at beginning of the Season!

rubinew wrote:

We have 2 seasons here also a few hours south of you, Winter and Road construction

You would think Yamaha would want to sell as many units as possible. I bet they sell a lot too. If you want to buy a Toro in my area it's hard after the season starts as they only make so many. After that you wait until next year. If I were you I'd wait for the Yamaha, supposedly they are built to last a lifetime. Your MTD can easily chug out another year if it has to but that Yamaha will be with you for a very long time.

The weather prediction is teasing me with 1-2 inches of snow tonight, 1-3 inches tomorrow. This better not an overhyped blind date. :)

Suppose to be 4-6" for us by tomorrow night.

They're calling for 10" - 12" overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday - a real nor'easter to boot. We've only had 3 little and one big storm so far to date - maybe things are going to start to change....

All right, you guys are really making me feel envious of that snow.  I'm just hoping for any kind of white precipitation since it gotten warm and all the snow has completely melted and then it turned cold.

aa335 wrote:

They promise us snow here all the time but fail to deliver. The snowmobilers are pretty upset hard to ride in mud. Supposedly on Wed we will get heavy snow. The last heavy snow we were supposed to get turned out to be an inch. At least you have a single stage for small storms.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

I probably should have kept my single stage.  I was given a 7 year old Craftsman 5hp that I sold for $300 before I bought my 2-stage.  I guess if we get a dusting I will have to use the ol' shovel or maybe some of my neighbors with those single stages were struggling during the recent 20" we got last month and I came over to help with the 10hp Deere to bail them out will come do my driveway for me. 

Chxbeachva wrote:
I got about 2.5" yesterday and decided to fire up my Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower. It worked great! Some of it was on the wetter side but it still blew it off the pavement and onto the snowcovered grass. It sure beat using a shovel on my 135' driveway for just 2.5" of snow. Barely broke a sweat and no back pain after the job was done!

FrankMA wrote:

Good idea!!! Thanks.

FrankMA wrote:

I think I need one of these for the lighter snow. :)

aa335 wrote:
I had been waiting for the "Perfect Storm" conditions to try this out. It just seemed to make a whole lot of sense seeing that I can blow huge volumes of leaves and other yard debris with my BR550. I would guess it would work equally well on up to 6" of the light, fluffy stuff we get sometimes during really cold snow storms. I live in an oak forest so my requirements for a good leaf blower can not be overstated. Most reviews I read compare the Stihl and Echo Backpack Blowers as being equally on par with each other. My Stihl will move bricks (no exaggeration) and other heavy objects that my old McCulloch Backpack Blower could never even think of moving.

Chxbeachva wrote:

Yeah the single stages are really good for the light snowfalls which is all we seem to get lately. The leaf blower idea is good too but I doubt it would work very well if the snow was heavy even if it was just 2-3". For powder tho, it would be amazing!

aa335 wrote:
Oh yeah! that's what it is. The old rule of the rain always coming just after you wash your car!!!

Ok snow gods, MY MACHINE IS BROKEN & IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO REPAIR!

(do you think they bought it?)

Cheers

Must be working. Storm is heading my way. I tricked the snow gods by summerizing the snowblower and bringing out the lawnmower and string trimmer. The forecast calls for 2 to 6 inches.

Ditto

GtWtNorth wrote:

I actually started a thread specically for this sort of thing. Waxing your snowblower will have the same result as washing your car. All nice and clean and shiny! New England weather especially loves to get everything dirty. We had a drought this past year and I didn't wash my car all summer. Coincidence? I think not!

This current storm will completely pass us by which is good because I don't want to see any more snow for the rest of the winter.