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njal
Joined: Jan 9, 2010
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Snow blowing Hat
Original Message Jan 11, 2011 4:42 pm |
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Anyone have a special cap or hat that they wear while throwing snow? I use this one Stormy Kromer. My gal said it looks like an Elmer Fudd hat. I told her thats why I like it!! This puppy is warm.
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njal
Joined: Jan 9, 2010
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #10 Jan 12, 2011 2:04 pm |
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I always wear my old cowboy hat I've had since the early 70's. Whenever a gust of wind blows some back at me I just lower my chin and the brim keeps it off. I normally don't worry about earmuffs or a face mask unless I'm going to be out for a very long time, usually if we've had a heavy snow it means it's not real cold. Nice hat,but with that cowboy hat a winchester rifle would go nice straped right to side of your snow machine..
This message was modified Jan 12, 2011 by njal
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Bill_H
Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #11 Jan 12, 2011 3:12 pm |
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Nice hat,but with that cowboy hat a winchester rifle would go nice straped right to side of your snow machine.. As a matter of fact, my Winchester Model 1894 just happens to be my favorite firearm I even have a single action Ruger to go with it. This is western Maine, after all.
Who the hell let all the morning people run things?
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Bill_H
Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #13 Jan 13, 2011 12:43 am |
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Ha Ha to funny! So you do have a Winchester..I was looking at them last night on line.. I am thinking of Getting a Henry ,they were made in NY. I think there in Bayonne N.J now . I have one, not quite as nice as my Winny, but I like it a lot. Be careful in NJ, I think my Henry is a felony to possess in that state (magazine too big). And yes, they did move to Bayonne.
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starwarrior
Joined: Oct 27, 2010
Points: 91
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #14 Jan 13, 2011 7:16 am |
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OK Here you are, I really like this one. It handles the blowsnow also. Just don't accidentally wear it to the bank.
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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
Points: 1328
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #15 Jan 13, 2011 8:22 am |
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Bill_H: That machine looks like an MTD and fairly recient because of the hood control wires. I've never seen a track with that. That probably has the trigger turning levers which are nice. How well does it turn into snow? For example given the snow height in the picture if you were to take a right would you need to do anything at the handles or will it just dig in? What's nice about the MTD is the 6 and 2 range of speeds which are very nice for a good slow while still having fast top forward and very good reverese speeds. The snow seems light but a lot and looking at where you have cleared that thing is going along fine hugging the ground without any lifting. BTW: I'm in Oquossoc in the summer. Pretty cold up there and oodles of snow.
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Bill_H
Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
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Re: Snow blowing Hat
Reply #18 Jan 13, 2011 12:49 pm |
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Trouts, It is, it's a 6 or 7 yr old Yard Man 10/28. The trigger steer is awesome, I would not own a tracked machine without it. It will gradually turn and dig right in, but I could not do something like make a 90 degree turn into snow because then you're pushing the side of the bucket into the snow. We know that won't work with any machine unless it says CAT on the side It's easy to do one-handed 180's where the machine goes around you while you stand still and wait for it. I don't have a problem riding up unless I hit old frozen stuff (ice that only looks like snow) with new blown on top of it, but that usually means I've just gone off the edge of the driveway. Normally it will just spin the tracks if I do that, same if I go too close to the stone wall and run into it. Sometimes the wall gets buried and its location is only a guess. There's a lever on the side to adjust bucket height and weight balance that is very useful. I can lean that thing forward and just scrape the ground. 6 speeds forward is almost overkill. I very rarely use first, most of the work is done in 2nd or 3rd. I never use 4th, and 5th is for going back up to the garage when I'm all done and the bucket is in transport mode - about 1 1/2 or 2" off the ground. I wouldn't mind a 3rd in reverse. Transport mode is also excellent for clearing paths across the lawn, there have been times I've had to make a little doggie area or the propane man had to to get to the tank behind the garage. If you had asked me this two days ago I would have mentioned it's for sale, but last night I lost a bolt on the plow so the tractor hydraulics couldn't raise it. I got stuck nose-in to a snowbank and the plow buried. Walked up to the garage and fired this thing up - first time in a year and it started right up! - and cleared out the plow. A big loud thunk when it found the bolt too but no damage. That bolt is now out in the woods somewhere. So maybe I'll keep it as a backup. Al - I was born in Newark, grew up in Middlesex county. It's not the same place it used to be. I got the hell out and avoid going back whenever possible. Four out of five of my siblings also left the state, the fifth is planning to. The only thing I miss - besides not pumping gas - is real Italian food. Especially pizza. AA - it might be!
This message was modified Jan 13, 2011 by Bill_H
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