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

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.

I generally just wear a Jones hat, but if it gets down to -20 or lower, then I may break out the "Save Phace" mask or some similar cheapie from the paintball section at WallyWorld.  Good idea to get the anti-fog spray that divers/swimmers use in their masks/goggles to keep it from fogging up.  Old-school divers just spit in their mask and that seems to work just as well, but I'm thinking spit may freeze up quicker.

Bill_H wrote:

njal wrote:
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.

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 .

njal wrote:
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.

OK Here you are, I really like this one.  It handles the blowsnow also.

Just don't accidentally wear it to the bank.

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.

Bill_H wrote:

Bill everthing is a FELONY in N.J.. I don't even carry  pocket knife on me anymore.

I just hope they don't outlaw my honda.Anything is possible in N.J.

njal wrote:
Is a felony to pump gas in your car?  

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!