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

This first clip is my wife starting our Toro on the first pull, take that Honda!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u9Y7ELfI3M

Really hit the jackpot this time. This clip is of Toro's Power Max Auger System Up close while it's working! Awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBBe1iO7dYo

This next clip is me going crazy with the Joystick control on the Quick chute system. How's this for fast!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb2lCs8_FdU

And one more of my wife doing our EOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZYkvqx_wsY

If you want to see more just search SteveCebu on YouTube there are a whole bunch more videos of my wife working the Toro.

If you like these please vote them a Thumbs up on YouTube

Hope you enjoy watching these as much as we enjoyed making them.

Steve

That was enjoyable to watch.  Your production skills (and commentary) made your video better than most of the snowblower Youtube fare.  Oh yeah, the machine works fantastic as well.

saskwinter wrote:

Thanks we're glad you enjoyed them. There are more up on YouTube I just posted a few links on here. Those are all one take shots with no editing so they could be better. My current laptop has just over 10GB of HDD space available, barely enough to run it. I can't save to isc because the disc drive died last month. Waiting to order a new Laptop hopefully soon.

Can't wait for the GoPro HD Hero to get here, should be fun to mount that on the Toro!

I checked them out Steve very cool.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Did you order the GoPro HD ?

njal wrote:

Thanks glad you enjoyed the Vids.

I called up GoPro and spoke with their rep and she told me the lcd bacpac should be available by the end of the month. I am signed up with them for their newsletter so I will know when it becomes available. The reason the lcd bacpac is so important is that it lets you frame your shots. It actually shows what you are shooting and it clips onto the camera and has an extension for the waterproof case so it will fit. It's very cool but it's ben vaporware for at least 6 months. I have seen pics of them at the 2011 CES they are very cool. But I will not order the camera until I can get the lcd bacpac. I'd hate to have 2 hours of video that is useless because the shot was framed poorly.

We probably won't do any more snowblower vids until we get the GoPro. The day I can buy the lcd bacpac is the day I place my order. So far no one has mounted a GoPro on a snowblower.

Should be Awesome!

Here's the only one I've seen so far. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w39SbURYAs&provider=youtube&autostart=true&stretching=exactfit

Paul7 wrote:

Now available in JELLO-Vision! LOL

Too much vibration where he had it mounted. You know that video reminded me of the commercial where you see the dogs nose in POV mode and the dog is saying "I smell Bacon!" and looking everywhere for the Bacon. Beggin strips I think it's called. LOL

Here it is, that snowblower vid made me think of this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug_iluxQ1IQ&feature=related

Nice videos Steve.  My 2 favorites are the ones with you going wild with the Quick Chute and your wife making the first cut out to EOD.  Such beautiful fresh snow.  Hope to see more of them with your new camera gear. 

The narration is nice too.  Overall interesting video.  Lots better than many on youtube with 10 minutes of gassing up and cold starting  and 2 minutes of actual snowblowing.  I don't care much for cold start, lets see that snow fly.  :)

aa335 wrote:

Thanks aa335, I have the GoPro ordered so that should be here in a a week or so. I just couldn't resist the $50 off! I've seen those videos where the guy will spend 8 minutes futzing with the unit to get it to start and then the video ends as he goes out of the garage. Booooring! We are trying to think of what else we can do so it won't just be more of the same.

Wasn't that quick cute amazing tho! I had it at every possible angle up and down and very quick then I just whipped it back and forth for a bit, really threw up a cloud of snow.

So any ideas for future vids would be helpful.

Also what did you think of the vid on the Power Max Auger System? Got a great view of that in action!

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Yeah.  That was pretty slick.  Simple, cheap, and effective. 

About the Powermax Auger video, all it needs is to zoom in and throw more light at it.  :)  Where's your production crew?  Got stuck in a blizzard?

aa335 wrote:

Actually filming inside a snowblower bucket while it is moving towards you with an auger capable of chewing ME up, makes me leary of getting some bright light in there and too much zoom and it won't be stable without a dolly of some sort.

However the GoPro might be able to do it with the right mount.

Great videos Steve! Man, if we ever got that much at one time we would be shut down for awhile. Looks like I get to play again by Monday!!

kellyinkc wrote:

Thanks kellyinkcglad you enjoyed them , We were shut down until the afternoon. I remember going to school in weather like that. Nowadays they cancel school if someone sees a snowflake or if we *might* get a storm.

We used to get 12"+ or more at a time in past years but not as much the past 2 years. Still I hope you get enough to make it fun to use your snowblower.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
And I can bet you some of those mounts costs many more times than a Gopro camera.   So what if you chew up a couple of Gopro, after the first one, you'll learn to do it differently.  Hehehe.

Seriously, if you have something dangle a bar in front of the snowblower to point at the auger, you can strap a small flashlight next to it for lighting.  As you may already know, newbies buy the most expensive cameras, while the seasoned pros spend money on lighting and supports.  :)

aa335 wrote:

Actually mounts for GoPro depending on who you buy from are relatively reasonable. I'm involved in a Video Forum and it gets over my head at times (well a lot of the time)  The thing is you need the right camera for the job and often everything else is jerry rigged. Mounts really just hold teh camera but often no mount exists so they'll do whatever it takes to get the shot. You still need a good fluid head if you want to pan and not get motion sickness. The GoPro will give good overall video but not detailed video, for that you need a different camera. We will have some fun withthe GoPro, but it's wide angle lens is not the same as teh wide angle on your average camcorder. Me I'd love a Canon XF105 if I had the $$$$$ to buy one, 50Mbps throughput! That would give incredible detail that you won't get with a camera costing only $1,500.

Wow am I way Off topic........ anyway we will try and get some good shots and try not to chew up the camera in the process.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
As long as the memory card survives, I am sure the shots will look good regardless of how far it throws the camera :)

Anyone have a spare camera to let Steve barrow?

Shryp wrote:
No sacrifices too big for such great footage.

Lending a spare camera to Steve is like handing it to the engineering department.  You're never going to get it back, and if you do, it will be all taken apart. 

Great idea though.

aa335 wrote:

Who told you!

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Am I not right?