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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ssy1WdwTc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-2r-8-HM

I'm still undecided whether it would be more fun to snowblow that EOD or driving that snowplow moving tons of snow per minute. 

What's your vote?

1.  Snowblow
2.  Snowplow

aa335 wrote:

Oh it's way more fun to use the snowplow, that way you get to knock down everyones mail boxes and if you are lucky it will be trash day when you are plowing and you'll get to plow all the trash into their driveway! At least that's what they do in New Hampshire in every city that I've lived in in this State.

myself, i would rather use the snowblower on the eod mountain... i see it as a challenge. Me and my 2 stager vs. the mountain AND where i will pin point the snow to be blown to.

You guys are not very creative.  Everyone knows the best situation is to drive the plow down your own street and bury all your neighbors on purpose, then go home and snowblow.  If you are lucky you can even make some extra money clearing snow for your neighbors :)

Shryp wrote:
i already do that ,for years now.

I'm starting to favor the snowplow. Burying mailboxes and garbage cans sounds like fun. Also, I provide an opportunity for those with 2 stage snowblowers to play with their toy, and people to make money clearing EOD. It's all good.

aa335 wrote:

What's even more fun is watching their 2 stage snowblowers hit some of the trash you buried with your snowplow.

You can really spray stuff once it's been ground up by a 2 stage.

As a side note the GoPro came in on Monday and we are getting a snowstorm in the morning.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Cool, more awesome videos!

I love watching the neighbor across the street run outside to shovel the EOD when the plow goes by.

You would think after this many winters she would learn that the plow circles the block a few times.

Nope!

So by the time she finishes the plow is making another pass.  The look on her face is priceless every time.

We are getting rain again, it sucks.

Shryp wrote:

Here they try to plow only once per storm.

I will try out the GoPro this storm, it's not very good indoors with low light. The Helmet Hero is going back after I test it. I really need the mounts for the car to use on the snowblower otherwise the vibrations will turn it into Jello-vision.

I will be using 720p60p and 1080i modes, also trying out but not relevant is the picture every 2 seconds mode. Can't actually mount in on the blower with the provided mounts so I'll use teh HeadCam mount if I can find a nut that's the right size. They don't ship any of the $%#@! mounts with nuts!

I feel bad for your neighbor, don't you help her out?

That is the funny thing.  It is not that they are plowing more than once per storm.  It is just that they go down the street a few times to get it all.  We are on a side street and usually get the plows last in the city.  They make a few passes down each side of the street when they are here to get most of it, but she is too stupid to wait a half hour and let the plows move on.

I do go over and do her and several other neighbors when I get the snowblower out.  Problem with that is as stated above she goes out and shovels before the more sensible people are out there.

I have had her call me in the afternoon to ask me to snowblow her sidewalks only to find her outside shoveling 5 minutes later.  She never gives me a chance.  As I am sure anyone else he does, I do my own yard before I do anyone else's in case something breaks.  So by the time I would get to hers she is already done.

I should add that they used to shovel because their old snowblower didn't run very well.  They went and bought a new one and I think i have seen them use it once in 3 years.  They are some odd people.

Shryp wrote:

Well you do what you can. My neighbors have asked me to help them out and I said sure if you can find a way to get it down there and back. I'm not going to walk it 1/4 mile or more each way down a narrow barely plowed road with very few houses on it.

It sounds like that woman is very independent. Her choice, you offered but that's about all you can do.

As far as them not using their new snowblower, see my sig.