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

I hope that this idea might result in reducing accidents:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       My driveway ends at a quite busy street.  I am always afraid that the drivers of the vehicles will not see me,

when I go out a ways on the street in order to clear the snow away from  the entrance of my driveway.     I thought  that I needed a flashing red light on my snowblower  perhaps powered by the alternator on my snow blower.  But I was shopping at Walmart one day and found 2 lights that trucks or RV vehicles use when they have to make an emergency stop on or at the side of the highway. They place these  lights on the highway behind and in front of their vehicle. They are about 3inches by 2.5 inches , have a flat bottom , and are made of red plastic,   (Cost was  Only $5 each) They have a bright LED flashing light , They are powered by 2 AAA batteries and the batteries will last a long time. I have had mine for 3 years and are still going strong, I have accidentally left them flashing for several days and still have the same batteries. There is an on-off switch on the back. I attached mine to the top of my cab of my snowblower on each side.  Friends that have passed by on the street , have remarked about their noticability and brightness..

THe name on the lights is  AUTOLITE flareglow

Didn't Pee-wee Herman have a blinking light with a little propeller on top of it mounted on his hat?  

You could get something like that and glue it to a hard hat.  The light would provide you with protection and the propeller would keep the snow off of the light. 

There you go!!

borat wrote:

Dear Pee-wee.
 

Why the stupid reply?  I was only making a suggestion to help someone who uses their snowblower near the street.

royster wrote:

Stupid reply? I thought is was funny! :)

I like to wear this when snowblowing.  It keeps me warm and safe at the same time. 

royster wrote:
Just don't put too big of a propeller on it.   It might compromise your footing.

Knee_Biter wrote:

I like to see how long it takes to put that suit on. 

royster,

I am also worried about vehicles when beyond my driveway's bottom.  Instead of lights, I bought a 24" 3M red and white reflector tape strip that I will somehow cut up and stick on over the summer.

I bought many of these for my small utility trailer and they really light up under headlights.

Why not just wear a high visibility safety vest? 

They're commonly used in all forms of industry including transportation and construction.   Their liberal use of reflective materials make them very visible.

Those orange jumpsuits from the correctional centers are hard to miss. 

NotMoneyGuy wrote:

aa335 wrote: Perhaps you could bring us  all one of these orange jumpsuits, when they let you out.

royster wrote:

LOL.

Ah, freedom!!!!! The insulation is nice too.....

I'm surprised your mommy lets you play with big machines. Make sure you go potty before she dresses you up. :)

royster wrote:
No freebies.  That's state property.  You got to earn it.

GtWtNorth wrote:
:)  speaking from experience.  Is that your directive #3 ?

Wouldn't a $5.00 hi-vis safety vest be the simplest solution?  

borat wrote:

Glad you are having fun with this one.

aa335 wrote:
Experience, yes. At my age you always have to go potty before you go out!    Directive #3???

Cheers

royster wrote:
I think we're all ready to move on to our OPE's for a different season (maybe a little cabin fever?).

Cheers

GtWtNorth wrote:
Directive #1 - Don't eat yellow snow
Directive #2 - Don't piss against the wind

GtWtNorth wrote:
After 3 straight weeks of no snow, I got tired of looking at the yellow/brown grass. 

Looking forward to mowing season and switching out gummy bear winter tires for summer tires and air.  :)

royster wrote:
You don't like the vest idea?

Seems like you're hell bent on the Pee Wee Herman rig!!!

I have decided to become a real man.  This summer I will repaint my blowers all white.  Next winter I will buy all white clothing and wear it when blowing snow. NO SAFTEY LIGHTS FOR ME.  Let the flakes fall where they may.