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royster
" It is the use of power tools that separates man from animals"
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: Feb 11, 2011
Points: 284
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Re: Snow at last!
Reply #71 Jan 27, 2012 11:35 pm |
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Just got our biggest snowstorm yet for 2012. But only about 5 inches of snow followed by 6 hours of ice pellets , then 6 hours of freezing rain. I could have cleared the mixture away with a scoop but driveway is 120 ft x 17 feet and the parking lot in front of the garage 24 ft x 25 ft , so with the EOD mess, decided to use my 2011 Husqvarna 27 inch, 14.5 Briggs, hydrostatic, power steering, and heated grips to do the job in about 15 minutes. It was an easy job, The separate direct controls for the chute and the chute deflector operated easily with no binding like the joystick on my neighbour's John Deere. I've tried those joysticks on the showroom floor , and it seems that they bind a lot as they do not offer any mechanical advatage to move the chute and the deflector..
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Snow at last!
Reply #72 Jan 28, 2012 10:01 am |
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Going to be in the 40's F here today and just about the same for the next 5 or so days ahead. I think we've only had about 8" of snow all winter - not counting that crazy October nor'easter. The ground is not even frozen and the trees and plants do not know what to do with themselves. What a winter (or lack thereof....)!
This message was modified Jan 28, 2012 by FrankMA
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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MN_Runner
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
Points: 622
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Re: Snow at last!
Reply #73 Jan 28, 2012 6:13 pm |
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Just got our biggest snowstorm yet for 2012. But only about 5 inches of snow followed by 6 hours of ice pellets , then 6 hours of freezing rain. I could have cleared the mixture away with a scoop but driveway is 120 ft x 17 feet and the parking lot in front of the garage 24 ft x 25 ft , so with the EOD mess, decided to use my 2011 Husqvarna 27 inch, 14.5 Briggs, hydrostatic, power steering, and heated grips to do the job in about 15 minutes. It was an easy job, The separate direct controls for the chute and the chute deflector operated easily with no binding like the joystick on my neighbour's John Deere. I've tried those joysticks on the showroom floor , and it seems that they bind a lot as they do not offer any mechanical advatage to move the chute and the deflector..
@royster:
Can you tell us how the hydrostatic works and how the grips are heated? Have you ever been electrocuted with the heated grips or experienced an episode of VF (ventricular fibrallation)?
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royster
" It is the use of power tools that separates man from animals"
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: Feb 11, 2011
Points: 284
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Re: Snow at last!
Reply #74 Jan 29, 2012 12:55 pm |
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@MN_Runner I know you are only making fun of me and my excellemt Husqvarna Snowblower, and you already know the answers to your questions, So here is my reply. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royster
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