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

I dont know if I am happy or mad that we havent had any snow storms?? We had one little covering topping out at 4" while last year I think they said we had nearly 60" by this time! Dont get me wrong I had to go to work late numerous times and missed 2 or 3 days last year, I definetely do not miss that but a little snow would be nice. With this kind of winter I am glad I didnt dump 800 on the SS I was contemplating........

Anyone think I am nuts wanting snow?

The winter that wasn't?

It's currently 39F, going up to 49F later on.  Nice and sunny. The roads are clean, no salt and sand.  I'm okay with that.

stresst wrote:
I don't know why you have that much calcium chloride.  I rarely put anything on my driveway, unless it's absolutely necessary.  So I rather have it sitting collecting dust than on the pavement, they say it's not damaging to concrete. 

Farmer's Almanac is incorrect this year, Old Man Winter is pounding some places locally, Mother Nature likes to be unpredictable and humorous.  50F in January is unusual.  I guess they didn't have their year meeting this year to discuss what the weather should be like. 

royster wrote:
I'm not sure how to freeze up a Toro joystick.  The cable is only "exposed" under the dash like every other machine.  Topside, the cable goes straight into the chute gear cover, so it would be completely out of harm's way.  I agree with Steve that it was probably not adjusted properly.  I had to adjust mine when I first picked it up at the farm where I bought it.  It would sort of of grind gear teeth if I wasn't careful.  After a simple cable adjustment, it's been great.  I sure feel sorry for the guy, though.  Brand new and having a problem that he could have fixed before the snow came.  Sounds like he didn't check it out beforehand.  I wonder if he ever did.

They're calling for it to be 62 degrees Wed and Thur this week in PA. My daffodils are up and getting close to blooming. Must be El Nino or La Nina at work.

Chicagoland - Expected 4-7 inches overnight.  Bring it on. 

" Chicagoland - Expected 4-7 inches overnight.  Bring it on."

Yeah - not 2 inches like the last time!

alty wrote:
I'm hoping all of this is coming down in the middle of the night, not during rush hours.  Just in time for the weekend.

Time to bring the snowblowers out of hibernation.  I just summerized them two weeks ago. 

It's comin here tomorrow!  Saskatchewan screamer!  15 cm snow plus 80 km/hr wind!!!!  First real job for the blower this winter!!!!!!!!!

Snow came through last night and still falling.  Woke up to 3.5 inches of wet heavy snow this morning.  Too heavy to shovel so I used the Toro 421QE single stage snowblower.  Not a problem using it on the driveway and sidewalk.  However, EOD left by the plow was 10 inches high.  This gave the Toro some challenge, snow came out of the chute were thick as concrete, discharge distance was reduced to 3-5 feet, but never clogged or stalled.