On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:28:51 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

I researched the weather before I moved, but to no avail. The snow
falls last year and this year have been above normal and the average
temperature has been below normal. Add a longish driveway and I have
been spending too much time removing snow. Last year one of my
neighbors let me use her snow blower when we had a lot of snow. And
although I had good intentions, I did not do anything beyond buying a
snow shovel before this year. But good intentions are cheap and now I
am thinking about what to do to be ready for next year.

So has anyone built something that works well for snow removal? Or
conversely has anyone built something that did not work well although
it seemed like a good idea at the time?


Dan
Lots of ways to waste a lot of time and money making snow removeall
equipment. Lots of things that don't work, or work poorly.

Just buy a good snow blower. Get one that is big enough for the job
and get a "cab" for it, or get a tractor mounted unit, again with a
cab, if you have enough driveway etc to warrant it.

I have 150 feet of sidewalk on a corner lot and a driveway big enough
to park 4 cars on.
My current blower is a 4HP 22 inch dual stage track drive - a 6hp 26"
would be a better size for the job, but the little feller does the
job. (I do not have a "cab" so depending which way the wind is
blowing, I can end up looking like a snowman in a hurry)