Pete C. wrote:
amdx wrote:

"Ignoramus17662" wrote in
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A related question, has anyone ever tried to build something for ice
removal?

i
I used an alternate method, don't remove the snow and ice,
Remove yourself.
Mikek, from sunny Florida. :-)

That is the best solution, move to where the snow and ice is
relatively rare.

It's worked relatively well for me ! Even with 2 snow storms since New Years
, I've managed to put almost 400 miles on my Harley this year ...
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Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF

On Jan 31, 2:28*pm, wrote:

*Buy a snowblower.
Put in some overtime at work in the time you would have used to build
the thing that won't work right anyhow, and spend the overtime money
on the tools you want - you come out anead no matter which way you
look at it (except you don't have a pile of useless junk taking up
space in the shop when you are done)


I could buy a snow blower, but where is the fun in that.

I really do not mind shoveling snow. Need to do something to get a
little exercise in the winter. But doing the driveway by hand takes a
while. My wife does not want to wait that long before she is able to
go places. So it would be nice to be able to get the driveway clear
in a couple of hours. That would get the driveway clear about the
same time as the county gets the road clear.

Working overtime would mean having to get a job.

Dan

wrote:
On Jan 31, 2:28*pm, wrote:

Buy a snowblower.
Put in some overtime at work in the time you would have used to build
the thing that won't work right anyhow, and spend the overtime money
on the tools you want - you come out anead no matter which way you
look at it (except you don't have a pile of useless junk taking up
space in the shop when you are done)

I could buy a snow blower, but where is the fun in that.

I really do not mind shoveling snow. Need to do something to get a
little exercise in the winter. But doing the driveway by hand takes a
while. My wife does not want to wait that long before she is able to
go places. So it would be nice to be able to get the driveway clear
in a couple of hours. That would get the driveway clear about the
same time as the county gets the road clear.

Working overtime would mean having to get a job.

Slap together some kind of plow analog that you can bolt to her rear
bumper or whatever so she can back out _through_ the snow, scraping it
aside as she goes. Then run out to the car, take off the plow-thing,
and shovel the rest at leisure. ;-)

Have you discovered the bent shovel? I had an opportunity to use one
of those in Minnesota a few decades ago, and it almost made shoveling
fun!

Cheers!
Rich

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:49:40 -0600, "Pete C."
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ATP wrote:

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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

I use a 743 Bobcat with a light material bucket. I don't have a
snowblower,
if I did it would probably be more practical for most snowfalls.

More practical perhaps, but not nearly as much fun.
Snowblower on bobcat - the besat of both worlds!!!
My brother has a snowblower mounted to the front of his ATV.
Lawnmower goes on in its place in the summer

I've used a 7 foot snowblower attachment on an 873. It's a great tool for
real deep snow when you need to throw it a distance. A combination V-plow
works well for lighter snow. Snow pushers work well with payloaders, but not
so well with smaller skid steers.

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

Wear goggles and dress you're like you're going snowboarding.