Be careful this weekend

[PolarisCobra]

Ice is the worst. Causes lots of damage. Have 18 inches of fluffy stuff here in Mass. Snowblower makes easy work of it, driveway and sidewalk cleared.

 

[Farmer Fran]

So we had the ice balls drop all day, the ones that do nothing. Then are about 4pm is changed to freezing rain. I am looking at about 3" of solid ice on my driveway and road.

Temps might hit 35°F today with an overnight low of 10°F

 

[18CrewDually]

Same mess over here. I was out with my 40 year old snowblower hacking through the loose and dry snow right when the sleet started. I was mostly done so I packed it in for the day.

Going out soon to assess the current situation. Will probably need to rework the walks but that should be easy with all the snow mostly gone.

Not sure how many snows are left in that old Sears machine, but it's hard to buy a replacement when I typically only need it once every 5 years or so.

Just got back from running wife to work. Its all ice at this point over here. My dang blower right out the gate smoked the auger drive belt so it was all tractor work yesterday. I was so soaked I didn't even do any shovel cleanup and now regret it. It all turned to chunks of ice frozen snow chunks.
Is it March yet?

 

[Curmudgeon]

Just got back from running wife to work. Its all ice at this point over here. My dang blower right out the gate smoked the auger drive belt so it was all tractor work yesterday. I was so soaked I didn't even do any shovel cleanup and now regret it. It all turned to chunks of ice frozen snow chunks.
Is it March yet?

The carb in my snowblower ran OK for a bit, then started RPM-hunting, and would conk out when the stuff got too heavy. I got as much done as I can. I drew the line at snowblower repair in my unheated garage!

Just re-did the back walk, then one we always use. Only 1-2 inches but solid and tougher with a plastic shovel, but it's walkable now.

I'll sprinkle a couple handfuls of salt to help break up what's left of the crunchy stuff in a couple spots and get it later. I'm driving our daughter and one co-worker to work. They did OK yesterday because the Pharmacist couldn't make it in and they closed the store completely.

It can be a pain living where does not happen every year. I'd have all kinds of equipment. I use a push broom for most snows 6" and under, and that is about 90% of what we get. At least the transfer case and both diffs will get a little lube mixing and sloshing.

 

[turkeybird56]

Just got back from running wife to work. Its all ice at this point over here. My dang blower right out the gate smoked the auger drive belt so it was all tractor work yesterday. I was so soaked I didn't even do any shovel cleanup and now regret it. It all turned to chunks of ice frozen snow chunks.
Is it March yet?

Could have sworn in an earlier post U said no big deal, lol. BE SAFE. 1st my property. 2nd: Farm Market Road in front of house. No sand, salt, plow. But than this county does not even have a plow. The state may come through in a few more days with a road grader. Good thing the RAM has 3pmsf tires on truck, though am well aware, not funny out there. But rather have sleet than the disaster in TN and other places from frozen rain.

 

[18CrewDually]

Could have sworn in an earlier post U said no big deal, lol. BE SAFE. 1st my property. 2nd: Farm Market Road in front of house. No sand, salt, plow. But than this county does not even have a plow. The state may come through in a few more days with a road grader. Good thing the RAM has 3pmsf tires on truck, though am well aware, not funny out there. But rather have sleet than the disaster in TN and other places from frozen rain.

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It was no big deal until my 20' motorized cantilever gate was frozen this morning! Lol

 

[Dredger]

Ended up, officially, with 16.9" of snow. Thank God we avoided all sleet/ice and never lost power! Stay warm and safe this week, everyone.

 

[BadHemi2014]

We ended with around 8 inches. Some areas got 10 or 11. I'm pretty disappointed, I was really hoping for a foot or more
But, red travel advisories in all local counties, so no work today, hooray!


It was still snowing during these pics! Got another couple inches after this.

 

[tron67j]

What a bust! Maybe 8 inches. Sleet came early and stayed, if it had remained snow probably 2-3 inches more of snow. Certainly not the 17 inches still being forecasted at 9 last night. Schools now close Monday and Tuesday.

Update, sleet kept up through late night, got 4 inches of that.

And now one model shows possibility of snow again next Saturday and everybody is trying to get out to buy more eggs and bread and milk.

 

[RamDiver]

I was out with my 40 year old snowblower hacking through the loose and dry snow right when the sleet started. I was mostly done so I packed it in for the day.

Not sure how many snows are left in that old Sears machine, but it's hard to buy a replacement when I typically only need it once every 5 years or so.

You may want to make a special effort to keep that snowblower alive.
You can likely still get parts for everything, and the junk they sell now is garbage in comparison to the older stuff.

I have a 20-year-old 28" B&S that still runs like a top. Every time I start this unit, I am thankful for how awesome it has been from day one. It gets a full synthetic oil change at least annually, and besides changing the belts periodically, I haven't had much grief with it.

I should have about 5 hours of work ahead of me, +/-, to get the property cleaned up.
No ice here, AFAIK, just about 14" of snow on top of the previous dump.

I completed only minimal clearing last time. The front walkway, trail to the barn for the truck, lane out to the main road, and the trail to the woodshed.

I hope the snow is as fluffy and light as it looks to be through the windows.

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[dputnam01]

My son is a volunteer firefighter in Tenn. They got hit with ice storms and the power will be out for some time. He went out on a call last night to a burning house. Someone was trying to heat their home with "unconventional" method. This can be a dangerous time resulting in either fire or asphyxiation

 

[Mlarv5]

It is pretty bad here 12 degrees, and about 1/4inch of fulffy snow. I had to get my snow blower out to clear the sidewalk and driveway, I then turned it on my trucks. My snowblower also doubles as a leaf blower in the fall. Stay safe and warm. Glad I am not near Nashville they have 1/2 inch of ice on everything and most of the area doesn't have power.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Update, sleet kept up through late night, got 4 inches of that.

And now one model shows possibility of snow again next Saturday and everybody is trying to get out to buy more eggs and bread and milk.

Don't forget the ice-melt salt!

 

[tron67j]

Don't forget the ice-melt salt!

Yeah, I have it but left some of the snow on the driveway to get traction and will that before putting salt down. Not going to be warm here for a week so want to not be tracking that into the garage.

 

[Curmudgeon]

You may want to make a special effort to keep that snowblower alive.
You can likely still get parts for everything, and the junk they sell now is garbage in comparison to the older stuff.

I have a 20-year-old 28" B&S that still runs like a top. Every time I start this unit, I am thankful for how awesome it has been from day one. It gets a full synthetic oil change at least annually, and besides changing the belts periodically, I haven't had much grief with it.

I should have about 5 hours of work ahead of me, +/-, to get the property cleaned up.
No ice here, AFAIK, just about 14" of snow on top of the previous dump.

I completed only minimal clearing last time. The front walkway, trail to the barn for the truck, lane out to the main road, and the trail to the woodshed.

I hope the snow is as fluffy and light as it looks to be through the windows.

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This morning I noticed 2 small puddles under it, one gas and one oil. It may be done for.

 

[RamDiver]

This morning I noticed 2 small puddles under it, one gas and one oil. It may be done for.

If it has a B&S engine, you can likely get every last gasket, seal, and hardware bits to make it functional again.

I found everything online for my dinosaur blower. Service manual, drawings, and part numbers for everything.

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[Hobobob]

i'm going to the liquor store today and grab a bottle of bourbon to hold me over until it passes.

Only 1?

 

[diymirage]

The carb in my snowblower ran OK for a bit, then started RPM-hunting, and would conk out when the stuff got too heavy. I got as much done as I can. I drew the line at snowblower repair in my unheated garage!

Just re-did the back walk, then one we always use. Only 1-2 inches but solid and tougher with a plastic shovel, but it's walkable now.

I'll sprinkle a couple handfuls of salt to help break up what's left of the crunchy stuff in a couple spots and get it later. I'm driving our daughter and one co-worker to work. They did OK yesterday because the Pharmacist couldn't make it in and they closed the store completely.

It can be a pain living where does not happen every year. I'd have all kinds of equipment. I use a push broom for most snows 6" and under, and that is about 90% of what we get. At least the transfer case and both diffs will get a little lube mixing and sloshing.

the only thing i use a snowblower on is the pond
everything else is the plow

funny thing about snowblowers, i had a decent one, must have been 25 years old when i got it
a coworker had gotten it from his brother and never used it, just let it sit outside in the elements for 4 years before he gave it to me

I gave the carb a good cleaning and that was all she needed
Ran like a champ for 2 years then started running really ruff, turned out it ate a valve retainer
Popped a new one in and ran like a champ for 3 more year before it finally split the crank right in half ...that did the old gal in


So I went out and bought a new one, only 2 years old BUT instead of being a 8hp or 12hp this thing was rated at 225cc or something silly

It was such a piece of crap, it came with a clean out wand

For those of you who don't know, sometimes manufacturers make a snowblower that is such a piece of crap, it doesn't properly throw snow out ( yes, of course this was a 2 stage unit) so instead of the snow going out the shoot, it accumulates there, the bottom auger keeps packing it on and before you know it there is a chunk of ice in there

When this happens, the manufacturer has two options
1 fix the problem
2 include a little plastic dagger that allows the end user to pry out the ice dam

I ended up giving that one away and buying another old unit that has a 12hp rating

Never an issue since

 

[RamDiver]

Only 1?

He must be a cheap date.

.

 

[Marshall]

Got to save money for t. Paper
Sounds like Toronto got a huge dump of snow and cold,
Temperature is coming up around here, -15c now, no snow for last few days .
Sound real bad for all of the east side of the countries.