Bring it on Old man Winter !!

[bk-scouter 93]

My first winter with my first Wheel Horse, and I'm looking forward to it. Just got a snow thrower hooked up, weights and chains put on her, and she's ready to rock ...

We've had a little snow on the ground, but nothing sticking on the driveway yet. Come on lake effect. :banana:

-BK

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,532]

yah.... you are hooked... looks great. your neighbors will love your new toy..

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Looks like that hook up should get the job done! :hide:

[bk-scouter 93]

Any snow down ther yet Duke??

[Teddy da Bear 11]

Oh God! We had 6-8" down here. We missed two other predictions that would have brought us another 3-5". There is another lake effect snow coming thrusday and friday.

The ground is still kinda warm......so the snow is settling down.....

Lots colder than predicted....

And me with a leaf vac still attached... :hide:

[Raider12 13]

:hide: SWEET look'n ride! There are not to many of us that have to deal with "Lake Effect" snows. What part of the country are you in? Im here in Akron Ohio about 30 min south of Cleveland. I was telling my brother I would like to get a snow blower set up for mine. He couldn't understand why since I have a truck with a snow blade. I told him I missed "playing" in the snow rather than just pushing it. You rig looks good my friend! Go get em! :horseplay:

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,147]

Lookin good ! This winter will be my first with a tall chute single stage like yours.

Mike.......

[bk-scouter 93]

What part of the country are you in?

I'm just north of Grand Rapids, MI., and about a 45 minute drive from Lake Michigan. The lake shore got hit with 8 inches yesterday, but it didn't make it very far inland.

The past three years I've had a plow service do our driveway, and always would complain on how they never got to us early enough, or didn't come often enough, etc. This year I'll be taking care of business (and my neighbors will laugh at me from inside their warm homes too) :D

[dgjks6 8]

I got a plow this year and it works great so far, but I always could use more attachments - like a blower. Does it leave any snow behind? Does it take all the snow off the pavement?

[linen beige 15]

This year I'll be taking care of business (and my neighbors will laugh at me from inside their warm homes too)

Catch a few neighbor's driveways before the plow "service' can get there at a reasonable fee and you could pay for the blower!

Then you could laugh all the way to the bank.

[bk-scouter 93]

Excellent idea Linen ! :hide:

[Nick 13]

That is one nice looking setup. If you blow the neighbors drives watch out for Christmas light cords. :hide:

[Teddy da Bear 11]

Some of you that know me....know I have spoken about our neighbors.

They're weird!!!

I have often offered to plow out the one neighbor's drive for free!

I have been told by the woman that lives there (in a nasty tone of

voice). We don't need your help, we can take care of ourselves!

Apparently this also happened to another neighbor of mine who

offered to clean her drive also.

We got our fur ruffled at her remarks... So come winter we each

take a turn and clean her drive when she is gone just for spite!!

:hide:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,602]

That is one nice looking setup. If you blow the neighbors drives watch out for Christmas light cords.

Sounds like first hand experience... :hide:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,602]

Some of you that know me....know I have spoken about our neighbors.

They're weird!!!

I have often offered to plow out the one neighbor's drive for free!

I have been told by the woman that lives there (in a nasty tone of

voice). We don't need your help, we can take care of ourselves!

Apparently this also happened to another neighbor of mine who

offered to clean her drive also.

We got our fur ruffled at her remarks... So come winter we each

take a turn and clean her drive when she is gone just for spite!!

Mike,

I can't say this is the case with that woman, but some people get their pride hurt when you mention help to them, especially the older generation(s). I have thought of this before. There's an elderly couple about 4 miles from my house whose place I pass everyday to and from my van pool. In the summer, their grass gets tall and shaggy looking. I've seen the husband, a man who looks to be in his 70's, out there with a push mower mowing it on occasion. I've thought of stopping and asking if I could mow it for him for free with one of my tractors. But I have been afraid that he would be offended - a lot of people, especially the elderly, have pride and that sort of thing would offend them. I thought of approaching it from another angle, i.e. that it would benefit me somehow.

I'm not saying this is the case with your neighbor, but something to consider.

[Teddy da Bear 11]

I know what your saying Terry... But this is not the case.

She is ill tempered to about everyone.

And she is in her late 30's.....lol Her kids have never lifted

a finger to mow the grass. They will occassionally help shovel

the drive. And this shoveling takes about 2 to 3 hours for them!

Her poor old man usually gets the job of shoveling. Or if they

are really lazy they just drive through it no matter how deep it

gets.

I am a firm believer in neighbors helping each other out. I often

wish they would offer to help me.

I would tell you a related story.....but might be going way off topic.

[Nick 13]

Didnt happen to me but heard a story on the yahoo group. That would be something to see just so it wasnt ours to fix.

Something tells me this might be a good year to have a snow blower and I do not even have a blade mounted yet. I have owned 3 or 4 WH blower attachments but sold each of them before winter. The only blower that I did test run was a 48" Kubota that I mounted on a Horse, got it to work, then sold it.

[Buzz 502]

Didnt happen to me but heard a story on the yahoo group. That would be something to see just so it wasnt ours to fix.

I remember reading that too a few years ago. I thought it was Dale but he swears it wasn't. Anyhow.... the story goes that he was blowing snow when he hooked into the Christmas lights. It not only ripped them off the bushes, it ripped them off the side of the house and off the roof. Now being it was cold the shingles were brittle so it snapped a bunch of them off. In fact that's how the person knew he screwed up. The snow blower came to a screeching halt and pieces of broken shingles came raining down like confetti He caid it took several hours in an unheated garage to cut all the wire off that was wrapped around. I guess his wife probably mentioned it once or twice :D

[MaineDad 87]

The tall chute works great. My neighbor has a WH with a small chute and it's a big difference

[bk-scouter 93]

Wow Micah, that's a killer looking picture you have there. You're shooting the snow pretty good ... :horseplay:

I can't wait to try it out. :banana: I've never owned a tractor mounted snowthrower before, so this will be a new experience for me

I'll try to remember to keep away from the "outdoor illumination" :hide:

[MaineDad 87]

Just remember that a single stage like you and I have takes some practice learning how to keep the auger full. I have found that first gear high is usually too fast. I like second gear low for most storms except for the big noreaster storms like below where first low works best. You will also have to get used to switching from low to high a lot when you go in reverse.

After a while it becomes second nature.

[KyBlue 655]

Micah your making me want some snow ... Been playing in it all week (driving actually) up in Michigan and Indiana as well as Northern Ohio ... wish wed get a decent amount down here..

[zieg72 209]

Was all bummed out... Had 12 inches fall Tuesday morning, had to go to Iowa for a couple of days. Got back, hardly anything left. That lake effect is funny. Top speed anyone could go was about 30 mph, we are talking high winds, snowing like crazy. 18 miles NW there wasn't even a dusting of the white stuff. Oh well maybe next time I can try her out.

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[wallfish 18,087]

The tall chute works great. My neighbor has a WH with a small chute and it's a big difference

You look pretty clean with that tall chute. I also have the short chute and when I'm finished I look like a snowman.

[WheelHorse_of_course 99]

OK Guys

time for a few questions

How important is traction when using a blower. I would tend to think chains would not be necessary but I dunno...

How similar are these tall chute blowers to the older short chute units? I had no idea they existed till this thread?

I am wondering about doing a conversion

SO far there seems to be a lot of fans of the tall chutes - I am curious what difference it makes? I would think the longer chute would clog more

I hope to get to experiment with my short chute soon! :banana: :horseplay:

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