Theroundhousernr 589 #101 Posted January 24, 2016 Well I lucked out... The blower performed wonderfully. I did mine and the neighbors. Even waited to the end of the storm. Thought I may have pushed the limits a bit to far but never got stuck and never clogged the blower! Wheel Horse Power!! Also my new mod to the blower worked wonderfully. Anyone care to guess what mod I may have done from the pictures. I will be making a post on the shortly. Also cant recommend a cab enough, specially in these conditions. I would not sell it for a million dollars. Dry, warm. and having fun. Snow was as high as the hood in most spots 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,961 #102 Posted January 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Zeek said: Guess I gotta get to work. Hopefully that's a there on the back deck Zeek. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,135 #103 Posted January 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Zeek said: Guess I gotta get to work. What's under the pile? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 991 #104 Posted January 24, 2016 man you guys got hammered,up here in Ontario not a flake,i havnt even used my throwers this year,had to get my bobcat out once because of wet slush,we seem to miss a lot of storms nowadays,a few years ago we used to get several storms with at least 12 inches or more,i had to buy a thrower for the horse because the 48 plow coulnt get through a lot of the storms,it would take too long and wat to hard on the tractor slamming huge piles hundreds and hundreds of times per snow fall,its strange how things change 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,049 #105 Posted January 24, 2016 Funny, we get the bad rap of all that Canadian snow. Go figure.. I am sure we are not out of the woods yet however. Cleat 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #106 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Finally used the 518xi for cleanup today. Worked it a little harder than I should without the chains on. Still managed though. Snow total was 32.5 inches for my area! The county still has to do their part though. Hopefully within three days! Edited January 25, 2016 by shallowwatersailor 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferguson65 71 #107 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, WNYPCRepair said: all of you guys having issues with your blowers should pick up a tractor with a blade for backup! There, fixed that for you. I passed on plow that was offered to me on here. If another 5xi plow shows up I'm buying it this time! Don't care if it's a 4 hour ride. Using my brothers Montgomery ward walk behind sucked! Edited January 24, 2016 by ferguson65 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #108 Posted January 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, ferguson65 said: I passed on a blue that was offered to me on here. If another 6 I blade shows up I'm buying it this time! Don't care if it's a 4 hour ride. Using my brothers Montgomery ward walk behind sucked! the he guy doesn't still have the one you were offered?. A regular WH blade could be modified to fit. handle would be the hardest part, but not impossible 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 36,070 #109 Posted January 24, 2016 Here are a few pics of what I did for 7 hours today. Sorry, no action shots....Mrs. K doesn't go out in the snow. Time to kick back and watch some football. 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,135 #110 Posted January 24, 2016 A balmy 50 in the cab! I always find it funny, after a big storm rolls thru the next day it's blue skies. Like it sucked all the clouds away. I haven't seen blue in weeks. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #111 Posted January 24, 2016 32 inches. whew! 520 did great even with the short chute single stage. did have to take bites out of the drifts. finished up and then the spring broke... 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,284 #112 Posted January 24, 2016 5 hours ago, squonk said: What's under the pile? That is our patio table believe it or not 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,135 #113 Posted January 24, 2016 Whew!!!! I was worried there was a Tecky under that! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 36,070 #114 Posted January 24, 2016 1 hour ago, squonk said: A balmy 50 in the cab! Look again Mike....that's 60 in the cab...32 outside. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,135 #115 Posted January 24, 2016 Actually 58 if I blow up the pic. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lagersolut 613 #116 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I picked this blower up from a fellow Red Square member last summer and not only is the 315-8 walking the dog with this thing.....I'm love'n it . Getting the mailboxes cleared out - D-way is done Edited January 24, 2016 by Lagersolut Add 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rokon 64 #117 Posted January 24, 2016 6 hours ago, Theroundhousernr said: Well I lucked out... The blower performed wonderfully. I did mine and the neighbors. Even waited to the end of the storm. Thought I may have pushed the limits a bit to far but never got stuck and never clogged the blower! Wheel Horse Power!! Also my new mod to the blower worked wonderfully. Anyone care to guess what mod I may have done from the pictures. I will be making a post on the shortly. Also cant recommend a cab enough, specially in these conditions. I would not sell it for a million dollars. Dry, warm. and having fun. Snow was as high as the hood in most spots electric chute rotation 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #119 Posted January 25, 2016 more pic's 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
857 horse 2,581 #120 Posted January 25, 2016 OK guys,,,,,total was about 16 inches in Northern Virginia.....I believe my 1-857,,,worked to the limit.....3 speed in 2nd did great....3rd was great with a solid start....4 driveways....took about an hour each,,,,,,,My neighbor told me he went to Lowes and looking for a tractor like mine.....Couildnt find one....came back to my house and wants to know where they are sold....When i explained it was 50 years old.....he almost feel over............. Next year i want to fill the tires.....I would love to see someone fill a set at the BIG SHOW.......the engine never slowed down...just the deep snow and spinning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Squonk,,,you out there??? this might require pie,,,,,,No grape ..........But 2 very deep Apple will be arriving in a chilly cooler.... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 39,135 #121 Posted January 25, 2016 All I need is Cool Whip, electricity and your fluid of choice! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,802 #122 Posted January 25, 2016 I filled my tires the gravity way. I took the core out of the valve stem crammed a clear plastic tube over the valve stem and stuck a funnel in the tube. I had the tire laying on a 2x4 with the valve stem on the high side. I just filled the funnel and let it drain into the tire. Just kept doing that until I couldn't get any more rv antifreeze in it. Replaced the core and put @ 12# of air in the tire. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 36,070 #123 Posted January 25, 2016 Yep, gravity worked fine on mine. I cut the bottom out of a plastic gallon jug for the funnel and hung it about 5' above the tire to get more pressure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorse_of_course 99 #124 Posted January 25, 2016 So I went back out this afternoon to do the front walk. My car was parked in front of the walk (mental note made) so I had to not only chew through the pile on the side of the road, but had to climb up the lawn to get to the walk. Not sure how the lawn will survive... After that I helped clear a neighbors car and then the fire hydrant. The snow what getting pretty dense/packed and clogging was a pita. Went to help the guy across the street that had his troupe of kids and had to shut down to clear the shoot. Next neighbor down came up and told me there was a 92 year old lady across the street he tries to help in storms. He was impressed with the tractor and even more so when I told him it was a 1969. Anyway I went to the ladies house and got 1 1/2 passes before the belt finally gave it up - it never broke but it kept coming off the pulley. It came with the used blower and had some damage and then got damaged on the back side some more when the idler froze. I think I had a spare, but my last move was a disaster so I don't know for sure. Will buy one this week. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theroundhousernr 589 #125 Posted January 25, 2016 (edited) Yup rokon guessed right... electric chute rotation. Neighbor saw me out blowing at 7:00 pm last night. Got about half done and took a break to give me and the blower a break. Turns out the neighbors walk behind bit the dust when he tried starting it. His driveway is twice mine and all he had was a shovel. He asked me about doing his next and I said sure as long as she stays together. Two tanks of gas later and we where done at 11:00 pm. No parts flew off. Thank god. Really was hard on it though. It was over 4 foot in his driveway thanks to a retaining wall. Had to hit it first with the blower in the air and then drop it for a second swype. Just kept on chewing away at it. When I was done , he said, thats a pretty impressive machine. I said yup, dont make them like they used to. These photos where from today clearing the dog a poop area and trying to get the horse stables to wake the sleeping gt14 with the snowplow to finish the driveways. Edited January 25, 2016 by Theroundhousernr 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
