Re: Snow plow or snow blower?

Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on August 23, 2005 at 17:55:02 from (209.71.222.23):

In Reply to: Snow plow or snow blower? posted by Mike in Ind. on August 23, 2005 at 12:58:16:

Ask old guys about blowing snow and you'll get loud responses about sore backs from twisting around driving backwards all day and snow down the back of your neck.

As a "kid" of only 54, however, I much prefer the snowblower to the blade. It gets rid of the snow and greatly reduces drifting. Once you know your route and have a bit of snow-pack on it, it works very well. Put new gravel on the driveway only in spring.

I particularly like the snowblower's ability to take on extra work such as running a driveway a half-mile to the sugar bush through 18" snow, with crust, so that you can drive back there, if you wish. It just chews it up and spits it out. Small, dead branches don't seem to be much of a problem, either.

Add to your equipment list a good snowmobile suit, the best snowmobile mitts you can afford, and most important, a Bell-type, full-facemask helmet. Nothing else will keep the snow out of your eyes and nose when you have to turn the discharge upwind to avoid a window on a building, for example, or your wife's car.

I bought a used, 5' model, by most standards small and narrow for a 37 hp tractor, but it works well in restricted areas and I have yet to encounter a drift I couldn't devour in one pass.

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