What Snowblower?
Dec 18th 2006 | 1:51 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by snowgoose
Most of my neighbours are using snowblowers at around 6 in the morning....and as I have injured my shoulders and back using a shovel, I go for the machine whenever the snow is up to my knees.....which are no lower to the ground than the average snowgoose! 
Dec 18th 2006 | 3:25 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
OK, time to move on from the endless networking/jobs/canada is or is not crap type threads. Important stuff this for those of us that live in area's of high snowfall. I'm gonna buy a snowblower and I'm thinking somewhere around 11hp and 28-30" cut. Probably an Ariens or possibly a Husqvarna.
Any thoughts or experiences to share?
Any thoughts or experiences to share?
You just buy her a shovel!
Dec 18th 2006 | 3:31 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by flashman
You can convert your dishwasher to clear snow
You just buy her a shovel!
You just buy her a shovel!
Dec 18th 2006 | 8:13 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by dbd33
Hmm, I don't think I've ever seen anyone using a snowblower in an urban area. There may be a bylaw against them, there are laws banning leaf blowers, chain saws and lawn fertilizer and I suppose a snowblower would cause as much pollution as a leaf blower.
Dec 18th 2006 | 8:17 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by snowgoose
Are you assuming I live in an urban area? I live in a rural area where none of the above are banned.
Dec 19th 2006 | 2:55 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
Originally Posted by dbd33
I thought you must do as you mentioned having neighbours and knowing when they used their machines.
Neighbours are not exclusivley an urban thing - it's just that ours are further away! We still hear their chainsaws and snowblowers etc.......and I'm sure they hear ours, but we don't hassle each other about it
Never ass u me
Jan 24th 2007 | 11:30 pm
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Re: What Snowblower?
Just to close out this thread, I bought an Ariens 28" 11.5hp machine. $1700 incl three years free servicing. It certainly got a good outing yesterday and judging from the forecast will get used again over the next week. (Storm due tommorrow and another Monday they say.)
Jan 26th 2007 | 2:06 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
AX Between your photo and the few my Mom just sent me, I am having waves of panic about that weather.
That snow is great on holiday but every morning before work.....
Love the colour of your house BTW. That is one thing I do miss about St John's!
That snow is great on holiday but every morning before work.....
Love the colour of your house BTW. That is one thing I do miss about St John's!
Jan 26th 2007 | 2:13 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
(The bit missing from the bottom of the screen is for tonight - 15cm then tommorrow another 5 cm!)
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Jan 26th 2007 | 2:29 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
I could justify $1700 on a snow blower with that
Cant justify anything but a warm hat and gloves in Ontario....
Cant justify anything but a warm hat and gloves in Ontario....
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Jan 26th 2007 | 4:33 am
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Re: What Snowblower?
I sill can't work out how to do those screenshots
Jan 26th 2007 | 4:42 am
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Jan 26th 2007 | 4:52 am
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