Challenging snow blowing today

[Tom7227]

My driveway is 60 feet wide with walls on two sides and it was a bit tricky to get the job done this morning. I have a 5 hp blower and the first thing I did was to concede the double throw. No way to get all the snow to the opposite side if I didn't. I chose to blow off the area closest to the final resting place for the snow and then go back to the furthest areas and move the snow over a notch. Luckily I remembered and did it in smaller patches since the once thrown snow sets up like cement and it's hard to move it the second time if you wait too long.

The wind was against me for half the job and so I ended up totally covered. Pre-planning with a set of Carharts, including the hood, allowed me to finish the task. I did wimp out and not do the second drive and also didn't do the back steps and front stairs. Hands got too cold.

For you rookies out there - plan accordingly and execute carefully to maximize your efforts. It is your duty to throw that snow at least 10 feet from all paved surfaces and to then bring the machine in and carefully refuel it for the next battle. Be sure to check your oil and tire pressure if you haven't already this season.

ONWARD!!!

[DTro]

Ha Ha.....yeah I was completely white when I was "done" this morning.

Swirling wind is fun

I try to do a few smaller clearings vs 1 back breaking move.

As I look out the window right now, some of the drifts are really getting high.

[DTro]

Oh I forgot to mention that you should also check with the wife for any poorly routed christmas lights extension cords.

[Esox_Magnum]

My mexican snowblower don't throw very far, moved enough to get the sled out of the garage rest will wait till it's over.

[hydro]

I'm not touching anything until tomorrow. The snow is blowing around so much that my tracks in the driveway were gone an hour after I went through. Been like that all day and now the wind is picking up.

[Nick Kuhn]

Shovel shovel shovel, use blower. Lather rinse repeat. The dogs tried to help by eating some of the snow but they didn't make much progress.

[CJH]

Decided to get out and do a preemptive strike after lunch with the goal of just getting the majority of the snow out of the driveway and not worry how pretty it looked. It was knee high with drifts thigh high at that point. Haven't decided if I am going to hit it again after dinner of wait until morning. Thank god for a snow blower, I am getting to old to shovel a big driveway!!!

My lab went out to take a deuce and wasn't able to squat very far!!!

[dustin85]

Shovel shovel shovel, use blower. Lather rinse repeat. The dogs tried to help by eating some of the snow but they didn't make much progress.

My dog helps in the same way! He acts like snow/ice is a rarely seen delicacy!

[LMITOUT]

Decided to get out and do a preemptive strike after lunch with the goal of just getting the majority of the snow out of the driveway and not worry how pretty it looked. It was knee high with drifts thigh high at that point.

I did the same thing. Hit it about 9am and should make for an easy clean up tomorrow morning.

[Esox_Magnum]

Just spent almost 4 hours shoveling out with the wifes help, I'm buying a snowblower.

[Eric Wettschreck]

This is why I have a crappy old truck (barely runs but the radio works) with an old plow on it. I got real sick of trying to fight SW MN drifts with a blower and shovel.

[Whopper Stopper]

There is nothing worse then finding out you didn’t pick something up before the snow hits. I will never forget when the Father in Law bought his first blower back in the 70’s. He got it started and just began blowing when he hit his dogs Griswold cast iron frying pan that was left out the night before. We had to haul it up the steps into the kitchen to get it out and replace a shear pin. His mood began to slip.

Then not 10 minutes later he plowed into an electric blanket with it. I have never came so close to breaking a gut as I did that day. We again had to haul it up the steps into the kitchen and for the next hour or so he tried to get that frozen, smell, blanket out of the auger. There seemed like a million wires in that blanket. The funny part was he had no idea where the dang thing even came from. It wasn’t his. To this day when I talk about that blanket he gets as mad as an old wet hen. It is great!

WS

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Sucked up the Thanksgiving day Star/Trib in my blower one year. Paper delivery came before a fast, heavy snow and it was laying right in the middle of the driveway. Bound the thing up so bad I didn't think I would ever get to use it again!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Just spent almost 4 hours shoveling out with the wifes help, I'm buying a snowblower.

Me, too. Still got half the driveway to finish tonight. My back is toast.

[BLACKJACK]

Took the tractor and blower out yesterday and ran up and down the driveway a couple of times, found out that I was dressed too warm, had to turn the heat down in the cab!!!