Snowthrowers & Wet Snow
On Monday, I drove down into Boise for a doctor's appointment--and it was 70 degrees! I found myself wondering if it was time to uncover the Corvette, turn the collision coverage back on, and start driving the tart again. And today, it started snowing. Not much--but all day long. When my wife got home, she dragooned me into helping her clear the driveway, which wasn't really all that deep, but this is a very wet, heavy snow, and the TrailBlazer was slipping a bit coming up the driveway.
Well, the snowthrower stopped turning the second stage, which grabs the snow from the front blades, and throws it to the side. So we brought back to the house, poured water through until all the snow and ice was gone--and there was rock it picked up between the garage apron and the asphalt of the driveway. Cleared--back in action--and it stops again.
I think the problem now isn't a rock, but that this wet, heavy snow has just clogged the big spinning part that throws the snow. I'll take another look in the morning--but the idea of an ATV (or a small tractor) with a snowplow gets more and more attractive, even though it would cost about $2500, and we would need a shed to store it in.
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