Blizzard in Mid Atlantic

[jdgreg]

They're calling for another 8-12" tuesday afternoon through wed evening. Glad I got home early and pushed all the snow back, got room for the new stuff now.


I gotta get me a snow blower next.

 

[dcyrilc]

Forester: I moved to Maryland 30 years ago to escape Upstate New York Winters... This is not the way it is supposed to be! We usually get snow, and five days later it is all melted. Might not happen this time... And they are calling for more snow tomorrow. I like some snow, but enough is enough, there is a reason I don't live in Buffalo!

Wayne

I'm guessing that since you haven't gone back to visit the Buffalo winters... the Buffalo winters have come to visit you. LOL

 

[etcallhome]

This was Sat afternoon. I had most of the driveway done when my wife took these. We're in luck they're calling for another 12-15" between Tues and Wed.

 

[The Haymaker]

Good thing your dog has some lab in him. He can help search for Al Gore, he seems to be missing.....

 

[NuBota]

They're calling for another 8-12" tuesday afternoon through wed evening. Glad I got home early and pushed all the snow back, got room for the new stuff now.


I gotta get me a snow blower next.

After this weekend, 8-12" will be childs play. The blower was on my mind all weekend, but I know if I get it it will be another 90 years before we get this much snow again

 

[DC3]

They're calling for another 12-18 around here from Tuesday through Wednesday.

 

[Wayne_H]

After this weekend, 8-12" will be childs play. The blower was on my mind all weekend, but I know if I get it it will be another 90 years before we get this much snow again

Nubota: You are 100% correct, it will be another 90 years before we see this much snow again. It won't stop me from looking at a snow blower though! Where are we supposed to put this stuff anyway? I've got no room for more snow, and all the homes I plow are in the same spot!

Wayne

 

[The Haymaker]

Nubota: You are 100% correct, it will be another 90 years before we see this much snow again. It won't stop me from looking at a snow blower though! Where are we supposed to put this stuff anyway? I've got no room for more snow, and all the homes I plow are in the same spot!

Wayne

It's an awful lot like when we had the ice storm back in '98. Some went 30 days with no power. There are a TON of kero heaters and generators sitting collecting dust. The ones bought for the "special occasion" will probably never work when the time of need arises.

But then, not much can go wrong with a snowblower when not used.

E

 

[NuBota]

I have a little, old MTD blower that I use for the walk to my porch and in tight areas, but mainly when I go to do my folks and the MILs driveways. The are 15 miles away in "dense" suburbia with small driveways, so there is no point trailering the BX for the effort. So once I dig out we head over with shovels and the little blower. This past weekend, I wished I had pulled the trailer out before it all hit. I tell the DW wife so, and she suggests I just get one the big blowers - of course she's thinking a self powered one so she and the boys can use it if I am not around (they are leery of the BX) - and I am thinking a rear mount for the BX.

So I have permission for a new toy, and her mother even offered to buy it and sadly I am thinking - "another engine to maintain", "need to store it somewhere", "it will never get used enough to justify the expense", etc, etc and upon relaying this logic to the DW - she looks at me like I have two heads.

I must have been out in the cold too long.......

 

[jas67]

So I have permission for a new toy, and her mother even offered to buy it and sadly I am thinking - "another engine to maintain", "need to store it somewhere", "it will never get used enough to justify the expense", etc, etc and upon relaying this logic to the DW - she looks at me like I have two heads.

I must have been out in the cold too long.......

My wife at least understands the not wanted another engine to maintain. It took her a while to understand the "need" for a tractor at all on our little 1 acre property, but it gets plenty of use. We got 18" of snow this past weekend with another 12-18 coming tonight. She is an ICU nurse, and must go to work come h**l or high snow, and now understands.

I bought a 60" rear mount blower this past summer. Boy am I glad I did. Go for the rear mount. Cut cadet, and Troy Bilt both sell 45" walk behinds with 13HP engines on them. Both have dual wheels. I imagine they are both a handful in deep/heavy snow. Also, keep in mind (and remind your wife) that your BX has almost twice the power as that.

Good luck!