....Think I'd have learned by now.

harringtondav

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We Iowegans mostly shrug it off. Some have to re-learn with the first snow fall. The body shops are generally packed afterword. I keep a spare 30 pack of Busch Light on the shelf. With that and gas for the generator, I consider us well stocked.
 

poconojoe

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I helped my mother-in-law purchase a new snowblower. She wanted a real beast to send that snow back to where it came from!
I ordered her a Cub Cadet 34" three stage, 420cc(about 13 HP), 14" auger/impeller, trigger controlled power steering, hydrostatic transmission, and heated grips.
This thing IS a beast. She paid $2,500 with free shipping.
 

foodfisher

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If your not use to winter weather it can be deadly.Can you imagine America waking up tomorrow to southern FLA AND CALI being buried in a couple of feet of snow and -40f!The death toll would be astronomical.

Just thinking about it causes me to breakout the "Ole #7" antifreeze
 

Mechmagcn

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Like I told a salesman at Home Depot when he was trying to sell me a snowblower while I was on a rare visit to the northeast, "if it snows enough where I live in South Arkansas for me to need a snowblower, this southern boy is headed farther south!" I have to give it to you folks who live in the frozen climates, I couldn't do it.
 

64osby

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Things only break when you use them. That is usually at the worst time.:rolleyes:

My old Bolens mower used to shred belts. Finally went to one of the local industrial supply houses and found I could get a custom made Kevlar belt for about 25% above list OEM. Bought two and still have one after 5 years. It is a 161" belt IIRC
 

Old Ironmaker

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I calculated my snowblower was costing me $100.00 a year to run and maintain, and I had to run it. Sold it for a few hundred bucks and now pay the kid down the road to clear it all with his little tractor for 25 bucks a shot. I watch from the warm kitchen.
 
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