More Snow On the Way!!!!!!!! (Louisville, Lamar: buy, price, eat)

[TinajaCo]

The first big storm is kind of fun-- you can sit at home, read, do whatever. This weather, though, is insane and is getting tiring. Workwise, I spent less time shovelling than I do mowing the lawn in the summer, but at least in the summer you can go and enjoy the smell of freshly-cut grass. Now, I'm just watching more snow accumulate on the driveway.
And the roads-- our neighborhood is still a nightmare. It was getting better, people had made tracks and it had gotten down to bare pavement in those tracks. Then plows came yesterday. All they did was push snow into the ruts, which consequently got packed down and froze. The roads yesterday were worse than they had been after the second storm, more people got stuck coming home yesterday than they did during the last storm. And they also took a nice little chunk out my my neighbor's yard (guess they missed the curb). Thank you, Mayor Hickenlooper!!!

[gpraceman]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

If the picture doesn't come through, please tell me what I did wrong.

C:\Documents and Settings\Patrick\Desktop\snow.JPG

You need to upload the photo somewhere to the web, then you can use it in a post. Some people use PhotoBucket for online photo albums.

[McGowdog]

How's that? Thx.

[LoveBoating]

A 2-stroke has to have a small bottle of oil put into the gas (in a gas can) and shaken up before the gas/oil mixture is put into the engine. On a 2-stroke engine, you do not add oil to the engine, the engine is lubricated with the oil that is added to the gas. BUT, a person HAS TO remember to mix the oil into the gas before putting gas in the engine tank or there will be no lubrication for the engine parts while the engine is running.
On a 4-stroke, you add oil directly to the engine and have a measuring stick in the engine to check the oil with.
A snowblower is very nice, but it does take some "energy" to use one. It is easier than shoveling until snow gets clogged up in the chute, due to to much snow.
Since we will be moving out of Colorado later this year, we won't get another snowblower while we are here. HOPEFULLY, we won't get any more amounts of snow like we did during the blizzard. Shoveling that crap was extremely tiring for us.

[gpraceman]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

How's that? Thx.

You have an extra http:// in there.

Here's the photo

[McGowdog]

This one was a little obvious.

[MaddieClaire]

Originally Posted by gpraceman

You have an extra http:// in there.

Here's the photo

Where was this picture taken??

[gpraceman]

Originally Posted by MaddieClaire

Where was this picture taken??

I believe that McGowdog is from the Arkansas Valley.

[Mike from back east]

Thanks for the pic.

Yours looks/sounds like a 2-stage/4-cycle type. My understanding between the types is this:

- Single stage...has only one moving blade, to both clear the path and fling away the snow.
- Dual stage...has two moving blades, one to clear the path and feed snow into a chute, and a second moving blade in the chute to fling the snow where you choose to aim the chute.

- Two cycle engines are where you mix oil/gas together....like many chainsaws and weed wackers, usually very small engines that do not have an internal system for lubrication of moving parts.
- Four cycle engines have separate internal systems for lubrication of moving parts, i.e., separate compartments for gas and oil. Larger engines, like in most lawn mowers, motorcycles, cars and trucks are 4-cycle engines.

For really deep snow or frequent use, it seems a dual stage snow blower with 4-cycle engine would prove most useful and reliable. This is a guess on my part as I've never had a snow blower. I'd like to know more from those who use them, in case the urge to impulse shop at Lowe's or Sears overwhelms me, then I can make an informed decision. Sears is famous for having multiple models of power tools on display, each one with one more feature than the other...and each one another $10 or $20 higher in cost.

s/Mike

[McGowdog]

I sort of lived there. The first pic was from family out there and the second was from Rye.