@Satori Uh, no, no she has not.

That's ... special 😱

I spent the last couple of days tearing my #snowblower apart, stripping the rust and bubbling paint and rusted-on skids and scraper, and repainting those parts with a wildly-clashing #DayGlo yellow. Tomorrow I'm giving the augers a coat of red.

Next winter when she sees it for the first time, her #head will #explode. Maybe then her husband will have some peace 😂

RECORD BROKEN! As of 3 AM we have officially broken the record for the snowiest season EVER RECORDED in Duluth!

With yes, more snow on the way! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️🎉🎊🥳🥶

So, for the 23+ years I’ve lived in this 110 year old home here in Duluth, Minnesota, I’ve experienced the number one top snowiest snowfall season and the 4th & 5th snowiest ones too.

Lucky me. 🤔

Thankfully, I replaced my 10 year old 13 hp Honda track drive snowblower and I bought the best American made snowblower in January of this year:

The Ariens Professional Kraken is the best damn snow blower made in America, bar none. 👍🏼😎🇺🇸

https://www.ariens.com/en-us/power-equipment/snow-products/snow-blowers/special-edition/kraken#featurespecialpresentationofmarvelstudios

#recordsnow
#snow
#snowfall
#climatechange
#snowblower
#snowthrower

Not to brag, but I had a new experience this week. First time using a #snowblower while wearing #shorts and a tee shirt!

It was 24 degrees celsius at the time, and the snow mountain on my front lawn had compressed from ~9.5ft / 3m to about 6ft / 2m, and I needed to spread it out a bit so I wouldn't still have a pile in mid-May. Temperatures have been more normal since then.

Candidate for @MeanwhileinCanada ?

Right, so out to do the snow cleaning on this Sunday morning, wish me luck. #winter #snow #snowblower #shovel #cantwaitforspring

#Snowblower gonna get a workout this morning. I’d say we got about 15” overnight. #OnStorm #Ontario #Snow

Choke knob long since snapped off the old #SnowBlower, it has been repaired before but I guess didn't last. I use a screwdriver to set it. Was a bit tricky in the dark before, but the wife got me a toque with a light.. which has turned out to be quite handy for things like this. Thinking this summer, this machine could use a little bit of love and a fair bit of paint.

Here’s how #shoveling went: #shovel deck > shovel walk > uncover and start #snowblower > snowblow driveway and around cars > shut off snowblower > clear snow off cars by hand > start snowblower > snowblow around cars again > snowblow path to propane tank > shut off snowblower > additional trim work with shovel > cover snowblower > done.

Other than a load of #laundry and a spot of #lunch, I’m taking the rest of the day off.

Well, fine. Yes. There will probably be some #guitar playing later on.

My dad is out with the #bobcat #SkidSteer and #SnowBlower attachment clearing the driveway. Still near #blizzard conditions at #ForkedMeadow #California with very heavy snow that is now blowing and drifting. #CaWx

Round 1️⃣ of #snowmageddon in #RochMN wasn’t too bad. I measured 4.5” of ❄️. Since I took the time to grease it up I figured it was worth using my #snowblower . I started to panic and swear at it until I checked the gas tank. I was out. Once filled it ran well and I was able to clear my own snow as well as the driveway exits of my neighbors. Ready and anxiously awaiting round 2️⃣ #minnesota #snowpocalypse

Maybe our fear of online companies "knowing too much about us" is overblown. Exhibit A: email from #Amazon this morning trying to sell me a #snowblower.

Forecast high temperature here today - 75f
#ncwx #MastodonWX

That’s a lot of snow. #flagstaff #snow #snowblower

DFB #Dampfschneeschleuder #R12 im #Frühlingsschnee 2021 - #Steam #SnowPlough in the #SwissMountains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhbEx9_XXo0&ab_channel=Sch%C3%B6neggbahn

#SnowBlower #SteamPower #SteamPowered #SteamEngine #Snow #Mountains #MountainPass #MountainPasses #Switzerland #SnowClearing #Unblocking #Unblocked #Railway #RailwayTrack #RailwayLine

I spent $2.50 in gas and 50 minutes of my time to pick up two 16¢ bolts for my #snowblower because #Toro was too cheap to use Loctite® on the threads.

Perhaps the assemblers weren't aware of the vibration that snowblowers experience. I'm guessing it was assembled in California and they've never used a snowblower in their lives.

Amazing what 3 hours and a big orange machine can do!
#snowblower #colorado #snow #shovellingsnow

Today is full of surprises. After a big dump of #snow overnight, I postponed clearing the driveway and walk until late in the afternoon, hoping for the street plow to leave its ridge first.

Finally got out but was frustrated by the effort it was taking. The snow being very wet seemed to be getting too compacted for my #snowblower to dig into.

Then it hit me that I may have lost an auger shear pin. Sure enough, spent the next half hour punching out the remnants and installing a new one.

Can tell that the #headlights on the #snowblower are #LED driven by an #alternator by the #stroboscopic effect they make in the white crap coming out the spout. Amazing what you fixate on with a #brain running below operating temperature and #bored from having to run the machine in only first gear due to the heavy #drifts today.

BTW, @ivey was asking about how you rotate the exhaust chute and thereby point the show out of this Ego #snowblower, so here's a demo of that. #grandrapids #blizzard

My old gas model didn't have a lever and had to be rotated manually, so this is a definite improvement.

Weather forecasters across the Midwest: “Your tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!”
Midwestern Dad with a new snowblower: “Then I’ll see you in hell!”

#PolarVortex #Midwest #StarWars #snowblower

Last week, my neighbor felt the overwhelming desire to comment about my how cute my battery powered green #EGO #snowblower is.

Yeah, guess who used her high-torque 56V electric machine to help him get through the snow drift his noisy smelly little red Toro couldn't handle today.

I promise I was quite gracious and avoided any gloating.

#Electric #ItsAboutTheTorque

@sweetpotato48 we went from possible 2 ft to 1 ft. Trust me...I would if I could. That's even too much.

The #snowblower will be our friend this weekend.