[Minnesota-Talk] Using A Snow Blower

[David Andrews]

Thanks, I have read some reviews of the electric 
power shovels -- and the problem for them is my 
driveway isn't paved.  It is mostly grass, with 
some rock, and they tend to be plastic -- which isn't a good mix.

Dave

At 08:43 PM 3/3/2019, you wrote:
>Hi Dave, If you can use a snow shovel, you 
>should be able to use a snowblower. You push it 
>along in front of you and make sure the spout is 
>pointed where you want the snow to go.  Get the 
>kind that actually throws the snot dome 
>distance. Electric power shovels are not worth 
>much.  Get a gas powered 3 1/2 horsepower 
>machine. Dick Davis Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 
>3, 2019, at 7:56 PM, David Andrews via 
>Minnesota-Talk <minnesota-talk at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: > > Well, I posted to several lists, and 
>some people have done it. You can't pull it, but 
>you can push, if you know your area well, and 
>you occasionally get off track. It sounds like 
>it can be done ... but takes practice, and 
>attention. > > Dave > > At 07:11 PM 3/3/2019, 
>you wrote: >> What a pretty puzzle, Dave. First 
>cogitation: I wonder why you couldn’t treat 
>the blower machine like pulling a nonelectric 
>lawn mower? As tall as the snow banks are on 
>each side of your sidewalk, surely it is easy to 
>feel where the sidewalk must be hiding under new 
>snow. But I don’t know whether one hand has 
>enough strength or control to pull a snowblower 
>if the other is using a cane. Plus, using your 
>foot against the side wall will collapse snow 
>from the embankment onto your sidewalk. And I 
>don’t know if the mechanics work if one is 
>pulling the snowblower. Who do you know that 
>will let you experiment (but I hope not this 
>week in the extreme cold). Alternatively: Having 
>a rope shoulder-high to feel (but could you when 
>in a winter coat?) and keep you on the straight 
>path would let you go straight ahead with a 
>snowblower to clear a sidewalk. Then what would 
>signal you to stop? Are there curves? Yup. A 
>pretty puzzle. Umm, Good luck! Lorraine 
>Text/call my iPhone 443-813-2941 > On Mar 3, 
>2019, at 4:29 PM, David Andrews via