Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

These were taken by my youngest daughter. I had to show her how to use the camera. But they came out okay. The EOD was like budda!

 If you have some shots..post them here.

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Nice photos...


Wow... what a throwing distance !


Dave...

ooooohhhhhohoho, looks like a snow god is operating that thing. 

Ditto here. This was one of the best snows for throwing distance in years.  And with the 40 MPH winds, id say 50' was possible with the wind.

I get the same distance with my old viking 1 stage just depending  depth of snow, temp, if flaky it will throw further, the wind My neightboor has the same machine and in the wet snow it's stucks all the time so that makes me laugh when I see the big shoot :)))

By the way nice machine JOGO nice snow, nice house and a happy family I guess!

God Bless you all

Gold

Thanks for the feed back...it was fun, and the Ariens made it a quick job...too quick!

Sweet man!  Great pics!....

C

That sucker throws that snow very far man! What you got on that thing a V-8?

"What you got on that thing a V-8?"

 

Just some good snow for throwing, and a good Ariens. They go together like  peanut butter n' jelly!

I was telling my wife this AM that I'd like her to get some photos of me with the blower. She said she thought that this was a "male" thing (like who can pi$$ the farthest)  and was even more convinced when I showed her Jogo's photos. We only got 8" in this storm, but the throwing distance was spectacular because of the wind. The next 12" plus snowfall I'll try to get her or my son out there to get some shots.

I'm really looking forward to it.  It was dark when I blew, but had fun. 

Hi Gang. It was a good day for a blow. Despite my starting issue prepping the blower yesterday, it started on the 5th pull today, and never blinked after that. My wife took these pics of the old JD 726 in action. At least the cameras new.  LOL
  
Out front in the driveway.
     
  


I thought this pic of the snow flying towards my wife was cool. She was in the house though.   LOL
  

These were in the back yard. This included about 5 inches of previous snowfall. I was cutting a path from the woods.
      

It was a fun, but I wouldn't want to do it everyday.   LOL                                        Kevin
  

Nice action shots Kevin !  
Machine & man lookin' good !  


Hey... is that snow on your moustache... ?

You can't  be that old ! .... 


Dave...

I really like seing those pictures. You have a nice snowblower, it was throwing that snow far lol. I liked the pic of the snow going into the camera. Well, in a way it did lol.

GREAT PICS!!!!

Hey my beard turned white today too lol.....

C

Vangellis...nice shots. It's really throwing and only 7hp ...nice!

Hey great pics, we are in the middle of this blizzard as I type this , hopefully I will be able to contribute with some pics tomorrow.

Al

Great snowthrower.  I never put chains on a tire before.  I guess you have to keep them on somehow, and the rubber tie down must be the way?  I thought you tightened something on the chains themselves?

Great pics indeed.!Today was a fun day.I am worn out though.

Dave___in___CT wrote:

Hi Dave. Yes, that is snow in the moustache, but it's got a little white in it anyway. I prefer to say it's blonde.   LOL
It really caked on there today.

Jogo, I get enough distance from mine, but yours looks awesome. That's half the fun,  watching the "plumes" of snow fly out of the machine, until it blasts us in the face.  Your daughter took really good pics for just learning the camera.

After I parked the blower I took the tractor out to push a couple piles of snow. I didn't want it to feel neglected.  LOL

                                                                                                                                      Kevin

That was a good idea. All engines should be run once in a while.

AJace wrote:

Hi AJace. The chains do have clips that fasten together. The tie downs just take up the slack and help them stay on better. The chains were on the blower when I bought it used last year. I have put them on the tractor though. It helps with my blower, but the newer models with the sno hogs should be good enough.
                                                                                                                     Kevin

Jogo, Vangellis:

Nice work guys!  Great action shots of those machines. Makes me envious. The storm barely made it here, and all we got was less than 2 inches.

"Hey great pics, we are in the middle of this blizzard as I type this , hopefully I will be able to contribute with some pics tomorrow. "

I am looking foward to them!

Here's some pic's , hope ya like them.

Does anyone know why my pics are coming up horizontal on the screen, they were all vertical until I hit the post tab.

Thanks

Al

Yikes. Thats snow.  LOL   Good pics.

Yates I'm not sure what caused the pics to come out vertical. When I post multiple pics, I put the cursor down to a new line before putting the URL in for each one.
                                                                                                  Kevin

Yates28....What year 1128 is that? It looks like you have a lot of blow back coming at you. It could simply be light snow and lots of wind. The reason I asked is that I have a 2003, and had the same trbl..  Ariens under warantee, retrofitted it with a small piece that screws onto the existing chute, and that stoped the blow back. It ws VERY bad when chute was turned to the right. Your photos look like you have chute turned to the right.

That's what snowblowing should look like.    It looks like he has a 2003 1128, and has the chute guide fixer.

jogo, it is just the wind, believe me it was much worse trying to blow in the other direction and I already have the ballle kit installed on the machine.

Al

Okie dokie...just wanted to make sure you were aware of the free add on for the 2003...THIS is where I found out about it.

Vangellis, thanks for the tip on posting pic's, I"ll try that next time.

Al

OK, not the best snowblower pics but here we go.....

Me taking care of the priorities and having coffee first....

Then getting prepared as it was 9 degrees...

Now outside we go, these pics are not that great the wife took them and she was not in a coat and she was in a rush....

I'm trying to give a thumbs up here but the pic is a little blurry which is a bummer as I thought it would look pretty cool...

The dogs and my youngest two kids were out enjoying it also....

Thats about it for pics this day.  Overall a good day except that I had to go to work lol...

C

Nice pics Chris...beautiful kids...and dogs!

Thanks, I will get better ones next time as I will have my older boy do it the next time we have a good storm.

The wife and younger kids were into the excitement of our first decent storm of the year so she started taking pics of me getting ready for it lol....

Hey, nobody make fun of my terrorist mask and ski goggles.  It's the only way to blow  Our action shots are not as good as the rest on this thread, but I was happy my wife came out in this frigid weather to take a few.  Enjoy.

WOW, it looks like your having so much fun!!! Put some shades on, and you look a little like Elvis Presley using a snowblower!

Look, even the dogs are having fun

All right... When does Terminator get some fun?

Man those pictures are clear, nice shots!  My camera must be getting old lol....

C

Chris, that last picture.  What are those three mounds sticking up into a point?  Did you clear that path with just one pass?  I am assuming the reason for two different types of gloves is for better finger movement? 

Otherwise, grand pictures everybody!

Man, thought I posted here already but it didn't show.  Don't know where it went but I hope it didn't hit the pool room.

Hey Richie, I definitely wouldn't laugh at your terrorist mask as I wear the same kind of head gear (until I'm burnin' up out there then the hat and coat come off).  No goggles, although that's a pretty damn good idea.  If they work for skiing they would sure work for throwing.  I've never been called a terrorist, but I did have one goofball ask me if I was a ninja, so I halved him with the steel blade of my samurai snow shovel.  I think that answerd his question.

James (Snow Ninja)

JOGO, fantastic "hang time" (as said on another post). No doubt you are the envy of the neighborhood!!! Chris, great pictures! You definately know how to get away from work. My older son has the same hat your son has. Every time I he wears it I need to listen to the following...My hat has 3 corners, three corners has my hat, if my hat had not three corners then-it wouldn't be my hat!(AJace-3 cones=driveway lights maybe?) Take care, Walt

Chris,

In case you are talking about my two photos, they are enhanced for clarity using Photoshop 8.0.  Our digital camera takes really good photos, but Photoshop makes them better. 

Torch (James)  A good non-fogging ski goggle is the only way to go using a snowblower.  Between the ski jumpsuit, full face mask, and goggles, all the wind in the world or even blown back chute discharge isn't even noticed with the proper clothing. If you try the goggles, make sure they are anti-fogging type.  You won't be happy otherwise.

AJ those are solar lamps we put in that never worked, by the time I realized this they were frozen into the ground lol....Oh well  thats what you get when you buy a cheap product sometimes lol...  As for the different gloves I was just happy to find a pair...., last year I found 8 right handed gloves and no left handed ones, I'm not kidding, I think I might actually have 5 kids and have lost one in the house lol....So that was the best I could do.....I was wondering if anyone would catch that lol.... 

Yes Walt, you nailed it! lights but they don't work lol....I love the song, my son does not know that one but it sounds adorable....

Richie yes I meant your pics, crystal clear.  I tried to enhance mine with Photosuite but it did not come out as well as I would like.....

C

Nice pics Chris and Richie.
Chris, follow your motto. When I saw the pics of your kids it reminded me of how much
I enjoyed watching my 2 sons at that age, sledding and goofing around out in the backyard. One is away at
college now and the other is 16 and would rather be at  the ski resorts. Something about snow bunnies.
So appreciate these times with them now. Nice looking kids.

Richie, I like the goggle idea. I didn't think you looked like a terrorist. I was thinking more,
ummmmm, power ranger.  LOL
                                                                                                    Kevin

Chris, it's a good thing you had two different type of gloves on.  The one on the right hand made it easier to see that thumbs up. 

Richie,  now you've got me looking for an anti-fogging mask that is orange in color.    Anything I wear that is to keep me warm, such as a scarf and rests under my glasses with my breath connected to them makes them fog up.  Then I can't see anything worth a lick.   Owww, that was my foot........

Richie, I meant the whole mask itself not just the lens.  Althought it would probably looks better with the orange lens.  I'll sacrifice for the clear lens.  Now I just have to find a good looking mask at a good price.

Richie, what are those black specs?

AJace wrote: AJace........When you go shopping for your goggles be sure to try them on or at least look for  they type that fit over eyeglasses.  Not all goggles allow clearance for a pair of spectacles. 

Clear lenses may be hard to find, but the amber or rose colored ones aren't bad.  They are actually designed to provide some contrast on gray snowy days.

Emmo, Thanks for the intelligent buying tips.  I'll use them.

"Those black specs as you call them in the background of the photo are these weird golf ball size spiny $#%* that fall off my neighbors tree.  They make a huge mess of our block"

Richie...too bad you can't (by accident of course) go over them with the blower, and aim the chute at that neighbors house.

Ooooo, jojo is a little devil. 

LOL...Jogo, I thought of that but to tell you the truth, this new snowblower is so excellent, I knew they would slam into their house.  I'd hate to get busted for that at my age  Great idea though!

Richie!!  How naughty   

"LOL...Jogo, I thought of that but to tell you the truth, this new snowblower is so excellent, I knew they would slam into their house.  I'd hate to get busted for that at my age  Great idea though!

Go ahead and do it, when they come out and ask what the ##@@ your are doing, just say how you appreciate their genorosity,  but just the same I'd like to return these!

Thank you Richie, I appreciate that.....

C

Hey guys, I'm new to the snowblower game and my purchase decision was based on advise received over on the old board. Love my "new" (previously enjoyed) honda HS828TCD. Here is a pic my wife took in the back yard.

Doug

Doug, that's a real plume of snow.  Wow      Is that a Canadian model?

Nice shot doug. It looks like a snow making machine getting ready for the snow season. that thing can BLOW!!!!

Hi Doug,

That is one heck of a throw  Great machine those Honda's. 

Doug, welcome to Abby's, hope you enjoy it. Great Pic! 

Nice shot!!....and welcome...

C

Jogo, Richie, Yates28, ChrisS, Vangellis, Doug:

Great pictures guys. Envious of you guys getting some decent snow. All I've got is clear skies and well below normal temperatures.

Next week it will warm up to where it could snow, but looks like light flurries only.    Going to be using the leaf blower more than the snow blower.

Hey Doug:

A couple of questions? Where you located? Please feel free to put it in your profile.
Is that a hydrostatic or friction disc drive?

I work with a fellow who picked up an HS828 9+  years ago. Lucked into it as the people were moving to an apartment. It is 17 years old now and he's never done a lick of adjustments or repairs to it. Just changes the oil. It has a friction disc drive and tires rather than a track.

<<edited to fix bad speling, agin>>

I have to tell you Wind it has been a freekin cold winter here also.  Again we are being warned it could be the coldest night of the season but hey once your in  the negatives it's all gravy baby lol....My oldest son heard the report and scoffed and said "again?, heard that before" lol....

C

Chris,

We won't be going down to our coldest tonight, but the humidity will hit 100% with a low of -15F. Today felt colder (it is around -4F right now) than the coldest day, which was about -22F, due to the penetrating effect of the dampness.  Seem to have slight frostbite on my cheeks (face not the other ones  ) as they are tingling right now.

This thread is getting too long. Only the huskvarna thread should be this big or longer, infact, where is it? I need to bump it lol.

Doug wrote:

Hey Doug,  Did you run out of fun on the driveway and decided to do the back forty?

                                                                             18 degrees

-15 with 100% humidity??  Man I can't imagine that.

We hit -18 last night.  Had to walk across campus this AM for school and it was still like 4 but I was further south and near the coast.....I think we are looking at 0 tonight.  Hey 30's on Sunday if they are right....

C

Thanks for the welcomes everyone,

Yes it's a canadian model, not exactly sure of the year,  I was told about 7 or 8 years old. Anyone know what year the electric chute controls came out? 

Highwind, I'm in Prince Edward Island, Canada and it's the hydrostatic. I hope the hydro drive proves to be as reliable

18Degrees, LOL....... Yeah, looks kind of funny, but I'm actually clearing a path back to my burning barrel.

Great looking, hard working machine.  Nice Ford too.

         Doug

                I like the cover in the front and the fenders also the remote joy stick. I have the American version it doesn't have all that .

        Great deal !!


     Tom

Ooooo, Sawme you wax yours, just like me.

Doug wrote:

Doug,

I talked to the dealer's mechanic when I bought mine, and he said he had never replaced a hydro drive in one. They are quite reliable. There is so little stress on the oil and mechanical parts and no routine oil change. You'll be using it trouble-free for years.

Doug wrote:

Doug,  It is illegal on this forum to have such a clean garage.

Doug, where are you located at?  That treeline back there in your picture looks great.

And the plume from your thrower looks like the "Old Faithful" geyser going off.

James

1961 Snowbird with a 4hp Briggs in action!

Certainly not as impressive as the photos above, but after 44 years (with a little help from me) its still kicking butt!

Marty

Nice photo- I love the blowing the snow off the lawn before it melts.  hahaha                                                          18 degrees

Looks like it is doing a fine job!!!

Hey Marty wheres your gun and mask LOL.....

C

Nice old iron Marty. I went out to the shed this morning and fired up the machines just to keep them fresh. I was eyeing up the backyard for a quick run.  LOL.   Decided I didn't feel like cleaning it off. It was 50 degrees here today and clear blue skies. Must be getting spring fever. I was thinking about crabgrass preventer. Right around the corner.

                                                                                                                                               Kevin                                           

Marty,

Nice job, do you have a better photo of that snowblower?

Thanks guys for the compliments!!

18 - Nothing like clearing off the grass for a quickie "snowblower fix!"

Chris - At least I have DARK glasses on. Gotta keep the M&G tradition going somehow...

Kevin - It was 57 degrees here today. Nothing like it was 2 weeks ago with 20 degree temps & the wind blowing 30 mph!! I hear ya about gearing up for spring & getting the lawn in shape - its right around the corner & snowblower season will be over...

Richie - Ask & you shall receive...

Those "skid shoes" are actually idler pulleys that the previous owner stuck on there - they work ok! Like those bald tires too? Makes for almost zero traction in the snow! BTW - the snow that I was blowing was about 8 to 10" deep, very wet & slushy. This little guy was actually throwing the powder about 15'-20' 2 weeks ago. I LOVE IT!!!!

Marty

Marty,

That is a beautiful machine!  The funny thing is that it's most likely very low horse power compared to an equivalent snowblower you'd purchase today.  If you were to repower it today with the same rated engine, I doubt it would work nearly as well.  Just another example of how HP really meant something back in those days compared to now. If you have more classic snowblowers or other OPE, you should put together a website dedicated to them.  There is a great deal of interest in OPE like that.