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[Coult45]

mortar mix...jfc

 

[Babin Farms]

mortar mix...jfc

Yep, mortar mix. It’ll dry in the lateral going to the sewer main and start catching other debris until it stops everything up.

 

[2kwik4u]

Broke my shovel, went to buy a new one and came home with this contraption.






Has a 57V 4ah battery and a BLDC motor in the power head. Figured even if the snow shovel attachment thing ends up not working well, at least I've got a start on rebuilding the outdoor power tool chest.

I've only got ~150sqft to clear. The back patio below for the dog, and a small curved walk out front. I'm sure it won't clear like a dedicated blower, but it's a lot easier to carry around the house to get out back.

Took about 10min to clean the back patio like this, and make a clear path out front. Snows been sitting there since Wednesday, and I expect fresh snow will process even easier. We have about 6-8 coming in this week depending on who you listen too.

This is about 16in deep 4+day old snow.

 

[drewkaree]

mortar mix...jfc

You'd be surprised at the people who would do this. Had a buddy doing some drywall work on a rental, and wanted to get it listed quickly. Used some 90-minute mud or something like that, and cleaned up his bucket and tools in the tub.

For those that don't know, that stuff is a chemical cure, and not air cured, so it'll set up even under water, like the pipes of a tub, for instance

His drywall job was done quite quickly, but he had to put off the listing due to some unforeseen plumbing issues that arose

 

[drewkaree]

Broke my shovel, went to buy a new one and came home with this contraption.

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Has a 57V 4ah battery and a BLDC motor in the power head. Figured even if the snow shovel attachment thing ends up not working well, at least I've got a start on rebuilding the outdoor power tool chest.

I've only got ~150sqft to clear. The back patio below for the dog, and a small curved walk out front. I'm sure it won't clear like a dedicated blower, but it's a lot easier to carry around the house to get out back.

Took about 10min to clean the back patio like this, and make a clear path out front. Snows been sitting there since Wednesday, and I expect fresh snow will process even easier. We have about 6-8 coming in this week depending on who you listen too.

This is about 16in deep 4+day old snow.

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Was looking at a corded version of one of those last year at the request of the wife so she could clear off the sidewalk that leads to the city sidewalk, but those things sold out by the time she surprised me with that request.

How did it work? I've got a 20" wide walk by 25' long. Base it on your wife, would she find it manageable, or should I skip the idea and stick with light easy flat shovels?

 

[Thermobrett]

So my oldest daughter decided she wanted to graduate high school this year. She opted to do FVLS (Florida virtual learning school) online at home. She started the school year as a sophomore and is now into her senior year, completing an entire school year in just a few months. Next she surprised us with wanting to join the Air Force and took the ASVAB test, Thursday she should get the results. She needed some photos for graduation so we dressed up in uniform, her in her high school JROTC uniform and me in my Coast Guard Auxiliary uniform.

 

[zipper]

@Thermobrett Is not being 17 years old yet going to be a "non starter" for her? I am assuming she is of sophomore age.

 

[Thermobrett]

@Thermobrett Is not being 17 years old yet going to be a "non starter" for her? I am assuming she is of sophomore age.

That’s correct. The recruiter said she can take the ASVAB test as many times as she needs to so she can score the highest amount prior to enlisting age. Once she reaches the age to apply, her score will stay in good standings. As of now, she will complete high school in May, then find a full time job until the time comes.

 

[buckbuck]

My next door neighbor went out of town for a week. We had some chilly nights so he left a heat lamp on one of his outdoor plants. Something happened and it caused a fire. It just burned the fence between us and a few other things. This is video captured by his cameras.

 

[Bottom Bracket]

The neighbor on the other side prolly shot it with his pallet gun.

 

[2kwik4u]

Was looking at a corded version of one of those last year at the request of the wife so she could clear off the sidewalk that leads to the city sidewalk, but those things sold out by the time she surprised me with that request.

How did it work? I've got a 20" wide walk by 25' long. Base it on your wife, would she find it manageable, or should I skip the idea and stick with light easy flat shovels?

It seems to work pretty well. That snow was "old" and crusty and compacted. Chewed through it just fine. I think it will be even easier with fresh powder. I don't expect it to eat through 40+in in a single pass, but I was able to "work it down" into the deeper stuff decently. There's definitely a technique to it. It threw the snow 25-30ft pretty easily. Testing it in the driveway that had some ice covers and some blonw snow on it. It won't break up and tear through the ice, but anything loose on the surface it grabbed, chewed, and tossed.

I'm clearing the red areas only. Blue arrows are where it "threw" the snow/ice/grass. Blue lines are right at 25ft when measured on google maps.


Wife could handle the power of it, it's not unwieldy at all. It is a little heavy (45-50lbs maybe), and does require similar body movements to a regular shovel. The push down and scrape forward movements are the same, however you don't have the "lift and toss" part of the movement of normal shoveling. Once you've "done a row", you can easily drag it back to start the next row with one hand. The weight is the biggest issue for her I think. I carried it with one hand THROUGH the house (because I was wearing shorts under my coveralls and didn't want snow in my shoes), but she would likely have to use two hands to carry it. There are wheels on the shovel part, but they slide more than roll it seems.

I'm going to have plenty of opportunities to experiment with it this week. I'll be sure to report back.


Finally.......I believe in it so much that......I still bought another hand shovel We'll see where I land on it in a month or so.

 

[BigN8]

Meanwhile, somewhere in Buffalo…

 

[zipper]

We get some nice ones…tonight’s.

 

[Coult45]

The eagles were being lazy, just sitting on the ice yesterday morning or harassing some ducks in the distance. But the Mallards gave me something to shoot at for a while...

 

[2kwik4u]

Meanwhile, somewhere in Buffalo…

I would totally do that if I was buddies with my neighbor!

 

[Neutron]

Came up with this to adapt my tire changer to work with spoke tube tires like MX wheels. The shaft is interchangeable with the smaller diameter shaft. The shafts i already had they came with my electronic ballancer(which i dont really use for motorcycle wheels. Cause i use my static ballancer for those.
Saves space on the floor since i dont need a spoke wheel stand. This fits in my wheel adapter cabnet

Cost me only 20 bucks for the 12x12 inch 1/4 inch steel plate.

 

[RNYCLV]

Well... One Wife, one child, two pit bulls, one boat and a freezer chest full of this season hunting haul made it safely to Florida. 19.5 hours, but they made it. The PODs should arrive today and next Monday. I leave the 2nd with the other boat and two children. Still haven't figured out how the 5th wheel camper is getting down, but I'll worry about that later!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

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Well... One Wife, one child, two pit bulls, one boat and a freezer chest full of this season hunting haul made it safely to Florida. 19.5 hours, but they made it. The PODs should arrive today and next Monday. I leave the 2nd with the other boat and two children. Still haven't figured out how the 5th wheel camper is getting down, but I'll worry about that later!

Welcome to The Free State of Florida!

 

[RNYCLV]

Welcome to The Free State of Florida!

Thank you!
Its going to be weird, I have never been this close to the water before.
Our place in Ti, NY the launch is about 25 minutes away, in Pa the closest was 1 hour 10 minutes away.
Here I have one .2 miles away, another 1.5 miles away on Lake Eustis and two within 20 minutes for Lake Dora and Lake Harris. Its amazing!

 

[Thermobrett]

Thank you!
Its going to be weird, I have never been this close to the water before.
Our place in Ti, NY the launch is about 25 minutes away, in Pa the closest was 1 hour 10 minutes away.
Here I have one .2 miles away, another 1.5 miles away on Lake Eustis and two within 20 minutes for Lake Dora and Lake Harris. Its amazing!

Hurricane Dockside Grill in Tavares Fl. You can dock there, exceptional chicken wings , and I would know, I’m a professional