BXRICK
Silver Member
Snow \"Clearing\" Observation
As the snow has flown in much of the country over the last month, there have been a lot of posts about the "best" way to clear driveways, the downsides of each and such.
As I read these posts, I see the main ways to do it:
FEL, back blade (fowards and backwards), blower, front blade.
Each has its up and down sides which you can read about all over this board.
One thing I find interesting, and I think affects peoples' opinions on the "best" method, is the reltive nature of the phrase "clear snow".
For instance, many people talk about "letting a few inches build up" on their gravel drives. Which works well - I do it on my drive. But to other people "a few inches" of hard pack is anything but "clear". Neither is wrong, just a difference of opinion about how clear a driveway has to be.
None of this matters, but I just found it interesting.
And, no matter how well you clear your driveway, how much money and effort you tie up in it, it'll be clear in July.
As the snow has flown in much of the country over the last month, there have been a lot of posts about the "best" way to clear driveways, the downsides of each and such.
As I read these posts, I see the main ways to do it:
FEL, back blade (fowards and backwards), blower, front blade.
Each has its up and down sides which you can read about all over this board.
One thing I find interesting, and I think affects peoples' opinions on the "best" method, is the reltive nature of the phrase "clear snow".
For instance, many people talk about "letting a few inches build up" on their gravel drives. Which works well - I do it on my drive. But to other people "a few inches" of hard pack is anything but "clear". Neither is wrong, just a difference of opinion about how clear a driveway has to be.
None of this matters, but I just found it interesting.
And, no matter how well you clear your driveway, how much money and effort you tie up in it, it'll be clear in July.