proudestmonkey
Gold Member
A couple of months ago, after a 5" snowfall, my dealer talked me out of buying a snowblower (nice guy when you think about that). He did say I'd probably end up with one eventually for really deep snow, but he wanted me to get used to using the rear blade/FEL combo first, to see if I really needed anything else. Good advice. Only problem: last weekend we got about a foot of snow, and now I am watching, literally as I write this post, snow accumulate at more than an inch per hour, and totals are supposed to range from 12-20 inches by tomorrow. No way I'll be able to move this around with my rear blade, and using my FEL as a shovel would take many hours. So, its back to the walk-behind snowblower.
I am going to go out soon though and push off the 5 inches we've gotten so far with the rear blade, but the additional 10-15 inches we will probably get will be too much for the rear blade, unless I plow 3 or 4 times.
I am also seeing why folks want a snowblower for avoiding bank problems. Our driveway includes a circle around an inner courtyard. Right now, the courtyard looks like a pie, with the banks forming the pie crust. I won't be able to push more snow up there with the rear blade--too high. I would be able to blow it onto the courtyard with a snowblower.
Well, I'll get by fine with what I have, but next year, I'll be getting a rear snowblower for sure.
I am going to go out soon though and push off the 5 inches we've gotten so far with the rear blade, but the additional 10-15 inches we will probably get will be too much for the rear blade, unless I plow 3 or 4 times.
I am also seeing why folks want a snowblower for avoiding bank problems. Our driveway includes a circle around an inner courtyard. Right now, the courtyard looks like a pie, with the banks forming the pie crust. I won't be able to push more snow up there with the rear blade--too high. I would be able to blow it onto the courtyard with a snowblower.
Well, I'll get by fine with what I have, but next year, I'll be getting a rear snowblower for sure.