Maybe we could car pool.
May not see a lot of salt this winter. Windsor Salt went back to work the end of August, after a 6 month strike. Table salt in some parts of Canada was scarce over the summer, and I have seen no pickling salt on the store shelves in my area for months (even now). It also affected the supply of road salt.
Another freeze your tush off experience in snow blowing. Candidly, I'd never do that with my open station. Cab with heat, am-fm and air ride seat is much better.
Additionally, when I purchased the Lucknow new, I didn't realize it came without skid shoes so I welded brackets on the underside up against the front sheet and added Meyers round steel skid shoes that height adjust with flat washers. No point in having the blower digging for China in the road or in the driveway. Like I said, never an issue, I just check the gearbox lubricant level and oil the roller chain that drives the auger occasionally and grease the U joints on the drive line. Very maintenance free actually. Also, I added rubber flaps ( cut them from discarded big truck mudflaps) on the rotary impeller, those really improved the throwing capability and I rarely run it at 540 pto rpm. No need to actually.
It's embarrassing.
The T25 has a cab option.You'll miss the cab, but everything else about the TYM will be more user friendly; you're never going to regret the purchase from that perspective. On top of that, you're getting a Yanmar diesel without the premium that comes with joining club Yanmar. Great engine.
Now just keep the damn trees off of it!
Well aware. They're pricey enough here without a cab.
