smartguyz
Gold Member
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2003
- Messages
- 488
- Location
- Beaverton, Oregon
- Tractor
- JD318, Power-Trac PT425 with scuffed-up green paint.
Hi Guys,
Just spent the last couple of days using the 48" power sweeper to sweep away about 6" worth of snow (which for Portland, OR is a LOT). It worked extremely well, and gives the Power Sweeper an outstanding amount of utility for me. Spring/Summer/Fall - general cleanup and sweeping duties. Winter - light snow removal.
It does a really great job. The sweeping action is so powerful that it throws the snow several feet (in any direction you wish, as you can control the angle of the sweeper from the driver's seat). My neighbor was using an old tractor (An old Farmall, I think), with a rear blade, and his eyebrows definitely went up when I arrived with the PT425 and the Power Sweeper. The sweeper really gets the snow off the asphalt, unlike a blade, which leaves a thin layer. You can throw the snow to either side, and there is so little snow left that black ice isn't a problem.
Just wanted to let you guys know - it really works well. My storage idea with just tilting it up and back and resting it on its caster wheels in 'float' works welll, too. If we have any more snow, I'll just drive it out of the garage, and it will be instantly ready to rock!
Sincerely,
Rob /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Just spent the last couple of days using the 48" power sweeper to sweep away about 6" worth of snow (which for Portland, OR is a LOT). It worked extremely well, and gives the Power Sweeper an outstanding amount of utility for me. Spring/Summer/Fall - general cleanup and sweeping duties. Winter - light snow removal.
It does a really great job. The sweeping action is so powerful that it throws the snow several feet (in any direction you wish, as you can control the angle of the sweeper from the driver's seat). My neighbor was using an old tractor (An old Farmall, I think), with a rear blade, and his eyebrows definitely went up when I arrived with the PT425 and the Power Sweeper. The sweeper really gets the snow off the asphalt, unlike a blade, which leaves a thin layer. You can throw the snow to either side, and there is so little snow left that black ice isn't a problem.
Just wanted to let you guys know - it really works well. My storage idea with just tilting it up and back and resting it on its caster wheels in 'float' works welll, too. If we have any more snow, I'll just drive it out of the garage, and it will be instantly ready to rock!
Sincerely,
Rob /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif