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h22ate · 02-10-2010, 01:46 AM

Yea I hear ya Ive been in a stock piling mode. I bought a few thousand rds for guns I dont even own, but the price was right though lol. Ive got about 8 I thing different .22s and just bought the .22 conversion for my AR. I do alot of shooting, I can and have open my bathroom window and shoot at my steel target 100yds away, thats fun. I have a suppressors for my .22s so I can shoot in there even when the wifes home lol!

midnight4731 · 02-10-2010, 01:49 AM

QUOTE (H22ate @ Feb 10 2010, 06:46 AM)

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Yea I hear ya Ive been in a stock piling mode. I bought a few thousand rds for guns I dont even own, but the price was right though lol. Ive got about 8 I thing different .22s and just bought the .22 conversion for my AR. I do alot of shooting, I can and have open my bathroom window and shoot at my steel target 100yds away, thats fun. I have a suppressors for my .22s so I can shoot in there even when the wifes home lol!

haha lol sounds like fun. well ive got to get off here gotta work tomorrow.

h22ate · 02-10-2010, 01:51 AM

Have a good one!

Timberdoodle · 02-10-2010, 11:34 AM

QUOTE (Kipes @ Feb 9 2010, 04:22 AM)

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Well hmmm whats on my mind...well for one the snow and cold around here is starting to get old. Was unemployed for a year so I took a job at the local airport testing walk behind snowblowers. What a B.S. job walking behind a snowblower for 8 hours a day. he other week it was -24 with the windchill for two days, want to talk about a long day. My snowmobile is fun but its hard to enjoy the scenery, I just want spring to come so I can get back on the trails with the Foreman(and not to mention my job will end when the snow melts). My main job description is a welder/fabricator and I really like doing that, I do side jobs for people. Right now I need a front bumper for my Foreman and and trying to find out what I want and then Ill make it. Dont worry when I do I will post some pics. Well I think thats long enough.

OK, I can appreciate the BS walking behind snowblowers all day as a test job but, tell, which brand did you like best in your "tests"? Inquiring minds wanna know......tis the season

I'm using a Honda snowblower here on 44 inches and it's a beast on snow.

Kipes · 02-10-2010, 06:48 PM

Well were only testing Husqvarna, Poulan and Craftsmans and a majority of them are hydrostatics like Honda has been for years. I have never owned a Honda snowblower before but I have buddies that own them and they said they are the best. The models were testing are basicly all the same machine just different paint, I couldnt believe Husqvarna was in that line up. They are all decent snowblowers. We run them for a certain amount of hours and then they put a different engine on them, I think they testing different ones since Tecumseh went out of business. The engines I have seen on them are Subaru, Briggs&Stratton (of course), Kohler and a company called LCT. I do like the heated handgrips on some of them, especially when your hanging on to them for eight hours a day lol.

h22ate · 02-10-2010, 08:12 PM

LOL yea heated grips is a pretty good idea for those. Im in the market as well for one but Im up in arms for which brand myself. Let me ask you this, is there alot of wear and tear on them? I was looking at a couple used ones but not sure if I really wanna go that route.

Kipes · 02-10-2010, 09:35 PM

I dont know the prices on the machines Im running but I would have to guess the Husqvarna brand is probably higher priced than the rest because of the name and I would go with a hydrostatic because you can set the speed precisly for the depth of snow you are moving , as for the belt drive with the gears, one gear is too fast and the next one down is too slow, if you know what I mean. Another thing to look at is the augers. I noticed that some manufacturers are putting stamped steel augers on the them which are alot stronger than the old band types, but I noticed that their mostly on the bigger, more expensive models. It depends really on if you plan on chewing through really hard ice banks or not. otherwise the band types are ok. Me myself would not be afraid to buy any of the ones Im testing. 27" cut or better too, I wouldnt even think of getting one of them small ones. Its better to have lots of power and not need it than need it and not have it plus its tougher on the machine. Kohler, LCT and the Subaru engines are all lasting good after 100 hours they still dont burn any oil, and thats without an oil change. Didnt mean to make such a long post but you asked. LOL Any more questions just ask.

h22ate · 02-10-2010, 11:19 PM

Heck man thats great keep it coming! Now im leaning more twards a blower than a plow for my quad just so im not beating the crap out of my quad everytime it snows. Id be doing 3 of my neighbors driveways too. How well do these things work in shallow snow say 2-3"? I have 2 ways out of my driveway and both are up hill so I have to clear it no matter what we get just to get the cars out. Its nice being able to ask somebody with a non bias opinion who isnt trying to sell me somethin because we're getting straight forward answere here!

Kipes · 02-11-2010, 05:32 AM

2-3 inches of snow isnt nothing. I've been going through 12+ inches of hard packed snow. Just think of it this way, the shallower and fluffier the snow, the faster you can make the blower go and the quicker your done. My wife asked me why I dont get a plow for my quad and thats the same reason I gave her, Im hard enough on the machine, I dont want to beat it up more by putting a plow on it. I agree plowing puts alot of strain on a four wheeler cause they werent meant for plowing. Not to mention when you plow you have to have alot of room to put the snow, with a blower you can pile it sky high.

h22ate · 02-11-2010, 10:21 AM

So what your saying is that a blower doesnt really have a minimum working level? I didnt know if it would work with just that small amount. Yea one sure would come in handy now theres probably 22" outside. I was out at 2:30 last nigh shoveling the latest couple inches and back out there at 6. Im gettin tired of that haha.

02-10-2010, 01:46 AM	#31 (permalink)
h22ate Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW, Pennsylvania Posts: 6,035	Yea I hear ya Ive been in a stock piling mode. I bought a few thousand rds for guns I dont even own, but the price was right though lol. Ive got about 8 I thing different .22s and just bought the .22 conversion for my AR. I do alot of shooting, I can and have open my bathroom window and shoot at my steel target 100yds away, thats fun. I have a suppressors for my .22s so I can shoot in there even when the wifes home lol! __________________ 08 Rubicon ‚——P--;===±--= <- !‚–’¯ƒ¹¶ http://youtu.be/U71bn4ZF4K0

02-10-2010, 01:51 AM	#33 (permalink)
h22ate Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW, Pennsylvania Posts: 6,035	Have a good one! __________________ 08 Rubicon ‚——P--;===±--= <- !‚–’¯ƒ¹¶ http://youtu.be/U71bn4ZF4K0

02-10-2010, 06:48 PM	#35 (permalink)
Kipes Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: May 2009 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Posts: 2,581	Well were only testing Husqvarna, Poulan and Craftsmans and a majority of them are hydrostatics like Honda has been for years. I have never owned a Honda snowblower before but I have buddies that own them and they said they are the best. The models were testing are basicly all the same machine just different paint, I couldnt believe Husqvarna was in that line up. They are all decent snowblowers. We run them for a certain amount of hours and then they put a different engine on them, I think they testing different ones since Tecumseh went out of business. The engines I have seen on them are Subaru, Briggs&Stratton (of course), Kohler and a company called LCT. I do like the heated handgrips on some of them, especially when your hanging on to them for eight hours a day lol. __________________ 2006 Foreman 4x4 500s Powermadd handguards 2.5 Warn winch 2" Perfex long travel lift kit High Lifter springs 26-12-12 Executioners on rear 26-10-12 Executioners on front Douglas Rattlesnake rims 3rd Headlight switch Moose Heated Handgrips and thumb warmer Garmin Legend gps Replaced the stock silver engine covers and front skid plate with 07 camo black and painted front brush guard black 2005 Rancher 350ES 2wd 2001 Polaris 325 Trailboss 2wd

02-10-2010, 08:12 PM	#36 (permalink)
h22ate Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW, Pennsylvania Posts: 6,035	LOL yea heated grips is a pretty good idea for those. Im in the market as well for one but Im up in arms for which brand myself. Let me ask you this, is there alot of wear and tear on them? I was looking at a couple used ones but not sure if I really wanna go that route. __________________ 08 Rubicon ‚——P--;===±--= <- !‚–’¯ƒ¹¶ http://youtu.be/U71bn4ZF4K0

02-10-2010, 09:35 PM	#37 (permalink)
Kipes Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: May 2009 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Posts: 2,581	I dont know the prices on the machines Im running but I would have to guess the Husqvarna brand is probably higher priced than the rest because of the name and I would go with a hydrostatic because you can set the speed precisly for the depth of snow you are moving , as for the belt drive with the gears, one gear is too fast and the next one down is too slow, if you know what I mean. Another thing to look at is the augers. I noticed that some manufacturers are putting stamped steel augers on the them which are alot stronger than the old band types, but I noticed that their mostly on the bigger, more expensive models. It depends really on if you plan on chewing through really hard ice banks or not. otherwise the band types are ok. Me myself would not be afraid to buy any of the ones Im testing. 27" cut or better too, I wouldnt even think of getting one of them small ones. Its better to have lots of power and not need it than need it and not have it plus its tougher on the machine. Kohler, LCT and the Subaru engines are all lasting good after 100 hours they still dont burn any oil, and thats without an oil change. Didnt mean to make such a long post but you asked. LOL Any more questions just ask. __________________ 2006 Foreman 4x4 500s Powermadd handguards 2.5 Warn winch 2" Perfex long travel lift kit High Lifter springs 26-12-12 Executioners on rear 26-10-12 Executioners on front Douglas Rattlesnake rims 3rd Headlight switch Moose Heated Handgrips and thumb warmer Garmin Legend gps Replaced the stock silver engine covers and front skid plate with 07 camo black and painted front brush guard black 2005 Rancher 350ES 2wd 2001 Polaris 325 Trailboss 2wd

02-10-2010, 11:19 PM	#38 (permalink)
h22ate Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW, Pennsylvania Posts: 6,035	Heck man thats great keep it coming! Now im leaning more twards a blower than a plow for my quad just so im not beating the crap out of my quad everytime it snows. Id be doing 3 of my neighbors driveways too. How well do these things work in shallow snow say 2-3"? I have 2 ways out of my driveway and both are up hill so I have to clear it no matter what we get just to get the cars out. Its nice being able to ask somebody with a non bias opinion who isnt trying to sell me somethin because we're getting straight forward answere here! __________________ 08 Rubicon ‚——P--;===±--= <- !‚–’¯ƒ¹¶ http://youtu.be/U71bn4ZF4K0

02-11-2010, 05:32 AM	#39 (permalink)
Kipes Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: May 2009 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Posts: 2,581	2-3 inches of snow isnt nothing. I've been going through 12+ inches of hard packed snow. Just think of it this way, the shallower and fluffier the snow, the faster you can make the blower go and the quicker your done. My wife asked me why I dont get a plow for my quad and thats the same reason I gave her, Im hard enough on the machine, I dont want to beat it up more by putting a plow on it. I agree plowing puts alot of strain on a four wheeler cause they werent meant for plowing. Not to mention when you plow you have to have alot of room to put the snow, with a blower you can pile it sky high. __________________ 2006 Foreman 4x4 500s Powermadd handguards 2.5 Warn winch 2" Perfex long travel lift kit High Lifter springs 26-12-12 Executioners on rear 26-10-12 Executioners on front Douglas Rattlesnake rims 3rd Headlight switch Moose Heated Handgrips and thumb warmer Garmin Legend gps Replaced the stock silver engine covers and front skid plate with 07 camo black and painted front brush guard black 2005 Rancher 350ES 2wd 2001 Polaris 325 Trailboss 2wd

02-11-2010, 10:21 AM	#40 (permalink)
h22ate Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SW, Pennsylvania Posts: 6,035	So what your saying is that a blower doesnt really have a minimum working level? I didnt know if it would work with just that small amount. Yea one sure would come in handy now theres probably 22" outside. I was out at 2:30 last nigh shoveling the latest couple inches and back out there at 6. Im gettin tired of that haha. __________________ 08 Rubicon ‚——P--;===±--= <- !‚–’¯ƒ¹¶ http://youtu.be/U71bn4ZF4K0

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