We're having a blizzard tonight and tomorrow

[jpak]

and my snowblower decides to quit.

[pangaia]

1. Well, good excuse to stay home and chill,, if you can...

[jpak]

3. I'm ready - but shoveling out will suck Tuesday

[chillfactor]

2. Yep!

same here..I live in New Mexico.I am so worried about my renter....he works until midnight today and may not get home. All I can do is hope that the storm moves in later than predicted.

[jpak]

6. I had to drive 2 hours today to check out my Mom's house and turn up the heat.

The roads were *really* bad after yesterday's snow.

Everyone was slipping and sliding.

My 4WD barely got me there.

ugh

[MFM008]

4. hot soup

get hot water in advance.

[jpak]

10. Got my trusty sterno stove ready for that.

Got my "storm chips", hummus and Capt. Crunch to get me through.

(and Bailey's)

[Botany]

5. What is the matter with it?

Is it gas or electric?

[jpak]

8. No - it's brand new

A belt or shear pin might have had a boo boo.

But the timing ssssuuuuucccckkkks.

yup

[Botany]

11. A shear pin is an easy fix ..... if you have one ...... belt not so much

When do expect the snow to start?


One idea is to put down some "ice melt" product before it snows and then get the
machine fixed.

[jpak]

13. It just started - and will go through early Tuesday

I like snow storms - but shoveling this one will suck.

[Botany]

16. If you can put a melt product down now

It will make the clean up much easier. How much snow do you expect
and what temps?

[sharp_stick]

15. If it's new

Look for the bag of stuff that came with it. In addition to the manuals there will probably be a spare shear pin or two. My Cub Cadet has 2 spare pins on the dashboard between the handles.

[Tanuki]

7. Good luck, and be careful! Where do you live?

[jpak]

9. Central Maine

2 feet of snow and high winds...

[Tanuki]

12. I have many fond summer memories of the Belgrade Lakes region

from the years when I lived in Massachusetts! I stayed at Bear Springs several times. I also went to the Skowhegan Fair.
http.www.bearspringcamps.com

[jpak]

23. I've drive past Bear Springs - but never stayed there

Always fish Belgrade Lake opening day - but never any luck.

[Warpy]

14. Well, if it died in August, you'd never have noticed.

You do have my condolences. I just hope it's not that heavy, wet stuff that causes people to keel over from heart attacks. That stuff is horrible, especially the third time the plow comes through and reburies the car you just dug out.

The only part of big snowstorms I ever enjoyed was watching the cats.

[jpak]

18. I hope it's light and fluffy and blows out of my driveway.

[democrank]

17. Sorry about your snowblower. Terrible time for the thing to quit.

My shovel still works, but it's no picnic. Today I did only half the driveway....about 50 feet. Ran out of steam with about 65 more feet to go in order to reach the road. Tomorrow is a new day. Good luck to you.

[NutmegYankee]

19. What's the problem?

We might be able to get you back in operation.

[jpak]

20. When I engaged the blower - there was a grinding sound and then clunk - it stalled.

I didn't see any obstructions - sounds like something major

[NutmegYankee]

21. What brand?

You may need to tip it on the chute and take the transmission plate off. Normally blowers are belt or friction wheel driven.

[jpak]

22. Ariens 28 inch d-lux