My Snowblower Had a Baby!

I had no idea she was expecting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, I needed a smaller machine to do my front yard, lower yard for the dogs, a path down to the chicken coop, and around the chicken coop after I rake the snow off the roof. When I first moved out here from a more urban neighborhood, I had a great little Snapper 5HP 22" wide machine that was great in my old driveway and getting around the parked vehicles. But it quickly became obvious that it was way too small to do my current driveway. In 2006 I bought the ginormous 30" 10HP Cub Cadet on the right. Depending on the amount or type of snow, it only takes 6 or 7 passes and an hour or so to clear my 330' gravel driveway. After having the little Snapper sitting in storage for a few years, I sold it to my co-worker's son for $100. I recently kicked myself for doing that after the big storm on February 1st and 2nd, and struggling once again to use the giant machine down in the lower yard and by the chicken coop. Getting down there is not bad with gravity on my side, but getting back up the hill is a bitch. I decided no more, I would try to score a smaller new machine on my day off today. It turned out my local Home Depot had three identical Cub Cadet machines for sale on display. 24" intake chute and a 208cc engine for $1059. I spent a few minutes looking it over and decided to go for it. I actually got it for $953.10 plus tax with my 10% military discount which was cheaper than the Snapper I bought back in 1996. Add the $100 I got for the Snapper and I guess it was only $853.10 It came fully assembled with oil in the engine that requires changing after the initial 5 hours of run. I filled the tank with gas and fired it up. The engine has compression release which makes pull starting easy, but on the initial start I used the electric starter. I was pleasantly surprised to find the auger/impeller and wheel drive controls were all properly adjusted by whomever assembled that machine. I lowered the skid shoes in order to raise the shave plate for going over grass and gravel and did a short test run in the yard and was pleased with the results. You'll notice the large machine has chains over the Sno-Hawg tires. We get a lot of icy conditions, so when it snows on top of the ice I want the extra traction to push forward on ice through the snow in the driveway. The smaller machine probably won't get them or even need them in the yard.

So what this means is we'll probably not have any more snow for the rest of the season, meaning my wife will complain about me spending the money. In my defense though, I am the one that does ALL the snow clearing on our property allowing her to come and go with ease, and the dogs to be able to go outside after a heavy snowfall. 

When You're a Racist....

.... then everything you see is viewed through a RACIST lens.

 

And by projection it is the way you accuse others of what YOU ARE. 

 

No names mentioned, but we know who you are. More importantly, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

A Little Winter Driving Fun

I drive a 2007 Toyota Tundra 4x4 with 191,000 miles on it. I try to keep in practice with my winter driving skills by skidding my truck around on snow whenever I can. I do it in RWD or 4WD, both with the traction nannies turned off. On Toyota's, they use the anti-lock brakes to operate the nannies, which IMHO do nothing but impede my forward progress. I don't want the ABS coming on because a wheel lost traction for a second. Last night I did a 90 degree spin maneuver.... right in my driveway.

My driveway is gravel and 330 feet long. I clear it with my 30" Cub Cadet snowblower. Therefore, I have the shave plate up and the skid shoes down to leave a thin layer of snow behind. Otherwise I would dig up my driveway and throw gravel everywhere. Below is a video of my fun little maneuver. The pause while driving just past my utility trailer is where I shut the nannies off. They have to be manually turned off every time you start the truck and since the roads are all clear and dry I have just be leaving them on as normal. You have to press and hold the "TSC" button for 3 full seconds while stopped to turn them off.

 

 

This particular maneuver is done in RWD from a stop or barely moving, cut the front wheels all the way left or right, and punch the accelerator. The rear end of the truck slides around in the direction the wheels are turned. Here I did it briefly in a controlled manner to turn the truck 90 degrees so I could back up to the garage. Do this in a wide open paved lot with no obstructions, and stay on the accelerator to make the rear end go around in complete circles with the nose of the vehicle staying in the center of the circle. Mix it up and spin the steering wheel all the way to the other direction, which makes a "figure 8" and then circles the vehicle in the other direction. There are other fun things to do in 4WD, like throwing the truck completely sideways and then recovering using the accelerator and not the brake. With a nice wide open lot, you can learn how your vehicle handles safely. Experiment and have some fun.

More Stupidity on the Road

From yesterday morning out running errands. I was on my way to my first stop at a guy's house a few miles from mine. This occurred 4:50 into the 6:45 ride from my house. Stupid bitch was just gonna launch out of her driveway, no looking, no stopping.

If you listen closely, you can hear everything fly off the front passenger seat onto the floor at the 00:06 mark. I stopped right in front of her car, and made sure she saw me yell at her. She looked at me like "What? Is there a problem?" Now because of the lens and focal point of the Go-Pro it looks like I was really moving. However, I was doing about 30 MPH because it is a back country road and when I saw her I did expect her to stop.

Go ahead and hit me dumb-asses. I will be going to the hospital by ambulance, hiring a slip-n-fall law firm when I get out, get a new truck and bonus money for retirement. I will make sure you are fucked good and hard for being careless and stupid.

From My Very First Post

My updated ACW2 "Doomsday Clock". The original and very first post had the clock at about 23:53 at the very start of (p)Resident Poopy Pants' administration.

Now at 23:58 in my opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The events of yesterday in Minneapolis with ICE having to use deadly force against a disruptor (not a "legal observer" as claimed). The exposed massive tax fraud perpetrated on the American people by Somali thieves first exposed in Minnesota. The tax fraud now being exposed in many other states. The actions in Venezuela being suspiciously and professionally protested within hours of the capture of Maduro. The election of a full blown Commie in NYC as mayor as he installs an equally Commie politburo. THIS is emboldening Commies across the nation. These and so much more that is just too much to list have pushed the minute hand so much closer to midnight and ACW2 actually going kinetic.

Stay strapped and remain vigilant. Do not go into stupid areas if you can help it and get the fuck out if you do and things go sideways. Defend the lives and property of you and your loved ones by whatever means necessary.