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I want one of these! - FiatFan - 12-03-2010
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Re: I want one of these! - ezdays - 12-03-2010
Dunno, what the heck is a snow plow anyway? :?: I faintly remember hearing about them, but never saw one around here.
Oh yeah, yesterday's temp here was 75, a bit chilly for us, but no snow within 100 miles. 
I guess if you have to shovel snow, this is the way to do it.
Re: I want one of these! - deckroid - 12-03-2010
Well, while I don't have a roboplow...
I do, however, have one of these. It only has a 48" instead of 50" plow and it's not remote but it does the job just fine. Makes those early morning "DOH!" moments much easier.
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Re: I want one of these! - nachoman - 12-03-2010
And what a nice robot. It took care of the sidewalks on the whole block! And here we thought robots were mostly evil
But I'm with Don. It dipped below 70 around here and I put a sweater on. This afternoon, I will put on shorts and a t-shirt and have a nice leisurely long bike ride to the LHS to buy some more black paint. And next monday, I will bicycle to work
If I desire snow, I just wait until a day after it snows in the mountains (long enough for the DOT to clear the roads), a take a 1-2 hour drive. I can spend the day enjoying the snow, perhaps stay overnight, and drive home to flip-flop weather. Never do I have to shove, and never am I forced to drive in it 
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Re: I want one of these! - tetters - 12-03-2010
nachoman Wrote:And what a nice robot. It took care of the sidewalks on the whole block! And here we thought robots were mostly evil
Only if they have a single red eye that swooshes back and forth, look like walking chrome toasters and say things like, "By your command."
Re: I want one of these! - Russ Bellinis - 12-03-2010
That is what that white color I see on top of the local mountains this time of year year is, huh! I see them turn white every year, but didn't know what did that!
Re: I want one of these! - Svein - 12-03-2010
Wow, that's so cool! I bought a snow blower a couple of years ago, to make it easier on my back, but after watching that video...
Svein
Re: I want one of these! - P5se Camelback - 12-03-2010
Ohhhh! Waaaaay Koooooool!
I just love when the inventive mind actually sits down and works up a solution for a need that's not being served and produces a product that fills that need!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Koooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: I want one of these! - MasonJar - 12-03-2010
How about one of these...
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Re: I want one of these! - MountainMan - 12-03-2010
Nice toy, but too light weight to handle Colorado snows. I use a 4X4 chained x4 truck with a 7.5 foot wide hydraulic plow, and it can get overwhelmed by wet spring snows.
All this guy needs is a lightweight to medium home snowblower from Lowe's or Home Depot. That "snow" he's plowing isn't deep enough to even attract attention in this part of the country.
Re: I want one of these! - Dan85 - 12-03-2010
Oh snow, a topic near and dear to my heart. You may have heard about our plight in western NY, with the thruway shutting down due to snow. [http://www.wivb.com/] I plow for my company and believe it or not, none of our properties really got hit. I went out last night and pushed an inch or two around and that was it. Literally 10 minutes away, you were dealing with feet not inches!
The tall building in back is Buffalo city hall
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Few other shots of heavy equipment, not ours, in action. We have two loaders, but I don't have any pictures of them in action
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Re: I want one of these! - BR60103 - 12-03-2010
Kevin: last year at this time we went out and drove 4 days before we saw snow -- in New Mexico and Arizona.
My wife's grandfather patented a snowblower but didn't get it manufactured because small motors weren't powerful enough, yet.
Re: I want one of these! - e-paw - 12-04-2010
where do i get one???
Re: I want one of these! - tomustang - 12-04-2010
e-paw Wrote:where do i get one???That thing would never push our snow
Re: I want one of these! - P5se Camelback - 12-04-2010
Yesterday a cold front came through Southwest Florida. The high temperature was 76° ... that's not all that warm to those of us who live here year 'round and have for more than a couple years. We had temperatures in the high 80's/low 90's only two days ago! The forecast was for a "cold night."
This morning it was a chilly 64° in my house and a very cold 39°out on the lanai (a screened-in, roofed-over concrete "patio" behind the house) ... I turned the heat on!!
Laugh if you must, but after eighteen years of becoming acclimated to temperatures in the 90's for ten to eleven months out of the year and with days in the 80's and nights in the 60's for that other month, when it dips below that is seems very cold to us!