Dude, can you reword this sentence please and maybe add "driveway" at the end? It just doesn't read right to me...lots of people here don't know you and might get a different impression..:laugha:

We all know you have a fetish for men and livestock, but the grandmother thing sounds weird.

Not to mention that he's also thankful that he got his buddy to go "do his grandmother" too.

Mike did you run it low on oil?

Just curious, not trying to salt the wound. I have an Ariens as well, dozen years old.

I have a 6hp Toro and its all right but it is no good for this heavy stuff, I am better off with a shovel!
I have a friend that bought a bigger machine and has a 8 hp Toro with a cleated blade? But this thing throws snow a mile!! I will be bying his this week i hope and getting rid of the small one

Another lesson the Old Man taught us is to check the oil EVERY time before you start an engine. Had the prescribed amount of oil in it....that is HAD....its all over my driveway now.........I bought it used 3 years ago for a song, so the machine really owes me nothing at this point in the game. Thing is probably 30yrs old. My pops had the same malfunction with his a couple of years ago. he went the new engine route, $500 beans, and still using it for its 32nd year.....but I need a bigger machine anyway.
The local Ariens dealer in Swansea laughed at me when I asked him if they had any snowblowers and when I told him what I was looking for.....he said come back in october. Areins factory is out of blowers. Gonna look on line, then steal wifey's cc.....She'll never notice the $1500 charge on it, will she???????

I've decided that I'm putting the plow I have sitting in the driveway on the truck for next year. Getting the driveway plowed is costing me a fortune! Last three storms dumped 16 inches 27 inches and 18 inches on us.

Not with the nesting event going on. nevah!!

I hear you Redlite. Snow is no fun. But, what's worse than snow? Having to place to put it! Even with a plow, two snow throwers, and 6 different types of shovels, I am having a hard time with all this snow.

Mike, I just ordered from wisesales.com a 11hp toro 28". They have a few machines left including Ariens in various model from prosumer to professional. open Sunday 9am -4pm. 800-916-9473 free ship, $50. lift gate fee and $99.00 assembly fee. no tax

Mike, check your PM's...

Thanks

For his driveway 11hp may not be enuf.

This machine will 2200 lb of snow per minute.My combined driveway is over 400' and has 2000sq. ft parking area. Now if I can find away to get it on my roof to get of 2' of snow then that would be the bomb. My roof is 115' X 36'. I do hate this winter!!

I spent 5 hours on mu roof today... clearning ice dams... damn

!!! WHAT A BUNCH OF SISSIES !!!

it's WINTER, we LIVE in New England, and God Blesses us with

STRIPERS, every year, for 5 MONTHS on some of his most beautiful and majestic shores!!!

it is, IMHO, a small price to pay!! STOP YER SCHNIVELLIN' and KEEP SHOVELLIN'!! WOW, and an Eagle Scout to boot, Mike!
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

where is your Old Fashioned Yankee Sticktoitiveness, gentlemen? Do your Dads know you're beetchin' like this? you should be thankful that your wife still has a Grandmother to shovel/plow for, and that your Pops is still around to give you such sound advice! i shovel for three of my wife's elderly female relatives, GLADLY!!! it's what we, as men and as the younger generation, MUST do,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,take care of each other when it comes to SNOW removal~~~

sorry to hear about your snowblower sheeting the bed, and i'm glad to hear that your neighbor lent you a "hand". but, buck-up there Mike,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

just as whining is for wussies, not every haunt lands you a corker!!
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

i LOVE the snow, i embrace ALL Seasons, and i just went sledding with my 7yo daughter and her bff from school!! we had a BLAST,,,,,,,,,,,

i am most THANKFUL to be alive and sharing EVERY Winter i can with my daughter~~ Spring, Summer, and Fall, TOO!!
every moment is a Blessing and every trial only serves to steel my resolve.
:grins: :grins: :grins:

Suck it up ya sissies :rotf2:

going to be a great herring spawn year if they don't suck them up offshore first.

thats unreasonable... i like griping and being grumpy
it makes winter Bearable
ain't no fun catchin colds
getting frostbit fingers
frozen pant legs that are stiff
nothing growing
having a sore back from shoveling
ice damming SUCKS

i do however like the fact there's not a single flying insect around
the AIR is cool to breathe deeply without inhaling a Knat
you can go tracking in the snow,, (when it's not 36 inches deep)
you get to PLAY with snow blowers and feel like a hero
you can throw snow balls to your dog to catch
Christmas lights reflect off the snow
sunshine reflects off the snow
everything gets deep watered (slowly) and all weeds get snuffed.
since it had to snow ..........it insulates your house

AYYYYY MEN!! to the 2nd half of your ditty~~~

i "get it" about the grumphus amungus,

just NOT my style, me bruddah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

LONG LIVE WINTER and February is yet to come!!!
:rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2:

Hard to believe this quote comes from a "man" who openly discloses that he is hopeful to get a hall pass for tctfn.Pull up the skirt and tell her your busy that night Jessica.

Oops

:rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2:

CD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's only an expression~~~
as an 11 year veteran of the War of the Vows.

my pants are the ONLY ones worn in my CASTLE!!!
and i'll be there for the scrum in the parking lot afterhours,,,,,,,
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

just need to let her know the date, then it's awwwwwn like donkey kong! hey, i might even cook us up some grub.
been thinking about making one of my one-pot wonders. braised sweet ital sausigesses w/ yukon golds, plum tomatoes, baby organic spinate, garlic and onions.

When they let you " Believe " the pants are only worn by the man of the house, the battle is already lost. ( subliminal Jedi that they are )
They always have the keys to the prize my malapropic comrade.

btw Still waiting for you to come over and shovel my driveway.
Hate seeing all that white fun melting away.
All the kids around here are so fat and out of shape they would be
the ones having the heart attack, not me.
:jester:

unless you are unably bodied~~~

you'll have to stand in line behind me wiff's elderly relations,
the Church, my ShelterLogic storage shed, and the bride's bff widow who lives just down the road apiece.
:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

and i hear ya about the outofshapedness of the majority of our Youth these days,,,,,,,,,,,where in the heck are you again??
:devil2: :devil2: :devil2:

When your house caves in call me.:biglaugh:

When you're ready to sell the boat, let me know.

More coming tues,wed & possibly sat :hidin:

vroooooom., vrooooom.

I can push the pedal.....

LOL, it only gets worse. :D I can hear my Dads words whenever i'm
doing any job. :hihi: "Do it once and do it right." Painting- "unfinished
into finished" and on and on. All good advice. :)

I'll say this, I was 14 years old back in the winter of 1978 and these snow piles we have now are the closest of any winter I can remember since then, and I've been plowing for over 25 years.

Come on Bigfish lets chat!!

What tell end of th week

Fortunately, some of the major patterns are changing. we could have a warmer Feb and Mar

I am BANKING ON THAT ! and READY to STRIKE IRON