[Sirrotica]

I'm probably the only person on this board to have owned a 455 Pontiac Stratostreak powered plow:



But sadly, the frame rusted away in 1999, and it went to the big boneyard in the sky. After 20 years of plowing tons of snow, (Erie PA) the broken frame made me decide to give up on it.



This is the current snow removal piece of equipment, I bought it on Marketplace a week and a half ago. Paid $60 for it. It's a Jacobsen Imperial 626 (6 HP, 26 inch clearing path, 2 stage, 110 V electric start). Near as I can date it, somewhere in the mid 70s. The thing is of course made in the US, and everything is overengineered, built like a tank. It needed a set of chains for it, they cost 3/4 of the purchase price ($45). 6 HP Tecumseh Injun engine for power.

I also have a 8 foot Western plow I haven't yet installed on my 1993 K3500 dually, but at this time my driveway is about 24 X 35, and I really don't need an 8 foot plow to clear it.

We have plans to move out of the village we currently live in, to the country, so if this happens we'll definitely need the 8 foot plow.

[Formulabruce]

This does the job , 2018. We have had a few deep snow storms. Heated seat, bucket level indicator, line guards and lifts 1150 lbs.

[72projectbird]

94 F350. 351W

It's on 35s in this pic, but sits on 37s now

[73LeMans]

Was going to post a pic of my wife with a shovel, but thought better of it -

[Half-Inch Stud]

pair of worn out plastic shovels. The ends got some batwing shape from all the scraping.

Time to renew my "planet fitness" membership: 2 new shovels.

[455dan]

Hoping to add a "pull type" 3 point blower in the future

for now its the bucket and a Gannon rear box blade to push snow in reverse

Track drive 10 HP yardman (MTD) walk behind snow blower

Oh and in a pinch the 2000 watt inverter on the tractor will power the electric start on the snow blower

[fyrffytr1]

This is what we use down south when we do get an occasional snow shower. Last one was about 7 or 8 years ago. It was 73 here today but we are hoping for a warming trend to set in.

[mgarblik]

Vintage Snow Pup. 30 lbs. 2 HP Tecumseh 2 stroke. Late 1960's

[carbking]

Man does not live by Pontiac alone, there is also John Deere.

Jon.

[hobbygto65]

Briggs an Stratton,

[Tellyshavilli]

1990 1520 Ford compact diesel tractor with box scraper . Over80” snow this winter

[400 4spd.]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

This is what we use down south when we do get an occasional snow shower. Last one was about 7 or 8 years ago. It was 73 here today but we are hoping for a warming trend to set in.

When we have a bad one, I break out the whisk broom.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

When we have a bad one, I break out the whisk broom.

Oh yeh , i think i remember when that one came through.
Thought i was going to have to find my windshield scraper - close call !

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

Vintage Snow Pup. 30 lbs. 2 HP Tecumseh 2 stroke. Late 1960's

Mike, I've seen a ton of those junked over the years, hard to find any that still run anymore. I had a neighbor that had one back in the 80s, it finally had so many of the directional fins torn up, I think he left it at the curb finally.

[Jason67]

I bought myself a Christmas present a couple years ago. This LS and the 79 400 small block do the trick here in southern Maine.

[The Champ]

I don't have a personal shot with the 42" blower attached, but this is my Husqvarna R322T AWD articulating rider with the mower deck on doing a 180 on the sidewalk by my front porch in photo #1.

Photo #2 shows my 150' long driveway to my shop, with a "Y" going to my attached garage. The driveway to my shop is 16' wide at the narrowest and 30' wide in front of my shop.

Photo #3 shows the 50' x 26' driveway to my attached garage.

And photo #4 shows the meandering 42" sidewalk from the driveway to my front porch where it expands to 7' wide.

Stock photo with the blower mounted below.



With the engine over the rear wheels and my butt over the front wheels, no chains are necessary to deal with even 48" tall snow drifts of hard packed wind driven snow.

Speaking from personal experience...

[77 Canamman]

1985 Cub Cadet 1711 Hydro with hydraulic blade lift and a Kohler Magnum 18 repower from a newer Cub. Never let me down..

[Mr Anonymous]

1957 Ford 860, with 44hp, 13.6x28 filled rear tires, and a 7' blade. Even though its 2wd, its remarkably hard to get stuck. Its unrestored, its rough, but it always starts on the first cylinder when you hit the button. I also have an Ford 8N that I mow with in the summer, and it has a loader. If the money ever becomes available, I am the perfect candidate for a diesel zero turn and a diesel tractor with loader. But this old gas stuff just keeps going, and the maintenance is minimal. I pay for it with the extra time I have to spend over having newer equipment.

My superstition was that if I put the blade on early enough in the winter, I wouldn't need it. And for the past three years, that seemed to work. The wheels came off that idea this year, pun intended.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by Sirrotica

Mike, I've seen a ton of those junked over the years, hard to find any that still run anymore. I had a neighbor that had one back in the 80s, it finally had so many of the directional fins torn up, I think he left it at the curb finally.

Next to Pontiacs, my other weird obsession is small engines of every variety. Been working with them for just over 50 years. Those little Toro Pups were revolutionary and changed the entire industry for small snow movers. Even today, very sought after by commercial snow removal businesses. Safety requirements, and emission standards have outlawed the 2-stroke small snow movers. The huge advantage was the super light weight, 30-40 lbs. depending on intake size. Commercial accounts with sets of stairs, long narrow walkways, just love these little guys. I have a standing order from 2 businesses that they will buy any of these, pups, snow hounds, S-200's, 3450's for $50.00 each for just parts, $75.00 if the rope pulls and the engine has compression, and $100.00 if it runs. I put together 4-6 of them a year for various customers. Parts interchange over a 30 year period and their were probably over a million produced. JC Penny, Wards, and Sears also private labelled them over the years. 2 things went wrong with them really. 1. The 2-cycle engine was run on straight gas, killing short block. 2. Carburetor got all gummed-up with old gas. Most have little diaphragm carbs you really can't get parts for anymore. I have been putting the generic Chinese float type carbs on in their place, $10.00, and they run just fine. IMO, best of the breed were the late 80's-to late 90's S-200 with the rubber single blade impeller and electronic ignition. They could throw light snow 20-25 ft.

[Radman]

Massey Ferguson C20, homemade cab.