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Edited by
joe1973
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Sun 01/11/09 08:35 AM
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i HAVE tried this. a snowblower is big and awkward. a leaf blower is more compact. i JUST blew snow off of our deck and sidewalk.now a snowblower would have CHEWED our deck apart. we have NO shovel. BUT a leaf blower gets MAJOR attention. to shovel our walkway takes (for me anyways) about 40 to 45 minutes. with a leaf blower about 10 minutes.now if ANY of you who read this are thinking "gad he is insane" no i am not. i MADE major money last winter using my leaf blower on sidewalks. i WAS charging $35.00cad to do a walkway. most of the people told me that a shovel would work better. i told them that IF it was not clean when i was done i only required $15.00cad. now i made OVER $200.00 in 1 week. but that was AFTER gas and 2 cycle oil. i remember getting told BY a senior "you did a good job.here is $100.00cad to do it again as well and keep the change.". i was AMAZED that someone gave me a tip for what took me 25 minutes to do. her grandsons took 4 HOURS to do the SAME job.they wanted $200.00 for doing it. she laughed at them and told them that they did not ask so they only get $20 a piece.
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Must be very powdery snow!
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Well, that is excellent!! I don't know anything about either.... I guess the first thing that pops in my mind is .... electrical shock??? Is there ANY chance that a leaf blower is different with regard to moisture? It would stink to have an accident from shock if the leaf blower isn't made to deal with water/snow. But assuming that it's cool, that's a terrific service and I'm sure, worth the money.
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i HAVE tried this. a snowblower is big and awkward. a leaf blower is more compact. i JUST blew snow off of our deck and sidewalk.now a snowblower would have CHEWED our deck apart. we have NO shovel. BUT a leaf blower gets MAJOR attention. to shovel our walkway takes (for me anyways) about 40 to 45 minutes. with a leaf blower about 10 minutes.now if ANY of you who read this are thinking "gad he is insane" no i am not. i MADE major money last winter using my leaf blower on sidewalks. i WAS charging $35.00cad to do a walkway. most of the people told me that a shovel would work better. i told them that IF it was not clean when i was done i only required $15.00cad. now i made OVER $200.00 in 1 week. but that was AFTER gas and 2 cycle oil. i remember getting told BY a senior "you did a good job.here is $100.00cad to do it again as well and keep the change.". i was AMAZED that someone gave me a tip for what took me 25 minutes to do. her grandsons took 4 HOURS to do the SAME job.they wanted $200.00 for doing it. she laughed at them and told them that they did not ask so they only get $20 a piece.since i cannot comment i will "edit" here. like i said "gas and oil." 2 cycle GAS motorized leafblower. good job |
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like i said "gas and oil." 2 cycle GAS motorized leafblower.
no worries of electrical shock.just being turned INTO a walking,talking,MOVING snowman. |
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Edited by
joe1973
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Sun 01/11/09 08:37 AM
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well thank you GlamorousLyly. muchly appreciated.fresh snowfall is GENERALLY when i do it.
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years ago, i made snow at a ski lodge, and the fastest way to melt snow is a strong warm wind, which was our arch-enemy for the slopes. i have a leafblower, but it's not that powerful i guess, for it won't do the same amount of work as yours. would you be devulging enough to tell me the brand and size of the blower? and because it's of gas origin, does it or can it radiate a large amount of heat?
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years ago, i made snow at a ski lodge, and the fastest way to melt snow is a strong warm wind, which was our arch-enemy for the slopes. i have a leafblower, but it's not that powerful i guess, for it won't do the same amount of work as yours. would you be devulging enough to tell me the brand and size of the blower? and because it's of gas origin, does it or can it radiate a large amount of heat? well it is a STIHL model BG55. 300+km/h winds. |
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stihl......very good machine. i used to tree top, and that was my saw brand of choice. i wouldn't use any other brand. very dependable, thanks!!!!
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stihl......very good machine. i used to tree top, and that was my saw brand of choice. i wouldn't use any other brand. very dependable, thanks!!!! |
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i take it, that it's like indian is to motorcycles, pioneer is to chainsaws? i never saw that brand here, but i know a few guys that would covet that saw here that still rip now and then
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i take it, that it's like indian is to motorcycles, pioneer is to chainsaws? i never saw that brand here, but i know a few guys that would covet that saw here that still rip now and then i may only be 35 BUT i have found out that pioneer WAS a big company that was in business from about 1947 until 1972 when STIHL bought them out.they BEAT husq by $10,000.00 poulan was TRYING to buy them as well when they had financial difficulties back then. the saw that i have is the 1200a (automatic). mold date says 1961. so model year WAS 1962. |
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damn, that's wicked, do you still use it? or did you plate it in silver, and use a new stihl?
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damn, that's wicked, do you still use it? or did you plate it in silver, and use a new stihl? no i am in the prosess of RESTORING the paint. i MANAGED to find the ORIGINAL color as a household paint color.i plan on GIVING it back to my step dad. he bought it new in 1962.
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