I think it is a matter of what one is clearing and what the wind is doing.
I usually don't turn either. It just seems easier to shift into reverse
and walk it backwards.
I don't have a big area to clear and am limited in terms of where I can
blow the snow so maybe that is an issue too.
I think the biggest downside of backing it up is that it does not go
fast enough in reverse. It has 2 reverse speeds but even the faster one
is slower than I can easily walk.
The biggest area I ever clear is behind our garage and it is on a back
lane so I can really only blow the snow straight ahead either to the
north or south. I cannot really blow much accross the lane as it would
be up against my neighbor's fence or garage door. One of the problems
with city living is the lack of space for snow.
Thankfully, we have had little of it so far this winter. Last year we
had more than our normal amount so we are hopefully going to break even
this year with less than normal.
I repaired the blower in the fall so that I was ready. Perhaps that was
what saved us? I had to replace the cable that controls the height at
which the snow blows out of the chute and clean and rebuild the carb
which had become gunked up enough that the motor would only run if one
kept the choke partly on.
I too have an Ariens -= 27 inch cut and probably about 8 HP too. I had
an older smaller one with a 5 HP that was a good machine but it just
would not blow the snow far enough so I upgraded a bit.
Have to stay small enough to get through my gates and turn some sharp
corners so that I can do the front walk and the back and out through the
walkway between our garage and the neighbor's garage to do behind the
garage.
RB
On 04/02/2015 7:22 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Its an Ariens snowblower, 24" cut which is small but I think its an 8hp engine
which is big, it'll throw water if you feed it right which is good for those heavy
wet snowstorms.
The debate about turning versus backing up is an eternal one, I was running it
through my head while I was cleaning. Angie periodically does the turn and
forgets to turn the spout thus defeating the purpose. My neighbor has a
snowblower with an electric spout so he can be turning the spout while turning
around for big time savings. I don't mind walking backwards...
-Curt
From: Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowmaggeddon Part Deux
On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 21:20:09 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5uwdWH23ds
I like how my beard looks in this one.
Yeah, it does look pretty cool -- pun intended.
What make and model of snow blower?
How many horsepower? (I see something in your garage -- your air
compressor, I think -- is 2.5 HP and 21 gallons.)
Why all the backward movement when you are blowing to the side?
Why not turn around, turn the spout, and keep on going?
Craig
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