Members Dookietwo Posted February 13, 2014 Members Share Posted February 13, 2014 My Friday night is gone. How is everyone else in this mess doing? Now just changed to 22 inches in my area. Dookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted February 13, 2014 Members Share Posted February 13, 2014 Myself, I agreed to fill in on bass Saturday night with 4 days notice and looks like the only rehearsal isn't going to happen tonight. I have to take the wife out tomorrow night (if I want to live ) and Saturday I have to go directly from my 5 year old's first Daddy-Daughter dance to the gig . OTOH about half Brown Eyed Sally tunes, when in doubt drink more and hammer on the "D" (I tune DGCF) - Woo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 13, 2014 CMS Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm guessing we had about 10-12 inches here. More is coming later tonight, about 3-6 inches. The snow went from light and fluffy, to sleet, and that saturated the light snow making it an absolute bear to shovel. I did two 3 hour stints of shoveling to clear my little area, and I'm exhausted and achy-sore now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted February 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2014 Craig Vecchione wrote: I'm guessing we had about 10-12 inches here. More is coming later tonight, about 3-6 inches. The snow went from light and fluffy, to sleet, and that saturated the light snow making it an absolute bear to shovel. I did two 3 hour stints of shoveling to clear my little area, and I'm exhausted and achy-sore now. I picked up one of these a week or so ago as my 1996 toro power shifts transmission bit the dust. The way the winter """ WAS""" going I thought I wouldn't be using it much. Now I'm glad I did. But like you it still takes about 3 hours to do the yard as its large. Then shovel off the garage roof/deck etc. and move that. In a way glad that I'm home friday. Coming in after a gig with a 3+ foot snow bank to move before unloading is no fun at 3:30 am! Doug 13 HP , 30 inch cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 I've got a busy weekend ahead of me. I live in metro Detroit and am facing one of those "fit it all in" weekends. My eight piece band is playing tomorrow night up in Flint (roughly 50 miles from my home). My Sunday night ice hockey team is competing in the USA Hockey Adult Hockey tournament in Lansing (90 miles from my home via the direct route - and roughly 60 miles from Flint). My day starts with a midday setup in Flint ... followed by a drive to Lansing for the 5:50 pm puck drop at my first game of round robin play. Immediately after the game, I'm hotshoing it back to Flint hoping to arrive just in time for my band's 9 pm start. After the gig, it's back to Lansing - for Saturday's 10:45 am and 6:00 pm games. With a little luck, I'll have at least 1 game on Sunday - maybe two games if we make it to the finals. The weather forecast says it will be cold - but no snow. So I'm not expecting any significant delays on the road. I'm keeping my fingers crossed in that regard.I'll sleep when I'm dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 67 degrees here today, tonight's show is David Lindley and Hot Tuna. Did I mention how much I appreciate working with grown up acts? It's an all analog night tonight, and we are all enjoying the analog glory!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hint....do not go under an 8 horse power snowblower if you live in 6 to 12 inch or above snowfall per dump. I have been experiencing 15F -30F below for a few months. This has been a winter that kicks serious @ I do remember the winter I did some time in up in North Dakota in the very early 80's You do not want to go there! Coaster...how do you do it man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 If we get an EMP will that just take out the digital stuff? We can only hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 agedhorse wrote: It's an all analog night tonight, and we are all enjoying the analog glory!!! So, all analog crossovers and speaker processing too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob_H Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 agedhorse wrote:67 degrees here today, tonight's show is David Lindley and Hot Tuna. Did I mention how much I appreciate working with grown up acts? It's an all analog night tonight, and we are all enjoying the analog glory!!! Wow, now there is a name I have not heard for a lot of years, I saw him open up for I think BOC, Nugent and Heart when they did a stadium summer tour in maybe 81...did not even realize he was still working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted February 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 This post mentions impeller rpm around 1200 to 1300 rpm. Aprox 3-1 ratio with a 3600 rpm motor speed.http://www.kedawei.com/Snowblower/throwing_distance.htmDookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted February 15, 2014 Members Share Posted February 15, 2014 Oops, guess my eyeball tachometer is out of calibration . Sure looked like they were spinning crazy fast. In any case hope mine holds together one more storm (due tomorrow), the gas is leaking out of the bowl overflow as the needle valve is stuck open - been that way all season . I cooked the impeller clutch a bit last storm as there was ice in the impeller chamber not letting the impeller spin - now that I think of it, it did smell of burnt rubber so most certainly a belt clutch like pictured above. The wheels won't spin in first gear unless you pick them off the ground until spinning - been that way for a couple years. Whatcha think, time for a good going over LOL ? Just a cheap WalMart MTD (8hp?) about 8 years old now with about zero maintinence done to it, figured it would run until it doesn't and I'd get a new one just like a Behringer . Oh, and the electic start clutch stopped engaging last storm, was noisy the storm before - hope I didnt trash the ring gear . BTW I did add a fuel shutoff when I bought it and always let it run dry when I'm done, and drain it out in the spring - no stabil needed. Should probably change the oil, I try to remember to check the level every couple of years LOL. I only use it about 3 hours a year on average I would guess, a couple of those years not at all. Two inch storms I don't bother with but I think I'll have 5 hours on it this year after this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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