Any way. No scrounging for me, have mother nature to deal with. I did get 2 good scrounged in though. About a week back my neighbor picked up a ariens st524 blower, and a Campbell 2k psi washer. Asked me to go over them for him, see if I can get them running. Brought them in the house the other day. Washer needs a new carb. $18.00 not worth my time to clean it. The blower needed carb work, and a bearing. Need to split in in half to do the bearing. Neighbor wasnt having it. Thing is mint condition other wise. Gave him $200.00 for it. Bearing is ordered, its loose but not terrible. I'll play with it a bit today when I get home. Second scrounge was a surprise. My uncle showed up yesterday, just as the snow set in. Came in the house and said hey I got you something. (He rarely buys stuff for me) went outside, in the back of his truck was a QA42 blower for my cub cadet! Decent shape. Said a guy had it sitting for free in his yard last week, he did a u turn and grabbed it. It needed the chain drive freed up and a bit if grease, skid shoes plated, and a new belt, but she works decently. Doesnt throw snow super far, but that's just a pulley change out and a shorter belt. I'll get some pics up after I'm home from work. I'm sure shell be getting a work out today again. I. Really hoping It will fit the 782 cub I got this summer.
The snow tires comments.
I have a set if Firestone winterfarce tires on the wifes crv (old 97 model) studded. Last year in that ice storm we had, my wife and her family were coming back from disney, hit South Carolina and their van gave some grief. I ended up having to go down and save them. That little crv did amazing well through all the crappy roads with those tires on it. I was very impressed. We ran chains at the township for ever salt or plow event, and I'll be the first to say they are dangerous if there isnt a layer of snow, and or ice on the road. They dont grip black top for anything. The boss just thought it was a good idea, they also wore the heck out of the tires. I have a set I can interchange between the truck and expedition, but rarely have needed them. Rather have them on hand and toss them in if the hed arises then not have them. I have contemplated getting a set of snow tires for the expedition, as it's what the wife drives if her crv wont go, but it does very well on it's own with the knobbies that are in it. I do have to stress with the off road use of them, me mate has a cabin up past lockhaven. You got about 5 miles of off road trails (they call them roads) to get to it. Big uphill right before you turn into his cabin. I made it up a few years ago in my 79 without chains, but that was very hard on the 37" super swampers. His dodge he runs chains front and rear when we pull off the main road. It had issues, but went up much easier then my truck did.
