"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/29/2015 at 09:47 • Filed to: snow, notacamry, snowlololol
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/29/2015 at 09:47 • Filed to: snow, notacamry, snowlololol | 1
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I took this picture seconds before backing out, planning to post it to social media with the hashtag #GoodEnough
I didn’t have time to shovel much last night after fighting with our FREE snowblower for an hour (gee, I wonder why it won’t stay running without backfiring and dying), and it was still snowing and sleeting (my face got a nice sandblasting) so I went to bed. Woke up early to shovel a path for the wife to make it out in her AWD CX-5 (she got stuck once [not enough speed] then on her second try [with gusto] made it into the street), and I considered shoveling the foot and a half the city was nice enough to plow onto the end of our driveway, or exiting using the neighbor’s plowed driveway, but said “FUCK IT”. I loaded the kids in the back, and tried to make it out into the street. I ALMOST made it. Back tires on the pavement in the road, front tires dangling in the air, a foot of snow between the underbody of my car and the road. Whoops.
I tried to shovel it out, put rubber mats behind the ONE tire that was able to spin (thanks, torque bias), but thankfully a nice man in a Tundra came along and he had a nice strap (I had some in the garage if he didn’t) and I attached it and was yanked to freedom.
Then I missed a shift thanks to my gloves and trying to drive in boots but that’s a story for another day. I don’t think it went much past 7,000 rpm..... missed third, went to first, because a Subaru cut me off and I got miffed as I passed them.
Engine still sounds and feels okay.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 09:54 |
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i high centered my explorer one night, i think thats probably how the drvieshaft got cracked.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> OPPOsaurus WRX
12/29/2015 at 09:58 |
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I landed my 4Runner on it’s transmission once when I took it off a sweet jump, it only broke the front drive shaft amazingly.
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Takuro Spirit
> OPPOsaurus WRX
12/29/2015 at 10:49 |
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The best part was all the grease my torn CV boot flung onto the packed snow under the car.
jariten1781
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 10:52 |
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I gave up on snowblowers after getting a sleigh shovel. That stuff'd be cleared in less than 10 mins. I'm usually a gas-everything-tool guy, but sometimes there's, begrudgingly, a better tool.
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Takuro Spirit
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 10:56 |
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The problem is the heavily packed crap at the end of the driveway. And time. And my bad back.
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jariten1781
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 11:02 |
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Sleigh shovel solves the end of the driveway and back issues (just shove it aside, no lifting at all...just tilt to dump). Takes a time or two to get used to, but it’s stupidly fast once you’ve got it down. I cursed 20 plus years of wasted time/energy/pain of blowers and standard shovels before I was shown the light. Only thing it can't do is super fluffy stuff over two feet (dense stuff is fine up to about 4 feet, just do multiple passes).
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Takuro Spirit
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 11:07 |
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I....I’ll give it a shot. If anything goes wrong though, I’m blaming you!
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jariten1781
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 11:13 |
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Watch a video or two showing the method and be aware that it’ll take a bit longer the first time or two while you develop a rhythm and find out where the best place to make your bulldozed pile is. Also, make sure you get one with a handle that rises comfortably for you (ie my wife can’t use mine because the handle is too high and when I use hers it takes more effort because the handle is too low and the tilting has an element of lifting to it.)
This is the style I prefer (in fact, it's the model I have I think...but I purchased like 10 years ago so unsure), but there’re others that use the same concept but I can't personally vouch for them:
http://www.amazon.com/Garant-YPSS26U…
mazda616
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 11:54 |
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I feel your pain. I high centered my old 3 a lot. Always got out, but some times were close
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Takuro Spirit
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 12:27 |
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I was looking at this one, because PMY.
http://www.amazon.com/Garant-APSS22-…
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jariten1781
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 12:38 |
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PMY?
That's from the same brand I've got, looks like it's a little less wide with a taller back. 37 bucks shipping seems a bit much...but they are pretty big. Maybe see if someone local has it (plus then you could return if it's not your cup of tea).
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Takuro Spirit
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 12:56 |
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I found one like yours at ACE, they’re shipping it to the store. $55 with tax.
(PMY is Pussy Magnet Yellow, a famous quote from years back here on Oppo)
WiscoProud
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 15:04 |
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Yeah, I've used sleigh shovels in the past. It would do nothing on this snowfall. Sleigh shovels are great for either a few inches of heavy or a bunch of fluffy. 8"+ of heavy is just too much.
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jariten1781
> WiscoProud
12/29/2015 at 15:26 |
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Disagree, I’ve used them many times on larger falls...many feet of heavy stuff... just have to clear it in layers and have a good plan for where you’re shoving to make your storage mounds. Wouldn’t want to clear a mile long road that way, but a single car path out of a short residential driveway is easy and eminently doable.
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WiscoProud
> jariten1781
12/29/2015 at 15:27 |
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Aside from the cost, it seems easier to just use a snowblower under that scenario. Small areas it might be fine though.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Takuro Spirit
12/29/2015 at 15:50 |
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I would do a suspension upgrade on my 3 but if it had any less ground clearance I’d get high centered every single time it snowed. As it is I think I’m the lowest clearance car on our road.
I don’t take chances, I take momentum.
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Takuro Spirit
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/29/2015 at 15:53 |
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I had pretty good momentum, or so I thought. Next time though....