Snowmageddon!

[BehindBlueI's]

I've loved all the Audis I've owned. But you also need to love working on them or be rich to keep them running.

Yeah, I'd rather get in an LS3 or Coyote equipped something and just drive it. I don't *mind* working on stuff, but I don't enjoy it much either.

 

[bobzilla]

I think someone forgot to tell Boone county highway dept there’s snow. Haven’t touched any roads around me at. All.

 

[gregkl]

Tonight was the first time I've been shaken. 30 was a sheet of ice. People blasting past me and getting squirrely.

Ice is a whole different animal. It doesn't much matter what you have, driving on ice is difficult. And even if you run studs and/or changes, it doesn't account for the other vehicles on the road that aren't using them.

 

[gregkl]

This helps keep the end of your driveway clear.View attachment 179693

This is what I do. Doesn't totally eliminate the snow in front but helps.

 

[gregkl]

When I had a 74 Super Beetle, it would go through any accumulation up to about 6 inches and them the belly pan would eventually “hydroplane“ on the snow and lift the tires off the ground. Then get out and shovel or push it off the snow. Ask me how I know.

I did that same thing with my Jeep Cherokee when living in VA and we got a 34" snowfall. We wanted to get out of the neighborhood to check things out. It took us half a day to get to end of our street. I'd hit it as hard as I could go until the snow lifted me off the ground, shovel us back down and rinse, repeat until I made it to the main road that had been plowed. Fun times.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

When I had a 74 Super Beetle, it would go through any accumulation up to about 6 inches and them the belly pan would eventually “hydroplane“ on the snow and lift the tires off the ground. Then get out and shovel or push it off the snow. Ask me how I know.

I used to have a Fiero, it was light enough and the 60 series tires were wide enough that it would ride on top of the snow without sinking in if it was crusted over. I had some problems with it once and my BiL told me I could park it next to his garage until I could work on it. He had a drift about 2 1/2 feet high with a light crust on top. I got a bit of a running start figuring to bury it into the drift. The car went up on the drift and when I got out I sunk down almost to my crotch. The car was sitting on top of it. That was not a fun car to drive in the snow, well unless you were driving in an empty parking lot. Then it was a blast.

 

[ancjr]

Well I wouldn't say very good but better than nothing

I never got stuck with one.. Except the time I tried to push a Dodge Diplomat out of the mud with my Rx7.

 

[snorko]

Just cleaned off my car to get into work. Had a good half inch or so of solid ice as a base with crusty snow on top.

I love remote start. I let it run for 20 minutes and most of it slid off once I got the scraper under the edge.

 

[snapping turtle]

Getting ready to clear the drive the redneck way. Drive the FJ back and forth on the driveway. With the number 2,s in the grave bottom any thawing during the day clears the packed snow quickly into the voids. Now the old drive that has just 8’s and dust never melts but we will remove that one soon enough

 

[mom45]

 

[oze]

View attachment 179766

Nice! Not as picturesque, but here's an idea how stunningly bright it is here today. I could have used welding goggles while clearing the rest of the snow a few minutes ago.

 

[mom45]

The sun is very bright today. My walk around the back yard just cried out for a few pictures to capture the scenery.

 

[femurphy77]

Started shuttling nurses back and forth last night around 8 pm and I finally bailed out at 2 pm today. We've got two people working this evening to take 4 of them home to finish up our nurse shuffling for this variant of snowmageddon.

 

[Ark]

Me waiting for my six different orders of retro rifle build parts that were supposed to be here Wednesday

 

[d.kaufman]

Me waiting for my six different orders of retro rifle build parts that were supposed to be here Wednesday

No doubt. Had 1 FedEx and 1 UPS both suppose to be here Wednesday. Ups showed today. FedEx been sitting in Tennessee since Monday

 

[actaeon277]

I've been debating adding LED light pods to my snowblower.
The light bulb that's on it already.. SUCK.

So, as a mental exercise, I've worked out what it would take.
But... not sure I need to do it now.
When I was working, I might have needed it, say between 5 PM and 9 PM.
But I'm retired now, so I'm not sure.


I was going to use my 40v RYOBI batteries to power them.
I found a dock that I could plug one into on Amazon.
But then, the light bars and light pods are designed for 12 vdc.
But, looking at the specs, the bars/pods are rated 9v to 32 vdc.
So, if I hook the bars/pods IN SERIES, that would split the voltage in 2.
Which means each bar/pod gets 20 vdc.
Which means I would have a 12 volt SAFETY MARGIN.

So, now I might have to do it... just BECAUSE.



I would probably mount them to the hood, to try to minimize vibration damage.

 

[actaeon277]

I would really like a way to make the blower a bit quieter.
When I cut the grass, I use use hearing protection that bluetooths to my phone, and I listen to podcasts or music.
But I tried that with the blower, and it was TOO loud.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I've been debating adding LED light pods to my snowblower.
The light bulb that's on it already.. SUCK.

So, as a mental exercise, I've worked out what it would take.
But... not sure I need to do it now.
When I was working, I might have needed it, say between 5 PM and 9 PM.
But I'm retired now, so I'm not sure.


I was going to use my 40v RYOBI batteries to power them.
I found a dock that I could plug one into on Amazon.
But then, the light bars and light pods are designed for 12 vdc.
But, looking at the specs, the bars/pods are rated 9v to 32 vdc.
So, if I hook the bars/pods IN SERIES, that would split the voltage in 2.
Which means each bar/pod gets 20 vdc.
Which means I would have a 12 volt SAFETY MARGIN.

So, now I might have to do it... just BECAUSE.



I would probably mount them to the hood, to try to minimize vibration damage.

Why not just replace the light on it with LED and use the power supply for the current lights and add a rectifier?

 

[actaeon277]

Why not just replace the light on it with LED and use the power supply for the current lights and add a rectifier?

The current light gets a trickle of power. It's not really designed to supply power.
If you have one with heated handles, you probably have enough.
But mine.. not much.

 

[Jaybird1980]

The current light gets a trickle of power. It's not really designed to supply power.
If you have one with heated handles, you probably have enough.
But mine.. not much.

Have you checked it? It's probably between 12v-20v depending on the load.