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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Tacoma Mike, Aug 16, 2019.

  1. Dec 20, 2020 at 7:29 AM
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    Not for me. My snowblower max is 12".

    With wind drift snow I sometime will have 5 ft to 6 ft of snow around the house.

    One time I had about 4 ft on snow on the basement doors. I had to carry the snowblower upstairs through the house and out the entry door.
     
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  2. Dec 20, 2020 at 7:39 AM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    If your home you need To stay ahead of it if you have a problem area.
    I have a path all around the house and two paths for the right angle to rake the roofs.
    I go out with certain wind directions and blow during the storm.
    Of course if your not home, you can’t
    You can do a lot more than 12 inches of snow.
    It’s all about technique..
     
  3. Dec 20, 2020 at 7:49 AM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    @Venom

    I can go a foot higher.

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  4. Dec 20, 2020 at 7:55 AM
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    Since my single stage blower has no height adjustment, the grass is tough to snow blow. Keep on gigging in the grass. Even tilting the blower slightly doesn't help much.

    The taller snow I have to either tilt the blower at a angle to knock it down or use a shovel to manual knock the snow down then blow it at another direction. I always aim the snow with the same wind direction to help carry the snow farther away.
     
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  5. Dec 20, 2020 at 7:57 AM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    time for another blower.
    Single stage is for tar and hard surfaces.

    not making fun sir. Didn’t know you only had single stage.
     
  6. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:06 AM
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    I buried the chute so many time where I can aim the snow upwards. I had snow mounds over 6 ft. I have no complaints about this blower, but it has it limitations. Plus the idiots snow plow drivers pushes the snow from the other side of the road to my side. Plus burying the water hydrant.
     
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  7. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:12 AM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    You have everything against you.

    no wonder you do what you do..
     
  8. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:12 AM
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    Yes, I know.

    The Covid put a damper on house repairs this year and maybe part of next year.

    As I mentioned before I need to excavate the land to get rain water away from the house before a shed can be built. Then I can store a bigger snowblower.
     
  9. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:24 AM
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    Most of the snowblower I had was single stage. I didn't realize how easy it is with a 2 stage blower until I tried my sister fiancee blower during a blizzard. The locking diff was a dream to use turning. The tracks were ackwards to use at first. But, overall it did a lot better than I expected.

    I did put some 2 stage blower to shame with my little snowblower. In my neighborhood, but different types of snow I have to work harder at clearing out the snow.

    Don't mine I type slow, one handed typing.
     
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  10. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:28 AM
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    Slow or fast your getting your message done.

    i hold my pad in my palms and use both thumbs to type.
    On my phone I use speech to text and then I go back and fix shit cause
    It can’t understand Maina

    if it’s real noisy in the shop it’s one finger lol
     
  11. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:36 AM
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    It's one finger all the time for me. Not the middle one either. Well sometimes. :D

    Most time I got the laptop on the tray where there no resting of the hand, wrist.

    I thought about using the Dragon program to speed things up but I see my sister correcting more than using the headphones.

    What do you think about Windows 10 if your using it. I'm still using Windows 7 but need to upgrade soon.
     
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  12. Dec 20, 2020 at 9:02 AM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    Well you’re gonna have to upgrade sooner or later. However you can make windows 10 look more like Windows 7.
     
  13. Dec 20, 2020 at 9:15 AM
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    Not sure what you mean by "windows 10 is a google based platform", its not? Edge is Chromium-based but Internet Explorer still exists, unfortunately.

    Mike is right though, you can customize the appearance of 10 to make it closer to 7. 7 has not been receiving security updates for a while now though and is definitely unsafe to use.
    https://www.howtogeek.com/277448/how-to-make-windows-10-look-and-act-more-like-windows-7/
     
  16. Dec 20, 2020 at 11:20 AM
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    Mornin stockers! As much as I'd love to be playing with my new rig, I got called into work today so in the driveway it has to sit today.
     
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  17. Dec 20, 2020 at 12:54 PM
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    From Wikipedia, copy and paste:
    Chromium is a free and open-source software project developed by the Google-sponsored Chromium project. ... Google uses the code to make its Chrome browser, which has more features than Chromium. Many other browsers are also based on Chromium code, most notably Microsoft Edge and Opera.

    Developer: Google, CodeWeavers

    I can download Window 10 but I don't know how things are to operate after the download. Plus I need Internet Explorer to run my programs. My friend tried downloading Internet Explorer in Windows 10 but it didn't allowed him to. It doesn't mean he can't but it didn't allowed at that time.
     
  18. Dec 20, 2020 at 12:58 PM
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    I read that you can make Window 10 like 7. I don't know how and won't attempted it.

    Does your sister have Internet Explorer on Window 10?
     
  19. Dec 20, 2020 at 1:02 PM
    Tacoma Mike

    Tacoma Mike [OP] 48 Year Chrysler/Toyota/ASE/ Master Tech.RETIRED

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    I don’t remember.
     
  20. Dec 20, 2020 at 1:03 PM
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    Which snowblower is this one? It's not picture in your line up.
     
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