Is there a vacuum
- Thread starter Bearcatrp
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I had a "spot" I dumped my snow the first year ...
Yeah, it's a LOT of work! That's about 1/3 left to do . . .
This year I stacked it up on the driveway near the tree, and just used the other side of the driveway, once it melted down a bit, I dug into it and spread it out!
Yeah, it's a LOT of work! That's about 1/3 left to do . . .
This year I stacked it up on the driveway near the tree, and just used the other side of the driveway, once it melted down a bit, I dug into it and spread it out!
Sorry to hear that.
But isn't the root cause of the problem the snowblower? I do not have a clue about those things but what I remember reading here is that you can get some guide rails at the sides to keep it a bit higher and not to ingest any stones. Would be better for the blower too I believe.
When the gravels not froze into the base, blowers, well, blow snow and stuff, here ,there every where.
A power broom works 'magically' in minutes to return green into green, gray into gray.
A power broom works 'magically' in minutes to return green into green, gray into gray.
I've dealt with stones in grass. A leaf rake was the best tool. A garden rake wanted to dig into the grass and anchor itself.
My big STHIL leaf blower puts all the gravel and rock back onto the driveway and out of the lawn after a flood, works surprisingly well and no lawn stress.
18" around my house, I have gravel beds. After 20 years, it got sort of full of dirt and weeds grew... so I shoveled most out and then used the shop vac to get the rest off of the landscape fabric. Did a great job.
Was going to wash the gravel and put it back but decided it was cheaper (ok, easier) to spread the dirty gravel on the driveway and put a load of clean gravel.
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Am hoping this handheld power broom I ordered does the trick.
Been thinking about this myself. Possible in some areas but not in others. Need to make a curved shoot to shoot the snow toward the ground in front of me as I go down the driveway.
Just tried it. Works fairly well. Had snow overnight so to wet to finish the job. Very stiff brush. Went down a little too far and it dug into the dirt. Will wait until our weekend storm dumps around 8 inches of snow to move on and dry out.
