O/T Is it winter or not?

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We have about a foot so far, predicting snow for the next week on and off.

Doug

You guys have it easy, I had to cut the grass today.

[34ford]

Well guys, build yourselves one of these, problem solved  

[Land Yacht]

That is cool. But I figure, a good blip of the throttle, ot to send that thing all the way over  lol.  

We got no real snow yet, but we got cold.  Winters here it seems like we used to get alot more snow, not so much recently.  Got nailed pretty good a couple of years ago with a blizard, not so much recently though.

[parklane]

Well guys, build yourselves one of these, problem solved  

Well, if you turn those headers around and down, you could melt the snow, and wouldn't need the snow blower. Just think of all the HP that would save

John

[sirstude]

Here is the rest of the story on that snow blower.  



For the man with everything - the V8 snowblower

December 2, 2005

If you're tired of anaemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive  belts, you might consider Kai Grundt's V8 snow blower which raises the bar on  the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric  block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to  freeze up and you'll never get bored with the job as the 454 cubic inch big  block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can  throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm. Nor will you get cold as the machine has  been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars,  with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cosy.  

The first  point to make is that this is not a V8 grafted on a traditional snow blower  carriage but a purpose-built unit crafted around a motor of this magnitude. It  functions very much like a traditional blower by way of operator input and  feedback and offers effortless safe operation.

Manouevering the massive beastie (it has a total wet  weight of 912lbs) is a snack thanks to the hydraulic-drive 4WD skid steer on  independent walking beams which offers a zero turning radius. It's also as fast  as you like, with an infinitely adjustable speed range on the drive wheels via  dash mounted flow control. At the opposite end of the scale, it has more than  enough torque to pull your car out of the ditch before the hydraulic motors  stall!

Adding to the well-balanced feel of the unit, just 15  pounds of down force on the handlebars will lift the auger blade off the ground  in order to climb stairs/walkways for ease of snow removal. Safety has and  continues to be paramount with spring return to centre "fail safe" type  directional controls with emergency stop and tether cords.

Safety is one of the key theme, with a flashing blue light  (as required by law in many areas) being the least of the safety features.  No-one will fail to hear you with those twin throaty exhausts, which come  standard with 92 decibels at the controls, though if the rhumba of a V8 exhaust  is music to your ears, you can obviously go much louder. Even at the standard  baffling, hearing protection is strongly suggested.

The powerful yard machine lights and a dashboard with  backlit gauges complete the package to ease the burden of this normally reviled  task

The custom 42 inch, two stage auger has a Chevrolet 10  bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin  protection, further adding to the image of this "automotive theme blower." As  each unit is cutom-built, optional extras for the snowblower are both diverse  and outrageous as the base unit – there is unlimited auger choices from single  to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious  preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford) and such exotica as a V-10  or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated.

And if, after a while, you feel you've outgrown the 400  horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance  modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and  Edelbrock components to name a few, and there's always the fuel injection option  too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your  seat in the "neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."

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I may not mind blowing the snow so much with one of those! Any idea of the price?May not be very practical but that has never been an obstacle for most of us