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So in building the new garage we have poured a driveway that is about 40" long and starts about 30' wide, tapering to 20' by the time it reaches the street.
My whole life I have been rugged man or stupid man depending on your point of view, and just used a shovel (it is in the genes, my dad proudly believed in the benefits of a push mower, not gas mower which isn't self ptopelled, a reel mower powered by one teenager)
However, I am not getting any younger, and the new garage faces north, which means mother nature is of no help removing the snow, which turns to ice and lingers all winter if I drive over it and compact it.
Nebraska winters are highly variable, we may get a few inches of snow the whole winter, ora few feet. Last winter we had a dozen or more dustings of 1 or 2 inches, this winter we have already had two snows over half a foot.
So I am thinking middle range snowblower, $250-500 or so, but I really don't know much about them. They also have electric battery operated now, imagine those run through the juice pretty quickly.
Other option is a blade for my Cub Cadet XT1, which is more of a riding mower than a lawn tractor, I think it could do it, but I might fry the transmission prematurely.
Lastly, could just hire a service, I have no idea how much this costs, really not my way to do things.
Any thoughts or advice?
My whole life I have been rugged man or stupid man depending on your point of view, and just used a shovel (it is in the genes, my dad proudly believed in the benefits of a push mower, not gas mower which isn't self ptopelled, a reel mower powered by one teenager)
However, I am not getting any younger, and the new garage faces north, which means mother nature is of no help removing the snow, which turns to ice and lingers all winter if I drive over it and compact it.
Nebraska winters are highly variable, we may get a few inches of snow the whole winter, ora few feet. Last winter we had a dozen or more dustings of 1 or 2 inches, this winter we have already had two snows over half a foot.
So I am thinking middle range snowblower, $250-500 or so, but I really don't know much about them. They also have electric battery operated now, imagine those run through the juice pretty quickly.
Other option is a blade for my Cub Cadet XT1, which is more of a riding mower than a lawn tractor, I think it could do it, but I might fry the transmission prematurely.
Lastly, could just hire a service, I have no idea how much this costs, really not my way to do things.
Any thoughts or advice?