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As the proud owner of an E12M with a smaller 38" blower,
I must tell you about tonight's Elec-Trak experience. But first,
a little history.
Back in October I restored the
snowblower. It was a lot of crappy dirty work. I stripped,
sanded, & repainted everything. I lubricated and adjusted the
chain. The drive belt was replaced and the chute and
throat heavily siliconed. About halfway through I began to wonder why
I was putting so much time and effort into the project. I kept at it
anyway and finished well before any snow came. The whole outfit
sat in the back of the garage eagerly waiting for action.
November came. Absolutely no snow.
December. A little snow... maybe about 1" total the whole
month. To be honest, I felt kinda stupid out there with this big
honkin' outfit. I think the neighbors might have snickered a bit, but it
was a good function test if nothing else. Then tonight
came. After months of eager anticipation and
readiness I was finally able to clean up 6" of fresh fluffy
snowfall. It was a religous experience.
How well did it work? It gave me an amazing sense of
power and control. It is complete overkill for my needs... which makes it
even more fun! For example, under my direction it launched snow
ACROSS the street... and onto my neighbor's mailbox... or driveway!
That's at least 25'... probably 30'. That was great fun but
not very neighborly, so I aimed it off to the side... and discovered that
it could pump snow well into the vacant lot on the west side of
our property. I could drive in L2, but the load needle was
pegged. L1 felt a little more sane so I kept it there most of the
time.
I just love turning the chute while watching the powder
arch off into the distance. 'Sure beats using my $3 shovel. Needless
to say, my back is very happy tonight.
Gotta love the Elec-Traks.
-Dave
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