03-21-2017, 01:33 PM | #11 |
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I don't have room for an f150. My upper street and garage area are very, very tight. The f10 feels like an elephant, I want nothing bigger than a Wrangler or Tacoma. Absolutely.
Good point on the utility trailer. That is much better than a bed for a blower, goes to show how I'm inexperienced with this, I've never used or handled a blower, but I know I need one. That said, bed would help my endless home & garden to do's. Yes, contractors have trucks, but one of the best guys I'm using is local and doesn't have a truck, he works a regular job in the week and is free on the weekends and I end up carrying the materials. I'm open to a Jeep, very much so. Have never driven one, but I love how they look. Had some concerns on their 2011+ v6 engine having head casting issues and general build quality compared to a Toyota. Also no desire to open this truck up as I already have a convertible. Would like as hard a top as I can get on the Jeep. I want a manual, I don't need to justify that. I hated my X5 auto. I don't think the tacoma/jeep/??? will fall into the x5 trap as I won't think of it as a failed bmw. At the time I had an e39 and it was the better car. Right now, the f10 is. The taco/jeep/?? will be apples and oranges to a bmw. Nope on "walking" the snowblower. The stairs through the property are super steep. The "walk" around the block without stairs is nearly 0.5 miles. I can't push a snowblower 0.5 miles through unplowed sidewalks. No go. I don't have much driveway to blow. I have 40ft of sidewalk on each side as well as three garage fronts. Utility trailer it is. |
03-21-2017, 01:36 PM | #12 |
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I also see this as complementing the GTI. Hence the desire for 4wd. I'm still in love with the value it represents and how that car comes together as a whole, the gestalt. It was brilliant.
I guess a longer Wrangler, what are they called, Limited, Unlimited? and a trailer would take care of most of my needs. |
03-21-2017, 07:46 PM | #13 |
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Edit: just read your last post that it's a no-go. But I'll leave this here anyway just for fun.
https://youtu.be/naw1GZQ9UUk What is the terrain like where you need to get the snow blower back and forth? Could the snowblower make it if it had tracks? I recently drove mine down a crazy steep slope through the snowy woods just to see if it could get down there and back up. It was no problem at all. I'm as big of a fan of snow blowers as the next guy, but loading it onto a trailer every storm seems like a pain in the ass. Hiring a service might make sense here? |
03-21-2017, 07:47 PM | #14 |
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Isn't Wrangler about to introduce a pick up version?
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03-22-2017, 07:23 AM | #15 |
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I'm all about doing things myself when I'm able, but I'm completely with rumatt here. Playing musical snowblowers just to clear a sidewalk would be an unnecessary PITA. I'd even much sooner grab a shovel, or find a neighborhood kid looking to earn a few bucks.
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03-22-2017, 07:38 AM | #16 |
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Maybe it's too early and I don't understand what's going on, but loading a snowblower into a trailer every time it storms? No. Hire someone.
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03-22-2017, 08:26 AM | #17 | |
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I bet it's hard to find someone to even bother with that. |
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03-22-2017, 08:26 AM | #18 | |
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I've done this for two storms now. The last storm took hours and hours to clear. If I add it up, maybe eight.. There is a part - a long, steep staircase in the property - that has to be shoveled by hand. So that's a few hours of sufficient exercise. Any more, is too much for my back and my taste. |
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03-22-2017, 08:41 AM | #19 |
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03-22-2017, 09:21 AM | #20 |
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And then you'd have to build a second garage in the front yard to put the second snowblower in! And you might as well put a lift in that one too, in case the car breaks down in the front yard, instead of the back yard.
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