Commercial Snow Blowers

Best Cheap snow blower? I would like to buy a good brand snow blower for under $500 . I live in Chicago area so we can get quite alot of snow . My driveway is about 50-60 ft. long 15 feet wide . It is black top . I also have a 30 ft sidewalk that is of less importance . I want something that I don't want to mess with every year to get to start as I am not that mechanically inclined . Also one that can be fixed easily if it does break down . ( Where parts are easy to come by) . I have looked at Toro but don't know if that is my only option . Thanks for and ideas .

where can i find a cheap or free snow blower.?

Does anyone know of a much smaller cheaper machine than a snow blower to clear walks and a driveway? I live in an area that already has a foot of snow. Thanks

Snow blower vs lawnmower(tractor) w/plow? We're looking into buying our first riding lawnmower, and we're kind of stuck. We're debating on whether or not to buy a lawnmower that has the option of attaching a plow or just buying a regular lawnmower and then buying a snow blower. What are the pros and cons to having either?? Money isn't a HUGE issue, but if we can get out cheap, we'd be happy. Thanks!!

Quick way to turn snowblower tires into spiked tires for icy driveway? I've got a big honkin' snow blower, but it's wheels suck in my driveway. It's big and heavy and has it's own drive. The wheels are a hard rubber/plastic that seems to have no grip. Is there a cheap/dirty/easy way to put some spikes in so I can get some grip?

Looking for Cheap/Free Small Broken Engines? I am currently taking a class called small engines at my High school and for the 4th quarter I am required to bring in a small broken engine. Small engines consist of: Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Weed Wackers, Leaf Blowers, Back Pack Leaf Blowers, etc. They do not consist of: Computer Hard Drives, Car Engines, Go Cart Engines, Broken Tvs, Etc. If anyone knows a website or two where they are selling small engines such as these small or even cheap would be better. And if anyone would like to also sell/give me a small engine such as these that are on Long Island New York that will also do. Also, I posted on Craigs List and looked on Ebay, so don't list those two websites. P.S. It has to be in it's entirety. For example a Weed Wacker that doesn't work, I will need everything else as well. (like the handle, Rotator at the bottom etc.) If you are gonna give/sell, contact me and I would be more then happy to take object myself. Once again, Thank you very much

how do u take the govonor off of a snowblower motor and where is it at? it's 5 horspower snowblower motor...i wanta build a go kart for my lil bro he's 12 and he likes to go fast and all i got is a snow blower motor...how can i take the govoner off and is there any parts or things i can do that r cheap to make it go faster???

will buying referbishing and selling old junky power equitment make some money? i am thinking about buying some old power equitment like lawn mowers and snow blowers and other things like that and i could get these things for free or for real cheap then i could referbish them and sell them to people that need them do you think that this would make some money it does not have to make alot it is just a hobby tipe thing let me know what you think.

State of Maine jokes.? Maine Jokes Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster Maine: For Sale Maine: You can spit on Canada from here You Know You're in Maine: If you own more than four pair of gloves. If every other vehicle is a 4X4. If camping is allowed it's only in steel sided campers. If, when the sun goes down, you start looking for your coat. If in March your vehicle is 43% mud. If you leave your keys in your car and the next morning your car is still there. If you're on the shoulder of the highway with your hood up and somebody stops to help you. If you can pay for six big macs with a personal check. If drive by shootings only occur on the evening news. If your central heating system is fueled by large logs. If you see numerous chauffeur-driven dogs. If you can see the stars at night. If people drive 100 miles to shop in a real mall. If a deer throws itself under your wheels. If you got a set of new snow tires for Valentines day. If more than 1/2 the meat in your freezer is moose. If the term "chill factor" is part of your daily vocabulary. If the bumper jack in your pickup will lift a house. If you only paid $5 to cut down your own douglas fir christmas tree. If you enjoy a hot chocolate more than you do a margarita. If a girls basketball game fill's the school gym. If you put the car heater on your list of best friends. If you pawned a snow blower instead of a set of golf clubs. If dressing up means wearing a tie with your flannel shirt. If you think you're in a traffic jam when you're in the second car at the light. If you don't use your blinker because everyone already knows where you're going. If your long john's don't come off until mid-May Ten Dollahs Stumpy Grinder and his wife Martha were from Portland, Maine. Every year they went to the Portland Fair, and every year Stumpy said " Ya know Mahtha, I'd like ta get a ride in that theah aihplane." and every year Martha would say "I know Stumpy, but that ihplane ride costs ten dollahs.... and ten dollahs is ten dollahs." So Stumpy says " By Jeebers Mahtha, I'm 71 yeahs old, if I don't go this time I may nevah go." Martha replies " Stumpy, that there aihplane ride is ten dollahs...and ten dollahs is ten dollahs." So the pilot overhears them and says " Folks, I'll make you a deal, I'll take you both up for a ride, if you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say ONE word, I won't charge you, but just one word and it's ten dollars." They agree and up they go.... the pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard, he does it one more time, still nothing... so he lands. He turns to Stumpy as they come to a stop and says " By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to holler out, but you didn't." And Stumpy replies " Well, I was gonna say something when Mahtha fell out...but ten dollahs is ten dollahs! Maine Winters Some engineers from the U.S.G.S. surveyed some property and found that in a area, the New Hampshire and Maine border must be changed. They stopped to inform a farmer that he was no longer in Maine, but in New Hampshire. After a long pause, he grunted and said, "That's good. I couldn't take another one of these Maine winters." The Teethbrush Research had been going on for many years in regard to the invention of the toothbrush. Researchers knew the purpose of the device but wanted to know and acknowledge the originating location. After a very long and exasperating study, the researchers came to their conclusion about the origin of the toothbrush. It was decided that the brush was invented in Maine. Intrigued by the discovery, the media asked the researchers how they came to this conclusion. The researchers all agreed that it was simple deduction: "If it was invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush." Maine Temperature Conversion Chart 60 above zero New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.... People in Maine plant gardens. 50 above zero Californians shiver uncontrollably....... People in Maine sunbathe. 40 above Italian cars won't start..... People in Maine drive with the windows down. 32 above Distilled water freezes..... Moosehead Lak's water gets thicker (for non-Mainers, this is a lake in Maine) 20 above Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats..... People in Maine throw on a sweatshirt. 15 above New York landlords finally turn up the heat.... People in Maine have the last cook-out before it gets cold. zero degrees People in Miami cease to exist.... Mainers lick the flagpole. -20 below Californians fly away to Mexico.... People in Maine get out their winter coats. -40 below Hollywood disintergrates..... The girl scouts in Maine begin selling cookies door to door. -60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica Maine's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter

What Herb or Vitamin for Energy Is Best. I have pulmonary fibrosis? Have had pulmonary fibrosis since 1999. My O2 blood oxygen level has been running 92% at the Doctor's office. I tell the Doctor it's not fair to take it when I have been resting in his office. I just want to sit here and watch TV or play poker on the computer,, no energy at all. My family depends on me to get stuff done. My wifes knees are shot. We are both 57. We have an inground pool that is getting harder and harder for me to open, close and keep up with. My family only knows I'm out of breath when I come in from working outside, they don't know how bad it is, except my daughter pulled me out of the trash can I passed out and fell in. Along with taking care of the yard, trimming my trees, normal home owner stuff, I'm shot if I exert myself. Sometimes the entire next day. I cant afford to have a pool boy and a lawn service. Would oxygen give me more energy? My Doctor said he doesn't want to get me started on oxygen yet because I will become dependent on it. I'm sure it gets lower than the 92%, resting at the Doctors Office. I don't even have energy to get any exercise. When I bend over I get light headed, if I walk, I run out of gas. The thing is last year I was doing some walking and felt a little better, it has been a long winter here. I have gotten no exercise since last year, except running the snow blower. If I start coughing hard I pass out and wake up not knowing where I am for a few seconds. I have learned how to live with that, just don't cough, no matter how bad I need to. Ride it out and cough gently,, that works. They gave me prednisone, some ungodly amount 4 times a day, that I threw away 10 years ago... I started taking Oils after dinner every day,,, 2, 1000 flax oil gel caps, a 1000 Vitamin E gel cap, a fish oil 1000, an aloe vera (the biggest GNC has) and a Caltrate or OsCal. Sometimes, not always, I use an albuterol inhaler when I feel short of breath. For example, my Grandson called this morning wanting to go swimming on no notice. We live in Michigan and have a short swimming season. I just got it opened a week ago but it's dirty again already. It's hard because it's surrounded with pine trees. The needles are always on the carpeted pool deck and I have to wash it off with the hose and the pool needs to be vacuumed again. Take the solar cover off full of water and put it back on... I had to tell my grandson no, now I feel bad. I don't have an automatic pool vac, I have to do it the old fashioned way, with a pole. Once I get started it's not that bad. I made some extra strong coffee and drank it till I'm bug-eyed and I still don't want to clean the pool or do anything. So,, what herbs can I take that will give me a kick in the pants to get me started and maybe help my 02? I hate the jitters. I asked the Doctor what I could take and he said they stopped giving energy pills out in the 60's. Cheap Vitamin B12 from WalMart makes me jittery. It's only too bad the herbs are so expensive. Again, sorry to be so long, I could just use a little advice here. I feel absolutely lost and overwhelmed. The pulmonary fibrosis came from my job as a Dental Technician. We used miles of asbestos, tearing it off a roll, sending dust from it into the air, then after burning it out at 1800 degrees or so, you use a hammer to break the mold for gold or metal crowns, surrounded with the asbestos. That sends fried particles from the asbestos into the air.The asbestos was about as thick as 2 business cards and 2 inches wide. I used that from 1969 until 1983 when they came up with a substitute. Then I had to sandblast the castings, that was really dusty using 60 micron aluminum oxide. It is so fine, if you throw a handfull into the air, it takes 3-4 minutes for it to all land. Also lots of plaster dust and grinding metal. I have also got a breath of muratic acid a couple times and blew out smoke. Anyways,, sorry, I just want you to see the whole picture. Sorry to be so long. If you want, email me at kdsearsjr@hotmail.com Thanks Winni!

Ways a 12 year old can make money (Good small jobs)? So, I need to earn money. Long story. My mom is so cheap, I get no allowance and when she lets me do chores for money I have to do a billion just to get enough to go to the mall. Don't suggest babysitting. Just don't. And don't let my age fool you, I'm not that helpless little 12 year old girl. Having said that, I refuse to mow lawns (The lawn mower is scary because of the blades) and its summer so no snow shoveling (Plus snow is too heavy, let the people with snow blowers help the old people, its hard enough for us. Plus like over half the people have the big snow blowers. Yet none help us) So, here are some ideas I can think of I'm pretty good at making clay things, so maybe me and my friend could get a booth at the flea market? Online store isn't selling so well. Other crafts! I can make scented pillows. Along with other stuff (Hair stuff mostly) If the one neighbor who actually likes or knows us needs a babysitter, I could work. Maybe help that neighbor (mentioned above) or a family member help cook and prepare for a party? I'm good at cooking. I would love to do a bake sale, but no where to hold one. I could sell makeup to my brothers friends (Yes, some of his friends are girls) And that's all I can think of. Being 12 stinks. No one trusts you to be good at working! Um dude read my thing again. Yeah, a family member would hire me

Looking for Cheap/Free Small Broken Engines? I am currently taking a class called small engines at my High school and for the 4th quarter I am required to bring in a small broken engine. Small engines consist of: Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Weed Wackers, Leaf Blowers, Back Pack Leaf Blowers, etc. They do not consist of: Computer Hard Drives, Car Engines, Go Cart Engines, Broken Tvs, Etc. If anyone knows a website or two where they are selling small engines such as these small or even cheap would be better. And if anyone would like to also sell/give me a small engine such as these that are on Long Island New York that will also do. Also, I posted on Craigs List and looked on Ebay, so don't list those two websites. P.S. It has to be in it's entirety. For example a Weed Wacker that doesn't work, I will need everything else as well. (like the handle, Rotator at the bottom etc.) If you are gonna give/sell, contact me and I would be more then happy to take object myself. Once again, Thank you very much

Snow blower from electric motor? I want to build a snow blower and I found some plans to build a snow blower from a horizontal shaft lawn mower engine, which I lack. So I went poking around to see if there was some way around that and I stumbled across some stuff about electric motors. So I got to thinking, is there a way to turn a washing machine motor, car starter motor, or some other cheap or easy to come by motor into a battery powered motor with enough power to throw some snow? If your curious about the blower itself, I found the plans here: http://www.vintageprojects.com/home-garden/snow-thrower.html Thank you for any help.