I will keep my snow shovels too. On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I'd keep it as long as possible, the old ones are way more rugged than the > = > new stuff although the newer stuff has better ergonomics. Even a repower > is= > still cheaper than a new one too. > I need to pull mine apart in the spring and figure out why the reverse > does= > n't work good. Once I get mine figured out I'll do the same job for the > nei= > ghbor. He says he's going to take his for a $100 service, I told him I'd > do= > the service for that money. Drain his gas out, change the plug, shoot some= > grease on the pivots and change the oil, easy money... > -Curt > From: Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 1:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready? > > Anywhere north of the Mason Dixon, there is always justification in the > household budget for mechanized snow removal! I keep thinking I’m going to > trade in my ’69 Ariens for a new model, but it just keeps going. The only > bad part about it is fiddling with the chains. 24” with a Tecumseh engine. > > > > > On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Angie and I went to the store a little while ago. When I wrote the message > below I hadn't been outside or looked at the thermometer. Its 15F and the > snow is fluffy powder. We've got around 8 inches and its still coming down > good. Volume is good for snowmobiling but it'd be better if it was a better > kind of snow. I'm not going to complain though, any snow is better than > none... > -CurtFixin to make another pirate run, down the street 50', take a right, > down that street 200 yards take a left, 50 yards and then a high speed run > down a long driveway to a furniture factory, behind the factory is an old > railroad bed and access to trails theoretically to Canada... > > > From: Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready? > > No WET snow. I hate shoveling margaritas! > > > > On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I did 15 miles Saturday morning, a pirate run through the backwoods > without my registration stickers. Then Angie joined me, we put the stickers > on and hit "the big trails" where we rode another 20 miles. The trails were > nice and smooth although the soft powder doesn't hold up all that well and > its easy to spin the track and dig in. Hopefully this next batch of snow > will be a little wetter. > > I haven't been out yet but we've got probably 6" on the ground now with > predictions up to 18". Not as much wind as the last storm but we're almost > certainly going to get more snow than we did last time. The riding should > be great! > > -Curt > > From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 4:12 PM > > Subject: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready? > > > > 'Nother storm sending snow your way. > > > > We got a foot of heavy wet stuff so far. A real heart attack snow. > > Are they predicting much for you? They are not calling this one this > > week's storm of the century, but it looks like it could be as big or > > bigger than last week's. > > > > MB Content: > > Went up to the grocery to get chicken broth for SWMBO, who is sick, > > in the 126. Could not get up the small hill when I left. Backed > > down and went out the other gate with less incline. Lousy no name > > tars on it. But the car is not worth a set of Blizzaks. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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