SNOW Common Sense

jimmbo

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This was one nights' snowfall in April of 85. Motor was running when I took the pic. Drove it out of there about 20 minutes later. One Wheel Drive, with 1980's Winter Tires on the rear
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Lou C

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This was one nights' snowfall in April of 85. Motor was running when I took the pic. Drove it out of there about 20 minutes later. One Wheel Drive, with 1980's Winter Tires on the rear
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Was that a '76 Olds? We had the same car, one year older, same color!
Except that ours had round headlamps instead of the rectangles. Great car loved it. 5.7 Olds & Quadrajet carb and Turbo 375 (IIRC) auto trans.
We got around in snow with Firestone Town & Country studded snow tires on the rear and 4-6 sandbags in the trunk.
 

jimmbo

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It was a 76 Olds 88 Royale, It had the 455 with a Turbo Hydramatic 400. 2.56 Rearend.
I had the 4dr Hardtop, the old Man had the 4dr Sedan

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Bob_VT

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I have owned a snowblower since the 1978 blizzard...never have I had a clog that would not unclog itself by just backing up. Yes I do spray everything with some slickery stuff......NEVER have I even thought about sticking my hand in there ! Just shows " you can't fix stupid"....
I was on active duty stationed in VA and the military flew us to RI to clear the 1978 blizzard........ LOL I still remember that!
 

airshot

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Speaking of snow, I was wondering....can the weight of a LOT of snow on my boat, that is sitting on a roller trailer punch the rollers thru the hull? Its a fiberglass 20ft boat with a 90hp on it as well. Its that white lump next to my garage!
If you're he hull and super structure are solid then no way would it cause an issue. However, if the wooden structure is rotten then the fiberglass could fail and the roller could damage the hull. Neighbors have an old boat in their junk pile and the rollers or what's left of them have broken thru the rotted hull. No idea how long it has sat there......at least 26 years that we have been nearby.
 
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