My ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD ABUSED my SNOWBLOWER!

[@Fixologist1]

Power Smart Gas Snowblower: amzn.to/3UKhEdk Power Smart 4800W Generator: amzn.to/409VvXX

[@jtbracknell]

Your a good man Brad to get out and help others in the neighborhood with that snowblower. The motor on that thing sound solid.

[@Fixologist1]

Motor never hiccuped once! Chewed right through about 10" of snow and 2" of solid ice. It did this for 7 driveways and only ever broke when I was at fault.

[@IIImobiusIII]

Nothing brings neighbors together like hard times. Cooperation is the flower that blooms in bad weather.

[@nOpOrOpMoP]

lived in Michigan most of my life, it's crazy watching you guys get that much ice and snow and currently we have none. we had a similar ice storm in I believe 2002.

[@theoloutlaw]

Living in Australia, this will be in the Top 10 things I'll never have to say, 'Hey! Wanna borrow my snowblower?' Ahaha

[@davidmolina3520]

You know it was not a coincidence you receiving that blower ❄️🌬️

[@udizzy1969]

Your a Good Man, Helping others is Awesome. Where I live I do this every time it snows. But I have a real beast of a snowblower. Thank you For Giving Back Sir. Stay safe Dizzy.

[@markanderson3740]

Here in Nova Scotia, when we know the sleet is coming we leave the snow down so the crust of ice is easy to remove. That's the first time I've seen using a tarp in 56 years :) We just use a floor broom from the front hall, or if the snow is deep enough to need it, and with some finesse, you can plane the shovel over the car leaving just a couple inches, without touching paint. When we feel the rain is starting we get all the snow off so the rain can melt everything clean. OK, i gotta say, after saying watching you was watching me, hearing you was hearing me, with the plastic. Made me laugh, been there :) always some bullshit in the way, usually something we left there :) All in all it looked a fun day for everyone. Community is nice to have.

[@davidcenteau-depina6192]

My girlfriend and I were visiting family in Ohio just before this storm hit. We were supposed to stay until Sunday. I woke to weather alerts Saturday and said it's time to go. Driving through Kentucky and Tennessee with weather like this is a white knuckle ride.

[@Twobarpsi]

Haha, you jinxed yourself! Great video Fixologist!

[@Scoots1994]

In Texas' recent big freeze I stood in my front yard and watched trees in the forest fall over one after the other for hours under the weight of the ice.

[@Fixologist1]

That's the storm where everyone's water lines were busting and all the power was out forever right?

[@Scoots1994]

@@Fixologist1 Yep. I'm on a grid with emergency services so my power never went down. Had friends come and stay with us.

[@PickupsAreNotTrucks]

Idk why I’m watching this, I’ve lived in ND my whole life. This is normal for me. I find it fun watching you fellas struggle down there a lil further south! 😂 Bout time it wasn’t only us! Few tips: Prep for snow removal is very important. Pick up anything that’ll be buried under snow and ice (like your chunk of plastic.) Big one is extension cords for plugging block heaters in. I’ve chewed up many an extension cord. Get rid of them sheer pins. Those are infuriating. I put 5/16 grade 8 bolts through them holes. Only gotta replace those once every few years. You’ll go through 10 sheer pins in a single snowfall sometimes. You had mentioned being worried about gas but, the cup worth of gas is well worth the time to stay on top of snow removal rather than waiting til it’s all hard packed ice. Snowblowers are great with fluffy snow, they can’t do much with ice. Use that electric starter. You only want the pull start as your backup cuz that pull start will break when you need it most. The electric starters can be fussy and will eventually fail and you’ll need that pull start. That’s all I can think of from my snowblowing days. I shelled out the 8 grand for a snow plow on my pickup bout 5 years ago. Well worth the money up here, not so much down there. Anything is better than shoveling though! Cool video Brad. I love seeing neighbors helping each other. I plow out my entire block most of the time. Our neighbor behind us saved my wife’s life this summer rushing her to the hospital while she was having a stroke. Neighbors are a real blessing to have if you can become close with them.

[@Fixologist1]

Thanks for all the great tips! Yes, good neighbors are invaluable. We all need to stick together and help each other. It's what we're here for, after all.

[@the-creech4790]

I've never seen a man so unfamiliar with a machine. 😁😁😁 But I'm from Minnesota....

[@BIZARBIES]

Us that deal with it EVERY single winter probably chuckled a bit. The waiting for the ice was #1 mistake. Silicone spray helps tremendously, spray the auger, hopper, and chute with it so snow doesn't stick. Tbh, that machine wouldn't last a season in my AO. Might be ok for some light snow here and there, but when the snow drifts are knee high that machine would be toast!

[@the-creech4790]

@@BIZARBIES Agreed!

[@JS-uc3gu]

The struggle was real ha...Pro tip from a Minnesotan: The drive cable that goes from the right hand lever down to the machine needs to be tightened more (remove more slack from cable). It's not giving the friction disc (which turns the wheels) enough contact to fully power the wheels. This was fun but tough to watch for anyone with experience.

[@ripstitchupholstery]

That machine is a champ. More than enuff power. The worst possible snow conditions to test it in. Your cat looked totally mesmerized by the snow 🤯 first time perhaps? Gr8 show as always bro 👍 I enjoy blowing my neighbors driveways and sidewalks. I guess I enjoy the most is helping with a difficult task. Lots of snow here in Saskatchewan.

[@Fixologist1]

Yeah, our kitty cat was trying to take swipes at the snowflakes. Bless his heart. :D

[@eddiefisher8921]

You ready for Friday Brad I got ice this time and calling for snow Friday. I'm not far from you. Be safe brother.

[@zonger420]

I had to walk out in that shit other night nothing was open. A 15min walk turned into 2 hours.

[@DeadKoby]

Snowblowers are like Fire Extinguishers.... you keep them maintained in hopes that you don't have to use it. My snowblower is probably about 30 years old now... but I make sure it runs every fall, so when the day comes, it's ready. Some winters I didn't need it at all........ other winters I needed it 2-3 times every day. This year it's been used to clear about 2-3 inches off the drive quickly.

[@sikkepossu]

23:06 That's exactly why tracked snow blower is the ONLY option. 🤣

[@valvenator]

I'm quite a bit of an old hermit crab. I really like to keep to myself. Been in this neighborhood for two plus years. At times like these maybe I need to introduce myself to my neighbors. I'm sure us old farts can help the younger ones and vice versa. Thanks for the inspiration, and may GOD bless. BTW, I used to be jelaous of folks with setback homes with long driveways. Maybe not so much anymore.

[@jamescorvett]

A snowblower beats a shovel any day! Looks like the snowblower is working pretty well too! If it had some wheel weights it might help keeping traction? I know they do sell small tire chains for these. Probably a good thing you waited to clear stuff or that ice would have been on the bottom and harder to remove. Good call! Also i'd try and find some hardened pins even small bolts/nuts would prob work as long as they're hardened type.

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Very Cool, Brad you are the best neighbour,you can get those shear pins at your local hardware or rental company,Cheers!

[@Fixologist1]

I got some off Amazon: amzn.to/4h395TA 24 of them for under $6.

[@peterburi2727]

Being a Wisconsin resident, it is always good to do a pre-blow check of your driveway and sidewalks for stuff that's going to jam your auger. Before you get the white shit.

[@Fixologist1]

I learned that the hard way.

[@EmbelekoBand]

Brad never let the snow freeze. That snow blower would’ve done the job so much easier. I learned the hard way lol. Which is why I say don’t wait for the snow to freeze. 👍🤘

[@BIZARBIES]

Exactly! Don't wait for wet snow to freeze!

[@Fixologist1]

@@BIZARBIES If I'd blown the snow off before the rain came, I'd have ended up with the 2" thick sheet of ice directly on the asphalt. I think that would have been even worse.

[@dewwhatchadew1]

Im glad we dodged the previous snow storm from 09 that one sucked bad. Our power was off for 7 or 8 days on that one. We didnt lose power this time think the lord. I think were good unless it comes down again. Dixie area anyways..

[@EvilHomer1973]

I live in Maine and you have more snow than we do. LOL!

[@Podcastforthewin]

People question you because of your views on how others reacted during COVID-19. But not one of those people was half decent humans helping out their neighbours like you do. says a lot about those opinionated asshats

[@Fixologist1]

They said I was "selfish" because of my views.

[@Podcastforthewin]

@ people said the same about me. I’m glad that asshole Justin Trudeau is done now

[@BIZARBIES]

​@Fixologist1 you're a good doobie Brad! We that didn't take the shot did what we thought was right for us. Nice of you to help yer neighbors! Spray some silicone on the auger, hopper and chute to help with wet snow sticking. Get rid of those stupid shear pins a use a bolt and nuts. You'll keep snapping those weak pins and it can be frustrating! Stretch too!

[@TheUniversalEyes]

I have experienced every variation of ice storms over the years, some that start off as freezing rain, then turn into the snow and vice versa. The worst I experienced was Valentines day of 1990. It caused so much damage, it looked like a tornado came through town. Trees and power lines were falling over. That is my biggest fear now, my neighbor has a huge tree branch that goes over my roof, it it were to fall, it would take my house out. You certainly have your hands full!

[@Fixologist1]

I’d be talking to the neighbor about that tree.

[@bretthibbs6083]

Brad I would have had it in a lower gear. That's why you were having so much trouble and having to go back and forth with it the whole time. I live up in Minnesota and I had the same problem when I had a self propelled blower so I switched to a lower gear and it worked fine.

[@Fixologist1]

Tried that. Didn’t help. It was the ice.

[@bretthibbs6083]

@@Fixologist1 okay

[@hestheMaster]

So far in Chicago we have got 2 "'s of the stuff so far this Winter. You can have our amount that we normally get anytime. Heck you got a snowblower so it's no problem and you get quite a workout with it too. It's a La Nina across the USA.

[@Reptalien]

Brad this video really blows. Seriously, good work man. You demonstrate what a good human is.

[@bebop425]

What a nice guy you are!

Back in 92 or93 we got a total of 73" of snow for the season first snow that year we got two feet of the white stuff will never forget that year and every so often we get another foot of snow with freezing rain and only nine degrees outside all dug out by hand no fancy snow blowers, cuz where i was living in Pennsylvania houses were too close together nowhere to put the snow but the sidewalk and then dig out your vehicle after the Boro plowed you in i hate winters anymore. And now if you don't clean off your sidewalk you get a fine from the Boro. What you have their my friend is nothing to us up here in the north. But anyway Brad your a good man for always helping your neighbors we need more people like you in this crazy world.

[@keithosterberg]

We were hit pretty bad (St.Louis area) but we had heavy ice first, then snow. I broke a scraper, a Broom, and a shovel, and I got nowhere near to digging out.

[@rlwdaman1]

As a northern snowblowing expert.... You had the drive set to the fastest setting. A big no no. Those are for transportation where you aren't using the auger. Always snow blow at 1 or maybe 2. With the ice you go slow and let the augers eat. Eliminates all that back and forth crap

[@Dennis-uc2gm]

I never broke any sheer bolts on mine.........yet, but if I had to put my hands on them it would be like where the h.....are they ? I discovered my blower would of worked better with chains this time, I had to help push a lot. When I was a bit younger I use to go over to the neighbors driveways, but it took all I had to just get mine done.

[@doctoribanez]

It just rained in north Carolina. Maybe some tiny sleet for a minute 😂. Looks horrible. I have family in southern Illinois and i guess there was a lot of power outages

[@Fixologist1]

My step mother is without power in Western Kentucky.

[@woody8577]

@@Fixologist1 We were without power the entire night before last up until a few hours after daybreak here in southeastern KY. Times like that are when I'm thankful for our generator. Sometimes it takes the power company a while to get to us, as we live in quite a rural area.

[@michaeldeas1969]

I moved from Lowell Indiana just after Thanksgiving in 2009 and was so happy that I didn't experience all that misery. That Christmas, I was standing in my front yard in shorts and a t-shirt back in Georgia🫠

[@tuggben5510]

As a northern swede with heavy snow each year, having to use snowblower frequently, It would not be effiecient :S But it turned out great for you and all the street :D but chains would help. Good video, laughed out loud when I saw the plastic getting pulled in, weve all done that, haha.

[@BIZARBIES]

Spray the hopper, auger, and chute with silicone spray so wet snow doesn't stick as much.

[@Fixologist1]

I didn't have any clogs the whole time I used it. Probably wouldn't hurt though.

[@nellayema2455]

You got more snow in a few hours than we've had in the Detroit area all season. Whoever sent you that blower must be a descendant of Nostradamus. I hope some of the neighbors bring you a pie or other fresh baked goods!

[@Wh33lsofFortune]

Hello other Detroit area local 👋🏻😂

[@nellayema2455]

@@Wh33lsofFortune Cheers!

[@tankthelord1178]

Grab some beers for me when you pass the shop please Brad....

[@davidflamee]

Yes!! come and live next doors to me man, you're most welcome. I'll follow behind with some salt. Great job Sir. Great video. Fantastic review. Proper conditions. Big heart, kind gesture.

[@BlugubriousMusic]

I hope any of your would-be critics watch this video. The unhesitating neighborliness was awesome. My one neighbor on one side who barely speaks English would totally do this for all of us... on the other side, spoken maybe 3 times in as many years. California could use some training in this department! One minor detail, we never have snow here... but maybe one of those dozens of mowers you got! Ha ha.

[@hautedaug]

They should have sent you some crampons to go with that

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

18:47 😅 been there

[@mikeboring1293]

Leave the snow let it rain it’s safer to have the snow down,and it easier to remove both at the same time

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Lol I'm in the adirondacks, we've yet to get more than 7 irritating 2-3 inches tops but it's a deep freeze we are driving cars onto lakes ice fishing. I'd rather have 8-10 inches snow than this irritating minor shit. Ya'll got it easy Holmes lol.

[@jasonbates2687]

I was just wondering how bad you got hit. I'm in TN. and we didn't get anything. I saw the video when you got that thing, oh the irony. Maybe it was karma.

[@Fixologist1]

Bad. Crazy storm. One to remember.

[@ericrichard5237]

Leave snow till ice is done.

[@brianmurphy5008]

i give thos 11 thumb's up!!!:)

[@snoopysrc]

A good beater snowblower

[@RobertMoore-l5x]

i'm a hr. north of KC. we had 14" . reminded me of how winter was in the early 80's . Al gore should come help me scoop my global warming out of my drive

[@rabiabaloch6111]

Hello 👋 Please make a complete video on removing all the snow from cars 🚗 as well.thanks

[@mikeboring1293]

Man wish someone would send me a snow blower, your a lucky guy

[@jasoneddy9111]

i live along lake erie. i cant watch this shit right now. having bad flashbacks of doing this shit for a living. i need to calm down. please be quiet chickens... im trying to close this video... holy canoli.....

[@Fixologist1]

hahaha. Sorry for the trauma!

[@terryconnell]

Sorry to admit I laughed... hope your hand is OK.

[@joewhite917]

Be sure to empty the gas

[@Fixologist1]

At the end of the season, i'll run the gas out. Great point!

[@woody8577]

@@Fixologist1 Yeah, that ethanol they add to it will cause problems in a hurry. I wish we had a local station with non-ethanol unleaded like some places do. I remember the days when a tank of fuel would last a while before going stale.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Yup.if snow is coming? Well where I live we always can up and get shit off the ground we'll before snow hits because getting that crap in your auger sucks. Kids. Smfh hahahaha

[@DaveFromTyler]

you live too far up North, git'chur butt down here to Florida

[@darrellkelly7614]

I saw a Reindeer go by😊

[@jacobdowler1]

SNAFU! ...imagine working in a big ass mf Cemetery in that shit!😅

[@danlabatte3859]

Keep hands off drive an blower cable for natural. I don't know if this was real or acting. Kinda scary to watch 😂

[@arcadepiano]

i haven't seen snow since 1985. here in sabadell barcelona, catalonia, spain. you are lucky having snow. why would anyone would want to get rid of snow? and my aunt she lives in the desert of almeria, where the spaghetti western movies were filmed. their weather is even worst. they even make a party the rare day it RAINS. you don't know what you got until you lose it. the global warning with n.

[@KaelynDreyer]

You aren't getting rid of the snow, rather just moving it out of the way. Snow is gonna snow no matter where it lays.

[@arcadepiano]

@@KaelynDreyer you don't have the ethics and education background i have. i am 46 years old and i never had any car. i never bought gasoline. i don't make noises with cars, i don't need roads that overheats the air. i don't want electric cars that makes tire noises and can kill another of my dogs, again, i do need to run air purifiers because my house is surrounded by constant traffic. your normalized comfort commodity has waste that i do smell, like a second hand smoker. you don't feel sorry for your exhaust maing fumes. you don't know what is it like walking 12 km carrying 22 kg of food supply because i decline using the bus. not even 20 years ago when i was a postman i used the bus, so i had to carry 150% of letters without the service of the car refilling that 50%. even driving with bicycle, and working from 7 to 10, that's fifteen hours, 6 days a week for thousand coins per month salary. and non stop RUNNING. have you seen postmen running like it's the olympic games? that was me. a world without cars is possible. but it takes 3 testicles. you are poisoning that white snow with the fumes. you should respect and don't touch the environment. of course it melts sooner if you touch. 2 years ago it snowed here but only for half an hour. and i still hoard like a treasure the snow i could store. but hasn't snowed properly (1 meter height) since 1985. the only snow is at 200 km at the pyrinees. and i will never have a car to go there. if you don't understand me, study to josé mújica, the ex president of uruguay, the humble who lowered his salary and declined all luxery.

[@arcadepiano]

@KaelynDreyer dirty fumes air pollution noise pollution. i never bought gasoline and i am 46.

[@KaelynDreyer]

@arcadepiano That's awesome you are able to do that. Many people are not. One person's experience can be drastically different than another's. Clearing walk paths and driveways so one can get around is not a bad thing. Using a snow blower to achieve that goal is just using a tool to accomplish a task. That's it. Using a gas powered device for a very short term is not going to kill the armoshere regardless of what media tells you. No worries You're 46 and I'm 60. Why that matters is anyone's guess but I assure you that consumer gasoline powered anything is not a climate issue. Rest easy in that knowledge

[@arcadepiano]

@KaelynDreyer you are warming the planet with all those fumes. you will always find a way to justify. you could say no to cars. but you are american. the earth's biggest problem. you are entitled to contaminate.

[@teddybear4020]

where r u ? city state...................i am in jamestown new york

[@jerryhatrick5860]

You couldn't give me.that snowblower , either that or it's operator error hard to tell. But goods on you and your community minded heart. I'm the same way I take care of 5 driveways where I live. For whatever they can donate I don't ask they just give back.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Oh shit ungot freezing rain before the real.ssnow that makes things suck. I see the tires now they are really good tires. It's the ice that making shit Hard as hell

[@Fixologist1]

Yeah man, it ain't the blower, it's the 2" of solid ICE!

[@Scoots1994]

Clearly not a "modern" American, out there knowing your neighbors names and volunteering to help them out and asking for nothing in return. Don't you know you are supposed to be hate filled and selfish?

[@Fixologist1]

Yeah, I kind of don't belong in this timeline.

[@Scoots1994]

@@Fixologist1 I don't either. My daughters "blame" me for their impulses to help others :)

[@macinfloydvolk]

hard to hear with that production music in the background ....

[@Fixologist1]

I thought I had the mix pretty good. Thanks for the feedback

[@valvenator]

Production music? All I heard throughout the video was rrrrrmmntrrvrooommmrrshroomkrroo...

[@woody8577]

@@valvenator Yep, The Four Stroke Sonata!

[@PapaBuffalo-716]

Sorry Brad, being from Buffalo this video is painful to watch. I gave it until you sheared the bolts and basically stuck your hand into the auger to clear plastic. Take care.

[@gumbootcloggers8330]

ADUST the runners ffs. Read the instructions.

[@steveconnolly322]

Calm bro