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herm0016 said:
serious? this seems dangerous.... spinning fan and dragging a cord around the driveway? hehhh...
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we used to have one in ny, it was ok if you used it when the snow got to be ~1" or something. of course it was completely fucking useless when the city plow drove massive amounts of the hard snow into the driveway entrance.
 
mmntech said:
They used to make corded electric ones. Maybe they still do. My granddad had one. It sucked.
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Did he use the correct wiring or did he do that thing retarded people do - power it using a 100ft #18 cord?

I'm guessing he did the retard thing. A good 15A cord can set you back $50 or more, so a lot of people don't get them. Run the 15A weed whacker on a 10A cord? Let's do it bro!
*2 weeks later*
Piece of shit weed whacker motor burned out! GRR!!!!
 
I'm skeptical that someone at a flea market would sell a working snow blower for a dollar. The scrap metal value is more than that.
 
This thread reminds me, I should look for some deals on bulk Christmas lights. I want to buy like 1800 watts worth of LED lights and totally deck out this place.
 
Red Squirrel said:
This thread reminds me, I should look for some deals on bulk Christmas lights. I want to buy like 1800 watts worth of LED lights and totally deck out this place.
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Not to actually make this thread turn in a serious direction, but LED Christmas lights you buy in most stores are complete crap. They rust after a couple seasons, the bulbs burn out from bad voltage, or the whites look blue, etc. It's not like the difference between cheap and "professional grade" incandescent lights. There is a true "you get what you pay for" here. You've already missed the best time to get quality LED strings in bulk, which is around Feb-April. Even then they aren't cheap.
 
Actually yeah when I first tried LED lights I actually returned them. I still buy the C9's. I'm old school like that. I use the LEDs indoors though.

But 1800w worth of LED lights would still be awesome to see. 😀
 
Red Squirrel said:
Actually yeah when I first tried LED lights I actually returned them. I still buy the C9's. I'm old school like that. I use the LEDs indoors though.

But 1800w worth of LED lights would still be awesome to see. 😀
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You could just get 1 big 1800w LED and crane it onto your house although the planes trying to land in your garden might keep you awake at night.
 
amdhunter said:
WTF, that's awesome.

I wish they'd make battery powered snowblowers.
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i recently got a battery powered trimmer/edger (who wants to smell gas or lug a wire around on a simple tool) and that thing barely lasts once around the property... that's why it comes with 2 batteries, but the main problem is it takes 9 hours to charge each. I can not imagine a snowblower, because all the trimmer does is spin its head around and force isn't necessary.
 
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The_Dude8 said:
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Originally Posted by Jeeebus
For some reason, I can never get a good deal on a snow blower here.


do you even use snow blower in FloRida?
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To the OP....As a flying swine once said...everybody knows this......😀
 
brianmanahan said:
they said theyd tried to give it away forever and could not get any takers
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I go to flea markets quite a bit. I know quite a few people who sell stuff frequently at flea markets. For many of them, it's a huge source of income Most of them are in it to make a profit, not take a loss. A flea marketer who would unload an (at least) $100 snow blower for only $1? Does not compute. I go to auctions and frequently see stuff go for dirt cheap - I said at one auction that "I almost feel like I'm a guilty party of stealing for getting these things so cheap." There's no way in hell that people would let a snowblower go that cheap. At $10, someone would grab it with hopes that they could turn around and make a quick profit on Craigslist the same day. $1 makes no sense.

Unless... you bought a snow shovel and you're embellishing this story a bit.
 
DrPizza said:
I go to flea markets quite a bit. I know quite a few people who sell stuff frequently at flea markets. For many of them, it's a huge source of income Most of them are in it to make a profit, not take a loss. A flea marketer who would unload an (at least) $100 snow blower for only $1? Does not compute. I go to auctions and frequently see stuff go for dirt cheap - I said at one auction that "I almost feel like I'm a guilty party of stealing for getting these things so cheap." There's no way in hell that people would let a snowblower go that cheap. At $10, someone would grab it with hopes that they could turn around and make a quick profit on Craigslist the same day. $1 makes no sense.

Unless... you bought a snow shovel and you're embellishing this story a bit.
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If price was 20 bucks thats about what you will get for that at scrap. Hell even some chicken head for the snow blower would make sense..
 
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