35\u00a0 bar falls 29.87\u00a0 Omph NE\u00a0 windchill 35\u00a0 Samhain<\/p>\n
Waxing Gibbous Dark Moon<\/p>\n
Another aspect of northern living involves snowblower maintenance.\u00a0 Each November those of us with long driveways go out into the garage, poke around until we find the 2-stage beast that will work with us through the winter.<\/p>\n
Start it.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 That’s good.\u00a0 It runs.<\/p>\n
Oil can to its tin-man parts.\u00a0 The rotating blower (the second stage), worm oil in the auger’s worm gear (the first stage), oil at various other points where metal grates against metal in the service of snow removal.<\/p>\n
Ooops.\u00a0 There’s a mostly frayed wire leading to the snow deflector.\u00a0 Not critical.<\/p>\n
Rust has bloomed over the snowblowers 15 year service here.\u00a0 With a wire brush and scraper the paint flakes away and the surface of the rust becomes smoother.\u00a0 A spray of paint here and there covers the rust with a paint designed to mitigate oxidation.<\/p>\n
Check the oil.\u00a0 In this the oil hits the full top of the dip-stick.\u00a0 It looks clean.\u00a0 So, we’re ready for winter to do its worst.<\/p>\n
Just as soon as we get gas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
35\u00a0 bar falls 29.87\u00a0 Omph NE\u00a0 windchill 35\u00a0 Samhain Waxing Gibbous Dark Moon Another aspect of northern living involves snowblower maintenance.\u00a0 Each November those of us with long driveways go out into the garage, poke around until we find the 2-stage beast that will work with us through the winter. Start it.\u00a0 Hmmm.\u00a0 That’s good.\u00a0 … Continue reading Blow, Snow, Blow<\/span>