I learned this before snowblowers.

[John Schmidt]

If you only want to clear out the end of the driveway once, this is how I did it as a kid with a snow shovel.  Everyone complains how the plow comes along and unloads his blade in your driveway after you've already shoveled it out. So, next time you're clearing the drive at the street, continue to clear a space a little over a car length on either side of the drive. Just follow the curb and shovel/blow it about 2' back and as suggested....a car length or slightly more, depending on the amount of snow. Do that on both sides of the drive just in case the plow comes from either direction. That gives his blade a place to unload before getting to your drive, and any that is dumped there will be minimal.

It made a big difference back when I was a kid, nothing like having to shovel a 2-3' high pile a second time after you had already cleared it out once.

[f6rider]

now that could be one of the best suggestions I have ever read!! Snow related and it comes from Florida. Gotta love the internet!! thanks from Holland Ohio. 7 inches and a tank full of gas in the snow blower today!!

[alph]

my old neighbor use to do that with his snow blower.  never made sence to me, if you have a snow blower, it's not hard to blow out the snowplows "gift"......

[R J]

I always clear out along the curb to my mailbox, so that ends up helping my driveway.

But for a eye opener, it is much easier to move fresh snow than it is blown or plowed snow a second time.    Trust me, i been on the operator end of a snowblower for many years........

If ya don't believe me, blow the snow directly in front of your blower and see what happens when ya hit the pre-blown snow, she bogs down big time.....

[Cliff]

The technique works very well, I have always used it (I go more than a car length, closer to 2) and the results are worth it. I use a snow thrower which makes it faster and easier.

[BradValk48237]

Same here... My neighbor was wondering why I was so friendly to clean out a space in front of his house........
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[John Schmidt]

now that could be one of the best suggestions I have ever read!! Snow related and it comes from Florida. Gotta love the internet!! thanks from Holland Ohio. 7 inches and a tank full of gas in the snow blower today!!

I was born and raised in the "Land of the Sod Savages"....Iowa!  And, most of my military was well north of the Mason-Dixon line, the last one was northern Maine. Believe me....I know about snow. And RJ is right on the mark re. blowing fresh snow as opposed to "reblowing" it after being dumped on you from the street. Man....that used to tick me off. In fact, I usually would dig out the curb first in case the plow came through before I was done with the driveway, which happened quite often.

[bigfish_Oh]

now you know why I had to have an orange Valk

[Bama Red]

If I'd wanted a color match for my Valk, I would have to have an IH tractor (red & white). Instead, I have this:

[chrise2469]

my old neighbor use to do that with his snow blower.  never made sence to me, if you have a snow blower, it's not hard to blow out the snowplows "gift"......

Unless the snowplow leaves you gifts of ice like this




RJ is correct about throwing the snow more than once.  My backyard winds up having have the snow blown 3 times.  By #3 its like blowing powdered cement.
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That's a drywall square for reference.

[Tropic traveler]

What's a snowblower?
For that matter, what's a snowplow?
Strange apparatus you fellows speak of.

[Jess Tolbirt]

when i lived in Mich on a hill in marquette, after i shoveled out the drive i would turn on the hose and let the water run for about 4 hours and them go out and roll up the hose,,,about 6am you would hear this loud crash and look out side and see the plow at the bottom of the hill...its a wonder i didnt go to jail or get someone hurt,,, the bunny bread factory was at the bottom of the hill,, pretty steep hill too...

[czuch]

Its cold here in Tucson. It was almost freezing this morning. Last week I had single digits at the house. .We're so unprepared for it. The auto parts stores are out of the most common freeze plugs. Like the 1 1/2' that my daughter needs.