Comments on: Finally, A Way To Build Snow Forts Before The Kids Lose Interest

By: james

james — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:12:49 +0000

This guy is retarded. As one who has been plowing snow for years with my garden tractor, you need chains, and wheel weights, firs of all. Also, you can get a good plow for that tractor for around $350. That rig won’t last, and won’t work well. You need an angled plow. Pushing it straight won’t go very far in more than a couple inches of snow. That rig might hurt you, won’t do a good job, and will probably damage your nice tractor. He’s got a top notch tractor with a redneck plow. WTF?

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:17:28 +0000

What world is it where the dude can afford a Club Cadet riding mower…but not a snow blower?

By: linda porter

linda porter — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:50 +0000

this is a cool idea except when he uses the hand hes holding the board with to scratch his head and then the board comes up and smacks him right in the face

By: Jeremy Kuehl

Jeremy Kuehl — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:18 +0000

I agree, pure genius! 100% Iowa ingenuity. But watch those teeth Steve our dental insurance isn’t all that great!

By: joe

joe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:47:45 +0000

there’s no way this guy’s arm will be able to withstand a push from the “plow” blade, “fulcrum” or no.

i hope his dental is paid up.

By: Marvin

Marvin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:15:53 +0000

They actually make real snow plow attachments that mount to the mower deck brackets when the deck is removed. I guess the toss up is the cost of the real blade, vs. a trip to the dentist when he hits something hard and frozen with the blade.

By: neal

neal — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:34 +0000

I say almost nil on the teeth breaking risk. Looks like one bolt through the rear portion so it cam pivot foward and make getting on and off easier. It’s nearly vertical so it wouldn’t take much effort to hold in that position. The tractor without chains or weights isn’t going to get up much speed and it looks like it’s leaving a little snow on the drive yet so I’m guessing skids on the bottom edge to reduce blade friction on the ground.
A one handle on the side set up might be nice but this way left and right handed drivers can both use it.
Making it out of wood prevents your hand or tongue from freezing to it as well.
I give it a thumbs up!

By: Ddddave

Ddddave — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:25:43 +0000

Oh, that’s right. Home Depot carries the ones for John Deere, right?

By: Anna Rexia

Anna Rexia — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:08:44 +0000

No, I think he's not onto something, but on something. Maybe a few shots of whiskey to "help warm up" while putting that thing together. Indeed, he could benefit from the talent of some of the people from MAKE.

By: Anna Rexia

Anna Rexia — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:06:39 +0000

I don’t know about that particular model, but the one I have can go fast enough to flip over if I were to suddenly turn sharp at full speed.