Married to my 109 and snowthrower now !

[Superglyde]

Okay, I did it. We got 5 inches of snow the other night and used my 109 and 42a snowthrower for the first time! Have a long steep driveway and it went up and down like a champ. Thanks to all you who helped me get it on and adjusted and such. I did the driveway in about 15 minutes and had so much fun I did my neighbors steep drive down the road!
Everytime something happened I recalled all that you guys have said here in various posts, i.e.
Starting it up...let it run and bit and it would not move. I freaked and thought something broke in the hydro. Remembered one of y'all said let it WARM up. So a few minutes later, it worked just fine.
I need a hydraulic lift! That manual one makes it awfully hard to lift that honkin' blower up!
I need to do the ezglide next. Whats the best way to sand that chute?
Thanks for the advice on how to hit the snow. You do have to "engage" the snow until it lugs a bit and then find that sweet spot and man does it go then!
wet snow down at the bottom of the hill where the plow was makes it just kind of "vomit" out of the blower. Need to work on that.
Chain oil--is motorcycle chain oil good enough?
How frequently do you guys lube all the fittings?
Man, this is such an amazing machine. I have a respectful fear of it that I know will get better, but with one hand on the hydro lever all the time, the right hand has to be quick and connected to the brain !
Thanks all ! I'll try and get a pic or two up.
Oh one more dumb question. Does a plow work as good as that blower? If you could have only one, which would you go with?
Carl

[Superglyde]

thanks wild bill,
I will do all you recommended.
I was asking about the blade because one downside to the blower is it leaves a skim layer of snow that ices up whereas a blade you could take it down to asphalt and let the sun warm it up. Also, less moving parts so one would think if you plow every 4 inches or so during a storm, the blade could be better for all around use. But I do love it. It used to take me a good four hours with help of my wife to shovel, but I knocked it out in less than fifteen minutes with the thrower!

[Superglyde]

what you're saying is, I need more than one cub now that I've discovered how cool they are

[ACecil]

That's exactly right, Superglyde! A Cub Cadet for every job...LOL!

[_DX3_]

Originally Posted by Superglyde

what you're saying is, I need more than one cub now that I've discovered how cool they are

It's an addiction called yellow fever. I started out with one last spring and now I have 3 and working on getting my 4th, and hope to have a 5th this year to finish up my 1x9 collection.

[jeff k.]

Originally Posted by _DX3_

It's an addiction called yellow fever. I started out with one last spring and now I have 3 and working on getting my 4th, and hope to have a 5th this year to finish up my 1x9 collection.

back in 2006 some one talked me in to buying a 782. I haven't stoped since.I now have 20 cubs and multipliable attachments .:biggrin2.gif: It's a sickness,but I'm not complainen that's my wife's dept.

[Superglyde]

A cub for every job. Yep, I can see that, especially cause its so darned difficult to change out attachments! thats great justification to the wife for having multiple cubs! could save your life, or fingers or sanity!