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62 wood 
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 Topic: Raking Leaves...The Northern Way..Posted: November-12-2009 at 1:16am |
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My mom lives in a timber, with about an acre of lawn. Last weekend we cleaned lawn. Thought I'd post a few pics of the way we "rake" leaves up north....
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eric lavine
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Posted: November-12-2009 at 10:12am |
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and grade gravel driveways, thats a first with the leaves though,
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WakeSlayer
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Posted: November-12-2009 at 12:10pm |
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Now THAT is brilliant. I had better not show that to my kids.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: November-12-2009 at 12:48pm |
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Steve,
I have used the tractor blade for the same but you do end up with a few divits here and there. Now, if you could figure out how to get the set up to clean my gutters it would be great! |
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62 wood
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Posted: November-12-2009 at 1:19pm |
Mike, I cant take credit for the idea...my father started doing it years before he passed away. I did improve on the idea with the V plow tho.. 
Pete, we use the mower and a gas powered backpack blower to windrow the leaves onto the blacktop drive. No divots that way! BTW, In the third picture where we are pushing the leaves, there is a retaining wall.... the leaves are actually 8 to 10 feet deep! |
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SN206
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:19am |
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Did my share today! Wished I took photos's. Smoke was so bad you could see it from the interate that was 3 1/2 miles away!
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...those who have fallen and those who will.
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 2:03am |
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On those 8' footers Steve did you have to put your snow chains on?
Saturday is leaf raking day for me, no place to plow them though . . . up in smoke. Chuck |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 9:51am |
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Chuck,
Happy Birthday! |
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lewy2001
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 10:09am |
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Happy birthday Chuck. It was a pleasure meeting you at GL.
Friday the 13th will be nothing but good luck for you. Chuck you have a cool old boat. 
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eric lavine
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 11:35am |
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Chuck, happy birthday
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 12:17pm |
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Steve, been there done that, nowadays I just use a leaf blower to push them to my neighbors yard.
Chuck, Happy Birthday!! |
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 12:41pm |
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Happy B.day Chuck!!! ... having a birthday on friday the 13th?!! How lucky can you get!
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:07pm |
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Right back at ya Steve!
Chuck |
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:10pm |
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Thanks Pete, Quinner, Chris, Eric, Lewy (first BD greetings from the Southern Hemisphere for me), and Pete.
Good friends all over the place here at CCFan . . . Chuck |
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:12pm |
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Happy Birthday Chuck, it is my father's birthday today too! 59 I think.
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:16pm |
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HW, I'm not sure what to think about being old enough to be your dad . . . although I'm not quite yet at his level. Thank you. BTW thanks for sending the boot hardware.
Chuck |
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 1:34pm |
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Chuck,
...didnt ask when we talked ealier...BIG PARTY planned? |
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Posted: November-13-2009 at 11:33pm |
Pete I think if you hooked a rope to the back end of the truck and the other end to a downspout then got a good running start.....you'd solve your gutter cleaning problems. Oh....and Happy Birthday Wishes to both Chuck and Steve! |
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Posted: November-14-2009 at 1:11am |
Thanks Mark... Chuck and I've known each other for 4 or 5 years and just found out this morning we shared the same B.days. 
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Posted: November-14-2009 at 1:24am |
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Happy b-days guys..... Yep, darn the Jason masks and have some fun boys..
LOL. Moj' |
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Posted: November-14-2009 at 8:35am |
Thanks Moj' You can make a fair representation of the mask with a paper plate, sort of an origami mask. Chuck |
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Posted: November-15-2009 at 10:11pm |
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Somehow missed this Steve...hope you had a good one.
I know I owe you a call-back. But last week was "Groundhog" day for me. Remember the Bill Murray movie? Every day was just the same as the day before...crazy busy. john |
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Posted: November-16-2009 at 10:00am |
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Michael Keaton? bill murray was in the other movie
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Posted: November-16-2009 at 10:21am |
Ground Hog Day = Bill Murray Carbon Copy = Micael Keaton |
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