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rjmcgee
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I picked up an S-10 4x4 this summer when we were buying scrap metal. It probably cost us about $50 at the time, but I decided to spare it from the shredder. Perfect snow plow canidate. Spent all day today fabbing up the plow on it and I am amazed how well this little thing will push snow. We had about 8" of snow and it was nothing for it. This beats the hell out of my lawn tractor I used last year.
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Dewey316
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Location: Bringing the tech
1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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Now that is the difination of a gear head!
Too lazy to shuvle the driveway, but willing to spend hours welding a snow plow on the front of a scrap-truck. 
All joking aside, that is a cool project man! |
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Quasi-Traction
"I have petals"
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Location: stumptown
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome!
Great work, and good thinkin Rod!
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Sprayed a little paint on the plow today and added some lights that I got from Aaron, BTW thanks Aaron. It's really snowing right now so hopefully I can do some plowing in the morning.
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iansane
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Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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I love it! Use WHATEVER you have around! |
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aaron_sK
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Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| rjmcgee wrote: | | and added some lights that I got from Aaron, BTW thanks Aaron. |
I also really like the lighting system you've got hanging down under the bumper there. |
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | rjmcgee wrote: | | and added some lights that I got from Aaron, BTW thanks Aaron. |
I also really like the lighting system you've got hanging down under the bumper there. |
Haha, the turn signals on this S10 were in the front bumper, I just haven't decided what to do with the sockets yet. If I ever want to get it on the road I'll have to mount some lights on it. |
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Schultzy89GTA
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Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a nice little plow Rod. Looks like we get to share a little bit of your guys normal winter up here this year. Hopefully things will be mellow by the time dyno gets here.
-Schultzy
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83Z28BlackBetty
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Location: Aloha
1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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ROD that is awesome! i could use one of those up here! we are totally stuck in our driveway. Great job on the ingenuity 
~JAKE
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cameron7710
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| Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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dude thats awsome!
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chevymad
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1987 Pontiac Formula
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| So when you coming up and plowing all our driveways?? Dad tried to do mine yesterday.. the blade kept pushing the tractor sideways instead of the snow. He did end up getting a path finally though. |
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| chevymad wrote: | | So when you coming up and plowing all our driveways?? Dad tried to do mine yesterday.. the blade kept pushing the tractor sideways instead of the snow. He did end up getting a path finally though. |
I"d be all about heading up there Brandon, but Jenn won't let me go past the end of our street. 
She don't let me have any fun!!!!!  |
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Now we know that ain't true
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chevymad
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Come home tonight to a bare driveway and huge piles of snow all around. Looks like dad brought the backhoe over this time to do it. I may actually get out of hte house in my own car in the morning.. If it doesnt snow me in again. Not sure where i'll park at work though. Had several cars stuck in the lot again today. |
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Jenn
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| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| rjmcgee wrote: |
I"d be all about heading up there Brandon, but Jenn won't let me go past the end of our street.
She don't let me have any fun!!!!! |
| Quote: | | Now we know that ain't true |
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