They do have them, they work good.
Snow and tarp experiment...It worked!
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They do have them, they work good.
When my son moved to Charlotte, NC, we had a game - one of us would load his snow shovel on the large U-Haul truck and he'd take it off, saying he wouldn't need it. As you may have guessed, when we got to Charlotte, the shove was on the truck. A few weeks later, Charlotte got hit with a storm that dropped a few inches on the ground. Mike was the only person in his neighborhood that had a shovel and a clean driveway. 
Several years ago an ice storm hit and my truck was totally covered with about 1/4" of ice! It took over an hour just to get off enough ice to be able to open the doors to get inside and start the truck. With the engine running, the defroster was able to melt the ice off the windshield. I decided then and there, it wouldn't happen again.
I got a tarp large enough to cover the truck. I also got about 20 of the super magnets. I made a small canvas bag for each magnet and sewed the magnets into the bags. I put canvas "pull tab" on each bag to facilitate the removal of the magnets from the metal side s of the truck. Works super. When a storm is forecast, the truck is covered and the magnets hold the tarp in place, even with winds. After any storm or blizzard, my truck is ready to go in about 10 minutes.
All I need is a tarp.
(This is cruel but sometimes I am )
Regards,
turnerriver
(This is cruel but sometimes I am )
Regards,
turnerriver
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Probably not but my buddy's m29 did. He just got home from the night shift. A solicitor knocked on the door. His wife answered and the guy stuck his foot in the door. My buddy listened to the conversation. He put on his shoulder holstered m29 and ran down the stairs to the front door swung open the door and asked the clown if there is a problem. My buddy was a tunnel rat in nam. He wasn't wrapped to tight before nam. He's a good guy just don't push his button.
The tarp trick sounds good my misses does it on the cars.
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I hate snow. Should move further South.
Tex1001
Member
You'll have to go farther south than Texas this time.
It took my wife almost 5 hours to go 19 miles yesterday.
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jag312
Member
Right now, if I'm not shoveling snow, I'm shoveling frozen horse manure. I didn't plan on my retirement to be like this. What went wrong?
JcMack
Member
I was gonna try the tarp to cover the cab and hood of my little pickup. It's outside all the time and I really hate chipping the ice and sweeping the snow off it in winter. I was gonna bungee the thing down to the front bumper and rear wheels but the plan was never implemented. It's been real cold but not much pecip.. Maybe a whole truck cover would be easier.
normanlclark
Member
Less effort
Just move to Arizona.
Just move to Arizona.
Around here we get a fair amount of "lake effect snow" .....light and fluffy.....
MY leaf blower does a great job on 2-3" or less.
MY leaf blower does a great job on 2-3" or less.
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fiasconva
US Veteran
Well, I'd like to tell you all how well it worked this time but it started snowing last night about 6 and it's still coming down. We have at least 9 inches and it's getting dark so I'll see if works tomorrow. I really hate snow!
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Used to have one. Wind kept getting under it. but with no wind it worked fine.
pittpa
Member
but she enjoys the exercise; so, it is okay.
Did not know Bo Derek had let her hair grow long.
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fiasconva
US Veteran
We ended up with about 12 or 13 inches so I went out this morning and cleaned off my truck, shoveled the sidewalk and then gave the tarp a try. It worked really well but I was surprised at how heavy that tarp was with that much snow on it. I just slid the tarp down off the steps and into the front yard and no shoveling the steps. It was about 16 degrees with 25 mph winds and wind chill in the single digits so I didn't waste a lot of time out there.
