Well i finished clearing our share of that wet sticky snow. But i have no back pain
My secret weapon was buying a snowblower this year.
Made sure to get a fairly decent size baby. In the beginning i was having second thoughts as to whether i did the right thing. Got it in Nov like a good boy scout. Then had loads of buyers remorse cause there was no snow to use it. I was not complaining, i said to Linda if it keeps the snow away it was worth it. Well come January it got used and more since then. Makes easy work of clearing the snow the plough puts at the bottom of our drive. Allows me to help out the neighbors with it too. Made sure to get electric start and a nice size engine.
But its only temporary. I like you have one of those John Deeres in mind. I always wanted to drive a tractor.
Kinda like being a cowboy.
Being a farmer in SA just was never an option in my mind given the crime and attacks they experienced. YOu could go to church on a Sunday in your pickup and come home to a land mine on your way back into your drive. Many a whole family wiped out.
That John Deere had me hold off on buying one of the ride on mowers until i get to see how much land i get to buy next.