Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to use a computer to remove snow from our walks and driveway?
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AuthorTopicKathy Stevens
AskWoody PlusJanuary 20, 2024 at 9:41 am #2629355Viewing 3 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
Susan Bradley
ManagerJanuary 20, 2024 at 9:47 am #2629358Not a computer but a robot
Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher
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Kathy Stevens
AskWoody PlusJanuary 20, 2024 at 11:40 am #2629377Susan
An intelligent yard robot!
The Yarbo robotic snow blower S1 with GPS “computer vision” combined with a variety of sensors that helps it achieve centimeter-grade accurate positioning!
It has a 21-inch clearing width, 12-inch intake, and six inch to 40-foot throwing distance. And it is only $7,499.00. Just what I was thinking about and I do not have to sit at the computer to use it.
Is the Yarbo robotic snow blower a suitable replacement for the $130 Toro Ultra 340 cubic feet per minute electric leaf blower that I just used to blow four inches of light powder snow off the walks and drive?
Or the $1,400 gasoline powered TORO Power Max HD 928 OAE snow blower with a 28-inch clearing width, 12-inch intake, and up to 45-foot throwing distance that has been sitting idle in the garage for the last three years due to a lack of deep snow?
But real question is will the Yarbo robotic snow blower clear our gravel walks and drive. According to Yarbo, the answer is no!
Any other ideas?
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CADesertRat
AskWoody PlusJanuary 20, 2024 at 2:59 pm #2629414Get a weed burner and propane tank and just melt it which unfortunately turns to ice.
Gravel snow removal would be a problem with any robotic remover LOL. Sorry, just thinking out loud. Good luck in your search 🙂
Don't take yourself so seriously, no one else does 🙂
All W10 Pro at 22H2,(2 Desktops, 1 Laptop).1 user thanked author for this post.
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Tiny
AskWoody LoungerJanuary 20, 2024 at 5:24 pm #2629434Not an app, but a website. It’s been around for a long time.
Where am I? What am I doing in this hand basket?
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Kathy Stevens
AskWoody PlusJanuary 21, 2024 at 7:39 am #2629533Tiny
taskrabbit – not exactly what I had in mind but I guess that help retained through the site will clear snow from our walks and drive while I sit at the computer.
An alternative site here in the States is the National Weather Service at https://www.weather.gov/ .
All I need to do is fill in our location, scroll down and see when temperatures will be above freezing, the sun will shine, and/or it is going to rain. From that information I can estimate when the snow will be gone while sitting at the computer.
windbg
AskWoody PlusJanuary 21, 2024 at 5:20 pm #2629657I have not tried this U.S. based app yet:
https://shovler.com/
…waiting for the snowblower to die. Through the app, you review and hire someone, similar to Task Rabbit.Windows 10 22H2 desktops & laptops on Dell, HP, ASUS; No servers, no domain.
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Charlie
AskWoody PlusJanuary 21, 2024 at 5:57 pm #2629664Where I live there is much, much more grass to cut than the occasional snow we get. So.. I would really rather have a robotic lawn mower! The grass needs to be cut every week and at my age it’s gotten to be a real chore cutting, weed-wacking, and cleaning up.
Being 20 something in the 70's was far more fun than being 70 something in the insane 20's1 user thanked author for this post.
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Kathy Stevens
AskWoody PlusJanuary 21, 2024 at 7:27 pm #2629682Earlier on Susan Bradley pointed to the Yarbo yard robot at https://www.yarbo.com/
Yarbo sells “The World’s First Multi-purpose Intelligent Yard Robot” that includes:
- Yarbo Snow Blower S1 for a snow-free driveway & sidewalk in winter,
- Yarbo Lawn Mower M1 for a perfectly-cut lawn all-year-round,
- Yarbo Blower B1 – for a leaf free yard in autumn.
So, if you really want a robotic lawn mower – go for it!
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