Winter 2025 Prep in the Hudson Valley… Don’t Let It Sneak Up on You
If there’s one thing we’ve all learned living in the Hudson Valley in recent years, it’s that winter has a mind of its own. Some years we’re buried under snow by November; other years, it’s March and we get buried by a surprise nor’easter. What gives? It’s been… erratic, to put it mildly. But that unpredictability comes with a catch. When you don’t use your snowblower for a year or two (or three, or…) you might find it’s not too happy to wake up from hibernation. In long spans of time when snowblowers aren't used, we commonly see a big increase in fuel system problems. Those are totally a thing you can prepare for before the snow falls. “It ran great the last time I used it!” (famous last words) We hear this one all the time, and we get it! You ran your snowblower a few winters ago, put it away thinking you’d be all set for next time. Then Mother Nature decided to skip us for a few years. But one problem is that fuel doesn’t age gracefully. All machines, but especially those with...