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Back Yard Terrain Park's "Snow Maker"

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dubT-jib-1
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Has anyone baught this contraption that grinds ice to make snow?
Mar 24 2008 2:04PM
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dubT-jib-1
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^ Here is the description.

You simply add cubed ice, like the 10 pound bags you
would find at  
your local convenience or grocery store and run it
through the hopper  
and out shoots snow.

It is really a cool item and SnowGel works even
better in  
combination.  You can crank out hundreds of pounds
of snow per hour,  
too.  It takes about 4 runs to go through a 10 pound
bag in a little  
over a minute... very fast.  Basically, it turns ice
to snow as fast  
as you can feed the hopper.

The machine itself weights about 50 pounds.  It is
so new we don't  
even have a name for it yet.

We have been experimenting with machines that were
going to retail  
around $2,000.  But, recently we found another much
more cost  
effective solution that will retail around $595,
plus shipping. 
Mar 24 2008 2:08PM
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Black-Bandanna
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WE just made our own legit snow machine. It's really not that hard.
Mar 24 2008 2:12PM
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Shilling
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could you post the plans for that or something? I know hills do it with like a hose and a fan spraying a fine mist while its cold outside up here, anyone heard of a homade one of those
Mar 24 2008 2:21PM
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mitchin
Posts: 112 - Karma: -1
yea my mountian has something like that for summer rail jams its basically a big slushie maker
Mar 24 2008 2:43PM
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powderski14
Posts: 142 - Karma: 10
all you really need is a power wahser and air compressor....my uncle said it's all about compressing the air
Mar 24 2008 3:24PM
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fragglemuffin
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ya....compressing the air makes the water/air combo freeze faster, hence why pressure is needed to make legit snow
Mar 24 2008 3:29PM
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ILoveOhio
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It needs to be 28* F wetbulb or lower to make snow with a snowgun.  Check out http://www.snowguns.com

for more info on making your own snowgun (for the winter).




These summer ones basically grind ice into snow....cool.....but for 600 bucks?  Hell no.
Mar 24 2008 4:29PM
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