The effective way to plow snow

[LostMine85]

My 50 yo neighbor just bought a secondhand truck with a plow, it’s in pretty good condition.
He’s planning to use it on his driveway, but he’s totally new to plowing (so do I haha)

He wants to start to plow at the little corner spot by the garage in one big push, angled away from the house, all the way to the street. I told him that idk if that really can clear most of the driveway in one go.

Then he got a bit stuck on the best way to tackle the last 12 feet in front of the garage.
Now, how do you usually handle clearing right in front of the garage? He wants to keep the snow piles away from the house as much as possible.
Do you guys drive up close, drop the plow, and then just drag the snow backward? Any advice would be super helpful! Thanks!

 

[bluestone alley]

My 50 yo neighbor just bought a secondhand truck with a plow, it's in pretty good condition.
He's planning to use it on his driveway, but he's totally new to plowing (so do I haha)

He wants to start to plow at the little corner spot by the garage in one big push, angled away from the house, all the way to the street. I told him that idk if that really can clear most of the driveway in one go.

Then he got a bit stuck on the best way to tackle the last 12 feet in front of the garage.
Now, how do you usually handle clearing right in front of the garage? He wants to keep the snow piles away from the house as much as possible.
Do you guys drive up close, drop the plow, and then just drag the snow backward? Any advice would be super helpful! Thanks!

One big angled push won't really clear everything instantly so you have to make some effort. for the remaining 12 feet just drive really close very carefully then drop the plow and pull the snow back in reverse. That's a technique called "back-dragging" if in any case you're gonna need to do more in the future. Search it up for helpful YT tutorials.

 

[farmerman]

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My 50 yo neighbor just bought a secondhand truck with a plow, it's in pretty good condition.
He's planning to use it on his driveway, but he's totally new to plowing (so do I haha)

He wants to start to plow at the little corner spot by the garage in one big push, angled away from the house, all the way to the street. I told him that idk if that really can clear most of the driveway in one go.

Then he got a bit stuck on the best way to tackle the last 12 feet in front of the garage.
Now, how do you usually handle clearing right in front of the garage? He wants to keep the snow piles away from the house as much as possible.
Do you guys drive up close, drop the plow, and then just drag the snow backward? Any advice would be super helpful! Thanks!

I'm guessing he's preparing for next season, right? Anyway, the best way to clear snow is with a flamethrower, and it's much more fun. Just kidding. @bluestone alley explained it well. There is aa learning curve, but he'll get the hang of it.

 

[IceIceBaby1]

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I'm guessing he's preparing for next season, right? Anyway, the best way to clear snow is with a flamethrower, and it's much more fun. Just kidding. @bluestone alley explained it well. There is aa learning curve, but he'll get the hang of it.

Clearing snow with a flamethrower, your neighbors must love you

@LostMine85 what plow did your neighbor got? It might help us give you a more specific guide

 

[Chrisscrossing]

My 50 yo neighbor just bought a secondhand truck with a plow, it's in pretty good condition.
He's planning to use it on his driveway, but he's totally new to plowing (so do I haha)

He wants to start to plow at the little corner spot by the garage in one big push, angled away from the house, all the way to the street. I told him that idk if that really can clear most of the driveway in one go.

Then he got a bit stuck on the best way to tackle the last 12 feet in front of the garage.
Now, how do you usually handle clearing right in front of the garage? He wants to keep the snow piles away from the house as much as possible.
Do you guys drive up close, drop the plow, and then just drag the snow backward? Any advice would be super helpful! Thanks!

Tell your neighbor to not even try to angle push the snow from right in front of the garage all the way to the street, he'll end up with a big mess and piles at the door.