I used the blade for about 3 minutes yesterday.. I scraped what little was on the driveway off. I was repositioning it in the garage so I could put the chains on. We are in the forcast band of 16+ inches over the next few days.... so I thought it was time to put the chains on. I keep the blade in the barn out back, so when I pull the tiller or mower off, I put the blade on. The chains hang on the wall in the garage, so I put them on later normally. I was beginning to wonder if I was even going to need the tractor and blade at all. Having a 4 wheel drive.. I am a bit more lax in clearing the drive. Main reason I have to clear it is so the truck will stay in the driveway. My drive is steep... it is about the length of 2 full size pickups.... I can park my Regular Cab longbed F-150 and my SuperCrew nose to tail on one side and they both just fit. But, it's steep, if I stand at the bottom of the drive and look at the garage, I am looking across the floor of the garage... and I am 6'4".... I've had go out and get more than one vehicle out of the street in the snow...... So my twin-stick 1450, hydro angle 42" blade and my 375lb a$$ are ready for the snow!!!!