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" Pedal-Powered Snowplow  Kevin Blake&amp;#039;s Pedal Plow is equal parts lawn-tractor chassis and snow-shovel. Blake, an engineer for Trek Bicycles, says the device saves him the backache of having to scoop and carry snow across the width of the driveway. But does it work? &amp;quot;It depends how you define &amp;#039;work,&amp;#039;&amp;quot; he said. Blake is currently tinkering to upgrade the blade that we hope will land Snow Plow 2.0 a place alongside Mr. Plow in snow-management lore. We also wish him luck pushing ahead on his other projects: a leaf mulcher, a lawn sweeper and a lawn mower.  &amp;amp;gt; CLICK FOR MORE  5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores   --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  RELATED STORIES * EARLIER: 5 Best Mods from Brooklyn&amp;#039;s Bike Kill 2008  * PLUS: 5 Wild DIY Bike Mods, and How to Build Them  * TEST DRIVE: Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price  * DIY RALLY: Replica Whizzer Motorbike   Pedal-Powered Mower  Claiming &amp;quot;no lawn too steep, no grass too tough,&amp;quot; the creators of the Lawnmower BOB combined a bike trailer and a push (reel) mower. We like that this device, unlike the majority of Treehugger&amp;#039;s extensive bike-mower gallery, temporarily attaches to the frame of a bike and doesn&amp;#039;t require a permanent locomotive-to-landscape conversion. While it appears that the mower comes complete with a roll-bar, PM does not recommend substituting mowing your backyard for the rigors of a proper mountain-bike trail.  &amp;amp;gt; CLICK FOR MORE  5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores   --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  RELATED STORIES * EARLIER: 5 Best Mods from Brooklyn&amp;#039;s Bike Kill 2008  * PLUS: 5 Wild DIY Bike Mods, and How to Build Them  * TEST DRIVE: Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price  * DIY RALLY: Replica Whizzer Motorbike   Pedal-Powered Washer  This pedal-powered clothes washer, built by Homeless Dave, saves power and water, and because it &amp;quot;takes above-average strength and conditioning to pedal,&amp;quot; your waistline will shrink along with your jeans. This is not some proof-of-concept or demonstration model, he says--it&amp;#039;s actually the way he does his laundry. Dave is approaching his hundredth load of laundry using the bike-powered washer. He tells PM he&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;giddy as a schoolgirl about hitting that milestone.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;gt; CLICK FOR MORE  5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores   --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  RELATED STORIES * EARLIER: 5 Best Mods from Brooklyn&amp;#039;s Bike Kill 2008  * PLUS: 5 Wild DIY Bike Mods, and How to Build Them  * TEST DRIVE: Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price  * DIY RALLY: Replica Whizzer Motorbike   Pedal-Powered Composter &amp;amp;gt;      In an effort to effectively handle the high volume of organic material at their Montreal community garden, this Innovate or Die team has built a compost bin capable of turning 500 pounds of organic material by pedaling a modified junk bicycle. The team used a series of gear conversions to make the chore of aerating decomposing organic material a breeze. &amp;amp;gt; CLICK FOR MORE  5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores   --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  RELATED STORIES * EARLIER: 5 Best Mods from Brooklyn&amp;#039;s Bike Kill 2008  * PLUS: 5 Wild DIY Bike Mods, and How to Build Them  * TEST DRIVE: Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price  * DIY RALLY: Replica Whizzer Motorbike   Pedal-Powered Drill  &amp;amp;gt;      Although he sets his safety standards a bit lower than PM would recommend, David Butcher&amp;#039;s bike-powered drill caught our attention with its conversion of pedal power to usable AC. But as far as the efficiency of drills, the prospects are daunting: &amp;quot;The drill required 70 watts just to rotate, doing nothing at all! I was amazed it was that bad,&amp;quot; he said. Butcher, who built the first Pedal Generator in 1976, has rigged up a bike-powered toaster oven and even a chain saw--but we&amp;#039;re relieved to learn that Butcher had a helper make the cut while he pedaled.  &amp;amp;gt; CLICK FOR MORE  5 Time-Saving Bike Mods To Help you with Chores   --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:1px; background-color:#333333; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt; --&amp;amp;gt;  RELATED STORIES * EARLIER: 5 Best Mods from Brooklyn&amp;#039;s Bike Kill 2008  * PLUS: 5 Wild DIY Bike Mods, and How to Build Them  * TEST DRIVE: Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price  * DIY RALLY: Replica Whizzer Motorbike   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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