My first post to this forum, but have been lurking around unregistered for a couple weeks now - very informative. I plan to start doing some residential snow plowing and removal this winter to help defer the cost of a recently purchased skid steer loader. Here in Fairbanks, Alaska I expect most of my work will be in removing hard packed snow from driveways. We average about 80 inches a season here and most of it comes in little 1 or 2 inch events that people seem reluctant to pay to have plowed. Since its too cold for our snow to melt until the spring breakup these 1 and 2 inch snowfalls quickly add up to 1 or 2 feet of hardpack in the driveway. At some point people can't get into their garages without hitting the top of the doorway - then they're ready to pay for snow removal! Most driveways up here are either packed dirt or gravel. My Question: Any advice on how to break out and remove thick layers of hardpacked snow without taking all the gravel out with it? I'd appreciate any ideas anyone might have on this one. BTW we're getting our first snowfall of the year as I write this - lucky us! Thanks