The owner of the 5-1/2 horse single stage that I mentioned also has a
drive of about 100 foot length plus a parking area for four cars at the
end. The key according to him is not the total horsepower but the
increased efficiency of the single stage design. Average seasonal
snowfall for Saratoga County, NY is 62". Maximum snow depth for the
period 1960-1990 was 42". If you tell me you've actually tried one and
it didn't work I'll hush my mouth. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Martin Walters wrote:
> Chuck wrote: "The second piece of advice is to skip the big horsepower
> dual stage jobs like mine and get a 5+ horesepower single stage like
> this..."
>
> Sorry, Chuck, but up in the Great White North they're totally inadequate
> for anyone with more than a postage stamp city lot. I have a 100ft drive
> way and even my 11 hp 2 stage machine can get slowed. We get lots of
> heavy damp snow and you need all the power you can get to move it.
>
> Martin
>
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I own an 8HP Murray Canadiana (used to be built in Toronto but now
>> defunct) but I think all snowblowers (and most lawnmowers) manufactured
>> in the US and Canada (and probably the universe) are now manufactured by
>> MTD regardless of the brand. Just check the similarity of them all.
>> Pretty much the same parts since MTD has gobbled up manufacturer after
>> manufacturer. So, the first advice is that since MTD builds just about
>> everything shop based on price. There are precious few real feature
>> differences between brand names since the names are artificial. They
>> only point back to who the real manufacturer used to be.
>>
>> The second piece of advice is to skip the big horsepower dual stage jobs
>> like mine and get a 5+ horesepower single stage like this:
>> <http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100045101>
>> They are much smaller and lighter but much easier to operate and more
>> efficient. I haven't tried one yet myself but a close friend who lives
>> in Glens Falls, NY (getting pretty close to Canada) who has owned
>> several big dual stage blowers over the past 30-40 years says he
>> purchased a single stage blower and will not go back to the bigger iron.
>> He first bought a 3-1/2 horsepower single stage and it wasn't up to
>> the task. But he quickly replaced that with a 5-1/2 horsepower single
>> stage and he loves it. Cleans just as well as the bigger guns and does
>> it faster and easier and doesn't bog down even in show much deeper than
>> it is tall. The rubber auger also sweeps the snow right off down to the
>> pavement. See if you can find a friend who has one for a first-hand
>> report. I think they're all two-cycle engines so you'll have to mix the
>> gas and oil but that's also why they're so light weight and maneuverable.
>>
>> ps: You only get one guess about who actually manufactures the "Yard
>> Machines" brand.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Wayne Culberson wrote:
>>
>>> Is this an invitation for us Canadians to move south? :-)
>>> Sounds good to me.
>>>
>>> Wayne, who needs advice on buying a snowblower.
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