I would suspect that your dealer is recommending the single stage machine
because that is what he has.
I have a two stage Craftsman 5 hp and I would not recommend anything
smaller. I live in New York (Long Island). Some winters we get
virtually no snow at all and others, like last year, we get enough
to give the machine a good work out. There were a couple of times
last year when I wished I had bought the 8 hp model.
HTH,
Peter Schauss
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Larry_Spector@NAI.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:39 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Single stage Snowblowers
It's that time of year- and my wife has given me the go-ahead to buy a
snowblower. I live in the DC area, so most snows are relatively light
(4"-8"), but we do get the occasional "big one" that can end up in the
1'-2' range. I'm only going to be doing driveways and sidewalks, not a
huge area.
My local dealer is recommending single stage units- and sells both Toro
and Ariens. I've heard good things about both brands, but I'm looking
for more input. There are Honda dealers around as well, I just haven't
visited them yet.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks,
Larry
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