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roosterado9 Member
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Whats the best size engine and best value in a snowblower.I am thinkin of doing some snowblowing for hire this winter?
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outlandish AWF Admin 
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That depends on how much you will use it, how deep the snowfalls are etc. The best value(and some may argue with me) is MTD. They build a solid no frills machine that will get the job done and are pretty reasonable. If you are doing just sidewalks and the snow is usually 6" or less maybe a single stage is what you need. I bought one this year mainly because I can lift it into my truck (about 80 lbs.) so I don't have to mess with ramps for each job. These work OK but not too good in wet or real deep stuff. A 2 stage is the best way to go if weight etc isn't a problem. It throws the snow much further and is self propelled. A 5hp would be on the small end and 10-12hp on the heavy duty end. For work here I have a 10hp John Deere w/ a 32 cut and most of the time it is overkill, big and heavy. But then there are those 1 or 2 snowfalls a year that it is nice to have that power! I would think a 26" cut and a 6-8 hp unit would be good for the snow amounts you get in your area.
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roosterado9 Member
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I can get a 9 1/2 hp Ariens at Home Depot for $900 with a $100 gift card i have also a 10 MTD Yardman for the same price at Home Depot I have to step up to the $1200 range if i want traction control{2WD}We used to get dumped on every year here but lately 6-8 inches is a big snowfall I am looking at this Yardman 10.5 at Homedepot http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/prodmeta/pg_prodmeta.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&cartCntKey=Outdoor+Power+Equipment%2FSnow+Throwers+%26+Access.%2FSnow+Throwers%3A+Gas&CNTKEY=Products_2%2FOutdoor+Power+Equipment%2FSnow+Throwers+%26+Access.%2FSnow+Throwers%3A+Gas&ProductOID=651098&BV_SessionID=@@@@2026243136.1134844146@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdcaddghlegkmjcgelceffdfgidgmk.0 Last edited on Sat Dec 17th, 2005 06:32 pm by roosterado9 |
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outlandish AWF Admin
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It takes a lot of jobs and snowfalls to pay something like that off........I just lost a good one due to some stupid county policy......that'll cost me some money over the winter...roost you have a PM
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roosterado9 Member
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Has anyone tried sub-contrcting out to a snow removal service after a big snowfall? How does loading a snowblower into a pick up with a ramp go? easy? Last edited on Sat Dec 17th, 2005 10:04 pm by roosterado9 |
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