Same here, I have one of each too. The last time I used the 2 stage was when the single stage ran out of gas and I didn't have any in the gas can.
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I've got a single stage 200cc Cub Cadet that hasn't had any problems the last couple years. Actually, it cleans the drive better than a two stage and is easier to maneuver and store.
I would give a status report on my 2 stage but my neighbor did mine with her JD rider, best neighbor ever.
I'd like video proof. I though my neighbor was going to have heart attack with his single stage. It was even slow with my two stage.
How old is your stepmom and how much driveway/sidewalk is there? My mom is 78 and uses dad's old John Deere 824.This is the first winter that she hasn't used it. We told her after major back surgery that she was done shoveling snow so she hired someone to do it. It also depends on where she can throw the snow. My neighbor and my driveways are right next to each other so I have to throw the snow aways to get it out into the yard. I need a 2 stage to get the snow where I need it.
Admittedly I'd like to see video too. But those snowpants he must be wearing with the sweater tucked in - woof!
Days like today are reasons I have my two stage 24" Ariens. I didn't work hard at all to move the snow, completely easy. Only snow that thing struggles with is if I wait too long and the snow is very frozen/hard. Actually enjoyed it this morning - probably because we've had so little snow this year.
I have a two stage menards brand that's 13 years old and couldn't move some of the deep wet stuff today. May be time to buy a newer single stage.
I got to use this for the first time today. I bought it from VanWall on HWY 30 between Ames and Nevada. They delivered it for free. It worked very well and really ate through the bottom of the driveway.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ariens-C...ectric-Start-Gas-Snow-Blower-920021/205376710
What do you have? My Cub Cadet single stage had trouble with this snow. There was a lot of wet stuff and some hard stuff that it really struggled on. I was sweating my *** off by the time I finished.
Admittedly I'd like to see video too. But those snowpants he must be wearing with the sweater tucked in - woof!
Days like today are reasons I have my two stage 24" Ariens. I didn't work hard at all to move the snow, completely easy. Only snow that thing struggles with is if I wait too long and the snow is very frozen/hard. Actually enjoyed it this morning - probably because we've had so little snow this year.
This video shows how big of a difference between the single and dual stage throwers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI-AFIA56yo
I have a cheap-arse "Eagle Star" or something single stage that I inherited from the FIL when they moved to AZ. Only thing I had trouble with was the stuff where the earlier passes had been blown on top of already sitting snow, so it was double heavy....and even then, that was only when I was cutting a new path so I was in full width. Although, the snow plow hadn't passed yet, so I didn't have that heavy pack to deal with...that'll be later, hopefully the wind dies down.
This is one of those snows where I *might* say I wish I had a 2 stage, but it's not worth it for all the rest of the snows where it's more of a hassle. Still, though, I think I might have gotten done faster than my neighbor with a 2 stage, he musta had it in granny gear or something, looked over and he was going approximately 3 feet per minute in about 3 inches.
