OP
Z-Michigan
Veteran Member
The Woodmaxx I was originally planning on. I spent a lot of time looking at ALL the other options that were recommended to me, both on here and among contacts locally. I consistently found that any other option from a more recognized name was going to cost me $3500+ delivered, most of them well over $4000, and with only one exception that I can't remember at the moment, none of them had as nice a feature set as the Woodmaxx among 2-stage blowers. I looked in depth at Woods, Allied/Buhler, Erskine, Pronovost, and Bercomac, possibly others that I can't remember. The only one available locally at a stocking dealer is Woods, anything else was mail-order or possibly order through a different and reluctant local dealer. The Woods seems like a solid option, but the feature set isn't as good as Woodmaxx for the size I'm looking at, and it costs $1000+ more.
The Woodmaxx is $2349 delivered (though I decided to get a hydraulic rotator which adds $250 - most of the other options had a similar or larger up-charge for a hydraulic rotator). I haven't found any other option that's lower in price, and only one that's below $3000. Price isn't everything, but I've had a good experience with two other Woodmaxx implements I bought earlier this year, and again, their feature set seems to have everything I'd want in a 2-stage blower. The other thread about Woodmaxx snowblowers has overall very positive reports.
The Reist single stage units look very interesting, but I would have to drive at least 5 1/2 hours each way to buy one (meaning one extremely long day or adding a hotel stay!) and pay more than double, for what seems like it should be a lower cost unit.
The Woodmaxx is $2349 delivered (though I decided to get a hydraulic rotator which adds $250 - most of the other options had a similar or larger up-charge for a hydraulic rotator). I haven't found any other option that's lower in price, and only one that's below $3000. Price isn't everything, but I've had a good experience with two other Woodmaxx implements I bought earlier this year, and again, their feature set seems to have everything I'd want in a 2-stage blower. The other thread about Woodmaxx snowblowers has overall very positive reports.
The Reist single stage units look very interesting, but I would have to drive at least 5 1/2 hours each way to buy one (meaning one extremely long day or adding a hotel stay!) and pay more than double, for what seems like it should be a lower cost unit.