Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Single stage vs. Two stage snow blowers

[D7E]

With sufficient hp and RPM's they are all generally fine

 

[bushmanmike]

Well, I've come to a decision... After going and looking at the blower this morning, reading/digesting all that you all have written. I'm deciding not to get the single stage blower... Also, I've never found such little information about a product on the web as I did for this, but what info I was able to find pertained to the 8' Spramotor single stage and that is they need to turn at a 1000 RPM. I can only make 540 on my New Holland and I'm not about to start spending good money for a PTO gearbox that will let me make 1000RPM. Call me frugal... Also, I spoke with some other people whom I very much value their input and they all said that I most likely wouldn't be as happy with a single stage as I would with a 2 stage.

My gut feeling is that (for me and my my equipment) this is the right decision. BTW, one of my buddies that I was talking with about this whole matter said he has a 6' 2 stage blower that isn't being used this winter and is going to bring it by for me to "test drive" for the remainder of the season!!! I think I must be living right!!!!

Thank you all again!
M

 

[bushmanmike]

So my buddy dropped off the 6' 2 stage blower earlier today. After showing me the idiosyncrasies of it (if you break it you buy it) I used the blower to clean up my main drive and aux drive going to the pole barn... All I can day is WOW!!!!! Blowing at about 2000 rpm on the tach (which is not 540 on the PTO), I was blowing the snow an easy 15' to 20'. I am very convinced that I made the proper choice by holding off on the purchase of a "very good priced" single stage for the pending acquisition of a "new to me" two stage blower. Since patience is a virtue, and winter is winding down, I have no doubt that between now and next winter, I will have my own blower (Purchased for a "reasonable" price) and I can return the "borrowed blower" to my buddy for his purposes.

 

[bigtiller]

So my buddy dropped off the 6' 2 stage blower earlier today. After showing me the idiosyncrasies of it (if you break it you buy it) I used the blower to clean up my main drive and aux drive going to the pole barn... All I can day is WOW!!!!! Blowing at about 2000 rpm on the tach (which is not 540 on the PTO), I was blowing the snow an easy 15' to 20'. I am very convinced that I made the proper choice by holding off on the purchase of a "very good priced" single stage for the pending acquisition of a "new to me" two stage blower. Since patience is a virtue, and winter is winding down, I have no doubt that between now and next winter, I will have my own blower (Purchased for a "reasonable" price) and I can return the "borrowed blower" to my buddy for his purposes.

It fits, it works, you like it........... buy it. Maybe your buddy would like to upgrade his next year.

 

[DeereMann]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

So my buddy dropped off the 6' 2 stage blower earlier today. After showing me the idiosyncrasies of it (if you break it you buy it) I used the blower to clean up my main drive and aux drive going to the pole barn... All I can day is WOW!!!!! Blowing at about 2000 rpm on the tach (which is not 540 on the PTO), I was blowing the snow an easy 15' to 20'. I am very convinced that I made the proper choice by holding off on the purchase of a "very good priced" single stage for the pending acquisition of a "new to me" two stage blower. Since patience is a virtue, and winter is winding down, I have no doubt that between now and next winter, I will have my own blower (Purchased for a "reasonable" price) and I can return the "borrowed blower" to my buddy for his purposes.

Now, go play, er - I mean, work! There is plenty of snow season left the way this winter has been.

Congrats...........