Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hello all new here.
 I have been wanting a snow blower and have decided on Toro. I have noticed on the 210, 221 and 2450 blowers they have the 2 stroke R-Tek.
Now being a noob,are these the same or does Toro "tweak" these things depending on which model.

I am wanting a Toro but I did run across a McCulloch single stage but unsure of the quality.

kellyinkc

superbuick wrote:
And that is the $80 question. Is it really worth it? I agree the Quik Shoot is pretty nifty but........

Another perspective to look at.  Is it worth $8 a year for the convenience?

Sorry, trying hard not to sound like a car salesman.  :)

aa335 wrote:
No prob, actually that made me think. I might as well bite the bullet and get what I want. I do notice the shoot has a square discharge instead of round like on the 2450.
If that makes much difference. This will be my first snow blower.
I have a Honda HRX model mower which I love and looked at the Honda 520A but I did not like the auger design. Expensive thing too!

The other SB I have looked at is a McCulloch and it has a 208cc LCT engine.

I prefer the square chute discharge over the round one.  From my experience, it throws a tighter stream of snow.  It comes out as a sheet of snow which seems to fan out less over distances.

Most, if not all, modern 2 stage snowblower have a square discharge at the end of the chute.

The Toro auger design is definitely a newer and more efficient design.  Lighter and less expensive to replace.  I had brief experience owning and operating the Honda 520A, decent snowblower, but the Toro is lighter, cheaper, and perform better in most aspects.  Throw in the fact that Toro has the Quick Chute and the decision becomes quite clear.

One last bit of advice, is electric start even needed on a single stage? If the thing is maintained right that should not be a issue. It does add quite a bit to the price of it.

Electric start is not necessary on a well maintained machine regardless of it being a one or two stage model. This is true unless we are speaking of the physically challenged or a person of diminuitive size.

Marc 

mml4 wrote:

Yeah I agree. This is one of those last ditch efforts for the seller to make a few extra bucks for something that is usually not needed.

Same here, these engines are small and require little effort to pull start them.