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Here is a picture of my finished driveway after first use of Snapper L1428E.  About six inches total with two snowfalls.

Used the Snapper L1428E for first time today. Amazing how easy it cuts through everything, including EOD stuff. Not a huge snowfall, about four inches, but enough that would have given my retired one-stager a rough time. The Snapper seemed like it was almost laughing at this amount of white stuff. Takes a few minutes to get used to maneuvering the big machine, but releasing left-wheel to spin around helps a lot. Snowing again heavily so I'll probably have another run later on. No glitches at all. Biggest difference is I can throw snow far enough I don't have to go back and forth across three wide driveway. I can go down lengthwise and throw to either side. Very happy with purchase so far.

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Just got the Snapper L1428E. Hasn't snowed yet. All our earlier snows succumbed to a freak 65 degree day last week. The dealer, Wasco Lawn & Power, Wasco IL, (far western suburbs of Chicago) did a nice job prepping the machine. I forgot to ask: What octane gas should I use. Manual says "at least" 87 octane. Can't wait for the big snows.

Hey Borat, this is about the third Simplicity/Snapper blower you've sold since I've been on these boards. You ought to get commission. I'll attest to your advocacy. Seriously, thanks for the good advice. I was about to buy a lesser machine, I think.

Not so concerned about the light, but easy turn is nice and, as was mentioned, for $50 extra, why not get the more powerful machine. Thanks to everyone. I'll post pictures when I get the 1428.

As I mentioned above, I saw a Snapper 1428E at a dealer and then called another dealer who had a 1226E, which essentially is the same machine with a 26-inch throw and 11 hp engine instead of 13 hp. I was going to order the 26, but saw that it doesn't have the wheel release feature. The 28-inch is $1250 and the 26-inch is $1199. I can't decide. Anybody have any thoughts?