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Re: which Snowblower should I buy?
#1 Feb 4, 2008 6:10 pm |
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Thank you borat. Your experience with and endorsement of the 2 stroke makes me more confident in my soon to be purchase. If you don't mind saying, could you please give me some 2 stroke -vs- 4 stroke pros and cons? .....unless of course if this is an age old debate that will stir up trouble. oh btw- I was at a Toro dealer the other day and asked the guy there if it was true that 2 strokes generally make more torque than 4 strokes of the same displacement (as I have heard) and he said no. Is he correct? |
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Re: which Snowblower should I buy?
#2 Feb 4, 2008 2:54 pm |
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Solution:
Toro PowerLite.
Thanks trouts. That model was actually the only 16" thrower I was able to find online. The only problem that "I think" I have with it is that it's a 2 stroke. To clarify, it's not that I don't like mixing the fuel/oil. It's that from information/misinformation instilled in me that I think a 4 stroke is more reliable, starts easier, and lasts longer. If any of that needs straightening out, please do.
What I do actually have a basis for disagreement with regards to a two stroker is that the fuel and lube are together. That lubrication system in my mind can't possibly be as good as an oil resevoir and pump. Anyway, I guess unless someone knows of a 4 stroke 16inch thrower, I might have to go with your suggestion.
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Re: which Snowblower should I buy?
#3 Feb 4, 2008 2:33 pm |
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You're trolling right? Do you have any idea how much snow it takes to make half a ton and then to move it in one minute with a 16" wide snow thrower? This get's funnier the more I think of it. Yes I have a pretty good idea how much snow it takes to make a thousand pounds. I could go through the motions of calculating the weight of a cubic foot of snow at a certain density and dividing that into the thousand pounds while considering snow depth to come up with the distance a 16" wide thrower would have to cover to equal that that thousand pounds but I think we both know how to do that. The 16" Toro model that was mentioned has a rating of 1100lbs per minute. It's quite a task for a 16" thrower but I'm pretty sure the Engineers at Toro probably didn't make the claim to be funny. And what do you mean by "trolling"? I think I know but don't wanna assume.
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which Snowblower should I buy?
#4 Feb 3, 2008 2:46 pm |
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Hi, I live in Wisconsin and we get some pretty good snow here. What I need is a 16inch wide snowblower because my walkway is only 18" wide and I don't want to hit grass on either side of the walkway. I want it to be a 4 stroke because I heard it's easier starting and I don't like mixing fuel/oil. I also want as much HP as I can get in a machine that size. (preferably around 1000 pounds per minute rating) My budget is $500. Could you please make a suggestion on a quality item that will last many year? Thanks. |
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