Re: (ET) Snow!

["David Roden" <roden ald net>]

"Steven Naugler" <snaugler earthlink net> writes:

>     Being in Delaware the snow we get is usually wet.  I found that the
> single stage GE snow blower was marginal to useless.  Good thing I also
> have a dozer blade.
>     What works best in wet snow, I am ashamed to admit to this crowd, is
>     my
> recently inherited 35+ year old 5 gasoline hp Ariens walk behind two 
> stage
> snow blower.  I have come to the conclusion that until I come across a
> cheap two stage tractor mounted snow blower that I can convert to GE
> power, I'll use the Ariens.
> 

one person I spoke with about ET parts mentioned he wasn't interested in 
keeping his snow thrower because it was a single stage, so you are not 
alone.  I still would like to know whether the later models (the ones 
with the chute crank hung from the thrower itself, not from the side of 
the tractor) universally work better.  I get that impression from 
comments from a few people who own them.

I wonder how tough it would be to add that second stage.  Isn't it just 
an extra impeller in the chute?  Maybe find a dead gas 2-stage snowblower 
and scrounge some pieces?

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