My son lives in Buffalo (lots of snow) and as his first snowblower
bought a used two stage with tracks instead of wheels because he got a
good deal on it. He hated it. It's great if you've only got to go in a
straight line but getting the beast to turn is really work. He couldn't
wait until he could afford a new one with wheels.
A wheeled snowblower is normally run with only one drive wheel which
makes it easier to turn. If you really need more traction you can stick
a spring loaded pin through the normally free wheel hub and axle. In 11
years I've only done that a couple of times. It does make it hard to
turn but may help with traction if you've gotten a lot of ice under the
snow. You can also get chains for the wheels. I've never seen studded
snowblower tires but wouldn't be surprised to see that they exist.
Chuck Norcutt
Wayne Culberson wrote:
> I don't really know about single stage versus dual stage blowers, but I'll
> definitely be looking into it. The track versus wheels thing sounds
> interesting, except that I imagine wheels are easier and cheaper to
> maintain. It would be awfully nice not to have to mix gas, not only for the
> bother, but I hate breathing the fumes from 2 cycle engines. And it would
> need to be able to churn through the stuff the road plow rolls into the end
> of the driveway for sure. Any more info is certainly appreciated.
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