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Originally Posted by Merjolie8
Now we have to maintain a lawn of 1.25 ac.
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That seems like a lot of lawn to mow.
We have a few homeowners in our town that have lawns in the 5 acre to 10 acre size. They mow with old tractors and hay-cutting scythes.
We had a 2 acre clearing on our land, that I planted fruit/nut trees in. But we do not have any lawn.
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... We do have a regular snow blower, but were also wondering about getting something to help with that. The driveway is not long or big, but with the amount of snow we got, the snow blower was almost unable to blow the snow high enough to pass the "walls" of snow around the driveway.
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Snow blowers can be: single-stage or two-stage.
Self-propelled or push.
They also come in different Hp ratings.
A single-stage snow blower is trying to chew-up the snow/ice and also to blower it, all with one mechanism. As a result they can not blow very well.
A two-stage snow blower, has one auger that chews-up the snow/ice, then feeds to a separate device that focuses specifically on blowing. Usually for 40+ feet away.
Self-propelled is a big feature. Units with knobby tires that you only steer, are much easier to operate, as compared to something you must push while standing on ice yourself.
If you anticipate getting a lot of snow, then obviously a bigger engine is usually better. You would want enough power to do the work, and you also want easier maintenance and easier starting. [smaller engines are often 2-cycle instead of 4-cycle. Larger engines tend to be battery start]
My snow blower fits on the front of my M/F tractor. It is pto powered, so it relies on my diesel tractor.