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    Hello,

    This will be my first winter in the snow removal business here in Ohio (I've been landscaping and mowing lawns all summer long in my first 6 months of business). We had several blizzards up here last winter (10 to 12 inches a couple of times, but mostly in the 4-8 inch range), but it is unpredictable, might not even snow this year (I didn't have a blower so I got a lot of exercise shoveling my own driveway). I basically plan to clear driveways and sidewalks (maybe in the future I'll get a plow for bigger jobs).

    Anyway, for you veterans of the residential snow removal biz, what equipment should I get? What brand of snow thrower? What model? I understand there are single and double stage throwers, which works the best? Anything I'll need other than a snow thrower, a pick-up truck, a battery charger, a shovel and a thermos of soup?

    Oh, and what prices do you generally charge for your services?

    Thanks for the advice!

  • #2
    Toro single stage snow blowers are very fast, reliable, and clear the snow down to the pavement with no problems.
    a.k.a.---> Erich

    www.avalawnlandscaping.com


    Build a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day.
    Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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    • #3
      No problem bought at local stores

      I bought a sears craftsman 2 stage snow thrower 28 in and a mtd 2 stage 24 in and went two years with no problem just to let you know

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      • #4
        I have a Simplicity 8hp 24 inch wide 2 stage. 110v electric start is standard. Briggs OHV Intek snow engine. Works great, no runs, no drips, no errors.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by JonW
          I have a Simplicity 8hp 24 inch wide 2 stage. 110v electric start is standard. Briggs OHV Intek snow engine. Works great, no runs, no drips, no errors.

          See my other thread lower in this list for pricing info there.

          Dont buy anything cheap like craftsman or too little, they just break quick when you beat on them all day. Your going to want something that will run and run and run, while you blow through ice and snow, unload and load it onto a trailer or truck. Only bad thing i ran into was by the end of the day last year, my simplicitys would ice up on some parts, mine has hand warmers which wernt hooked up, one dissconnected wire, sucks, i found out about it this summer lookign at it and boy they get warm! That wasnt afactor buying my snow blower but i think id opt for it now.

          Width isnt as important but does speed things up, Mine weights a good 260lbs so it will chew through hard packed snow from the roadways after the plows go by. Ive seen MANY guys with lesser snowblowers not able to get through any packed snow or ice, the machine was just not powerful enough weight wise or gear wise, it would spin, slip, wobble, or just jam up.

          Mine would kind of jump around and the front wo uld chew through any hard snow, ice was diced up quickly, even sucekd up a newspaper and sheerpins didnt break off, i turned the auger off quickly when it bogged down. I worked at sears for a week, that was enough lol, their crap always had people suck in things and the pins woudl snap, cant get them ordered for a week etc.

          www.simplicitymfg.com I spend around 2k on a blower, you can stay around the 1k mark with say 9-10hp in the non commercial frame, mines one piece frame to handlebars. Ive heard the 38" wide model wants to pull left or right since its so wide and the tires arnt wider than the narrower models. I did snowjobs last year upto 22" in some spots, went right though it, throws the snow far too. only option i dont have is power chute, its still a manual model but you can crank it quick and had no problem doing that. Engine is easy to start, runs, efficient. make SURE even after you buy a new one, if your going to use it all day, have every joint/gear heavyly greased, i had to lube up my chute flap angle cable, both gears for chute rotoation. Its just hard when its VERY cold out to keep snow/ice from building up on it over time. This year im probably going to get a 12v heater to leave in the back of my enclosed truck, while i go to the next job, it will melt a little and keep things free. This only happens after a good 5+ hours. Just keep in mind when shopping, you have a lot of ice/snow around a "hot" engine, when you turn it off, and it freezes, how is the machine going to withstand all day in those conditions? Id say john deere was good too but they dont make them anymore, simplicity used to make them for john deere, the track versions.

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