[solve4x]

So which set up would you choose to supplement your snow blade on your long snowy driveway? A or B, justify your answer.

A

LI with dog eater

B

Convertible 12

 

[beaner2u]

B Has more power for the heavy stuff, the chute will not clog as easily, and the chute is much more controllable. The blower on B will throw snow twice as far as the old square chute.

Roger

 

[Mikey4]

B. The snow cannon is an altogether better blower.

 

[maxmetal]

Agree with both of the above.

But an LI with a dog eater just looks so much more cool!

 

[cmeyers77]

Agree with both of the above.



But an LI with a dog eater just looks so much more cool!

Agree with max metal, the LI with a Dog Eater snow blower looks bad ***. I too agree with the rest, the best choice would be option B. I've come across that L on eBay, is that yours or are you considering a purchase? Odd muffler on that LI

 

[beaner2u]

Corey,

More like odd plumbing.

Roger,

 

[solve4x]

I found these on CL this morning (Rochester, NY CL)
I've been thinking about purchasing a walk behind blower to go with the snow blade on my 432 this winter.

I thought this would be a fun way to get the resident experts to expound on the pros and cons of these models.

So keep it coming...

 

[Fla Don]

While Roger and the others are correct, I'd still go with A if it was for me. GRWs on the LI are a bonus.

 

[arcam8123]

If I could only have one, I guess I would go with B.

But, I have both so I get the best of both worlds.

B is good for putting snow on your neighbors roof. But it can clog.

But A looks awesome even when it's not moving. One thing I will say is that the LI with GRWs moves so slow, that I've never clogged it up. And that includes some slushy snow that came out on cubes.

But, as I've said before, if your house is on fire and you need to clear the drive so the fire truck can get in, then A is NOT the blower you want use.

 

[TexasT]

While LI w/grw is cool and the dog eater has a certain swagger, I don't have the kind of time required to use it. The Commercial 12 has twice the power and as pointed out it isn't referred to as the snow cannon for nothing.

I'd do B(I have a Commercial 12) if I needed to move snow.

Now if maneuverability was the main criteria then A as it is nimble and much lighter. But you did say long driveway so I'm thinking straight line and turning at the end to come back while depositing snow "WAY over there". Only thing better would be a Briggs twin hanging off the back, preferably the 18 horse. That really throws it "over there".(My uncle has one set up like that)

 

[cmeyers77]

Now if maneuverability was the main criteria then A as it is nimble and much lighter. But you did say long driveway so I'm thinking straight line and turning at the end to come back while depositing snow "WAY over there". Only thing better would be a Briggs twin hanging off the back, preferably the 18 horse. That really throws it "over there".(My uncle has one set up like that)

Is an L with a dog eater snow blower more maneuverable? That snow blower is a heavy bit of kit, I would think the extra weight of the Kohler engine on the Comm12 would help counteract some of the front weight....not sure as I have No experience using a comm12 with a snow blower implement, just thought I'd stir things a bit.....Hahahahahahaha.

My C8 worked well in the snow when I lived in MD, my last winter in MD we had 18" of snow in 8 hours, the c8 was put to use to clear a double wide driveway that was about 200' long. While the old girl worked well with the dog eater a Comm12 would have been much better, that being said I'm sure the C8 needed a bit of "tuning". The extra HP and RPM of the Kohler works better with implements requiring high RPM's.