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Anyone who lives is a cold, snowy climate knows that clearing snow away
from the driveway, sidewalks, and walkways can be a major task and a major
pain. Murray snow blowers can help keep your driveway clear, push the snow
up to the back and sides of your driveway, powered by a pickup truck and
a plow mounted on the front.
These come in all sizes and stages. They only
offer 5 forward speeds rather than the standard 6, but their exclusive “Creeper
Speed” makes up for it by getting you steadily through some of the
tougher portions of the job.
The main advantage of Murray snow blower is that it saves your back,
arms, and legs from doing all the heavy snow removal work. If you've
ever used a snow shovel, you know that each shovelful weighs a lot,
and after scooping hundreds of shovels full, you have effectively lifted
and thrown quite literally tons of snow. A powered machine uses a gas
powered engine to do all the heavy work for you all you do is walk
behind it and guides it.
There are two main types of Murray snow blowers:
1) Single stage
2) Two stage
A single stage Murray snow blower has an auger, which kind of looks
like chopping saw blades that spin and chop up the snow in its path
sending it out a discharge chute. They normally are powered by a two-stroke
gas engine - the horse power rating of the engine will determine how
quickly it chops and how far it throws.
A two stage Murray snow blower also known as dual-stage normally have
a larger 4 cycle engine, but the main difference is the inclusion on
an impeller, which collects the show as it is chopped up and then powerfully
shoots it out the side. Two-stage snow removal can throw snow up to
40+' and can clear paths up to 35 inches wide, making quick work of
even the longest driveways. A two stage blower normally comes with
a tougher, winterized engine as well, with freeze resistant starting
mechanisms and cooling system tweaked for cold weather performance.
These Murray snow blowers also come with powered wheels or treads
that require almost no pushing work on the part of the operator. For
smaller jobs like clearing a walk way, you might want to consider the
smaller "sweepers" that are available, like the Yard Machines
Snow Fox 12.5" snow thrower. At a little over $120, this small,
electrical machine can throw snow 20' and makes sidewalk and walkway
cleaning a snap.
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