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I got an old ass Toro 690
from my pops as a hand me down when he got a new one, and it does the job here in Mich (Detroit suburb). Unlike last year, we usually dont get too much snow. But its hard to tell from year to year. Last time before last year I can only remember one winter where we got dumped on like a foot in 12 hours. Other than that we usually get like inch here, 3 inches there, maybe a sixer... etc...
If it does snow hard, like last winter, a small Toro does the job fine, you just have to stay on top of that shit. If they are forecasting a severe dumping, I will usually go out and do one clearing when its like 1/2 done and then another when its finally done duping. But again, those are so rare that I deal with it.
Id definitely like a bigger one like one of the above you guys linked, but I just cannot justify that amount when 99% of the snowfalls in the past 10 yrs that I can remember are cleared with my toro paddle one just fine. Not to mention you have to store that big monstrosity somewhere as well. My little toro 690 I hang on the wall on a hook next to the kids bikes in my garage. Of course if you have the room or a shed or some shit, this is a non issue. But i dont have a shed yet and I ahve to store all my shit in the 2 car garage, which includes lawnmower, edger, blower, snow blower, table saw, planer, jonter, bandsaw etc....
I remeber when my buddy bought one like the above after the last big snow storm we got back in the early 2000s. And we dint get shit for snow for the next 14 or so yrs until last winter.
If it does snow hard, like last winter, a small Toro does the job fine, you just have to stay on top of that shit. If they are forecasting a severe dumping, I will usually go out and do one clearing when its like 1/2 done and then another when its finally done duping. But again, those are so rare that I deal with it.
Id definitely like a bigger one like one of the above you guys linked, but I just cannot justify that amount when 99% of the snowfalls in the past 10 yrs that I can remember are cleared with my toro paddle one just fine. Not to mention you have to store that big monstrosity somewhere as well. My little toro 690 I hang on the wall on a hook next to the kids bikes in my garage. Of course if you have the room or a shed or some shit, this is a non issue. But i dont have a shed yet and I ahve to store all my shit in the 2 car garage, which includes lawnmower, edger, blower, snow blower, table saw, planer, jonter, bandsaw etc....
I remeber when my buddy bought one like the above after the last big snow storm we got back in the early 2000s. And we dint get shit for snow for the next 14 or so yrs until last winter.
