hi! sorry for the delay -- I need to get better at responding to comments. We took a total of 6 hours for the 6-mile round trip. We brought a lunch and spent at least an hour at the lake. We did see a bear but it was quite far away on a hill. The trial is pretty popular, and most people are carrying bear spray, so we felt safe.

Thank you! I plan to post more videos this year now that we are traveling again. Still working on my video editing so bear with me!

Think about. Your's is junk and this one runs fine. These machines are not consistently set up out of the box. That's why I'll never buy any OPE anywhere other than a professional dealer. They know these machines in and out and set them up to work as they should. You may want to bring yours in for a going over. It will be well worth it. And their pricing is competetive in my experience.

I have both snow throwers and for snow like this the Toro is a much faster, lighter & easier to use machine, even if the bucket is 4" narrower. I only take out my 2 stage Ariens when absolutely necessary and for where I live, that's not often.

I live in CT and that was nothing.

Yes, the EOD pile is where a powerful 2 stage shines, especially if it's icy or really heavy snow. The pile in this video is powder, and only the first pass through is a little bit of effort. After that you take partial bites of it and it's gone in no time.

My 824 qxe goes right through the end of the driveway pile even if it's higher than the 18" intake height. My neighbors Ariens 2 stage did no better.

Thanks! I'm obviously enjoying my toys!

Go with the 824 -- you'll have this thing for years and the larger motor is a small investment to tackle the big snows in the long term!

Honestly a single stage would be perfect for that.

@@charredskeleton Yes, a traditional single stage clears down to the pavement better than the Snowmaster because the rubber paddles scrape the ground. The Snowmaster's auger does not...it has a scraper bar like 2 stage machines do. It works ok but if you have packed-down snow it does not clean to the pavement as well as the traditional single stage machine will.

@@charredskeleton It is a single stage. It's like a combo, but with the personal pace system is a lot faster than a 2 stage.

@@smitastic7030 see mellowjammer's comment. While interesting the snow master is a comprimise. Any comprimise can be seen for its strengths or weaknesses. The ultimate is to simply have two seperate machines. Both a single stage and a two stage. Extoll the virtues of both.

Thanks! yeah, when i positioned the drone, I thought I had the end of the driveway in view but later realized it wasn't. It was so cold flying without gloves on that I was in a hurry! My new Toro is great!

Yep flying in the cold is tough usually the battery dies before i can even get my gloves on. What kind of drone do you use, I’ve got Hubsan’s and Bugs 2.