- Snow throwers throw snow into the air in one motion. The blades suck up the snow and throw it out the top. This is known as a one-stage machine. Because of this, snow is only thrown a few feet. Snow blowers suck up snow as well, but have another system entirely for getting rid of the snow, which makes a snow blower a two-stage machine.
- Snowblowers work in two stages. First the snow is sucked into the machine by the blades. Next, it goes up to a chute, which has a small impeller that shoots the snow up to 25 feet into the air.
- Since snow throwers throw snow only a few feet, they are hard to use during large snowfalls, because they run out of places to put the snow. Snow blowers, on the other hand, throw for large distances. This makes them excellent for large snowfalls, since they can throw snow over large snowbanks.
- Snow throwers measure up to 18 inches wide and 12 inches tall. Snow blowers are much wider in general and can measure as large as 4 feet long and 2 feet high.
- Since snow blowers are designed for larger snowfalls and are larger machines, most of them are equipped with a self-propelling mechanism. This mechanism propels the machine forward, so the only thing the user has to do is guide it. Snow throwers do not have the self-propelled capability and take more energy to operate, since they have to be pushed.
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Two-Stage Machines
Large Snowfalls
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