[jimbob200521]

Originally Posted by Rescue11

I have a qa36 a that i ran on my 129, then put it on my 1450. I have a cub cadet wind breaker cab that is a "must" if you dont want to wear snow down the front of your coat (and inside aswell =) I have a 1864 that I have ran the blower on also. Previous to the blower I used a blade. Blades will go thru alot of snow, If you have 4wd, chains, weights, etc... For moderate to deep snow, a blower, hands down will beat a blade. The flip side is using it on rocky drives, streets, sidewalks, etc is dangerous. I have had good luck with a blower in Heavy wet snow, and Light Fluffy snow. Just make sure your belt is tight and as mentioned by others, the chute is painted or lubed. However a draw back to a blower over a blade is the huge amount of wear it places on the steering mechanism. Blades do not, but Power steering fixes that little problem =). Go with a blower, find some weight and you will never hafta worry about a 2' drift!

What's wrong with using them on sidewalks? I'm curious because I've got quite a bit of sidewalk to clear at work and I was thinking of using the QA42A this winter to do the task. I've been going back and forth between the 54" blade I've got and the QA42A, leaning towards the thrower.