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I'm 39 years old, I've been snow blowing for a very long time. I've used snow blowers of all sizes. The one thing they all have in common seems to be that they are underpowered for their size. Of course any blower can handle 2 inches of snow. But when you've got the deep stuff, most blowers can't handle driving through it in their slowest drive speed without stopping every few seconds. They really bog down.
My current blower is only a few years old and still runs great. But at some point in the future, the body of my blower may be doing well but the engine may die. What do you think of putting a larger-than-oem engine on a 2-stage blower? Mine currently has a 208cc which looks like about 6.5hp/9.5ft-lb. A 270cc motor puts out 8.5hp/14ft-lb of torque. I feel like that would make a big difference when it comes to cutting through 12" inches of snow.
So I'm not planning on doing this as an upgrade, I would only do this if I needed a new engine. And given how new mine is, by the time it fails, everything will probably be electric anyway. But I like the idea of doing this, are there any downsides? The only thing I can think of is I guess in theory I could burn out my belts quicker. But I kind of doubt there's that little margin in the belt system that a little extra power will kill it.
My current blower is only a few years old and still runs great. But at some point in the future, the body of my blower may be doing well but the engine may die. What do you think of putting a larger-than-oem engine on a 2-stage blower? Mine currently has a 208cc which looks like about 6.5hp/9.5ft-lb. A 270cc motor puts out 8.5hp/14ft-lb of torque. I feel like that would make a big difference when it comes to cutting through 12" inches of snow.
So I'm not planning on doing this as an upgrade, I would only do this if I needed a new engine. And given how new mine is, by the time it fails, everything will probably be electric anyway. But I like the idea of doing this, are there any downsides? The only thing I can think of is I guess in theory I could burn out my belts quicker. But I kind of doubt there's that little margin in the belt system that a little extra power will kill it.