02-15-2007, 12:54 AM
For the first time today I fired up my brand new 8.5 HP Craftsman dual stage snowblower and after an hour came away very disappointed. I expected more, much more, than my old single stage push blower. First, it left enough snow on the driveway, may be half an inch, to make it look like nothing is done. Second, for some reason even when it is in gear the wheels stop turning when going gets tough as if some kind of clutch gets engaged. So just when you need the machine to do the work for you, it stops. Bug or feature?