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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave1234" data-source="post: 140826" data-attributes="member: 23099">I have a 742B (36 hp, low flow), with a 5' snow blower.  Located in No. Calif, so get all kinds of snow--light to heavy.  With heavy snow, I have to proceed very slowly, watching the discharge chute carefully, and listening to motor RPMs.  If the discharge distance falls off, meaning the blower is slowing down, I need to slow down.  Otherwise the chute will clog with snow.  Also need to plan ahead for any stops to make sure everything is blown clear before stopping or the chute will clog.  And my blower has an odd "feature"  If I set the hyd flapper controlling the discharge angle at its extreme ends and continue to energize its hyd solenoid , all other hyd functions stop, again leading to clogging.  I found it took several storms to get reasonably good with mine, along with some mods. to deal with my rough dirt driveway.  My conclusion is that with heavy snow, using a large snowblower is more of an art than just overpowering the snow.</blockquote>