A new year. Hopefully a better year.

[dalesql]

So it's been a heck of a year. Covid crazyness shutting down my entire industry. Still unemployed, collecting unemployment. Taking care of elderly mom. Nobody in my family or close friends died from the covid, nor even hospitalized

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[paradoox]

A propane snowblower just sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Remember that Lakzko's house burned down because of propane.

I've had no problems starting any of my (gas) snowblowers after the off season using the electric starter. (Actually I was even able to pull-start the Toro CCR2450 because the yahoos at Middlesex Small Engine Repair broke the Electric Starter when fixing the pull-start and I haven't bothered to get that fixed yet.) I only use ethanol free fuel. I highly recommend Robinson's HW in Framingham.

[dalesql]

Yeah, I used the pure gasoline in the old snowblower and had no real problems with it, except for it's cost. Something like four times the cost of gasoline at the pumps. When I ran the numbers, comparing costs, the conversion kit and such would be 150-200 bucks, then about twenty bucks worth of propane per winter. The pure gasoline would be around twenty bucks per storm at a gallon per storm. So payoff on the propane conversion pays itself off after 2-3 years. The propane burns way cleaner inside the engine, saving more on maintenance, especially now that I drive a small car, and would have to rent a van or pay for pickup and delivery every time it went to repair shop.

As for safety, all my propane tanks are stored outdoors, at least ten feet away from any structure. I've seen a house blow up from a gas leak. I'll never trust it.