Well I'm in NW Indiana, so not apples to apples. I had my dads old 8/24 Toro then ended up with a Craftsman DLT2000 with a 42" Blade it did ok... for like 10 years. In 2010 I bought a Superplow and loved it but I bought it with the Idea it would make the job faster, and it did but then I soon...