A 42 inch two stage snow blower is the subject of this page, and the notes below are specific to it.
42″ Snow Blower, Stand-On, 420 cc, tracks, 12V electric start, LED light (Available August 18, 2026) is a petrol driven snow blower built for Canadian snowfall. It runs on rubber tracks rather than wheels. Starting is electric with a recoil backup. The engine displaces 420 cc. The stock number is ext-8099689234506. Everything on this page is written against stock number ext-8099689234506 rather than against the category in general.
On this page
- The case for this 42 inch two stage snow blower
- Key figures
- Regional notes
- Delivery, returns and warranty
- What it asks of you each year
- Which driveways this fits
- Reading the listing
- What else to check
- What to keep on the shelf
- How many passes on your driveway
- What it will not do
- Five season cost of ownership
- One size up, one size down
- What goes wrong, and the part that fixes it
- Your first season, step by step
- Putting it away for the summer
- What customers ask
The case for this 42 inch two stage snow blower
Where runtime has no ceiling, an engine is the only honest answer. Nothing else in the category matches an engine for continuous work in heavy conditions.
The cut is 42 inches wide. It is listed under Gas Snow Blowers and Two-Stage Snow Blowers. The stock number is ext-8099689234506. The engine displaces 420 cc. The listed price is $5,999.00 CAD and that is the figure you pay, because the stock is already in the country.

Key figures
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Stock number | ext-8099689234506 |
| Width | 42 in |
| Engine | 420 cc |
| Platform | 12 V |
| Stage | Two stage |
| Drive | Rubber tracks |
| Starting | Electric and recoil |
| Category | Gas Snow Blowers, Two-Stage Snow Blowers |
| Price | $5,999.00 CAD |
| Ships | Canada wide |
At $5,999.00 Canadian, this sits where you would expect for the class. The parts everybody wants in February are the parts that are slowest to arrive in February.
Built for a Canadian season
Snowfall in Canada is not one climate, and a machine that is generous in one city is marginal in another. Whitehorse, Yukon averages roughly 145 centimetres of snow in a season. Spread across a typical twenty to thirty snowfall events, that is a machine being asked to work most weeks from December through March rather than occasionally.
At 42 inches of clearing width, a standard two car driveway takes about 7 passes on this 42 inch two stage snow blower, and in a 145 centimetre season you would expect to make those passes twenty times or more. That repetition, not any single storm, is what separates equipment that lasts from equipment that does not. Everything we list is chosen on that basis, and the two stage range is where to start if you want to size against your own local total instead.
Delivery, returns and warranty
The listed price is $5,999.00 CAD and that is the figure you pay, because the stock is already in the country. Expect a freight truck with a tail lift rather than a parcel van. shipping and delivery has the detail.
Before starting a return, read returns and refunds, because a machine that has had fuel through it is treated differently. Belts, shear pins, paddles, scraper bars and skid shoes are excluded everywhere. the warranty policy has the detail.
Use the contact page if you want a second opinion before ordering. Consumer rights when buying a 42 inch two stage snow blower in Canada, above any retailer policy, are set out by Consumer Protection Ontario.
What it asks of you each year
Change the oil while the engine is warm so it carries the debris out with it. Store it off a bare concrete floor. Concrete wicks moisture and rusts steel from the underside where nobody looks. snow blower storage sets out the April routine in full.
Wear parts are cheap in autumn and slow in January. We hold them on snow blower parts with the manufacturer stock number on every listing, and the maintenance checklist says when to check each one. A spare bought before the season is a spare, and a spare bought during one is an emergency.
The chute rule is the one that matters: engine off, auger stopped, and the clearing tool rather than a hand. Guidance for powered snow removal in Canada is published by Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
- stabilised fuel before the last tank of the season
- an oil change once a season
- a carburettor clean every few years
- belts and shear pins checked each autumn
Which driveways this fits
Two machines with the same engine and different widths are different tools, because the wider one finishes sooner. Gas is still the answer on a long drive, a gravel surface or a plow ridge that refreezes.
Manufacturer depth figures assume dry powder. Saturated snow near zero weighs up to three times as much for the same depth. The entrance is the hardest part of any Canadian driveway and it is worth sizing for.
If you are choosing between classes rather than sizes, single stage against two stage is the shorter read and what size snow blower you need works through the four measurements that settle it.
Reading the listing
The words that matter in this listing are stand, tracks, 12v, electric, start, led, light. Each one narrows the fitment. The qualifier at the end of the name is usually the one that decides the fit.
This line is ext-8099689234506. The 42 inch figure is the clearing width rather than the overall width of the 42 inch two stage snow blower. The 420 cc figure is engine displacement and it should always be read against the clearing width. The 12 volt figure refers to the platform, not to a household supply. Get that right and the rest of the order takes care of itself.
Read next
Worth reading next, depending on what you are still deciding. All three are updated as the range changes rather than left to go stale.
Parts and long term support
Service parts and how we hold them. We list wear parts for this 42 inch two stage snow blower by manufacturer stock number rather than by generic description, which means shear pins, belts, scraper bars, friction rings and carburettor kits can be matched to your exact unit rather than to something that looks similar in a photograph. The consumables here are cheap; the assemblies are not, which is why identifying the right one matters.
You will find the numbers on the parts catalogue. If two look plausible, the contact page settles it in a message.
What a 42 inch cut means on your driveway
A 42 inch clearing width sounds abstract until it is minutes in the cold. These are the minutes.
| Driveway | Size | Passes at 42 in | Rough time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single car drive | 20 by 10 ft | 3 passes | 2.2 min |
| Standard double drive | 40 by 20 ft | 6 passes | 8.9 min |
| Long or rural drive | 120 by 14 ft | 4 passes | 17.8 min |
These are clean pass figures. Nobody clears a driveway without stopping, so the real number is a little higher and the comparison between widths still holds. If your own drive is not on that list, the sizing guide works through the four measurements that settle it.
What this 42 inch two stage snow blower will not do
What this 42 inch two stage snow blower is not for, stated plainly, because the returns we process are almost always a mismatch rather than a fault.
- It will not fit through a standard 36 inch garden gate. Measure the gate and the shed door before the driveway.
- It is slower to start and put away than a cordless tool, which matters on a two inch dusting.
- It is overkill for a deck or a set of steps, where a narrow tool does the job in a third of the time.
- It cannot be run in an enclosed garage. A petrol engine produces carbon monoxide and that rule has no exceptions.
Match any of those and the answer is a different machine. the contact page is the fastest route to it.
What it costs to own for five seasons
What this actually costs, once you count the winters rather than the one afternoon you buy it. A 42 inch two stage snow blower earns its place on the right property and disappoints on the wrong one.
| Item | Cost | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Machine, once | $5,999.00 | Paid today |
| Fuel, per season | about $42.00 | Stabiliser included |
| Oil change, per season | $11.00 | One change, done warm |
| Shear pins, per season | about $9.00 | One or two on a plow ridge |
| Drive belt, twice in five years | $29.00 each | Cheap in October, slow in January |
| Five year total | about $6,425.00 | Purchase plus running |
Nothing on that list is optional. A petrol machine that skips the oil and the stabiliser does not reach five years in good order.
Going one size up, or one size down
If you are hovering between this and the size either side of it, the trade is the same every time and it is not about power. Owners of a 42 inch two stage snow blower tell us the same thing: it is the setup that decides the season.
| Width | What changes | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| About 38 in | Fewer minutes saved, easier turns, fits more gates and sheds | A short paved drive with limited storage |
| 42 in (this 42 inch two stage snow blower) | The balance point for the driveway sizes above | What most Canadian double drives want |
| About 46 in | Fewer passes on a long drive, heavier to turn, needs the space | Long or rural drives, or repeated deep falls |
Measure the narrowest gate and the shed door before you measure the driveway. A machine that will not reach the back garden is the most common expensive mistake in this category, and it is entirely avoidable with a tape measure. The step either side of 42 inches is usually one pass on a standard driveway, which is a few minutes rather than a transformation.
What goes wrong, and the part that fixes it
Diagnosis before purchase. These are the faults this class actually produces. Read it with a 42 inch two stage snow blower specifically in mind rather than as general advice.
| Symptom | Usual cause | What fixes it |
|---|---|---|
| Will not start in December | Untreated fuel left over summer | Stabiliser in April, then a carburettor clean |
| One side of the auger stops | Sheared pin, usually in the plow ridge | A pack of shear pins on the shelf |
| Snow left on a clean pass | Worn scraper bar or misset skid shoes | Scraper bar, then reset the shoes |
| Grinding that follows auger speed | Gearbox wear, often after a bolt was fitted in place of a pin | Gearbox inspection before it spreads |
Stock numbers are on the parts catalogue. the repair guide is the troubleshooting sequence that goes with this table.
Your first season with a 42 inch two stage snow blower
A short list of things worth doing before the first storm rather than during it.
- Note where you will refuel. Never indoors, never while hot.
- Fill with fresh fuel and add stabiliser on day one, not in April. Most no start calls in December trace back to fuel left untreated over summer.
- Do a dry run on a clear driveway. Learn the chute controls before you need them in a storm at six in the morning.
- Mark the edges of the driveway with stakes before the first fall, so you are not guessing where the lawn starts.
- Check the oil before the first pull, then again after the first two hours. New engines settle and the level moves.
The rest of the year lives in the maintenance schedule. the buying guide explains why the first week matters this much.
Storing a 42 inch two stage snow blower for the summer
What you do in April determines what happens on the first cold morning.
- Run the tank dry or fill it and dose with stabiliser. Half a tank of untreated petrol over a Canadian summer is the single most reliable way to guarantee a no start in December.
- Leave the fuel valve closed and the plug lead off so nothing turns over by accident.
- Store it off a concrete floor if you can. Concrete wicks moisture into the underside of the 42 inch two stage snow blower.
- Take the weight off the tyres or move it every few weeks so they do not flat spot.
Pair this with the maintenance schedule, and use the parts catalogue to order in summer rather than in a storm.
What customers ask
Can I run it in a garage?
No. A petrol engine produces carbon monoxide and must never be run in an enclosed space.
How does it start in deep cold?
Electric start with a recoil backup. Stabilised fuel matters far more than the starter.
Is it heavy to manoeuvre?
It is a substantial machine. Power steering or a differential release makes the turn at the end of each pass far easier.
Does it come assembled?
It arrives largely assembled with the handle, chute and controls to fit. Allow half an hour and read the run in instructions before the first storm.
What is excluded from the warranty?
On every badge: belts, shear pins, auger paddles, scraper bars and skid shoes, because they are consumables. Impact damage and damage from untreated fuel are also excluded.
Will it take the ridge the plow leaves?
Yes, and it is the main reason to buy this class. Take the ridge in half widths at low ground speed.







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