Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having only one stage; completed in one operation; not continued through two or more similar stages: used of air-compressors and steam-turbines. A single-stage compressor is one in which the compression is completed in the first cylinder; a single-stage turbine, one in which the steam passes through an expansion-nozle only once.
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Snow piles: This is a bigger challenge for single-stage blowers.
The white stuff: Using your snow blower to maximum effect 2011
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Single-stage electric snow blowers Don't attempt to clear anything more than decks, porches or short walkways with an electric powered single-stage snow blower.
The white stuff: Using your snow blower to maximum effect 2011
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Our tests show that you can get a single-stage snow blower for as little as $450—or a more-powerful two-stage model for just $600 or so—without getting left in the cold.
Snow blower boom includes some busts in Consumer Reports tests 2011
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Tipping a single-stage snow blower to clear higher piles results in a lack of forward traction and can cause the engine to stall.
The white stuff: Using your snow blower to maximum effect 2011
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“Experience makes using a gas-powered single-stage snow blower easier,” says Sawchuk.
The white stuff: Using your snow blower to maximum effect 2011
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Mr. Whittaker decided to create a single-stage lander, which he saw as less fuel-efficient but more likely to get the job done.
A Roboticist's Trip From Mines to the Moon James R. Hagerty 2011
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Poor scores for removal speed, throwing distance, and clearing plow piles like at the end of driveways put it at dead-last among single-stage snow blowers, which use a rubber-tipped auger to scoop up and throw snow while helping move the machine.
Snow blower boom includes some busts in Consumer Reports tests 2011
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For $100 more, you can get a single-stage gas powered model that can handle more snow, including a smaller driveway, without the hassle of an electric cord, he says.
The white stuff: Using your snow blower to maximum effect 2011
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Good: Toro Power Clear 210 38587, $560 Of single-stage gas models—which lack the impeller that adds omph to what the auger picks up—this 21-inch-wide model cleaned snow noticeably better than other models of its class.
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Toro Power Clear 221 single-stage snow blower similar to the Toro Power Clear 210R 38587 in our Ratings for $599 plus $44 shipping; .
Can you dig it? Snow blower sales just when you need one 2010
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