My 1995 cub cadet 1641 16 hp Briggs & Stratton, with a 45 inch blower. Throws the snow farther than my brand new x739 John Deere with a 25 hp Kawasaki 54 inch blower. And I am using them in the same type of snow for some reason John Deere just does not throw as far as some of the other blowers...