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My quick thougts for what ever there worth. I like like and own a Jiffy but its an older 3hp model. but its been a workhorse and I wont get rid of it. But If I were, I would look at the Eskimo, Why? I like the fact that the eskimo has a direct drive from the motor to the drill. and I also like that its built with ball bearings. its a rock soild machine.
What I dislike about the newer jiffy's is the new plastic transmition housings and I dont like the offsetting of the motor to the shaft and that torque supported by that plastic housing. Another thing i dont like is jiffy uses bronze bushings that can and do wear out with use in place of ball bearings on the main shaft.
But at the end of the day both are great machines and its not like they work very hard each season. As for the propane my cousion in maine has had issues with his, he said if he leaves the propane tank outside in the truck over night in extreme cold the gas wont flow. But once the propane warms up everything is fine. My old 2 stroke 2 pulls no matter the temp and less than a minute to warm and its ready to go. the down side to my machine is noise. its loud compared to newer models today.
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