Snowblower buying advice...

[Tab]

The budget is $500, I need something that'll take care of itself. I don't want to come home and have to fix it everytime they break it.

 

[MustangSVT]

oh.. snow blower.. -_-; i read it as snowboard.. nm. gl.

 

[Kindjal]

I've used a Toro Snowthrower for a couple of years now and it handles the snow pretty well.

It's not meant for a Minnesota or Buffalo, NY winter but works just fine in Ohio. I think there are some models in the $500 range too.

 

[olds]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1743112
Might be something there you can use.

 

[Minerva]

Is it a snow blower or a snow thrower?

Single stage units push the snow out partially compressing it and displace it out the tube - snow blower.

Two stage units do the above in the first stage and in the second stage a high speed fan (keyword fan) with paddles scoots the unwanted white stuff out the shoot with great speed - snow thrower.

No, this is not a "is the glass half empty or is the glass half full" question! 🙂

 

[Sentinel]

i wouldn't recommend yard machines/mtd, go a bit more expensive and you won't have to deal with any bs.

http://www.ariens.com/snow_products/compact_sno_thros/5520_e/