I saw this ad for this product for $109. Does anyone recommend this unit for shoveling snow in front of a house? Obviously, going to need a long exenstion cord. Is it worth it? Any pros and cons from previous users?
I have one and find it practically useless. It will work on my deck with a few inches of powder snow but it is easier to use a shovel.
---MIKE---
I've often wondered about these, too. I have a lot of sidewalk and zero desire to maintain or store a snowblower. Sounds like I'd better keep hiring ambitious neighborhood kids.
Jo Ann
Anth> I saw this ad for this product for $109. Does anyone recommend this
I had one when I lived up north in NY. It was good for powdery snow up to about 6 inches. Wet snow clogged it up. I used to make a quick pass every 3 or 4 inches. Much better than a shovel as long as it's powdery.
note I quit using my snowblower for the following reasons.
it tosses a rock in the snow many times the distance it throws snow.
its hard work pushing it around.
most memorable the rubber paddles shined my sidewalk it was preety:)
by next morning a slight dusting covered the shine I fell and hurt my back badly, that was over 20 years ago it was never the same.
shovel is easier to use, safer and more dependable
although i would love heated sidewalks or better moving to florida at least for the winter.......
my experiences were all with a gasoline driven jacobsen......
Haven't used one but my opinion is the same as the others. Okay for powder, useless and more work for anything else.
All the adds for power equipment for homeowners only show them being used in ideal conditions. Thus great plumes of snow from 2 stage blowers, or from the 'power shovels' They never show how much work it is to use one when the snow is wet or working down the berm that the highway department plowed into your drive. I just finished my 100 ft x
3 car wide yesterday with my little 21" 2-stage, power wheel. All powder (except for the berm) and only about 4". Still a major workout.Harry K
Those little ones are useles. Toro does make a larger electric one that is similar to a 3hp. I personally rather use gas snowblowers anyhow. Somehow the idea of an electric cord and a bunch of frozen water doesnt sound good. A nice little 2 cycle single stage unit can give you years of service without any major maintenance. Just drain the gas and run it dry works for me.
Tom
Anth> I saw this ad for this product for $109. Does anyone recommend this
One year I had eight inches or so of snow outside. I stomped around back and got the electric snow blower I'd picked off the curb. A Sunbeam, or something. Yellow and white. Wow, it sure made short work of the snow. I was totally impressed. Since then I got a used two cycle gas power snow blower, and really love it. Mine is a Toro, and it's several years old. I'm at least the third owner.
On 29 Nov 2006 06:01:17 -0800, "Anthona" wrote in alt.home.repair:
I bought one at the beginning of this month via Amazon.com. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.
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I've got a Toro Power Shovel and live north of Chicago. We just got hit by that heavy storm last night. It works great as long as: 1) you get on it as soon as it has fallen, ng on frozen in place snow or the show has been trod upon and packed.
2) the snow depth is not over the height of the flail of the front of the shovel. This latest snow in Chicago was around 5" where I live. It was very heavy and wet. The Toro worked fine on it. So well in fact I also did the neighbor's. My wife used the hand shovel for "excercise" and now I'm rubbing her sore back.
shoveling snow in front of a house? Obviously, going to need a long exenstion cord. Is it worth it? Any pros and cons from previous users?
Do they have any left in stock. I can't find any. Thanks
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