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I'm an avid shoveler. I like the exercise doing my 40 ft driveway in fluffy snow, but my dogs are getting really old, and now I have to shovel the driveway AND paths all over the yard in every kind of snow (New England weather). Anyway, that requires help. I can never get gas-powered engines to start, and I hate the maintenance. I'd rather watch out for a power cord. So, I thought I'd take a chance and try this Toro. Wow. What a fun little machine! It throws snow 30 feet, yet it is light enough to lift onto the deck and snowblow. I'm ecstatic! Okay, okay. It has limits. First issue: it is plastic. DON'T hit ice chunks or dog toys. Tip it back on its wheels an inch to avoid full contact on really rough surfaces. On my third big snowstorm, we got rain on top of 7". I expected to be making a sad report. Not really. I was 90% done (with perfect performance except for the undersized/ice-clogged wheels) when the large belt popped off. Easy fix--3 screws and follow the directions to re-thread the belt. Parts that wear, including the rotor blades, appear to be easily replaceable. That indicates some longevity, but I can't speak to that. I've had it for less than two months. Second issue: there is the power cord to watch out for. Do follow the directions--snowblow AWAY from the outlet until you have a wide enough swath to watch that cord. Do buy the right cord--see the specs. You'll ruin the engine if you don't. Third issue: the outlets on one side of my house tend to trip often--not sure why. The other side is fine. If you have funky outlets, then you should reconsider this purchase. In summary, this machine does more than I thought it would. I took a chance on it knowing that I have neighbors with gas-powered snowblowers that would help me in a pinch. I'm a frugal gal. I think it has been worth every penny.Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.

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I bought my first 1800 14 years ago. I live in Upstate NY so those were not easy years on the snowblower! New Year's day, it finally gave up. I was very happy to see that the model was still available. Heavily packed snow will give you some trouble but it works great otherwise. The best part is that it is light enough to lift for use on stairs, porches and decks. Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.

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I read the reviews before I purchased. I seen the problem with the belt in some of the reviews but purchased anyways (tired of the big gas engines, too heavy as I have to bring it up and down bulkhead stairs). A lot of snow has fallen south of Boston this year (record so far) and I had the machine for the 1st one. Worked great, then again and again till about the 5th or 6th time and oops. I put the belt right back on no problem...next storm oops! Went about 2 feet and off again. Checked the reviews again and seen "Jacks posts" of 12/20 and 12/21...I found this right on! With the Hex wrench and as tight as you can get it....Awesome! 2 storms after still tight and still throwing snow....Its easy and no one can think after you buy a mower, snowblower, car, house etc....you have tend and adjust and fix sometimes...this was easy...Try it and Good Luck!Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.

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Last year, there were some enterprising lads from the neighborhood who cleaned my drive and walks when 4 or more inches of snow fell, but they didn't bother with the light stuff. Their appearance also depended on whether school was cancelled, so I had to do a bit more shoveling than my back was comfortable with. I bought this Toro electric snow thrower on sale last summer because I needed a small step up from manual shoveling for when the enterprising lads weren't around, and I thought this would handle at least a couple inches or so. I chose electric because I didn't want a big, noisy, smelly, and maintenance hungry gas burner for infrequent and undemanding use.

January, 2009, saw record-setting snowfall and bitterly low temps in SE Michigan but no enterprising lads. I was left to tackle up to ten inches at a time on a 70-foot long double-wide driveway with what I thought would be a wholly inadequate light-duty electric toy. I was wrong. This thing chewed its way through powdery snow, wet and heavy snow, and snow that had been packed by traffic and threw it a surprising distance. Sure, when I tried to take too big a bite and shoved it into a three-foot drift, it slowed and protested, but backing off and taking smaller bites solved the problem, and I never tripped a breaker. It was so fast, efficient, and - dare I say - fun that I cleared two neighbors' drives while they were at work.

After a few uses, I had learned a couple important lessons. First, to avoid entangling the electric cord. start clearing closest to the cord's source and work away from it. That way the cord is always trailing you. Second, and I'm sure this applies equally to gas-powered machines, don't throw the snow upwind.Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.