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(This first review part was done Januaury 25th)I just ordered this 2 days ago and received it already! WOW!(I didnt buy it from Amazon either and saved 6 bucks!!) ANY-who... The first thing I noticed was it was KIND of a PAIN to set up, little screws and nuts, you have to hold one side of the nut, then screw the other, it was just a bit trying. Once I did get it together I also noticed how FLIMSY it looked and felt(its really light, and it just feels more like a toy). I took it out to my driveway(53 footer) and started her up. I didn't think it worked as well as some of the poster people have said it does, but that MIGHT be due to the fact the snow I was blowing was kinda wet, not fresh powder stuff. It didnt throw the wet snow very far, but it did get most of it out of my driveway. I had about 2-3 inches of snow on the driveway, so it wasnt like I was pushing it through 6-10 inches of snow. I am GUESSING it works MUCH better in fresh powder snow. While I was pushing it though, since it is so light I found myself not using the wheels and just kind of "sliding" it along the driveway. Once I got a better feel, it seemed to work better. The cord is a REAL PAIN in the ARSE if you ask me. It took me a few swipes before I figured a little easier way to deal with the cord and now it too seems okay. I gave this a 3 star because of the cord factor being a pain, and its a little TOOOOOO LIGHT to push through snow. I will however give it a 5 star for the sore back eleviation. With this unit, at least my back isnt sore at the end of my plowing the driveway. So, all things considered, I will stick with my 3 star rating, not bad, just not great...........!!!UPDATE!!! Okay I used it this morning on a fresh snow fall from the night before and it actually worked better. So as I suspected, it DOES work MUCH better on POWDER SNOW as opposed to a SLUSHY/WATERY SNOW. I am pretty happy with it. My back is still not hurting too. It really DOES feel and LOOK like a CHILD'S TOY, but... it really does have some pretty good power! The only thing it wont do is get down to the ICE that forms under the snow, but it picks up the snow on TOP of the ice pretty darn well. I would def. suggest you getting one over a gas one. I am managing the cord better to. My only problem with the cord is its so cold outside the cord gets VERY HARD, so afterwards, trying to WIND up the CORD is a hassle, but I can overlook that(so far!)UPDATE(Feb 13, 2007) Okay Pittsburgh FINALLY got its BIG STORM of the season so I was REALLY able to test this little baby today.. I had about 6-8 inches of snow in my driveway and this bad boy actually mowed it down pretty easily(except for the snow blowing the stuff back in my face, it worked great).. Tonight the snow turned to freezing rain which left my driveway like a skating rink, to my SURPRISE, this machine was even able to get up quite about of the hardened ICE on the driveway, ofcourse that was in part due to my quick thinking of SALTING the driveway 5 hours earlier to help break it up-LOl. I think I will now change my rating to a 4 STAR now. No 5 star because of the PAIN IN THE ARSE CORD. It has impressed me more and more each time I use it.. Go and BUY THIS THING NOW!!! ;o)Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.
