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My wife bought this for me after watching me shovel our 100 foot driveway with just a shovel. I did fine with 6 inches, 8 inches etc. but I guess my wife thought I was going to give myself a heart attack shoveling the 26+ inch snowfall.
Not being from an area frequented by snow, she did not know much about snow blowers. But since she is very smart, she analyzed all the available choices. Unfortunately, it was not stated that a power cord was required for operation, thus I ended up going out and buying one.
As for the blower itself:
Whoever designed the process of attaching the exit scoop should be shot. Sure carridge bolts are smooth on top and will not cause snow exiting to build up around them. However, it also makes it impossible to tighten them down and keep the exit scoop in place! The best thing would have been to have a square hole on each side for the head shank of the bolt to recess into, thus allowing proper tightening.
The rotating arm for the exit scoop does not click into place, thus by the time one finishes using the blower, the arm is dangling from the crossbar.
Where did they get those wheels? Off a toy truck? Get some real lawnmower style wheels with knobby rubber treads!
It does have some power to it. I did some areas where the cotter pins on the old Ariens my father used to have would have sheared off in a second. (Why I will never buy an Ariens)
If the 2005/6 model can correct these problems (and cut the price to under $150) Then I would give it a better rating.Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.
