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I'm the kind of guy found putting together Lego challenging, so this is doable even for klutz. My wife and I spent about an hour to put this together and it worked, with about 18 inches of snow out there.
1st, put the handle bar/right-left tubes are a challenge. We sprayed WD40 to make it easier. Then came the plastic mallet to bang it down slowly with a cloth for protection. The trick is to put the two screws to hold the bar in place. Since the cord is on the right side, so there is a bit of tension there and do be careful with the right side screw.
Putting the chute was uneventful. Just look at the picture on the box. Plastic washer goes inside. I found plugging the cord to my extension was more a pain. The Toro started without any issue.
Now the snow, about 18 inches of soft powdery stuff. It threw about 10-12 feet. Since our driveway is about 200 feet long, I only used this around the walkway, the back and the front. The rest I left it to our snow removal crew. My wife is about 5'4"; she could easily handle this by herself. No complaint about its intended ability.
As for the quality, the Little Tyke wheels are better made than this Toro. You do get what you paid for, so don't expect much from $300 machine. I'm happy overall. My neighbor has a 2-stroke gas Toro and he did his whole driveway. If I have a very long extension cord, I would think this Toro could heck the job, but one should get a gas one for long driveway. For limited area or chore, this is fine.Get more detail about Toro 1800 18-Inch 12 Amp Electric Curve Snow Thrower #38025.
