How deep of snow can this handle? Is it limited to the height of the blade (14.5'')? Sometimes my friend gets 3 foot drifts. Would this help him?
1598157
I doubt it would push a 3 ft drift.I've done some not too wide, 2 ft tall drifts with it, but that's pushing my 2WD, Ford F150, with 1,000 lbs over the rear wheels.At 3 ft tall, I'd have to hand scoop part of the drift, or get out the tractor with the scoop on the front.
1598158
We don't get snow that deep, so I do not know for sure. My guess is that it would still work. Snow that accumulates on the front of the blade sometimes starts to fly over the top, hitting the windshield, so we are still successfully moving snow.
1598159
I try to stay on top of it so it doesn't get so deep but the main thing is how powdery the snow is. When it is really wet it is too heavy and ice is too hard. This works well within it's limitations.
1598160
I doubt it would push a 3 ft drift. I've done some not too wide, 2 ft tall drifts with it, but that's pushing my 2WD, Ford F150, with 1,000 lbs over the rear wheels. At 3 ft tall, I'd have to hand scoop part of the drift, or get out the tractor with the scoop on the front.
1598161
I bought the plow this year for my tacoma, I have been plowing for 30 years with a conventional plow. It all depends on your experience, I plowed threw 4 feet with this plow, but it took along time so it can be done. Next year I am going back to a real plow I have to much to plow with this one. So if anybody wants to buy a used plow for a 2014 tacoma and a front hitch let me knw. I hope this helps this person with the question about 3 foot drifts.
1598162
Our plow is capable of pushing as much snow as the vehicle will push before losing traction.
2267274
Be careful of state ordinances for when you do go outside. Local to me, three inches is the max allowed, and this blade is a bit over that. Also look at the Benchmade mini Griptilion, which is an axis flipper, less than three inches, and has a lot of different handle scales available for it. Good luck Greg.
1674660
It does ok in 3" of snow on 4 wheels. I have not hauled anything heavy in grass, but moderate weight it is not to bad it move fairly well in the upright position haven't hauled anything on all 4 wheels.
1303534
I have recently removed snow 10-12 inches deep of my neighbors roof. Because of the way the unit is designed the cutting blade went through the drifts no problem. I had people stopping and watching 10 feet of 10-12 inch slide off the roof like butter. I was concerned at first with how deep the snow was. This handle both the whole house and his garage quickly and with ease. I've used it several times. It gets five out of five stars from me.
372812
This works great on my driveway up to 3 inches if it is a light snow. On heavy snow, it is hard to push. I do not have sidewalks so I can not help you on that question.
67785
it has 2 wheels, looks like the street rollerblade wheels, works perfect for me. It shouldn't be a problem wheeling through less than 3 inch snow. Hope that answer your questions.
136943
This one I could not say as mine was broken right from the package. I have a snow pro 600 I have used the past 2 years and will cover a area about 20 feet out mounted 10 feet in the air with no wind.
552054
My girlfriend uses it with no issues. It is more the amount of snow you have to deal with. I find that it can handle about four or five inches. If you have more snow on the ground you have to work in layers
845157
I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up keep, not as heavy and a lot less $$$ I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up... » Read More I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up keep, not as heavy and a lot less $$$ « Show Less
1517752
Not enough snow. At least a few inches required for snow to blow up through. Blower. Love the snow joe, now in our third year, works great, we do not use with just an inch, blades will hit paving, not a good idea, use with three or more inches, and use caution with heavy slushy we're snow. Don,t gigive up
2092229
Very small amounts 1" or less will work with this machine if it is not to wet. It does not do well with very wet snow (almost slush) as it jams the ejector tube. It does not do well with packed snow as it won't break it loose from the surface.
1077877
I've had 6+ inches of some wet snow in Colorado on mine....didn't seem to affect it at all. You can stand on these things, so I would imagine a foot or 2 of snow wont be an issue......6 feet-- thats a different thing....just brush it off with a push broom.
1599058
No it doesn't, but I picked one up at etrailer.com The blade works great. Last year we had a storm that dropped 2 feet of snow and I had no problem making big snow banks.
1919880
Because you can flip the blade so it will angle either right or left depending on where you want to push the snow there is not a rigid joint between the handle and the blade. When you push down on the handle it does not lift the front of the blade. That being said I love mine! My driveway has the usual "joint cracks" when it was poured and it does fine. I have a couple that are raised and you learn to go across them at and angle and it doesn't catch. This works great with lighter snow of course but I have used it on 4 inches and I am a almost 60yo female. What I like is that you can go out every couple of inches and clear it quickly so it doesn't get ahead of you. I also have a snow blower so I will push the snow to the side with the snow caster and then just make one pass with the blower down either side so I clear the entire width of the drive. Hope this helps.
1530474
It would work a lot better than a normal snow shovel....If you angle the handle down, then it keeps the blade of the scoop from 'digging in'. The scoop would kind of glide over the top of the snow and the snow would slide up into the scoop. When its full, then you can guide it over to where you want to dump it...never having to lift heavy snow. I love it.
1770201
I've found that the specs on this snow thrower's ability to be "overblown." It's not a bad snow thrower but if you cut the specs (throws snow to 30 feet, cuts 10-inches deep and 18-inches wide per pass) in half you're more near reality. I've found that it does best in 5-6" deep dry snow with about a 15 foot throw and I take cuts (pass) that overlap at about 12-15" at most. If I had to do over again I would've bought a small gas powered thrower. This is my second Toro 1800, as the electric motor on my first died on me shortly after the 2-year warranty was up (3rd winter season) and only for the goodness of a Toro service rep was I able to replace it with for a cost of only paying for the shipping. Hope this helps. I've found that the specs on this snow thrower's ability to be "overblown." It's not a bad snow thrower but if you cut the specs (throws snow to 30 feet, cuts 10-inches deep and 18-inches wide per pass) in half you're more near reality. I've found that it does best in 5-6" deep dry snow with about a 15 foot throw and I take cuts (pass) that overlap at about 12-15" at most. If I had to do over again I would've bought a small gas powered thrower. This is my second Toro 1800, as the electric motor on my first died on me shortly after the 2-year warranty was up (3rd winter... » Read More I've found that the specs on this snow thrower's ability to be "overblown." It's not a bad snow thrower but if you cut the specs (throws snow to 30 feet, cuts 10-inches deep and 18-inches wide per pass) in half you're more near reality. I've found that it does best in 5-6" deep dry snow with about a 15 foot throw and I take cuts (pass) that overlap at about 12-15" at most. If I had to do over again I would've bought a small gas powered thrower. This is my second Toro 1800, as the electric motor on my first died on me shortly after the 2-year warranty was up (3rd winter season) and only for the goodness of a Toro service rep was I able to replace it with for a cost of only paying for the shipping. Hope this helps. « Show Less
1824440
It comes with two guides, one for each side that allow you to raise the blade off the ground so it doesn't wear out. You can mount them lower to raise the blade higher to leave some snow(1/2") on the ground and keep from throwing stones. Most likely your driveway is not perfectly flat and you will throw some of the mounds.