Has anyone used this electric blower to blow off a light dusting of snow -- less snow that you would use a snow blower to remove?
776871
Hi. Well I have used normal leaf blowers to do that very job and since this is a little stronger than a leaf blower, it should work fine.
776872
Yes I did blow snow with it. It worked fine on the light dust. Not so much on the wetter stuff. I still applied salt to make sure I didn't slip.
65840
Yes ! I live in Michigan. It will throw snow 15 ft or better. Best blower I ever bought. Really Happy !
2197533
Wonderfully! However if you're looking to remove snow, I would recommend a shovel as opposed to this item.
975244
No problems with snow getting stuck for me, but I've been fortunate so far since receiving the blower with only powdery snow. I've not had to deal with wet packed snow, but would not expect it to have the ability to move heavy, wet snow very well.
1296379
It works pretty well for leaf blowing. It works better on concrete blowing the dust off and I use it in my shop to keep the floors clean, great for that. I use it for leaves also. it's an all around blower.
1718105
For an electric snowthrower it does very well. It's a very strong tool. You merely have to adjust your speed to the density of the snow.
704455
We had one major snow storm on Long Island last year. As luck would have it, I was in the hospital for knee replacement surgery. My wife and daughters used the machine with no problem to remove all the snow from a 24 inch storm. You can certainly use the electric start if you wish.
1090294
Did it get too cold? We left ours outside one night, and it didn't work the next day. Toro customer service says it may have frozen. We'll try it again, but we're close to returning it. What good is a snow blower that has to come into the house at night?
1734129
you really don't want to push it because it will drive the blades down and make them bind. What you need to do is let the snow blower pull it self into the snow with a little bit of back pressure on the handle.
372815
I used mine for the first time last week on almost 4 inches. My drive is 120 ft of blacktop. The snow was light so it worked very well. I did one pass all the way down the middle just to see how it worked. After that I went across the drive at an angle in about 15 ft lengths. I was able to push the snow off the drive and about 1 or 2 ft into the grass area. As with any type, if you have to plow too many times without a warm trend that melts the piles the snow will pile up on the sides. I have a big snow blower so I don't worry about the piles on the sides. If It gets too high I will use the blower to level the side piles. In all I love the Snowcaster and it does what I wanted and expected it to do for up to 4 inches of snow.
975243
I haven't had any problems. Michigan is having record snows and this blower does the job.
1932986
strong boy, i agree. for a small plastic electric snow blower this thing is AWESOME! i havent had a snow here in PA that this machine couldnt handle. im truly surprised with this. Sangameswar, note that there is a specified gauge for the extension cord.
959443
You don't need a blower with this unit. Just the way it is.. I have used it for 2 winters. I keep it on level 2, (can go to 5 or 6), and it's good to keep my kitchen and all 2nd floor warm. One thing I recomend, if you are using this for home, is to air out the house twice a week to make sure you have enough O2 and to get rid of the moisture if any... If your house is not insulated well then you may air it out once a week...
704456
There is a little effort required to push but should not be a problem. I have only used it twice so far but the snow blower threw about 6-8 inches of snow with ease. I have always used the electric start so I don't know the effort required for a manual start in cold weather.
296327
From my experience the auger does only two things. Constantly tries to climb up onto the snow (needs constant down pressure) and (still) leaves a layer of packed snow on a cement surface that is very slick/difficult to walk on. I only used it once before returning it, in favor of gasoline powered blower which cost a lot more - but does the job.
1718104
it obviously is not as strong as a medium priced gas snow blower. most problems are associated with it's low profile in a snow over 12" deep and it struggles in wet snow. however it got me through winter of 2013 and was a great improvement after shoveling by hand. didn't have any overheating problems. a good machine over all.
1651333
This blower is overkill for 1-2" of snow but it would certainly handle it. It's a heavy machine however so a lighter duty blower would be easier to use with that small amount of snow.