For areas where a high annual snowfall is all but guaranteed, snow blowers are essential. These winter weather tools range in size and power, and depending on the model, they can clear everything from a light dusting of snow to a blizzard.
Homeowners of all types will be able to find one that meets their winter weather needs. A good snow blower combines the attributes of chute control with clearing ability, which ensures that you can send a large amount of snow in the direction of your choice.
To optimize efficiency, many blowers come equipped with a variety of features, including:. Whether the end of summer or winter draws near, bringing changes in weather and activity, Seasonal sales give you the opportunity to stock up and ensure youre ready for fun when they roll around again.
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Electric models are used for clearing snow drifts less than 6 inches. They also have cords. But when the slightly more powerful QXE is not an option, look at the QXE before any alternatives, because it shares so many of the unique snow-clearing abilities—the same chute control, Personal Pace system, and electric start, as well as the inch clearance width of the auger itself—that make the entire SnowMaster design so effective.
The Cub Cadet is a reliable machine with a well-rounded feature set, especially given the relatively low cost. Like all good-quality two-stage blowers, it has an electric start and no-mar skid shoes—these features make the machine easy to get running and make it safe to use on a deck or patio without leaving scratches. It also has power steering, large tires, and a durable metal chute. Although the trigger system is an essential feature for a two-stage blower, at the same time it feels tedious compared with the far more maneuverable design of the SnowMaster.
First, it has two headlights, one on each side of the control area, facing forward. Most blowers have only a single light in the center, which does more to illuminate the back of the chute than the driveway.
Second, the Cub Cadet has inch tires, which are at least an inch larger and provide better traction than those on most and inch blowers. A hand crank below the dashboard controls the side-to-side movement of the chute, and a joystick at the controls operates the up-and-down movement of the deflector cap.
As on the SnowMaster QXE, you can make adjustments while the blower is moving, but doing so with these controls is not as easy as using a four-way joystick. Being a traditional two-stage blower, the Cub Cadet uses shear pins. The blower will likely come with a few extras, but we recommend checking the owner manual for a part number so that you can order more. Cub Cadet covers the blower with a three-year limited warranty and a five-year limited warranty on the auger gearbox. It was quieter and easier to maneuver than the three other light-duty blowers we tested it against.
It easily folds up for storage, and you can control the rotation of the chute with a lever up at the controls. This Ryobi blower is an electric model, so you need to connect it to an outlet with an extension cord of at least 14 ga for 25 feet and 12 ga for 50 feet.
With its inch clearing width, it had no problem with light snows of up to about 4 to 6 inches deep. Once we got past 6 inches or started dealing with dense, wet snow, the blower struggled and occasionally clogged up. On some areas we also needed to do a second pass to get them completely clear. Like most electric blowers, the Ryobi RYACS is light on features, but it does have a nice chute control that you can operate on the fly. This feature made it easy to direct the snow where we wanted without interrupting our forward progress.
On many models, such as the Snow Joe SJE , you control the direction of the snow manually at the chute, so you have to move around to the front of the machine to make an adjustment. The Ryobi RYACS does not have a drive system, so you have to push it around percent like an old-school lawn mower.
This Troy-Bilt has a massive engine, handy trigger-operated power steering, and a cool electric chute control that uses a small thumb-operated joystick. It also has heated handles and a metal chute. It was slow going, but the Troy-Bilt got the job done. The electric chute control, unique to high-end MTD-made blowers, puts total control of the chute and deflector in a small thumb joystick positioned next to the right handle.
With the electric control, you can redirect the chute while keeping both hands on the handles. Troy-Bilt has a video showing how it works.
We also like the heated handles—they may sound extravagant, but we appreciated them during long snow-moving sessions on particularly cold days. Troy-Bilt does not do the work, instead directing owners to authorized service centers in the area.
Sikkema points out that, like all inch blowers, the Arctic Storm has a hard time going through a standard door. It can squeeze through a inch door, but just barely. If you have a back patio that you like to keep clear of snow, and the only access is through, say, the rear door of the garage, this blower may not be able to get there. In winter —, we will be testing three cordless snow blowers.
The Snow Joe IONVSB is unique in that it behaves like a true single-stage blower, in which the paddle makes contact with the ground and pulls the machine forward. So in addition to its snow-moving ability, we want to see how much easier it is to move in comparison with other models.
The difference should be noticeable. We tested leaf blowers on the same two battery platforms this past fall, and they were similar, with Ryobi getting the performance and cost edge. We have to give the Snow Joe blower credit for being the only self-propelled two-stage cordless model, but it moves very slowly and has a run time of 30 minutes, followed by a charge time of four hours. The dual port charger fills both batteries at once, with about a 2-hour charge time.
We plan to test one in winter But they come at a pretty high price, so even with all of the convenience they provide, there is a high threshold of performance needed to justify that kind of investment. These models had no problems clearing 5 to 6 inches of snow in our tests, but the issue is that they offer no way to direct the snow; it just flies forward.
Also due to their minimal width, 12 inches, both power shovels required a lot more passes than a regular single-stage blower. Last, the Snapper is quite heavy to use for any extended period of time, due to the battery. The feature sets vary from model to model, as does availability. In this design, a third impeller located at the center of the front auger feeds snow rapidly into the throwing impeller.
Ariens is a highly regarded manufacturer of blowers. Their Deluxe 30 is usually a little more expensive than the inch Troy-Bilt and the engine is not as big. The less-expensive Ariens Compact line lacks power steering, a feature we see as essential for a two-stage blower. Toro blowers are typically more expensive than MTD-made blowers. The inch Husqvarna STP comes with hand warmers and an adjustable-height handlebar. It typically costs more than the inch Cub Cadet and has a less powerful engine and smaller tires.
This is the snow blower for you. Tracked blowers such as the Troy-Bilt Storm Tracker are also available. These models are like regular two-stage machines but with tank tracks instead of wheels. Paul Sikkema, MovingSnow. It clears snow as well as machines with larger engines and features heated handgrips, push-button electric starting, and a headlight.
The controls are easy to use and work well, helping you turn the chute, guide the snow blower, and change speeds.
It lacks a joystick-style chute control—few models in this category have that feature—but it does include a headlight and electric push-button starter. Clearing right down to the pavement, this model also took down a plow pile and has a good range of pace settings through eight selectable speeds. It lacks a headlight, heated handgrips, and single-lever chute control.
And without a freewheel transmission, turning the pound machine can be awkward. Snow-throwing distance was only so-so. It scored very good in all tests except for throwing distance and, when compared with the Craftsman, was slightly less efficient at taking down a plow pile. Snow-throwing distance was mediocre. It can effectively tackle the pile left by your local plow driver, unlike many other single-stage gas snow throwers.
In testing, the controls were intuitive and worked well, including a discharge chute that you can easily adjust from the handlebars.
It takes on plow piles successfully and wipes down to the paved surface very well, like most rubber-tipped single-stage snow blowers. Snow-removal speed was average and throwing distance was so-so. Handling, noise level, and ease of use take the highest marks here, and the EGO is simple to operate and starts reliably. Snow-removal speed and conquering a plow pile were fair; throwing distance and surface cleaning scored better.
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