Can anyone recommend a good snowblower?

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Posted by Dior Homme on Dec-05-2009 15:18:

Can anyone recommend a good snowblower?

I'm a n00b and don't know what to look for. I know its somewhat rainy lately, and we may still be far from huge snowfalls, but I want to get one this year.

What should I look for? Are there better brands than others? TORO > Black+Decker etc?

Looking to spending $700-$1000. I have a 10 car driveway, so I want something that blows about 0.4-0.6 high feet of snow. Are there electric ones? I'd prefer those over a gas powered one.

K thanks.

Posted by sunrise3500 on Dec-05-2009 15:26:

Snow blower eh?
Can I recommend someone from here ?

Posted by LKD on Dec-05-2009 15:33:

Posted by sunrise3500 on Dec-05-2009 16:02:

quote:
Originally posted by LKD

That doesn't blow though, it just melts.

Posted by LiveTime on Dec-05-2009 18:31:

solid gold or the brass rail have really good ones.

Posted by Miss. S on Dec-05-2009 23:10:

Posted by Pett on Dec-05-2009 23:20:

gas powered ftw

Posted by Abercrombie on Dec-06-2009 01:52:

10 car driveway is pretty large. Corded ones doesn't have a high enough amp motor compared to the horsepower a gaspowered blower delivers to crunch through the packed or icy stuff.

Consider your neighhbours too. You must assume that when you get snowblower, your surrounding neighbours really pray you'll do their driveways too, although appearing to be nonchalant about it. So when you do your driveway, you gotta do your neighbours too if you want to stay on good terms.

Here's a selection of the suggested best http://www.consumersearch.com/snow-blowers

Posted by Jem_hadar on Dec-06-2009 02:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Pett
gas powered ftw

Yes!

Posted by chinamon on Dec-06-2009 02:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
10 car driveway is pretty large. Corded ones doesn't have a high enough amp motor compared to the horsepower a gaspowered blower delivers to crunch through the packed or icy stuff.

Consider your neighhbours too. You must assume that when you get snowblower, your surrounding neighbours really pray you'll do their driveways too, although appearing to be nonchalant about it. So when you do your driveway, you gotta do your neighbours too if you want to stay on good terms.

Here's a selection of the suggested best http://www.consumersearch.com/snow-blowers

exactly what AJ said...
except... fuck your neighbours. tell them to buy their own.

Posted by malek on Dec-06-2009 02:57:

you have a 10 cars driveway and only a budget of 700-1000$ ?

Posted by Dior Homme on Dec-06-2009 03:49:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
you have a 10 cars driveway and only a budget of 700-1000$ ?

It's a long driveway, but I won't be doing the whole thing, just the front (about 6 car spaces worth). I don't need the John Deere of snowblowers, just enough to get the job done when it gets a heavier with snow. I'm just sick of shoveling/takes too much time while I'm in school.

Posted by Dior Homme on Dec-06-2009 04:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
10 car driveway is pretty large. Corded ones doesn't have a high enough amp motor compared to the horsepower a gaspowered blower delivers to crunch through the packed or icy stuff.

Consider your neighhbours too. You must assume that when you get snowblower, your surrounding neighbours really pray you'll do their driveways too, although appearing to be nonchalant about it. So when you do your driveway, you gotta do your neighbours too if you want to stay on good terms.

Here's a selection of the suggested best http://www.consumersearch.com/snow-blowers

Ya i plan do it it really late at night after i get home from school or work or whatever.... so there are less people outside shoveling snow. I'm thinking gas powered as well. After last winter I said fuck it I'm getting one next season... takes too much time.

Posted by malek on Dec-06-2009 04:14:

check for bylaws for operating those after a certain time in the evening...

Posted by Dior Homme on Dec-06-2009 04:22:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
check for bylaws for operating those after a certain time in the evening...

11pm-midnight is fine for my neighbourhood.

there are others down the street that did it last year around that time.

Posted by Abercrombie on Dec-06-2009 05:12:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
check for bylaws for operating those after a certain time in the evening...

Then again.... with the Tempo we used to have while in Brossard this wasn't an issue :P
While living in Ville St-Laurent, it was another story since Tempos were banned. It's even another even fcucking weirder story living in a city where the military gets called in for snow.

Posted by tvmann on Dec-06-2009 05:36:

Sears has lots of gas snowblowers, mostly their own brand. 1 or 2 electrics.

They make good lawnmowers, I've had one for a long time, plus a table saw, so the snowblowers are probably OK. Their tools and mechanical stuff is not super pro but does the job fine.