Well I use to shovel my snow by hand until this year because I had hurt my shoulder and am in need of a hip replacement. The mobility isn't there anymore!
I looked on Consumer Reports and found the Ariens brand was very dependable. I wanted a 2 stage machine, with electric start, self propelled, and easy chute controls. I got all that plus a headlight!
Our first snow was a 4-6 inch accumulation that I actually had to use it at a slower speed because it was gobbling it up so fast. Our test came in the form of a 10 inch snow and I was dreading the end of my driveway after the township plowed me in. I had a 3 foot wall of snow there and I had to clear it out so my wife could get to work (nurses don't get snow days!).
It use to take us an our to dig out. I was done in 10-15 minutes with the machine. I also bought the snow accumulation retardant spray and didn't get any jams. I highly recommend this machine to anyone that needs a dependable workhorse.
Incidentally, I don't know how the electric start works because the pull start gets the machine running on the first pull.
Well I use to shovel my snow by hand until this year because I had hurt my shoulder and am in need of a hip replacement. The mobility isn't there anymore!
I looked on Consumer Reports and found the Ariens brand was very dependable. I wanted a 2 stage machine, with electric start, self propelled, and easy chute controls. I got all that plus a headlight!
Our first snow was a 4-6 inch accumulation that I actually had to use it at a slower speed because it was gobbling it up so fast. Our test came in the form of a 10 inch snow and I was dreading the end of my driveway after the towns...
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