I put the order in after 9 pm on Dec. 28 and received my new snow blower by the morning of Dec. 31. It came on a truck with a power tail-gate and the driver had a pallet jack to bring it to my door. Very fast and efficient service!
The Toro 10280 OXE was pretty easy to assemble. Took a little time to read all the directions but well worth it. I had to try it out right away on 6 day old partly melted snow and it worked like a charm - never clogged! I was impressed. I've operated Ariens blowers before and after getting use to the Toro controls, the Toro controls are much better.
Be sure to adjust the skids on the blower as well as the scraper - don't assume they are adjusted from the factory. This is especially important if your pavement or pavers are a little uneven, as is mine. Even after adjustments, it seemed to hop a bit so I'll do some more adjustments to tweak it for my situation. Also, it tends to ride up, particularly in deep snow, but I was over trying it on hard packed plowed snow that the road department plowed my driveway entrance in. The motor never bogged down though. These are the only reasons I didn't give it a perfect rating.
I wasn't taken any chances - the chains fit well and do enhance the grip on ice. I would recommend them, and they are easy to install.
The cover seems to be well made and the clip cinches it to keep it tight so it won't blow off.
Delivery of accessories were even quicker than the blower.
I put the order in after 9 pm on Dec. 28 and received my new snow blower by the morning of Dec. 31. It came on a truck with a power tail-gate and the driver had a pallet jack to bring it to my door. Very fast and efficient service!
The Toro 10280 OXE was pretty easy to assemble. Took a little time to read all the directions but well worth it. I had to try it out right away on 6 day old partly melted snow and it worked like a charm - never clogged! I was impressed. I've operated Ariens blowers before and after getting use to the Toro controls, the Toro controls are much bet...
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