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Snow Blowers
Anyone have an electric?
Thinking of switching from gas - the gas is such crap nowadays.
How good are the electrics?
Anything to beware of?
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12-11-2014, 12:06 PM
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I have a small one -> gutless
and pulling cord around kept getting unhooked
shovel works better
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12-11-2014, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
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Don't run over the cord! 
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12-11-2014, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Anyone have an electric?
Thinking of switching from gas - the gas is such crap nowadays.
How good are the electrics?
Anything to beware of?
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Living anywhere that requires you to own a snow blower.
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12-11-2014, 02:30 PM
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Tom is pitching in to help stop climate change.
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12-11-2014, 02:43 PM
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No, I'm pitching in to sweep up climate! 
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12-11-2014, 02:55 PM
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Are you going to get one solar powered?
For less than an inch, a push broom works easiest for me.
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12-11-2014, 02:55 PM
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Anyone have an electric?
Thinking of switching from gas - the gas is such crap nowadays.
How good are the electrics?
Anything to beware of?
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Beware of doing the work yourself.
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12-11-2014, 02:57 PM
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I have had a Toro for years. Bought it the morning that we had our first snowfall when I realized that the last of my pack animals... I mean children... had moved out.
It has been a great insurance policy against snow.
We need it about every 3rd year and then we fill it with gas+oil mix and it won't start. Then we spend $125 to be ready for the next snowfall which comes about 3 years later.
Other than that, it has worked fine.
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12-11-2014, 03:05 PM
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Are you talking about the gasoline itself? I have seen no problem with that.
The problem with electric is power. For occasional light use, they might work, but I doubt that they have the throwing power for a big snow. Even a decent single stage gas blower lacks the power for a big snow, especially when the local Berm Builder plows in the end of your drive.
I finally bought a two stage. I only really need that power maybe 3-4 times a year, but well worth the money. Never had any problem with the gas on any of them. You just need to dump the gas in the can and in the blower every spring.
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12-11-2014, 03:06 PM
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Are you going to get one solar powered?
For less than an inch, a push broom works easiest for me.
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Less than an inch????
Around, here, we call that July. 
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12-11-2014, 03:07 PM
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Clocker, yes, the fuel itself.
Stupid 10% ethanol to satisfy the dimwitted tree huggers.
Kills the engine every year.
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Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
We need it about every 3rd year and then we fill it with gas+oil mix and it won't start. Then we spend $125 to be ready for the next snowfall which comes about 3 years later.
Other than that, it has worked fine.
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Mostly Dave, because when gasoline is left in the tank too long it gums up, both in the tank as well as the innards of the motor....And the vapor pressures diminish over time as well..
A good way to prevent that is to use an "additivie" called "STABIL"...It prevents the gumming and if used regularly, when you put away your blower for the seasaon(s) it should be ready to go next out....With a little priming first that is...
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12-11-2014, 03:12 PM
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Anyone have an electric?
Thinking of switching from gas - the gas is such crap nowadays.
How good are the electrics?
Anything to beware of?
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Tom, when I used to live in the Pocono's, I used an electric for a time, a very short time at that...
They tend to be very underpowered, and at times, trying to keep track of the cord can be a logistical nightmare....
I recommend against an electric for any serious snow-blowin'.... 
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12-11-2014, 03:17 PM
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Mother in law bought a small electric one when they first came out
She gave it away half way through the season.........that'll tell you what she thought of it
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