Craftsman 179cc 4 cycle Single Stage Snow Thrower with Electric Start —
This is my 4th snow blower that I have purchased since 1980 and by far the best. I have owner 2 Toro's and 2 Craftsman.
It is the first snow blower that can almost be pushed to do its job with one finger (although I use both hands). It is a one stage and great on concrete driveways. It weighs about 84 pounds, but it doesn't matter, you only have to lift it once, from the car to the garage floor.
It has an MTD engine 4-cycle engine (the gas and oil are separate) with a 2 yr. warranty.
My last Craftsman snow blower was a 2-cycle engine (gas and oil mixed together) and it had a Tecumseh engine.
Likes: It even removes snow tire tracks from the driveway, my first snow blower to accomplish this feat. (You know how people put tire tracks in your driveway, before you snow blow it?)
179cc engine (that equals about 6 HP) more power than ever needed. Some 2-stage snow blowers have this big of an engine. I put this baby to the test with a 24" drift- even though it only has a 10" intake, and it never even stalled...
Metal body, (My last one was plastic).
Gas and oil is now separate, I no longer smell like engine exhaust after snow blowing the driveway.
Toledo just had 14" of snow in the past few days and for the first time in my life I didn't care- because of the quality snow blower that I just purchased.
I paid 469.00 in the Toledo Ohio area.
Dislikes: none.