“Worked and Ran Like a Charm”
I bought this exact Craftsman Snow Thrower in October of 2008. Right out of the box, I filled the gas up, primed, and on the second pull started right up. All winter here in Michigan from Late October through February, the snow thrower started on the first or second pull. I have not used the electric start but my father has the same thrower and his works great. I have a 200' by 20' driveway plus about 250' of sidewalk to throw snow off. My driveway is gravel and the snow thrower did not throw stones (As long as you set the guides up high enough) or break any shear pins. I also blew snow from my neighbors driveways and sidewalks. I ran the snow thrower for about 30 hours without any fault or problem. All summer I started it up once a month and it once again started on either the first or second pull. I stored the snow thrower with the gas in the tank but added Sta-bil to the gas the last time I filled it up.
Don't worry when buying this snow thrower. As long as you use it with a little consideration of taking care of it, it will take care of what it is to be used for.