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However, it's a dead simple fix, often taking less than 15 minutes and no parts, as you just remove the housing, wind the spring and block it, and re-knot the cord behind the stop. Pull cords can break at any time, as it's a matter of the rope weakening, then failing. Personally, I chose to buy an old Craftsman from the Niagara region, where snow blowers only get used a few times each year. Maybe they don’t make em like they used to. If the pull cord was going to break, it would have broken already. If there were going to be any QC issues, they would have shown up. When it comes to equipment like tractors, lawn mowers, and snow blowers, I think I’d rather buy used. People either swear by them and they work perfectly or the pull cord breaks and the chute explodes or whatever on second use. *Editing to add* - It's so crazy looking at reviews of these products. Sorry for the long email, thank you for your replies.

But I'm looking for one I can use for a long time, given the investment. I know every single brand will have someone saying they bought one and it's crap. Budget is between 1200-1600, and hopefully can get somewhere there with a Black Friday deal.

Where am I at for snowblower brands? I am at all costs avoiding Chinese made, I don't want plastic in my life. I am drawn to battery powered (I have an electric car and an EGO electric lawnmower that I LOVE) but it just looks like they ain't ready for a two-stage battery.ĪLL OF THAT SAID. I neeeeeed something that will just work.

I know there are other electric single stages but they are not well rated (at least per consumer reports). I tried my hardest to stay away from gas. Gotta chew those up, so I think I have to go two stage. And the worst by far is the snowplow piles. We get about 80-120 inches a year, some of it in big storms. I have two little kids and work from home in Ottawa. Which if I'm spending $1800, I can't be having right out of the box issues. I had my heart set on the EGO 24" but they are out of stock and people are reporting issues with them right out of the box. I have a little snowjoe corded which was. I am looking for a first-time snowblower. Toro dual-stage their dual-stage models start at $1k and are comparable to Ariens in quality, but they don't offer the more affordable compact models.I've posted a couple of times in the EGO forum but I'm turning to the shopping crowd. not as heavy-duty as the Ariens but still a LOT better then Craftsman. Toro single-stage makes an affordable & good quality line of single-stage models. This dual-stage full-sized 8 hp Ariens is $1019 This one will handle just about any snowfall you can reasonably expect to deal with & is enough for even long driveways. This dual-stage compact 6 hp Ariens is $819 This one should be powerful enough to handle most snowfall, has motor-driven wheels & won't clog as easily as the single-stage. This single-stage 7 hp model is $619 But you provide most of the forward motion & it could get tough in heavy & wet snow or uphill. I would suggest going with one of the single-stage Ariens or maybe a Toro if you want one thats garanteed to hold up to heavy use, although you may need to spend closer to $1k to get a nice one. I ended up buying an 8hp track-drive John Deer (made by Ariens & similar to this one.) & its held up really well. It depends on the model although all the Craftsman snowblowers I looked at when I was shopping around years ago were made by the same company which also makes about 6 other labels as well & all of them were made of cheap/thin stamped metal with flimsy construction. And, if it matters any the engine it has is Tecumseh made. I replaced the crossbar with a threaded rod and lock nuts on either side and it's been fine since. There was a crossbar between the auger and drive control lever handles that was held on with some press fit cap ends that fell out, probably due to vibrations. That's pretty much been it and it's been bulletproof.Īctually I take that back, we had one other problem. Change the oil when we put it up for storage in the spring and then change it again in late fall before putting it into use in winter, check the spark plug to make sure it's clean and properly gapped, check all the gears and "driveshaft" and oil the exposed bare metal parts to cut down on rusting. I've never really done anything special to it over the years. I just couldn't get it to turn over with the pull start, had to use the electric start and after all the old fuel burned out, it started from a single pull just fine like always. Today was the first day we've had any problems with it and that was due to the fuel stabilizer I used back in early spring. We've had our Craftsman snowblower for four years if I remember correctly.