I'vmark_digital© wrote:
> Hey! Westfield Home Depot has Ariens snowthrowers. I didn't have much time
> to browse because I was there for something else. They *look* like smaller
> units than what you want. I turned a few price tickets over. $499 and $699.
>
> I have a cement driveway and I have a big problem with sunlight not melting
> the snow fast enough. My 10 hp snowthrower is over-kill for the light
> dustings we were getting. And when it does snow heavy I have to contend with
> packed down tire tracks. I'm tempted into looking at the electric
> shovel/thrower. I wonder how well it does with slush because icing/freezing
> over is my biggest problem.
>
>
> Mark, I own a couple of the Toro single stage throwers both gas powered,
and they work great. NEVER a problem starting. (The larger one is
electric start). The smaller one is light enough to use as a shovel if
you need to even though it has wheels. They will clean down to bare
concrete even in heavy slush. The power to weight ratio for the user is
remarkable. I use them for small areas where large equipment can not,
and I don't care how deep the snow or slush is, it just takes a little
longer for really heavy frozen stuff. On a wooden outdoor deck the
rubber thrower paddles will vibrate the icy stuff loose and throw it off
easily. Highly recommended IMHO. As far as packed tracks, if they freeze
in, a snow blade on a truck has a difficult time with those as well.