At the last FRIAM, several folks mentioned wanting to know which snow
thrower we bought. Here's the critter:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005OQMG/102-9266426-1206509
.. and yes, the 1 day delivery worked fine (we have Amazon Prime but
I think you can always pay for the 1 day delivery and its worth it if
you're covered with snow!)
We've cleared two very large/long gravel driveways with success, and
even though they say it shouldn't be used on gravel, it worked fine.
It is very basic: not self propelled or 2-stage design. But we
really wanted to avoid the alternative: a heavy, touchy gas system.
This is quite light (easily picked up by its handle just beside the
chute) which is very nice when getting into tight spaces. It threw
the snow far enough in every case we encountered.
We were surprised it could handle the large (2 feet) snow fall, even
though its designed for much lighter use. Its "the little engine
that could" sort of thing.
Not perfect, but small, light and doesn't have all the drawbacks of gas.
Epinions has several reviews as well.
-- Owen
Owen Densmore http://backspaces.net
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