On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:50:07 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...
We have a weather warning for a blizzard tonight. Expect between 20 and 45
cm of snow blown around by winds from 70-90 kph. This should be a good
test
for my new Toro 1800 electric snowthrower.
I'll report on how it performs.

As promised.
Woke up this am to about 10" on the ground with some drifting. Carried the
Toro 1800 up from the basement and out the front door to avoid the hike from
basement door way around back.
I believe this test was a good one as it pushed the thrower to it's max.
When pushed into the snow to make the 1st cut the machine laboured. I had to
take it slow and let it work at it's own speed. This was equivalent to a
slow shuffle. I made one cut extend to include the neighbour next to me.
One the way back, for the second cut, I only took about 9" rather than the
full 18". What a difference! Moved along at a nice slow walk and the
machine seemed to keep it's speed up.
Next, I tackled the bank thrown up in our driveway by the city plow. I had
to lift the thrower and use it as a shovel/thrower combo. Once I made my
first cut, the next was much easier using the half capacity mode again.
My verdict...much better than shoveling and marginally better than the snow
scoop. The big advantage will be when the banks are so high it's difficult
to place the snow. Then the blower should shine for each additional
snowfall.
Complaint...the 100 ft 12ga cord does get in the way at times and the
adjustment for the chute exhaust height is a bit loose. I'll tighten up so
it stays at the setting I choose.


If you start in the middle of your area and work towards the outside
in a spiral, you won't have to adjust the shute much...or re-shovel
the same snow twice.
Mark E. Williams