Some years ago I bought my first snow blower for my first house. Before buying I had researched various snow, because I never had used one or owned one, and we had at home when I was a child. I had several key criteria in mind, so as to satisfy my needs on the snowblower.
Power, in how deep the snow before they would need to be translated into distance, able to handle the type of machine snow (heavy or soft), and how much spaceevacuate. A single-stage machine was the right thing for me. I have a concrete driveway, about 150 meters long and usually only one car wide. If there is gravel, I would have a two-stage snow thrower. Single stage, means a rotor, which contains both the snow and throws it out of the chute. These machines are less powerful two-stage snow thrower, a snail to collect the snow and an impeller to throw. Weight of the machine is also important. Theis necessary to be easy enough to lift him, and also on the wall for storage. Fuel source. The choice was gasoline engine or electric. I opted for an electric fan snow, because it took me to the garage and the house that are directly next to the driveway are on the ground, and I would not do with the gasoline in the cold.
As for the power cord, I discovered the species, has a coating in all weather conditions. Remain in the cold season, with the added comfort Flexible use of snowthrower. In the end, I selected the Toro 1800 electric snow thrower. It can handle the type of snow I get most often. Unless you match your needs to a product, in my experience, it is likely that you will be dissatisfied with your purchase.
My biggest challenge throwing snow was learning how to deal with the prevailing wind. It blows across my driveway, and I was not going to be able to throw snow in that direction. So I had to develop my clearing pattern to throw down the driveway most of the time, while avoiding a bath in snow, covering the neighbor's driveway, and filling up my own driveway after I just cleared a section.
After several winters using this snow thrower, it was worth the time and effort to research the products, choose the best one suited to my needs, and learn now to use it. This electric snow thrower is a lot faster than using a shovel, and a lot less work.