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Snow Blowers Features Comparison

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Furnaces, Home and Garden, Snow Blowers, Space Heaters, Tools, Winter
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Cheap snow blowers, whether gas or electric, are designed for light to medium snowfalls and for use on smooth, mostly level surfaces. The power they produce roughly indicates how much snow they can move -- the more the machine does, the less you do. Larger areas to clear call for a wider clearing path to limit the number of passes needed. The height of the intake indicates how deep a cut the cheap snow thrower can make; figure on about two inches less than the intake specs. Good cheap snow throwers have an adjustable discharge shoot that lets you aim the snow where you want it to go. You'll also want a cheap snow blower that sends the snow far enough away so you won't have to clear it a second time.

Gas or Electric Power (amps or engine displacement) Clearing Width Intake Directional Chute Maximum Throwing Distance
Toro Power Shovel estimated price $99
Electric 7.5 amps 12” 6” None – just throws straight ahead 20 ft.
GreenWorks Snow Thrower estimated price $200
Electric 12 amps 20” 10” 180° 20 ft.
Toro Power Clear estimated price $399
Gas 87 cc 18” 12” 210° 25 ft.
WORX Snow Thrower estimated price $228
Electric 13 amps 18” 10” 180° 30 ft
Craftsman Snow Thrower estimated price $500
Gas 179 cc 21” 13” 190° N/A
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