How does this work on gravel driveways?
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If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good machine. I bought the second one for my cabin in the forest. It does the job but is a lot more work. If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good... » Read More If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good machine. I bought the second one for my cabin in the forest. It does the job but is a lot more work. « Show Less
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Part of my driveway is gravel. I do have to push down on the handles to slightly lift the front end of the snowblower to avoid picking up too much gravel. This would a problem with any snowblower in my opinion. Overall I really like my Husqvarna. It does a great job. --ST
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I clear my neighbors gravel driveway and would say this works the same as other blowers I have had. I raise the shoes at the bottom but I still pickup a little gravel. His driveway is not very compact so that may be part of the reason. Still new to me (few storms) but very happy with this blower.
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it'll work on small pea-gravel but on the bigger stuff you may end up with it full of gravel, ive used it on dirt and concrete. works awesome.
674456
It's not a good idea to use on gravel but, yes it will work. Just leave an inch or more so as not to pick up gravel.
246361
This works fine over a brick pathway, gravel driveway, and on cement and asphalt and even over dry dirt. Haven't used it on sand but for our California beaches, the best bet is fat balloon tires.
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Firstly, I love this machine. Bailed me out of many feet of both wet and light snow. Yes it propels itself as the rubber blade rotates and, in making contact with the concrete, pulls the machine forward. Good for blacktop and concrete, NOT for gravel as the height is not adjustable. It's meant to be propelled by the blade contacting the ground and gravel would chew the mechanism up and spit the rocks out. Hope it helps.
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It works good on grass, my daughter rides hers on the driveway as well as the lawn with no problems. Sand doesn't go to well with it at all. As long as the gravel is really packed good it shouldn't be a problem.
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We purchased this and set our disposal can on it to wheel it down the driveway to the street. The casters work well and it moves without any problem. However, it is on a cement driveway, not stone or dirt. I don't know about the comparison with Rubbermaid, but it is sturdy and works well.
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I suspect it could. Of course this depends on the coarseness. I haven't tried it on gravel. I use it on my lawn to smooth out the underground tunnels and the pushed up dirt piles. It does a great job especially after a good rain. It will not work as well if the ground is dry. At least on the sandy type soil I have here in southwest Michigan. The stress is really on the mower. The roller rolls nicely.
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Just tilt the blower back, it will raise the front up & not bother the gravel.
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I too have the exposed aggregate type driveway. I have run only one panel about 15 feet long as a test before it got cold. Had no problem with loss of stones. This with a washer rated at 2550psi. Works fine. I was concerned not enough pressure. Instructions that came with it do not list a min. pressure, only a max. of 3200 or3300 psi. I'm sold!
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I only used it once on the sidewalks. My dog passed away. I still have it I received two small dogs so I will see how it works on our dirt roads now.
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My wife has used hers on gravel and in our yard. It will work in loose gravel but the harder packed it is the better. I guess it just depends on how rough the road is but I'll bet that if any walker will work, this one will.
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If you are using to spread gravel on a driveway, you don't need any extra weight. You can add a cinder block to the back of the blade if you need. I did not use any added weight doing my drive that is at least 250-300 yards long.
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I don't believe you can adjust. The impeller is plastic too, so I wouldn't use it on a gravel driveway. It's effective on small jobs and up to maybe 5" of snow.
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I purchased it for my uncle's 10 acre property, mostly to clean up brush and weeds. It does smooth the soil, and will move rocks and gravel around, but I dont think it would be effective to actually remove them. We did use it for grading some areas on the property that were heavy with gravel, but the gravel is still there - just leveled out.
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I have three of these for my landscaping business and they work very well. I use one on my cement driveway and it works awesome. I would recommend it to anyone.
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As long as you leave a little layer of snow so that the shovel does not get all scratched up on the bottom, I would think that it would work on gravel.