Has anyone used this in the winter with a lot of snow?
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We live in Eastern NC so this may not help if you live in Syracuse NY but we accumulated about 3-4 inches of snow this winter and it worked just fine. We also have it buried about 6" into the soil. I would imagine if it works through the soil the snow shouldn't be an issue.
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I live in the South, and we don't have a LOT of snow. But we did have some nasty ice storms this year and the SportDog fence held up very well with no problems.
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Worked just fine with over 20" of snow on the ground in CT for most of this winter... It has been complete freedom since installing this system... Works great... The training period seemed a little stressful... But after a few breaches, my shep mix knows better than to go near the fence line... Even in the winter she sits and watches the neighbors walk their dogs by the house... We play ball, get fire wood and play with the kids outside, not to mention letting her roam unsupervised for yours at a time... Everyday! Had the system for four months... Dog just turned a year old... Had a dog run... That was torture to be anywhere else in the yard... Love it... ***** Worked just fine with over 20" of snow on the ground in CT for most of this winter... It has been complete freedom since installing this system... Works great... The training period seemed a little stressful... But after a few breaches, my shep mix knows better than to go near the fence line... Even in the winter she sits and watches the neighbors walk their dogs by the house... We play ball, get fire wood and play with the kids outside, not to mention letting her roam unsupervised for yours at a time... Everyday! Had the system for four months... Dog just turned a year old... Had a... » Read More Worked just fine with over 20" of snow on the ground in CT for most of this winter... It has been complete freedom since installing this system... Works great... The training period seemed a little stressful... But after a few breaches, my shep mix knows better than to go near the fence line... Even in the winter she sits and watches the neighbors walk their dogs by the house... We play ball, get fire wood and play with the kids outside, not to mention letting her roam unsupervised for yours at a time... Everyday! Had the system for four months... Dog just turned a year old... Had a dog run... That was torture to be anywhere else in the yard... Love it... ***** « Show Less
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Had mine two years. Live in southern Illinois. Had a bunch of snow this year. No issue.
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Mine didn't fit, so I never used it. I have the same problem of trying to keep the snow off. Sorry I wasn't help on this one!
197020
I use mine outdoors where it does get rain on and it works just fine. I live in Houston, so I don't know how it would do with snow.
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I have yet to use it in the snow. As I bought it after the season. But I can tell you that it does excellent on damp wet muddy grass.
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I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up keep, not as heavy and a lot less $$$ I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up... » Read More I live in upstate NY and have used this so far 2 times in snows greater than 6". I have yet to have a problem. Yes it does bog down in the wetter snow types and I am sure it wont throw it as far but it beats it doing it by hand. I can cover an old 100' driveway single wide in less than 20 mins. I can not adjust the depth other then paying attention to the angle I hold the handle. The real thick snow pushed there by plows at the end of my driveway did challenge this thing but slow and steady and you'll slice on through. The up side to this over the gas type is no maintenance, no up keep, not as heavy and a lot less $$$ « Show Less
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I live in Texas so I don't see much snow and I have not used it in wet weather but it would be fine as long as you use mineral oil after it gets wet.
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I'm sorry I can't really answer that. I purchased it for my son and he hasn't really had a chance to use it much with winter.
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I bought it and it is great. Very heavy duty and survived the winter beautifully. And we live in Michigan and had 10 feet of snow. Really glad I bought it.
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Janet, I am sorry I am unable to answer your question. It was a gift for my daughter. Until the snow goes away, she will not be able to use it. Check back after the Spring thaw and I might have an answer. Good luck.
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I have used mine in all snow levels and conditions and it work great. I adjusted the height so it can clear snow all the way down to the concrete. When clearing 1"-2" of snow I basically use it like a plow.
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Here's a video of a guy with it in the snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFI6bqv-VuY
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I sure didn't have a problem with it. We had quite a bit of snow this winter and mine worked perfectly. Mine is pretty exposed to the west and north so could be the snow was blown off. I love mine. Saves trips out to the mailbox.
1349936
We used it for our Christmas decorations outside and had no problems at all. It was a very cold and snowy winter as well.
128443
I used it last year in about five inches of a fairly dense snow and it did pretty well. With that being said this is the only snow blower I have ever used.
397692
Mine did great this past winter, we had a ton of snow in upstate NY. Still looks like new.
333990
Hi..unfortunately I just purchased this and have not had our winter as of yet. I would not feel comfortable assuming how it will do.
975242
We have had a brutal winter and have used the Snow Joe a lot. We have not had any issues with snow getting stuck in the chute. We are very satisfied with our Snow Joe