How deep of snow will it remove at a time?
1303533
If you're referring to depth, I've used it on storms over two feet - it's easiest for fluffy snow, but the wheels make it manageable with heavier snow as well. If you mean how far back can it go, as far as you can reach.Notice there's an opening (8"?) which limits how far you can go at a time, but you just pull it back, snow slides down, and then repeat the process. Very easy.
1303534
I have recently removed snow 10-12 inches deep of my neighbors roof. Because of the way the unit is designed the cutting blade went through the drifts no problem. I had people stopping and watching 10 feet of 10-12 inch slide off the roof like butter. I was concerned at first with how deep the snow was. This handle both the whole house and his garage quickly and with ease. I've used it several times. It gets five out of five stars from me.
1303535
I used several years ago, maybe 24 inches of snow on roof. Biggest problem I had was keeping from being covered with snow that came off the roof. Unit worked great. Very pleased with it. Used on 2 story house which meant I had to use a ladder to reach the highest part of roof.
1787131
We are in the south, but I would think it would be the same for the north - keep a watch on it, and remove snow from it as soon as possible - don't let it sit on it for prolonged periods. Jakedogs2 is probably the best/smartest answer, if you can do that.
845156
Nope, it also lacks enough power to be of much use in snow deeper than 3 or 4 inches. Spend the extra money for a gas unit.
704455
We had one major snow storm on Long Island last year. As luck would have it, I was in the hospital for knee replacement surgery. My wife and daughters used the machine with no problem to remove all the snow from a 24 inch storm. You can certainly use the electric start if you wish.
71924
As I'm sure you know, the unit is very light weight. My suggestion is to be patient. I have used it once and learned this. It will clear it off. I have also learned that if the snow has already been walked on or driven over that ice will have built up on the concrete surface and it is very difficult to remove. I ended up using a square nose shovel.
2089454
Even a Black & Decker 18V air broom will work on light snow up to 1/2". I'm using a Toro 12A corded blower with 230MPH wind speed and it will clear anything from slush to diamond dust (ice crystals) The leaf blower does a great job of cleaning right down to the concrete after using the snow thrower after major snow storms.
626050
Removal is simple. I took it down before the winter snows in a matter of five minutes. By myself, it took longer to fold it up for storage. It is a quick and easy job.
160000
Don't know, no snow here but it worked on the bottom of a riding mower deck reducing grass and mud sticking, much easier to clean.
372812
This works great on my driveway up to 3 inches if it is a light snow. On heavy snow, it is hard to push. I do not have sidewalks so I can not help you on that question.
372813
That depends on the moisture in the snow and the depth. I have a monster long and wide driveway, and it works just great for me in light fluffy snow that is less than 2 inches. It goes much faster than a traditional shovel. If there is snow mounted up on the sides, you might need to take a shovel and throw it more to the side, but this is still much, much faster than shoveling everything by hand or using a snow thrower. I am very happy with my Snowcaster--I've used it 4 times already this winter (Wisconsin)!
65838
Make sure to remove snow before it gets to 6 inches. It is a single stage and does not do well beyond 6
2209368
I haven't tried one like that. We waited too long to get this and had to use it on 3+ feet of snow on our roof. We dragged away the snow from the top, about 9-12 inches at a time and it did the job.
427815
It does a decent job for fresh snow upto 6 inches. The quality of the product is average. Mine broke after 2 seasons.
248229
high winds? Yes, if it is anchored down. All structures should be cleared of to much snow, small amounts it will handle.
2157230
It depends on the consistency of the snow of course but we rate it for up to 30 feet...thanks!
1229157
can move up to 720 pounds of snow per minute. Its durable, 4 blade rotor, constructed of heavy grade steel, cuts a full 18-IN wide by 10-IN deep swath of snow with each pass.
2208580
I tried plowing through 5 inches of wet slushy snow and it did not do a good job. The motor was struggling. Fluffy 6 inches is no problem at all.