how fine is the ice shaved? i'm from new orleans and sno wizard makes the snow balls down there…similar? finely shaved?
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I bought it as a gift for my nephews, so I can't answer specifics. My sister said that she and the boys really like it though
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It's one of the very few machines < $200 that produces high quality finely powdered shave ice.
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It's really fine when using their cups to freeze the ice. It's so thin the flavoring melts a lot of it. The kids like it a little thicker so we prefer to use ice cubes.
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As good as any chain. When it comes to ice or black ice and freezing rain which is outside my area right now but thank God it's melting! Best thing for ice is stay off the roads. Nothing works very well in solid ice.
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I am from Texas so not much use during snow/ice conditions. Sorry, maybe someone else will comment. Great in hard rain though!
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What it is not is shaved like the ice for a snow cone. That said, the size varies from something the diameter of a pea to the diameter of a sizable grape or cherry. Pieces are irregular in shape.
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I like this shaved Ice Machine ..the Lid is not really designed to close ...Just to put pressure on the ice so that it can make your shaved ice...My self I usually use just Ice Cubes , but either one will work...
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I also noticed the ice melting sooner than I thought it would. Since they are large, I thought they would stay much longer than regular ice. I am not sure where I saw it, but the supplier had some tips on how to keep the ice frozen longer...I will look and see if I can find where that was. Maybe if you contact the supplier - maybe reply to an email they might send...they might be able to get you this info faster...just a thought.
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If you use a harder ice and don't force it thru it does grind it more fine. It is not a snow, but really close
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no good for ice or chipping. this is great for removing snow and will not hurt cement or black top. had my drive sealed in october and no signs of scrapes or markings. highly reccommend.
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I've owned the Toro 1800 older model (38025) for around ten years. Live in the snow belt of Northern Michigan (we had nine inches today) and have a driveway with afton stone. My faithful Toro has done a great job of clearing the snow from my drive all these years, but the other day had one stone too many and I cracked the blades. I can get replacement blades and have it fixed (and probably will) but am also seriously looking at the newer model 38371. I looked at the Worx, which has steel blades, but Toro has been so trouble free over all these years, that I'll stick with the brand. BTW, it easily handles 12 inches of dry snow and can even carve through drifts with a bit of patience on the operator's part. EDIT: As it turned out, it would cost me $150 to have my old Toro fixed. No brainer: ordered the 38371 and happy dance, it will be here this Saturday.
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I have used on all kinds of icy snowy conditions, and they seem pretty good, but as a seasoned veteran of northern NH winters told me when I showed him these tires, "There's nothin' gonna save you if you hit sheer ice." And I found that out this winter. So, moderate layers of snow, thin layers of packed snow, crusty snow, and thin breakable ice, they are great! Hard thick slick ice -- stay off it, particularly slick bumpy ice!
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Yes.... It is a very durable unit. Not sure how much you are going to use it commercially. I fell in love with this unit, when I noticed a business that I frequent often bought one and not sell shaved ice. They get a lot of business for it, so I feel you should have the same similar success with it also. Hope that helped. I really love my machine.
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Bonnie, I'm sorry but we never have HEAVY snow here in Texas where I live. I have had one of the signal balls for about ten years....this is my second one, and the only problem I have had is "high winds" dislodge it once in a great while. My first one had to be replaced after many years because the Texas heat finally made the plastic break. I really love it though. I'm 86 years old and it saves me unnecessary trips out to the mailbox. Have a good weekend! Sue Milliron, Marlin, TX
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Ordered the Snow Joe over the Toro due to more power, cheaper price, and metal, rather than plastic, blades... Hope I don't end up regretting it, as the Toro has far more information about it out there than the Snow Joe.Edit: Well, perhaps all things happen for a reason. The Snow Joe was back-ordered... I found more reviews on the QVC site, and they also had a video of the snow joe. QVC had a lot of mixed reviews and the video wasn't as impressive as ones I've seen for the toro, so I canceled the Snow Joe and went with the safer bet.
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I don't know what the ice shavings are like in Hawaii but this is like fluffy shaved ice, not chips of ice, more like fluffy snow...enjoy!!! It's a great machine, we make smoothies all the time with it.
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Sorry, Nick. Can't help on this one. I live in Maine, and I'm off the water from October to "Ice Out". Don't remember what the display even looks like.
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It is great! I just ordered the juice through amazon (whatever was paired with it). Be sure to get the dry ice too. It fogged up my whole neighborhood!
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It only takes seconds for the machine to shave the ice. The ice will start to melt immediately, if you are outside, make those sno cones quickly! Its a great, powerful machine.