I have a pea stone driveway. Is there a setting to raise it about an inch off the driveway, or can it be lifted easily as you're pushing it?
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Unfortunately, there is no setting to raise the snowthrower, and although you can lift it easily enough, to keep it at a particular height would be tiring after a short period. Though it is a nice little machine, It really is meant for asphalt driveways, and I believe other people who have reviewed this snow thrower have recommended against it for any type of loose stone driveways.
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This snow thrower certainly is light enough to tilt back slightly, but honestly, you would have to be pretty diligent to make that work and not throw a bunch of rocks. I have several places in the front sidewalk where the thrower needs to be tipped a bit to ride up over concrete edges. There is no setting to raise it up but you could replace the back wheels with slightly bigger wheels. If your driveway is very big, I would suggest you keep looking for a unit that would more closely meet your needs. Even with this nice light unit, it does take quite a bit of work to clear snow without having to pay attention to the pitch! Good luck! This snow thrower certainly is light enough to tilt back slightly, but honestly, you would have to be pretty diligent to make that work and not throw a bunch of rocks. I have several places in the front sidewalk where the thrower needs to be tipped a bit to ride up over concrete edges. There is no setting to raise it up but you could replace the back wheels with slightly bigger wheels. If your driveway is very big, I would suggest you keep looking for a unit that would more closely meet your needs. Even with this nice light unit, it does take quite a bit of work to clear snow without having... » Read More This snow thrower certainly is light enough to tilt back slightly, but honestly, you would have to be pretty diligent to make that work and not throw a bunch of rocks. I have several places in the front sidewalk where the thrower needs to be tipped a bit to ride up over concrete edges. There is no setting to raise it up but you could replace the back wheels with slightly bigger wheels. If your driveway is very big, I would suggest you keep looking for a unit that would more closely meet your needs. Even with this nice light unit, it does take quite a bit of work to clear snow without having to pay attention to the pitch! Good luck! « Show Less
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It does not have shoes as they call them on the gas powered ones. You can lift it and walk with it but personally I would not use it on a pea stone driveway. I think the wheels might sink in the stone.
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It is easy to lift...not so easy to keep it at an even height. Pea stone drive way and ANY snowblower sounds like a very difficult way to stay happy. If the pebbles don't jam or wreck the snow blower they won't do car paint or windows any good... (It might be worth figuring out a way of putting a slider on the bottom of the blower to make sure it stays up a little. Otherwise...be careful.)
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There is no way to set the height of this snow blower, but it is light enough to lift as you are pushing it.
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This snow thrower certainly is light enough to tilt back slightly, but honestly, you would have to be pretty diligent to make that work and not throw a bunch of rocks. I have several places in the front sidewalk where the thrower needs to be tipped a bit to ride up over concrete edges. There is no setting to raise it up but you could replace the back wheels with slightly bigger wheels. If your driveway is very big, I would suggest you keep looking for a unit that would more closely meet your needs. Even with this nice light unit, it does take quite a bit of work to clear snow without having to pay attention to the pitch! Good luck!
1978756
You manually lift it in and out of transport position. When in use, the plow slides up and down on the push frame as the contour of the ground changes.
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It needs a hard surface. We place it across our driveway and it is almost wide enough. We just adjust.
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It can't be lifted because it's too heavy, but it is relatively easy to use. Occasionally I run it off the driveway and I'm tempted to muscle it back on, but it really will pull itself back back up when operating correctly. It is self propelled and is best for longer run driveways where you don't have to do a lot of turning. We got it because we have a long, steep driveway and the trax help alot with that. A flat driveway would probably be fine with wheels. I'm over 60 but I'm physically fit.
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Raise it all the way up, and then it will release and allow you to lower it.. Hope this helps &#128522;
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It has to be secured at the bottom. It comes with stakes for use on the ground. You would have to be extremely inventive to figure out a way to use it on a driveway.
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I am not sure on that one! I would really hesitate to do it, because of it's shape, I think the wind would just lift it right off the vehicle. Also it weighs enough that it would be really difficult to lift it that high. But a pick-up truck or a really small light weight trailer would be great. Hope this helps.
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As others have said, it is possible to stand it up without using stakes, but only if the ground is relatively hard. I have tried it on my grass without staking it in and it was leaning back too much so I had to stake it in. A driveway should be fine, barring any wind, etc. This is a great screen. Highly recommended.
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There are a number of HI-Lo hitches that can be used to either raise or lower your hitch point. You just need to decide how much weight you will need to support and the number of inches you wish to safely drop (have to leave enough ground clearance for driveways, etc.). Search for Hi-Lo 2" hitch and choose the one that meets your needs.
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Yes. The instructions called something like 1.5 feet above the ground and that's what I did. After completion I wished I had gone taller. It's hollow and the taller your 4x4 the more stable your post.
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If you have a relatively smooth driveway, there is no problem. There is one spot on mine where the concrete is shifted and there is a small ledge. I know when I hit it, I need to tilt the blade up on an angle to proceed. I am very pleased with my snowcaster.
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Not sure, I could lift it easily but its a box of rocks. So it's not light.
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I set mine up on the driveway. You can use Hilti anchors or you can put the legs in 5 gallon bucket, then fill the buckets full of gravel.
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Yes, just lift it straight up. It may stick a bit if it has been there a while.
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I don't know. Perhaps if you lay stones/pavers/bricks on it so that it can't be easily moved?
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a stone driveway might be a bit too heavy for it. I doubled mine and placed wood chips on it and decorative rocks in other areas. I don't think it would be the strongest for driveway use. The weight of cars over it might rip it apart underneath.
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I think it would be too light and would just slide unless you attached it somehow to the floor. Ours is outside and anchored into the stone driveway and works perfectly!