Craftsman  24'' 179cc* Dual-Stage Snowblower

Only used one time so far but it really did the job.

Worked well with almost 3' of snow from Winter Storm Nemo!! Cleared my driveway with no problems, even the end of it where they plowed me in. Didn't get stuck or bog down even though my 4x4 truck got stuck getting out of my driveway!! :)

I'm happy to say this snowblower has handled everything very well, and I'd recommend this to anyone with an average driveway to clear. I've found this blower to be easy to pull start and maneuver around tight spaces. This replaced a 20 year old tank of a blower, and the difference with my back at the end is amazing. The blower handles predictable and the controls are intuitive. This blower has enough power to throw wet snow, and it dutifully nibbled away at the 10 foot plow berms after the big blizzard. If we received as much snow as we just got on a frequent basis, I'd want something with more power and a bigger inlet, but this little blower got the job done. On the plus side, the smaller size is easier to store, cheaper to buy, and perfectly adequate for even major storms. As long as it holds up, I am happy. cons: slow reverse speed, wish the front end was a bit heavier to keep it from riding up.

2 years old and can't get parts for the cheap mtd engine.

This weekend I used my recently purchased blower to clear my driveway (70 feet long, 20 feet wide, 21" snow depth) successfully after "Nemo" hit us in Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Started right up ... all features worked as described ... and used continuously for 1.5 hours. If it holds up as the years go by, I'll continue to be pleased ...

used this product, and it kept getting clogged,had to unclog serveral times, good for light work, had to keep it number 6 and it was slow, when it worked it was good, but overall it was passable,but I should have bought the better one

Just handled 36" blizzard well. Unit throws snow far distance. Weak point was the chute rotation needed adjustment which is hard in a blizzard. Had to manually turn chute.

I cleared snow from the blizzard of 2013 with this machine and it worked very well. My neighbors on my block had other snow blowers that clogged and didn't work well but this machine was great. It never clogged and was able to clear heavy wet snow without a problem. Easy to start and easy to maneuver. Its easy to pull the snow blower in reverse if you don't want to use the reverse gears. I plowed my 100ft sidewalk, my two car driveway, the heavy snow that was left by the plow in front of my drive way and my next door neighbors as well and still had gas in my tank. I would highly recommend this product to anybody looking for a reliable snow blower. We had about a foot and a half of snow and this machine had no problems at all. Its 179cc engine is very powerful and the machine is designed much better than the other snowblowers in that it didn't get clogged when the others on my street all got clogged!

first use 2/08/13. starts easily, runs smooth, throws lots of snow