Anyone with a lawn tractor or riding mower who lives in a snowy region has likely pondered the notion of attaching a plow or snow blower to it, especially when the snow falls heavy and deep. But for many of us, particularly those ...
Tags: Lawn Tractor, snow blower
With the extreme winter weather including record snowfall amounts in most of the USA this winter, I thought it would be a good idea to post about snow blower maintenance. Usually maintenance is done at the beginning or at the end of your ...
Tags: Snow Blowers, Mid Season Tuneup, maintenance, Tools
John Deere lawn tractors and riders have figured prominently in Consumer Reports' mower tests, and this year's Deere lineup—including at least one newly tested winner—shows that the company is responding well to increased ...
Tags: Mowers, New Crop, Consumer Electronics
Briggs & Stratton has announced the recall of 5,400 Ariens 920014 Snow-Throw snow blowers. A carburetor-bowl nut can allow fuel to escape from recalled units, creating a fire hazard. The Ariens 920014 appears in Consumer Reports' snow ...
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The Weather Channel is tracking a Nor'easter they've named Winter Storm Nemo, which is poised to become a powerful storm that will likely dump snow on the Northeast this Friday. Forecasters say a clipper from the north is expected to ...
Tags: Winter Storm Nemo, rainy storm, Snow Blower
Trying to remove the piles of snow currently falling on a wide swath of the country can be a frustrating affair. The heavy wet snow can jam even the best snow blower. But don't be tempted to clear a jam with your hands. Doing so is almost ...
Tags: Snow Blower, safety, safety risks
As a huge winter storm descends on the Northeast U.S., bear in mind that your digital devices can help you to deal with whatever they bring. Here are some tips to help keep you safe: Make sure you can quickly and easily find the latest ...
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The lobby at last January's North American International Auto Show featured a Craftsman CTX lawn tractor touting an 8-mile-per-hour ground speed, a race car compared to the usual tractor, plus a feature more common to automobiles, traction ...
Tags: riding mowers, car features, lawn tractor, tractors
This week's early Nor'easter came just as we were testing this season's snow blowers at our Yonkers headquarters in New York. The latest batch comprises models from Craftsman, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, and Toro. Some new features, such ...
Tags: snow blower, tests, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna, Toro
A two-stage model that fights you as well as the snow, a sexy but disappointing single-stage model, and a pleasant surprise in a corded-electric snow blower are among initial impressions from our recent testing. The latest batch of snow ...
Tags: Snow Blower, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna
If you went shopping for a Toro snow blower last winter,yours was a single-stage model or a significantly larger and more expensive two-stage model with a 28-inch or larger auger.To find a more compact two-stage machine,which adds an ...
Tags: Toro, new twoStage snow blowers, 28inch or larger auger
When you have a snow blower, you should expect some parts to wear out over time, and we encourage you to keep extra belts, shear bolts, and spark plugs on hand for that reason. What we don't expect to see in these machines are parts that ...
Tags: Craftsman Snow Blower, snow blower testing, spark plugs
If you're looking for maximum snow-throwing distance from a compact snow blower and have plenty of money to spare, you might be tempted to spring for the $2,200 Honda HS724WA, one of the eight snow blowers we've just added to our Ratings of ...
Tags: snow throwing, snow blower, Honda, company news