[.ca] Yard Machines 31B-040-800 Snow Fox 12.5-Inch 8.5 Amp ...

• Electric snow thrower
• 8.5 amp motor; throws snow up to 25 feet
• Molded plastic housing and wheels; lightweight aluminum handle; fully assembled
• 3 position adjustable discharge direction chute
• 12-1/2-inch clearing width; 6-inch intake height; 22 pounds; 2-year warranty

Excellent Value, Good Product:
I bought this after our first big snowfall in December (07). Our gas blower crapped out on us last winter. In Wisconsin, we had our second highest total December snowfall on record. January is now over and so far we have had a ludicrous amount of snow. So my Snow Fox has been used extensively already. I would say a 4.5 star rating is more accurate. But you can't select a half star. We have an average size Madison city driveway and sidewalk. For snow 2" to 6", using the Snow Fox makes far more sense then using a gas blower. For 6" to 12" it still does a fine job. It's light enough to easily push with one hand. The other hand guides the extension cord. It clears the snow just as fast as a single stage gas blower. Mine hangs on a hook on the garage wall when I'm done. You will have to experiment with the directions you take clearing your driveway. Getting use to the cord was annoying at first. But once I fashioned a loop out of a rope and hung it from the garage door so the cord was raised, there was no longer a hassle with the cord. One huge benefit; I have an office job. It has been nice not going into work smelling like gas or exhaust fumes after clearing my driveway in the morning. Bottom line....if you have an average house in the burbs, this is far more practical then a gas blower.

MTD Snow Fox:
This product is better than I expected for the price. I have used it many times since I received it and its a real back saver even in snow approx, 8 inches deep. I would recomend this electric snow blower to anyone. Its a great product. - MTD Snow Fox Snow Blower - Electric, 12 1/2In. Path, Model# 31A-040-800

Fox smowblower:
This item works very well for cleaning snow from my decks and works as advertised. The price was much better than locally. The straight froward chute direction throws snow much better the the angled directions. Has sufficent power for light to medium weight snow.

Good so far.:
Hi, another member of the "bad-back"club here, I picked up the SnowFox today and have used it only once, so I can't comment on long term reliability. However, blowing 3-6" of wet/dry snow (from two differenht snowfalls) worked better than I was expecting. The Fox is light, easy to handle and seems powerful enough for the cutting width. When discharging to the sides, the snow won't blow more than 7-10 feet, but I did my 2-car wide driveway by starting in the middle (going length-wise) and that seemed to work good. The sidewalks were a breeze and kind of fun to do. As expected the chord is a pain to handle but that is an issue with every piece of electric outdoors equipment, not the fox's fault. To re-cap, the fox works better than expected, is light, easy to handle and powerful enough. The negatives are the limited side discharge distance and the dance with the chord. I am pleased...

Does a good job for the size:
The fact that this is electric powered appealed to me because I wouldn't have to mess around with gas cans, but dragging an extension cord around is kind of a pain. This did extremely well in light, powdered snow at one or two inches. Unfortunately we were having some pretty heavy snowstorms and my neighbors laughed at me because it was like trying to cook a Thanksgiving dinner in a Susie Homemaker Oven... not too effective! But if you keep on top of the snowfall, this is a perfect, economical alternative to shoveling. The machine is light, easy to use, and doesn't take up much storage space, and performs as advertised and expected. But do call a snowplow for the heavy days!