DeWalt 60V Max snow thrower ZDNET's key takeaways The DeWalt 60V Max snow blower kit is available for about $1,000.
With an all-steel auger and electric chute controls, you'll make quick work of accumulation and drifts.
No chute-clearing tool means you'll need to spend extra cash to get one. View now at The Home Depot
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Living in Cleveland, winters can be brutal with lake-effect snow and frigid temperatures. So in the winter of 2021, I bought myself a Troy-Bilt Storm 2420 two-stage snow thrower. The model did a great job until I pulled it out of the shed to prep for a recent storm...and it wouldn't start.
I struggled mightily with the pull cord before remembering it had an electric start. Yet a few minutes and one extension cord later, there was just the sad, labored whirring of a gas engine struggling to kick over.
With a storm just a few days away and expected to drop over a foot of snow, I didn't have time to troubleshoot. Troubleshooting involved tearing apart the engine, draining the fuel lines, and testing the wiring harnesses.
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And as my neighbors curiously peeked through their curtains and blinds to watch me threaten a piece of machinery with all manner of methods for rapid and violent disassembly, the bright yellow of the DeWalt 60V Max shone like a beacon of hope from the back of my garage.
Being a single-stage model, I had a few reservations about the 60V Max's ability to handle much more than a few inches of dry, powdery snow. And being battery-powered, I worried about running out of juice halfway through my task. But DeWalt made a few design choices that improved upon some of the more annoying bits.
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