# Recommend a snow blower **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 16, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178 "2021-12-16T21:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178/41 "2021-12-20T21:51:48Z")
My neighbor bought a Toro corded electric “snow shovel”. I was surprised at how well it cleaned snow and of course it got into areas where a snow blower couldn’t reach (porch, etc). I could certainly see using it as an emergency backup should the snow blower break down. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178/42 "2021-12-21T01:25:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > But as I said earlier, a snowblower is much cheaper in the long run, and running a good powerful snowblower seems like kind of a fun winter activity! One of my neighbors got one of those aftermarket popemobile head domes that attaches to the handles while snow blowing. I can’t decide if he looks like a jackass or a genius, but looks to be having more fun that most. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178/43 "2021-12-21T02:07:17Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > But as I said earlier, a snowblower is much cheaper in the long run, and running a good powerful snowblower seems like kind of a fun winter activity! keep in mind, the ergonomics of the unit makes a big difference. if you have heart issues a large blower has to be muscled around turns. they’re great on the straightaway or graceful curves but you still have to turn them 180 degrees to go back. [Here’s a video of the Toro Snowmaster.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxP28J3fgUQ) it’s designed to shut the engine down if you hit something instead of using a shear pin. That may be a standard item now. Don’t know. But it’s something to research. it’s also variable speed with having to change gears. Definitely a much more ergonomic handle than most. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-snow-blower/956178.md?page=2)