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Snow throwers: faster and easier.
Some of the newest snow throwers are larger and more capable, yet easier to control. Many also cost less, thanks to price pressure from major retailers such as Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears, which now account for 60 percent of sales.
Two-stage models are the biggest of these machines. Unlike smaller, single-stage models, which rely solely on a rubber-edged auger to move and disperse snow, as well as to provide some pulling power, two-stage models add drive wheels and a fanlike impeller to help disperse what they pick up.
Models from Sears' Craftsman line and Troy-Bilt are among those that clear a wide, 30-inch swath, compared with the 24 to 26 inches ...
- MTD snow throwers.(Snow Removal Products)
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment September 1, 2004 700+ words
...complete line of durable snow throwers under the Troy-Bilt...Bilt's 2-stage snow throwers are equipped with the...the unit. The 2-stage models also come with Touch...s single-stage snow throwers boast the new EZ Chute...
- MTD Snow Throwers Recalled: Plastic Wheel Rims Can Burst and Injure Users.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 5, 2006 700+ words
...Name of Product: Two-Stage Compact Snow Throwers Units: About 130,000 Manufacturer...The Troy-Bilt and Yard Machines snow throwers were sold at independent dealers...hardware stores. The Craftsman brand snow throwers were sold at Sears and Kmart stores...
- Cub Cadet snow throwers.(Landscape & Turf Maintenance)
- Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation September 1, 2005 700+ words
...Cub Cadet's all new 2005 line of ragged 2-stage snow throwers feature Tecumseh engines with stainless-steel skid...the touch of a trigger. Smallest of the Cub Cadet snow throwers is me 528 SWE with a 10-hp engine and clearing width...
- Snow In August? Craftsman Snow Throwers Added to Sears Layaway to Get Customers...
- Newspaper article from: Marketing Weekly News September 12, 2009 700+ words
...be ready for the arrival of the first flakes. Craftsman snow throwers have been added to the popular Sears Layaway plan. Now you...sooner than you think. "The inclusion of the Craftsman snow throwers in the Sears Layaway plan is another way that Sears is helping...
- Snowstorm Safety Alert: Think Safety When Operating Snow Throwers.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 17, 2003 700+ words
...NEVER put your hands inside the chute for any reason. Most snow throwers manufactured since 1975 have an Operator Presence Control...complete stop. Disconnect the spark plug wire, or for electric snow throwers, disconnect the cord. * Never allow children to operate...
- Snow throwers show decline in 1999 model year.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data...
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment August 1, 1999 700+ words
...Power Equipment Institute. For model year 1999 (March 1, 1998, through Feb. 28, 1999), total industry shipments of snow throwers are estimated at 336,000 units. The 1999 shipments were 53 percent lower than the 1998 shipments of 719,000 units...
- Snow throwers, blowers: dedicated or attached?(Landscape & Turf Maintenance)
- Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation September 1, 2004 700+ words
...vehicles. If, on the other hand, residential accounts are your forte, you might want to keep walk-behind, dedicated snow throwers/blowers in your equipment inventory--especially if you do a considerable number of walkways and pathways. Walk-behinds...
- CPSC, Ariens announce recall of snow throwers.(Mostly Business)
- Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment Noe, Steve April 1, 2004 700+ words
...clutch lever was disengaged. Ariens has not received and reports of injuries. However consumers should stop using these snow throwers immediately and return them in Home Depot or a local Ariens dealer for a free inspection and, if needed, repair. The recalled...