How Well Do Snow Blowers Work?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
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I think the yellow one is struggling
A snow blower is for snow, not anything else, Dumnass!
Send these "snowblowers" to the Michigan U.P. Then see who will prevail.😂
Is that sand or sawdust?
They should switch the two-stage with the electric corded to see how well the two-stage throws wet sand!
They are using wet sawdust
If it's wet sand for the yellow one, no wonder why it's not working!
Curious why we have to simulate snow when the test can just be done in winter?
I would assume so they can get the tests done and ratings calculated well before the snow flies. These things take months.
This could be on the west coast were snow isn't that readily available
They have been around for more then 100years now. I have seen this test back in the 70s, in print. They needed a uniform material that could be measured, and reapplied uniformly. And no matter what area you find snow, it will be hard to blow it, then weigh, then reapply it for the next test. Also how it is packed, or ice on top. A million factors.
True it is not snow, but it is scientifically reproducible.
You need to buy the snowblower before winter hits and Consumer reports gets the results to you so you can make a informed decision before the snow hits. This avoids paying a steep price due to supply (low) and demand (high).
Snowfall isn't guaranteed, and different weather conditions (as well as how long the snow's been on the ground) will create very different kinds of snow, making tests inconsistent. You wouldn't want to recommend a snowblower that accidentally got handed light, powdery snow and thus was tested on easy mode. A consistent test material simplifies matters.
As someone who actually has to snowblow many times throughout a winter, i can tell you wet sawdust will never compare to wet snow. Its warm here, wet snow loves to get stupid sticky, especially when the snowplow comes by and throws all the snow from the road onto your driveway. Youll never recreate actual snow conditions without snow and the cold temperature. What a gimmick test.
Not to mention how much heavier a heavy snowfall can pack down compared to light loose damp sawdust
Indeed! I've shoveled enough of it in my lifetime! I'd take wet sawdust any day of the week!
This test has been around for 50 yrs. Here they are not testing actual snow, but the mass of material each machine can move. It is weighed, measured, recreated, weighed and measure again, again.
With snow, every area will be inconsistent, and like you said, consistency of hard packed, to soft, to ice on it, makes a scientific measurement of it impossible.
This is just one small part of the testing.
They also do winter testing, temp testing, and much more.
Fail, sand doesn’t freeze