4x4 Chicago Blizzard Busting Machine
The 4x4 blower is amazingly agile. Steerable wheel drive requires only finger pressure to change direction. It has levers underneath the handles that can release power on one side. That allows it to act like a skid steer. If you use both levers it is like putting the machine in neutral which is handy for backing up without shifting to reverse and moving the machine around. With snow on the ground and depressing one lever it will easily turn 180 degrees and head back up my drive. It has the maneuverability of a wheeled machine with the traction and stability of a tracked machine. The extra traction is especially nice when the snow is deep or my inclined driveway is icy. It is the best of both worlds. My one complaint in the past has been the electric motor chute, but I have resolved that issue. The electric motor on the snow chute will fail if you allow it to hit the left and right stops. (The motor keeps turning when it hits the stop and this strips the gear if you do not let off the switch. I placed reference marks on the chute so I no longer hit the left and right stops and therefore no longer damage gears of the electric chute motor. The electric chute motor is expensive to replace, $360.00-$267.00 from MTD. I used a 1999 Chevy Lumina window motor as replacement. It cost $50.00 from Advance auto parts and it has a lifetime warranty. I had to tap threads into the mounting holes of the unit, but otherwise it was a direct bolt on. 4-wheel drive, Fingertip controled power steering, 26" clearing path, heated hand grips, Electric chute rotation, grease fittings everywhere, Large skid shoes, Powerful OHV engine, this thing is a Cadillac. Blizzard pictures attached.