Walmart has
PowerSmart PSSW24 24 in. 212cc 2-Stage Electric Start Gas Snow Blower on sale for
$499.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
GRAJ95 for sharing this deal.
Features:
- 212cc gas powered engine offers powerful snow clearing action
- Blower allows a snow clearing width of 24 in. and a clearing depth of 20 in. making it a perfect choice for regions receiving heavy snowfall
- Versatile drive system allows 6-forward and 2-backward speed variations for enhanced driving convenience
- 180 chute rotation for better snow-blowing control
- Push button electric start or manual starter
- 13 in. inflatable tires deep snow tread bites into slippery terrain
- Adjustable, metal skid shoes that enable alteration in height for easy use on varied surfaces
- Track tires provide maximum traction
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Other snow blower tips:
- Put fuel stabilizer (like Sta-bil) right in your gas can as soon as you buy gas and use it in all of your small engines, especially the snowblower. If gas is left in without stabilizer it will gum up the carburetor and you won't be able to start it when you need it. Sporadically used machines, especially snowblowers are prone to this. Just keep fuel stabilizer in the gas can and use that gas and you don't have to worry about it. Can keep the fuel stabilized gas, in the snowblower tank. I have electric start and never need it as mine always starts first or second pull. For at least 10 years.
- Spray all painted parts down with WD40 to keep it from rusting from towns salt mix at end of driveway
- Leave a one width pass on your driveway for last. After you do the towns end of driveway salty mix, that last width pass back to your garage will serve to clean the salt out
- Not a fan of plastic chutes. I would only buy it IF A replacement is readily available. The chute is hugely important. Without it the snowblower is useless. Worker at Lowe's told me his plastic chute broke ( not same machine but I believe it's inherent in plastic) after about 4 years use. I'd buy a spare chute and have it on hand.
- If you are tall ( probably 6' 2" or above) ….some machines have low, unadjustable handles. You will be muscling the machine around at the street when turning snowblower around. The low handles will cause you to have to bend to do this and the machines are heavy. Very easy to strain your back. Get one with tall enough handles so you won't have to bend.
I will caution people if you don't know how to fix stuff like this yourself talk to the repair shop you use before buying one ..
I do that work for a living...while it looks like a Loncin engine, parts and parts information is usually non existent from companies like this.
It's made in China and sold at a very low price point by a big box store.
We get and turn away several "no idea who made it" mowers, generators, and snowblowers every year.
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I wish you could buy metal replacement chutes but my frankenchute has been working fine for over a decade.
Being a snow thrower and lawn equipment seller for about 5 years I have never heard of power start brand.
I used to sell craftsman and Husqvarna products. And many a times craftsman professional grades. But never heard of this brand.
And to assume you would be doing work outside and what happens if something goes wrong with this unknown branded product? I have had a craftsman for 11 years now - dual stage, 179 cc, 24 inch wide, 21 inch high, electric start, 6 speed front drive, 2 rear drive speeds, and a manual rotating shaft with plastic chute. Knock on the wood works ok so far.
My two cents.
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Either way Walmart did give an initial ETA of 12/13 so it's still going to come in earlier than that and I'm not expecting any snow until then anyway. I'm just hoping it comes in one piece since Fedex tends to just yeet everything onto my porch.
Bought a magnetic oil drain plug for $10 to mop up metal particles. Added some offroading led lights for $20.
Bought a magnetic oil drain plug for $10 to mop up metal particles. Added some offroading led lights for $20.
Bought a magnetic oil drain plug for $10 to mop up metal particles. Added some offroading led lights for $20.
If you bought it, check it over THOROUGHLY before you start assembly.
If you bought it, check it over THOROUGHLY before you start assembly.
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On the front at the bottom the metal on both sides are bent in. The left side is pretty bad and is pretty close to the auger and the right side is bent as well but not as bad. I checked my front camera and Fedex just backed into my driveway in a box truck and the guy had to just let it drop onto the bumper and slide it off. Don't blame the guy since it's heavy but Fedex needs to have a better way of getting these off the truck.
Going to talk to Walmart about it now, not really looking forward to try to ship this back since it's pretty heavy and I only have a small sedan. I can try to use some wood and a hammer to try to bend them back if they offer a partial refund but I don't have my hopes up.