I've had one of these over 10 years and still runs great. A lot of people bad mouth them but never had a problem with mine and used it many times to even clear a 1/4 acre gravel drive. I have a set of gauge wheels that pop on and off in seconds for that.

My honda would eat this for lunch.

Congrats on the new (to you) toy....looks like you will be done the driveway with just two swipes of that monster! =)

On the side wall of the tires is an arrow to show the rotation going forward. I would say move the left side tires to the right side then your traction would improve. As it sits now they are backwards.

MTD sold this same unit as an attachment for their older garden tractors. I have one on an old MTD 800 series garden tractor (20HP) and the thing is a beast. I feel like I wouldn't want to try to handle a walk-behind that large with a smaller engine.

Heh Jables, so you actually got the BIG one. I almost did back in 2008 because I have a long laneway. I opted for the 33" instead and even at that I find the machine too big for me to handle. I found I had to muscle it around and being a small guy wasn't and still isn't a whole lot of fun. I had to pick up the front end to reverse most of the time. I think these larger machines need tracks.

I bought an Ariens 1336 last year for commercial blowing. It was awful, I re-sold it in about a month... Extra- wide blowers suck (probably any brand) unless you set the skid shoes to clear about 1/2 inch or unless you have an ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY flat driveway. I bought a slightly used Ariens deluxe 30 for about $675 USD from a local dealer. Awesome machine. About 15% faster than my Ariens 926LE (simple math). But probably better than that because sometimes I don't need to make a couple extra passes on customers driveways. Good luck with your machine and you will probably enjoy your next smaller machine a whole lot more.

you gotta raise the scraper bar up just a bit if you want to go over grass without tearing it up.. loosen the sliders on the side and stick combo wrenches under the bar on each side on a flat surface then tighten the slides.. should give you around 3/8 of an inch of snow to race on..

It's obvious at 2:22 that it bogs down. It has a huge cut at 45", but the design and motor isn't capable of handling that kind of snow intake. My Honda HS928 could run circles around the Troy-Bilt.

I have one and it's a beast! Ain't no snow it can't blow. :)

RC fun, Yes. Swwwweeeeeet !! love it. Great Video. :-)

sounds like a gear is breaking

Anybody that says Troy Bilt is a piece of crap has nerver used my snowblowers. I will agree with Joseph van that they dont set it up properly. But when somebody like me gets a hold of one they get mad at me at the dealers. Try what I said. Think about little skies on your housing and the cutting edge is not cutting there clearance. Happy new year to you both.

cool bro wow

I bought a Troy built snowblower.. used it for one storm and sold it.. now I have a 25+ year old tracked Yamaha that's 6hp and throws snow as high as second story roof..

its a compact sno blo augers have to be 3/4 of height of intake to be considered full sno blo

I’m in Simcoe County. You are welcome to come over and give it a run! Let’s build you one!!😎

This is a monster, almost size of my atv plow

That is a BIG BOY... but when your little Lady kicked the tire... it looked like it needed some air...

Nice machine but I'd stack my Ariens up against it anyday. :) Hope you have many great years of service from it.

for such a big snow blower its a shame it can not plow thru about 3 feet of wet snow. My toro r 3650 would run circle on that :D

It's digging into the ground because the cut-height adjusters aren't set correctly on the bottom of the cut for an unfrozen soft surface. If he'd stuck to the paved driveway it would've worked properly...though, there's clearly no snow there, so off to the lawn... If the ground (lawn) had been frozen it may not have been as bad. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a much slower start-off speed, too....which would stop the 'jumping' when he engages it.

got one at work, thing goes through belts everytime we use it it's a piece of crap it's way to big, I'll take my 28 inch 8hp all day

Might be the second biggest in Ontario bud!

there needs to be snowblower competitions as a winter motorsport for dudes that live in the north..... classes, and races etc. Why has this not happened yet?

I have the same machine (see it here) in a 'Yardman' Name ... It's a neat "show", (that first impression) ... but that is all. IF the chute weren't in the center (and it could rotate) it would be a marked improvement. Manufacture's are held to such HUGE Safety restriction Parameters (OCEA) , that "pussified" Machine's are all that's avail. anymore. Still tho, B E A U T I F U L Machine !!

this thing wants to keep climbing up the snow.

If you change your sliders and put a solid steel cutting edge on it then you will have a bad ass snowblower, with tire chains of course. They dont tell you things like this but trust me it will quit riding up on the snow on you and you wont have to do anything but walk behind it.

Sounds like it is really bogging down. Under-powered for the size?

now thats a snow blower

My 256cc Yamaha would run over this thing and turn it into scrap metal. And it's 40 years old. Thanks for saving me 2 grand. I'll keep this old boy.

Good looking machine, hardly the Cadillac of blowers as Honda has one in the size bracket for $10,000

these blowers are more work to operate then they're worth. had a 46 in cub cadet at work it sucked. git stuck in every thing to bulky. they're really good if you're on perfect straight and flat ground. didn't like it and you break like 6 shear pins at once lol

Troy Bilt put directional tires on it, and mounted all 4 of them backwards!!!! At least switch 2 of them around so that you have 2 pulling forward and 2 pulling backwards for when you're backing up!!

Your tires look like they are mounted in the wrong direction, who ever assembled it put the tires on the opposite side of where they should be. Those are directional tread tires.

What's the price on these new?

If you need a snowblower that big you should A.) be RIDING behind it or B.) get a plow.Also, for what it's worth, try a slower speed if you have it.

LOL, he got the Machine to play around, but when it comes to snow, I bet he ain't doing nothing, LMAO

Super Model in training...... You mean the Biggest walk behind snow blower in Canada........That thing is massive

The salesman saw you coming a mile away

Ihave 9hp but its half The width. Im sure it st least need 5hp more in heavy snow

and it had a 16hp Tecumseh....

You are going TO FAST for HEAVY WET SNOW, you have to go slower or use only half the width or less of the machine. ALL snow blowers like this and others are only made to go thru about 4-6" of snow at a time in 1 pass. Any more and you have to go slower WITHOUT bogging down the machine. That's also why the front end is lifting up.

Why does it have a friction disc drive for that price? With that kind of weight and cut size it should have a hydrostatic transmission. There are a ton of complaints in reviews for this machine that claimed that it wouldn't move forward under heavy snow conditions. Add the Chinese engine and it's basically junk. Troy bilt cut too many corners.

LOOK at the tires ! Someone installed the 4 tires BACKWARDS ! Look ar other snowblower videos, The 'V' portion of the tires should point the other way, same as farm tractor tires. BOB

That tire was flat when she kicked it. Not even on the bead.

I would not want to operate a walk behind that big. Once snow gets compacted or drifted hard the blower wants to go every which way but loose. I have a late 80s JD 524 with a Tecumseh 7hp Snow King that was new around 2007. I normally use my Toro 522xi and 520xi tractors. One with a blade, the other with a snow blower.

clunking noise not supposed to happen, I suspect the main shaft gearbox is going to fail very soon. very expensive and they will blame you for abusing it

nice blower but ill take my 28" honda anyday.

Sound like it’s about to grenade. My Ariens would put this Toy Built to shame.

There's a reason why Troy-Bilt is several hundred less than Toro, Honda and Ariens. Looks very awkward and overkill for that property, unless you are a contractor doing big, flat areas. I have been in the market to upgrade my Cub Cadet 26" to a larger model and have not heard anything great about Troy-Bilt. Either way, I wish you luck with that unit.

Tune the carb it's loading up, or your choke is stuck half closed.

Tire Chains.

chains...

It needs chains on the tires

why wold u put that teach on KZfaq

Talk about over kill. A 45" snow blower for a 24X20 driveway???

Needs tracks

1st gear helps.. lol

I am NOT waiting through all that garbage on this video, KZfaq already has enough ads.

Y craftsman would kill this thing.

Lmfao.....sooooooo many angry negative comments! Everyone is miserable in this country..... pretty sad!

Non of these consumer machines are good Surprised people still buy them

Slow down bro...lol.

This machine is way underpowered. Should have at least 18 HP.

engine should not studded like that something wrong

thats just useless

Sorry but I'll stay with my Honda.

Diagnosis.... operator error.

too bad you can't operate it

Sorry man, my 30 year old Bobcat does a better job and doesn't get stuck like your Troy.

You need to learn how to use that thing

My Ariens HydroPro is much better designed and more capable.

Too bad he thinks because he can buy a machine this size, he can run one too... Amateur for sure. Buy a Canadian Columbia, now that is a beast. I don't like the fact that the machine speaks for the size but the accessories on it DO NOT... AND there are parts on it that prove its NOT top of the line. The axle shaft for one is cheap...I need say no more.

That machine is a disgrace to machines

wow Dont buy troy, mtd, craftsman, cub cadet they suck and have small engine, buy Honda, simplicity, areins, and husqarva

Plastic chute. That automatically puts this machine in the crap category.

that is trash

This guy has no clue what he is doing. He needs to watch a KZfaq video on the proper way to use it before he makes one himself

what a waste of money I'm pretty sure you bought it for it's looks only a little bit of snow an it struggling 2 years a go we had 3 feet of snow and my 24 inch did much better with a 6.5 save on gas also