Greetings Turna & all; Mother Nature has a Short memory, but it seems that every time I buy snow tries we get little snow. And last year I did what you did, purchased a new snow blower. So Mother Nature only sent us a few little (under 5") storms. And as cold as it is this fall I'm thinking she is gonna nail us this year. The only thing I know for sure is winter is getting more mild on average, so we are getting many more ice & slush storms than we got 20-30 years ago. So last year I sold the old John Deer as it wouldn't blow slush very well. Big auger, Small impeller gone & the new one has similar auger with a much larger & faster impeller. If I never find out how well it works I'll be happy! And Unlikely. Ole' Bob
Ps: I haven't taken a picture of the new one yet, it's not a car!