Just received by Troy Bilt 3310 and it is fantastic. Wow, great improvements on gas tank, bigger engines, hand warmers with on and off switch, 33 inches. I love it. It's the new beast. Walk behind snowblowers are my favorite way of clearing my road and driveway. Beats plowing as the road gets narrower each time it's blowed. Thank you Troy Bilt. Love your products. Generator still working great 12 years straight.
I got the Troy Bilt 3090XP 3 stage, 30" 420cc. AC start, Electric Chute control. Love it. Think I paid $1500 5 years ago. seems 3 stage blowers are atypical in the Wash. DC area. It's a Big Blower. Tires get good traction for plowing Up hills. My driveway is 900 ft. long with a rather steep hill. Fashioned a Sulky to haul my ass and it does OK on the flatter areas. Steering is a handful in deep snow but will chug thru 2 feet which is the max I've used it in. Burned two Auger belts (Heavy Chugging) and sheared 3 pins (Transmission is solid). Advice: Don't load it down to the max, driving at highest speed in 2 ft of snow is FUN (Mo Powa!), but the auger belt may smoke a bit. The second belt can be swapped in 20 mins, have one available. The Drive belt has survived so far. Didn't do that well in 1" of slush, not enough volume to keep the chute loaded but why bother? Be sure to not leave fuel in the tank over the summer and it will start right up next year.
I just ordered the Troy Bilt 33" 2 stage. I haven't had any issues cutting through the ice and snow combo with my older 930 cub cadet and the deciding factor is it looks easier to clean out the two stage so you won't have water freezing up the inside front while in non use and burning an auger belt .
Single stages do better with slush out of the box. Anything more complex needs a bigger engine, or try one of those impeller mods with the rubber flaps.
I have a 30" 2-stage and a 28" 3-stage and I MUCH prefer the 2-stage. 3-stage is just a gimmick. The only thing it does better is heavy very wet snow. The big downside is that they seem to be delicate like glass. Mine bent the worm shaft when I hit a stick, the stupid sheer pins didn't sheer. Just bent the shaft and stalled the engine. Now I have to make major repairs or just ditch a nearly brand new machine.
If this snow blower is built like the Troy bilt chain saw, then it will only work for a couple of months and then burn out and you won't be able to get parts like I can't for my chain saw. My chain saw was one that was built in China and Troy bilt won't do anything about having it fixed. I'm on my own and so will you if you buy Troy bilt.
@@l337pwnage Husky’s are quicker for sure than stihl’s ....so since the 30year old craftsman carb became unavailable .... I’m pushing a Toro 28”. Literally the drive wheel fell out , axle included before it made it to the snow......fixed it fairly quick with a hose clamp to do the job of the missing “E” clip.... got 40 hours on it...no first gear.....good engine... cutting edge auger and impeller TOTALLY WORTH IT! Don’t buy it unless you can do the mini mechanicals ...but if you can , snag one👍
@@trevin1691 Toro's are good machines, and they have some unique ideas. However, I'm kind of an Ariens fan. I've only owned two blowers, the first was an Ariens because I found a beat up one cheap. Later when I actually bought a new unit, I looked at a lot of different ones, but I still came back to Ariens. Honda was just to pricey for the small amount of snow I really have to blow. No long driveway or anything like that. I looked at Toro and I did not like their "joystick", it just looked like something that could freeze, or the plastic dead man levers. I tend to just let the levers "snap" when I let go, I'm not gentle on them. After 10 years, I could see letting those plastic levers "snap" and pieces go flying. Now, plastics have come a long way an I may be judged it too harshly, but I like as much metal as possible on things subjected to cold. Not that Ariens isn't sneaking plastic parts on their blowers, but they do try to hide it, lol, and they seem to know people prefer metal parts. For chain saws, I just have one buddy who love Husky's and another who loves Stihl's, lol. I just have an old Homelite from the '70's or 80's. No chain brake and a tiny muffler. I helped a bunch of people do some clearing a while back and I had the *loudest* saw there, lol. Not the biggest, but certainly the loudest.
@@l337pwnage nailed it on the plastic freezup joystick... then your fighting putting the shoot from blasting your neighbors stuff while dealing with the deadman... but the motor and process has thus far done a “minty” job (zipties n bias plies)
Just received by Troy Bilt 3310 and it is fantastic. Wow, great improvements on gas tank, bigger engines, hand warmers with on and off switch, 33 inches. I love it. It's the new beast. Walk behind snowblowers are my favorite way of clearing my road and driveway. Beats plowing as the road gets narrower each time it's blowed. Thank you Troy Bilt. Love your products. Generator still working great 12 years straight.
I got the Troy Bilt 3090XP 3 stage, 30" 420cc. AC start, Electric Chute control. Love it. Think I paid $1500 5 years ago. seems 3 stage blowers are atypical in the Wash. DC area. It's a Big Blower. Tires get good traction for plowing Up hills. My driveway is 900 ft. long with a rather steep hill. Fashioned a Sulky to haul my ass and it does OK on the flatter areas. Steering is a handful in deep snow but will chug thru 2 feet which is the max I've used it in. Burned two Auger belts (Heavy Chugging) and sheared 3 pins (Transmission is solid). Advice: Don't load it down to the max, driving at highest speed in 2 ft of snow is FUN (Mo Powa!), but the auger belt may smoke a bit. The second belt can be swapped in 20 mins, have one available. The Drive belt has survived so far. Didn't do that well in 1" of slush, not enough volume to keep the chute loaded but why bother? Be sure to not leave fuel in the tank over the summer and it will start right up next year.
Hello from Southern PA. God Bless Canada!
I just ordered the Troy Bilt 33" 2 stage. I haven't had any issues cutting through the ice and snow combo with my older 930 cub cadet and the deciding factor is it looks easier to clean out the two stage so you won't have water freezing up the inside front while in non use and burning an auger belt .
Mine just plugged up on 8 inches of wet snow. Frequently. Also, joy stick doesn't turn chute adequately. You've, obviously, had better luck than I.
Single stages do better with slush out of the box. Anything more complex needs a bigger engine, or try one of those impeller mods with the rubber flaps.
Doing an impeller mod to any 2 stage snowblower will vastly improve performace when it comes to wet snow. No more clogged chutes.
How about more of these demo's, perhaps even with different models? It's been a snowy winter for alot of us this year ( hint hint 😂 )....
I suspect engine size, auger and impeller diameter have more of an effect on speed of clearing than 2 stage or 3 stage.
I have the 28 inch dual stage version of that one
looks like it does alright!
I have a 30" 2-stage and a 28" 3-stage and I MUCH prefer the 2-stage. 3-stage is just a gimmick. The only thing it does better is heavy very wet snow. The big downside is that they seem to be delicate like glass. Mine bent the worm shaft when I hit a stick, the stupid sheer pins didn't sheer. Just bent the shaft and stalled the engine. Now I have to make major repairs or just ditch a nearly brand new machine.
What are those lower gears for? Wimps. Send It!!
You think you would want the snowblower to warm up before using it! Jeez!
Centimeters are a myth.
She didn't even wàit let it warm up just start and go blowing lol 😅😅😅😅😅
If this snow blower is built like the Troy bilt chain saw, then it will only work for a couple of months and then burn out and you won't be able to get parts like I can't for my chain saw. My chain saw was one that was built in China and Troy bilt won't do anything about having it fixed. I'm on my own and so will you if you buy Troy bilt.
Stihl....
@@trevin1691 Husqvarna (not their snowblowers, tho, lol)
@@l337pwnage Husky’s are quicker for sure than stihl’s ....so since the 30year old craftsman carb became unavailable .... I’m pushing a Toro 28”. Literally the drive wheel fell out , axle included before it made it to the snow......fixed it fairly quick with a hose clamp to do the job of the missing “E” clip.... got 40 hours on it...no first gear.....good engine... cutting edge auger and impeller TOTALLY WORTH IT! Don’t buy it unless you can do the mini mechanicals ...but if you can , snag one👍
@@trevin1691 Toro's are good machines, and they have some unique ideas. However, I'm kind of an Ariens fan. I've only owned two blowers, the first was an Ariens because I found a beat up one cheap. Later when I actually bought a new unit, I looked at a lot of different ones, but I still came back to Ariens. Honda was just to pricey for the small amount of snow I really have to blow. No long driveway or anything like that. I looked at Toro and I did not like their "joystick", it just looked like something that could freeze, or the plastic dead man levers. I tend to just let the levers "snap" when I let go, I'm not gentle on them. After 10 years, I could see letting those plastic levers "snap" and pieces go flying. Now, plastics have come a long way an I may be judged it too harshly, but I like as much metal as possible on things subjected to cold.
Not that Ariens isn't sneaking plastic parts on their blowers, but they do try to hide it, lol, and they seem to know people prefer metal parts.
For chain saws, I just have one buddy who love Husky's and another who loves Stihl's, lol. I just have an old Homelite from the '70's or 80's. No chain brake and a tiny muffler. I helped a bunch of people do some clearing a while back and I had the *loudest* saw there, lol. Not the biggest, but certainly the loudest.
@@l337pwnage nailed it on the plastic freezup joystick... then your fighting putting the shoot from blasting your neighbors stuff while dealing with the deadman... but the motor and process has thus far done a “minty” job (zipties n bias plies)