Customer Reviews

Husqvarna 12524SB 24-Inch 291cc OHV Gas Powered Two-Stage Snow Thrower With Variable Speed & Electric Start 9619300-46

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bought this recently... assembled it last weekend... and had 12 inches of snowfall this last saturday. It worked well and appears to to be of very high quality. I would have rated it 5 stars except for a few things I think were deceptive in the description. The engine appears to be of Husquevrna design but of chinese manufacture and imported by a company called LCT. Again it worked fine. The speed/direction controls were not infinitely variable but had a finite number of notchs.. for example ... one reverse. It is also heavy and takes a bit of muscle to manuever. Im 6'3" and it was tiring after a while... and the wheels are geared together... the do not spin seperately at neutral to allow easy manuvering.

This is my first snow blower, and I have to say I am impressed with it. It easily cleared 8 -12 inches of heavy wet snow (as well as about 18 inches where the plow buried my driveway) , and a few days later 6 inches of powdery snow in no time flat. Seems to be built very well, and started on the first pull on both uses. I didn't use the electric start - so I cannot comment on that. It is a bit difficult to turn, and you have to muscle it around tight corners a bit. It allows for you to release the auger control so you can steer the chute with a free hand while driving. My neighbor has already commented on it "being a beast". It can throw snow 30 feet with ease. The chute (all metal) adjust on the dash works well (it didn't feel difficult to move or bind at all), and the LARGE tires are great for tearing through snow. It arrived in a wood lined crate in pristine condition, loaded directly into my garage without the usual 50 dollar lift charge you see elsewhere (thanks Amazon). I had it assembled in about 30 minutes. I bought it for about 800 dollars. I think for this price, you are getting a good buy. I would definitely buy again.

This unit doesnt have alot of bells and whistles, no steering & no heated grips. It does have the directional chute, headlight, variable speed trans, and OH Alot of POWER. The one big snow of the year Here in Balto MD was about 14" and it handled it without bogging down. Didnt even groan at the pile at the end of the driveway left by the snow plow. Also, It has one of the easiest starting engines. A couple of presses of the primer bulb a grip and rip on the cord and your good to go. Although it has the electric start feature I don't need to use it at all. I only used it just to make sure it worked. Enjoy

I live in Minnesota and need something that works. This does the job very well. I would buy this again.