Customer Reviews

Poulan Pro PR1030ES 30-Inch 291cc Gas Powered 2-Stage Snow Thrower With Electric Start, Power Steering, And Remote Chute Deflector Control 961920031

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Bought this last year (Mar 07). Looks like the model has a new handlebar, other than that it is identical to mine. If you want/need power, think Tim 'the Toolman', this is the machine for you. Minor nits:
1) handlebars don't seem strong enough, they flex easily.
2) paint easily taken off when adjusting nuts and bolts
3) finding the slowest forward speed setting is difficult, this machine wants to move down the driveway very quickly.

This evening it was easily throwing 5" of snow over 50ft. I could have buried the neighbor plowing his driveway at the same time. Be ready with a wrench because the machine vibrates as much as a Harley. Lastly, wear ear plugs, pulling it into and out of the garage was very painful.

Shipping was fast, it comes delivered on a palet. Takes about an hour to assemble, mainly setting up the handlebars. Overall a very nice machine, if you have doubts whether you need this much hp, go for the 8.5hp.

This is a very solid unit and is identical to the Sears item # 07188106000 and the Poulan branded unit at Sams Club with the exception that the Sears and Sam's unit has the newer B&S engine labeled as 14.5 gross ft-lb torque rather than 10.5hp.

The 'power steering' is a must on a unit of this size and it work well. Starts with one pull; there is no need for the electric start.

I found that all of the controls and pivot points benefited greatly from a dose of liquid lube and now work smooth and light.

My only issue so far is the speed control; there are not specific speeds forward and reverse leaving you to guess how fast it will go and it what direction.

If you are not handy note that the Sears unit can be had with a 5 year maintenance and repair plan for about $200.

Overall satisfied with this snowblower as what it was represented to be at a very good price. Powerful, pretty easy to use, requires a bit of muscle, gets the job done. The "rough start" refers to the fact that it arrived missing an augur pin so only one half of the augur worked on the first use, which was 18 inches of snow, making for pretty tough sledding. Figuring out the problem with the distributor was more difficult than it should have been, but once diagnosed it was easily solved with a minor mechanical installation any homeowner could complete on his or her own. QA/QC took a day off at the factory, I guess. But working great now, and I do recommend this product as a heavy capacity snowblower -- properly assembled.

This item worked great for the first two tanks of fuel, on the third tank the unit suddenly stopped throwing snow after minor teardown, the bolt and key holding the drive pulley to the impeller drive sheared off very difficult fix will require several spare parts I am sure the warranty will not cover. Very poor / weak design will not stand up to continous use

This Poulan PP10530ES 10.5 hp Snow Thrower just eats through what ever snow you get. It was an early Christmas present for my daughter and son in law - Well 99% son in law. The guy now looks forward to heavy snow falls that he can use this Beast on. No more noise than a smaller unit, and less manhandeling with the power steering and joystick controls. Fear no snow !!!!!

bent impeller shaft after only 1 year of use. The MTD I had before did not look it but was a much better build then this POS.

I have had this snowblower for a full winter and am looking forward to the snow again. this Poulan is a workhorse that won't stop, it cuts through deep snow without chugging. I rate this top of the line.

This product is good quality and a very good price compared to other brands feature for feature.Very satisfied.Easy assembly.Prompt delivery.

My machine got delivered this past Friday [12/19] just in time for the first NE snow. It worked great, everything that a novice, like myself, could ask for. Unfortunately, the auger belt came off after 3rd use.

I called Northern Tool and Equipment and they referred me to a couple of vendors in the next town but both refused warranty service on the machine. Another vendor agreed to service the machine but wanted me to bring the machine to them. I could potentially see this happening a couple of years down the line, but not within a week. I don't think I am being unreasonable to ask their repair guy to come home and fix it.

I just called Poulan directly and they are closed until 12/29 so I am kind stuck until then.....

The Snow Blower itself is really cool. Although it has not snowed since purchasing the blower, just realizing the features as compared to local hardware store brands indicates a good buy.

There are some shipping issues. Even thought Amazon claims free shipping, that only gets the blower to your driveway. You have to have two very strong adults to remove it from the 18 wheeler or pay to have it unloaded...yes pay to have it unloaded. Also, due to the size a forklift has to move this around...mine was damaged by the forklift. Finally, Northern did not bolt both sides of the sled down to the packing board...the sled is not bent from shipping and moving around.