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Add to SafariWhen comparing Honda HSS1332ATD vs Troy-Bilt Vortex 2690, the Slant community recommends Troy-Bilt Vortex 2690 for most people. In the question“What are the best snow blowers for deep snow (over 15 inches)?” Troy-Bilt Vortex 2690 is ranked 1st while Honda HSS1332ATD is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Troy-Bilt Vortex 2690 is:
Due to the medium-sized 26-inch auger and a massive 357 cc Troy-Bilt engine, this snow blower can keep your 4-8 car driveway clean from snow all winter. It is also perfect for standard 48-inch wide sidewalk cleaning, as it will require no more than 2 passes to get such a sidewalk clean of snow.
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Pros
Pro Perfect for heavy jobs
The massive 32” wide auger of this machine can clean 21.7” deep snow at a stunning discharge rate of up to 75 T/h. It is perfect for cleaning large 10 - 16 car driveways and long sideways. Moreover, you can lift the auger off the ground and clean snow from your backyard lawn. This is something you are not able to do with the snow blowers that don't have the variable auger hight control.
Pro Perfect for working on inclined or uneven terrain
The dual track drive of this snow blower gives you a massive amount of traction, which allows this machine to flawlessly move through rough, icy, and uneven terrains. The tracks are made from pliable, low temperature rubber of very high quality.
Pro You can start it with a key ignition
Apart from the standard recoil pull-start option, which is featured in pretty much every gas powered snow blower, this machine can also be started by a simple key switch, just like a car.
Pro Easy speed control
Contrarily to the majority of dual stage snow blowers, which have a discrete speed range, this machine has an infinitely variable speed control (the range of possible speeds is continuous). It lets you choose any speed value below the maximum speed, allowing you to easily get the perfect speed for current snow conditions and personal preferences.
Pro Perfect for gravel and grassy surfaces
To prevent gravel, stones, and grass from entering the auger, you can use a pneumatic strut to raise the auger housing to the appropriate hight. Once the auger is high enough, you can safely clean snow from gravel driveways and grassy backyards.
Pro Suitable for medium duty jobs
Due to the medium-sized 26-inch auger and a massive 357 cc Troy-Bilt engine, this snow blower can keep your 4-8 car driveway clean from snow all winter. It is also perfect for standard 48-inch wide sidewalk cleaning, as it will require no more than 2 passes to get such a sidewalk clean of snow.
Pro Perfect for compacted and icy snow
The three-stage design of this snow blower makes it an efficient tool for dealing with deep, compacted, icy snow. The accelerator easily chops such snow, passing it to the auger afterwards.
Pro Keeps your hands warm
This snow blower has heated hand grips that will keep your hands warm and comfy, and even reduce the potential threat of frostbites.
Pro Almost no assembling is required
This snow blower is ready to work almost straight out of the box. You only need to spend around 5-10 minutes attaching the chute (no tools needed) and it’s ready to go.
Cons
Con Bad for maneuvering
The track drive system makes this snow blower a bit clumsy as it simply can not take sharp corners. This is the most noticeable disadvantage of all track driven machines.
Con Takes a lot of storage space
This snow blower will take up a lot of space in your storage space. This massive 58.5" x 32.9" x 43.5" machine will take the same amount of storage space as two large washing machines.
Con Unsuitable for light and superficial snow
This snow blower is suitable only for snow deeper than 4 inches. Because of its high spinning speed, the accelerator splashes the superficial snow instead of pulling it into the auger.
Con Some snow is pushed to the left
When cleaning snow deeper than 6 inches, this snow blower will push some snow to the left of the auger housing, which causes it to leave a tiny snow trail. This issue is caused by the design of the accelerator (thick edges of the accelerator's blades tend to push a tiny bit of snow in the direction of accelerator's rotation). It will sometimes require you to do overlaps between each pass to get rid of that trail of snow.
