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Should You Lower Tire Pressure to Gain Traction in Snow?
When it comes to winter driving, most people know the importance of having good tires to provide a sure-footed grip for ice and snow. But a question that often comes up in the winter months is whether lowering the tire pressure can give you even better traction in the snow. Off-roaders and beachgoers sometimes reduce inflation pressure to increase the…
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Best Way to Clear the Snow Pile at the End of Your Driveway
Start with your shovel. If you have a snow blower, you shouldn’t have a problem blowing away soft, fluffy snow. But once it’s crusty and frozen, you’ll need to change tactics. Use a shovel to break the mound into smaller chunks that you can toss aside or that will fit into the snow blower’s intake more readily. This is especially…
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Best and Worst Snow Blower Brands of 2025
A snow blower has only one job to do, but it needs to do it really well. A great model will start instantly and hurl snow 40 feet or more, leaving a clear trail in its wake. To test this ability in dozens of models each year, our engineers and technicians use a proprietary blend of dampened sawdust, which simulates…
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Experts warn to be cautious when decorating with snow spray — here’s how to protect your home from damage
There’s nothing like a touch of snow spray to bring festive vibes to your interior over the holiday season. It’s a festive way to decorate a tree, to create beautiful stencil patterns on windows and mirrors, and it can be lightly sprayed on wreaths and table centerpieces. Artificial snow spray can bring that extra joy to your festive decorations and…
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Disney’s Snow White Trailer Is out and It Looks Far from Promising
I can’t say “the wait is over” for this one because literally, no one was waiting on this but the official trailer of Snow White has been released. This movie was announced in 2022 but soon ran into massive controversies rooted in Disney changing the story and the theme Snow White has been known for all along. More than that,…
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Most and Least Reliable Snow Blower Brands
We have reliability ratings for 11 major brands of gas snow blowers: Ariens, Briggs & Stratton, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Honda, Husqvarna, Power Smart, Simplicity, Toro, Troy-Bilt, and Yardmax. We also have reliability ratings for five major brands of corded electric and battery-powered snow blowers: Ego, Greenworks, Ryobi, Toro, and Snow Joe. CR members can read on for some of the…
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Best Snow Blowers of 2024
No two snowflakes are alike, and that presents a problem for CR’s testing protocol. “We need to run our tests with something we can standardize, for consistency,” says Dave Trezza, who oversees our snow blower testing. That’s why he and his team use a mixture of a certain type of sawdust, saturated with water, in place of snow. It’s a…
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Best Battery-Powered Snow Blowers of 2024
There’s always the question of choosing between a battery snow blower and a gas snow blower, though. “Battery snow blowers are really nipping at the heels of comparably sized gas models in terms of performance, and they offer advantages that gas snow blowers can’t match,” says Dave Trezza, who oversees CR’s snow blower tests. Chief among cordless snow blowers’ advantages…
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