There are 2 main reasons to buy a track snow blower.

1 You have a steep driveway or 2 You have a gravel driveway

Of course, it can be both.

My driveway is pretty steep and somewhat uneven. We used plow truck services before but we soon noticed that the plow wasn’t doing a great job and the snow tended to compress on the plow truck tires creating a slick surface.

When the plow operator started to swear he almost died because his truck kept slipping, I knew it was time to take care of the driveway myself. I started to hand shovel the driveway. A couple inches, no problem. Just scrape enough for the car tires to ride on and it’s done. 3-6 inches? A bit tougher but doable. 6+ inches, too much time, too much effort, too much exhaustion. 

So, I bought a corded electric blower. Cost effective, easy to handle. Much better. 6+ inches, quite manageable. Cords are a bit of hassle with the long driveway but it worked.

Then came the bigger storms… 10+ inches became a struggle. These non-propelled single stage electric snow blowers became too hard to push on a long driveway. The steep driveway made the pushing slippery too.