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Today we will compare two snowblowers; American Parton and Noname Chinese.
The matter that the Parton costs twice as much as the Chinese machine and we wonder
if the American snowblower works twice better as its cheap analog.
Ok, lets start our review with Chinese snowblower.
These machines are known under different names and they are rather popular in different countries.
Their main advantage is the price.
It is one of the cheapest self-propelled snowblower in the market and many owners of such machines
say that they are rather decent despite Chinese descent and little cost.
Today we will find out if it is so.
Parton – is a well known American brand, good, reliable snow blowers, they proved to
be effective even in toughest conditions.
Parton is produced in American factory which is one of Husqvarna branches.
You can see that the Parton machines are alike their Husqvarna analogs, paint them in orange
and it will be difficult to discern them.
But it’s price is rather high, slightly less then thousand dollars, and we will learn
if it is worth its money.
Now you can see specifications of the machines.
I should mention that both of them are self propelled, with two-steps snow throwing.
First snow is taken by auger then it is thrown by an impeller.
One of the clue dimensions of any snow blower it is a size of the wheels.
You see that the parton’s wheel is bigger than Chinese, so we can suggest that it moves
through the snow more efficiently.
One of the most important spec it’s working width.
The more the width the quicker you will finish your work.
And here again American snow blower has a significant advantage.
Now lets look at the details of each machine.
Chinese snow blower is equipped with also Chinese engine Loncin 5 hp.
All the handles to control the engine is not available on the control panel so it’s the
first drawback, I think.
But the steering is rather simple.
Left handle turns on the auger and right one turns on the drive.
On the control panel we can see the only lever to change movement speed.
There are six positions forward and two backward.
At the left there is a handle to change the angle of snow throwing.
Also you can change the height of throwing.
Well lets have a look at Parton.
The engine has an American brand but it is produced also in China.
The engine has an electrical starter.
Then it has a key to protect from children.
There is a glovebox where you can keep some tools for maintenance.
Parton is equipped with the headlight, so you can work even at night.
There are solid metal rods I think they are more durable than cables.
As to the steering of the machine it is rather simple, because it has two handles to release
the traction, so in this way you can easily move the machine without engine.
The same levers to control the drive and the auger, but here the auger can be fixed, so
one of your hands is free to do other manipulations.
The angle and height of the throwing is adjusted directly from the control panel, it is very
good comfortable feature.
Speed of movement is adjusted gradually, you can choose any speed you like.
Ok lets proceed to the tests and first we will try to start the engines of the cold
machines.
First the Chinese snowblower.
By the third push – not bad.
Now its Parton.
By the second push – almost perfectly.
Well the results are rather good for the both machines, taking into account that they were
cold before starting.
Well its time to practice!
We will test our machines on the snow with depth 25-40 cm.
The snow is very wet and heavy.
And firstly we will try the Chinese snowblower.
Well after some time of work with this snowblower I can tell that its performance is rather
decent taking into account its affordable price.
The machine has enough power to clean even wet and thick snow, the engine works smoothly
and without jerks.
As to the throwing distance it is about 8 or 9 meters, I think its not bad for this
machine.
But certainly there are some drawbacks.
The main thing is that the machine has small wheels and as a result of it, the traction
is rather bad especially on a rough terrain.
Sometimes we even had to push it manually and soon got tired.
Lets try to clean a pile of snow with the height of about 60 cm.
To our surprise the cheap Chinese snowblower got through without big efforts.
Little snow remains on the ground after work but it is a regular thing for all the snowblowers.
Now lets work with Parton.
Firstly I should say that Parton certainly is much better.
Big wheels, powerful engine, wide working area – all this stuff makes snowblowing
much more comfortable and effective.
The machine has good traction, you don’t need to push it.
As to the throwing distance it is about 10 or 11 meters, and besides the flow of the
snow is more solid as opposed to Chinese machine.
Now lets see how Parton can handle our pile of snow.
Well with some difficulties but it managed to get through it.
And the amount of remained snow on the ground is approximately the same.
Well to sum up our review lets again look at the both machines and compare their performance.
Chinese snowblower with small wheels which you have to push on a rough ground …and
American machine with good wheels and powerful engine.
So you can see the difference.
In conclusion I should say that both machines are rather decent, but certainly Parton is
much more effective.
But you should remember that it costs twice as much as Chinese machine.
So if you need a powerful machine for everyday work I recommend Parton, but if there is little
snow in your region and you will use snowblower once a week you may save your money and buy
Chinese version.
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