CRAFTSMAN Select 26-in 2-stage Gas Snow Blower, Leaf Blower

Good blower

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Solid performance but could be better! There is lot of upkeep to do when you buy this machine. I did the mistake of leaving ethanol mixed oil that clogged the carburetor. This will never start your snow blower in the winter time when you most need it. Now I empty the tank everytime and use ethanol free fuel. Runs like a champ now

Chute malfunction

The pitch lever used to move the chute deflector freezes up and won't move. This is unacceptable. I've been told there is a repairman for craftsman is 20 miles away and does not do pick-ups!! I have no way to move a snowblower and it's only a year old. I am a 70-year-old widow and thought I would be able to be self-reliant with this machine for more than one year. I think I will have to see how to return if possible unless there is some kind of solution. Too expensive to just ignore. I will t...

Disappointed beyond belief!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this two years ago and was so impressed and what a beautiful machine only ran it 15 minutes job was done and didn’t use it last year but we got over a foot of snow and the only war it will run is by holding the primer button in otherwise it dies ! All that money and here I am having to shovel all this snow while I’m in bad health !

Catastrophic Failure at 34 days - No Support

I purchased this Craftsman snowblower from Lowes expecting it to last more than a few uses, but after just 34 days and three uses, it experienced a catastrophic failure—emitting a high-pitched squeal before shutting off completely. Given that this isn’t a daily-use item, it’s extremely disappointing that it failed so soon, just past Lowes' 30-day return window. I reached out to Lowes customer support, hoping they’d recognize that a major failure within such a short period isn’t a typical wear-a...

Good Product, Well Priced

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought mine last year at the start of the season worked great, had one issue where the belt was slipping in reverse, after letting it sit for a week it started working again, my guess is some water or ice was on the belt. I've seen people having some problems with it after a year, personally I haven't had an issue. Starts 1st pull after priming 2-3 times

Won't start

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Brand new snowblower last year used twice. This year tried everything won't start. so brand new the plastic still on. had old snowblower for 20 yrs loved it This one won't start and looking at the reviews i see the same. Looks like a lemon law to me. Help.

Can't get much better than this!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Have had our snow blower for 20+ years and still runs as good now as it did when we first got it. Have never had any major issues with it and always starts with 1 or 2 pulls of the cord. Could not ask for a better constructed machine!

Be careful!

I had an absolutely terrible experience when purchasing this item. I ordered a Craftsman Select 26 snowblower (CMXGBAM213102) from the store in Bloomington, Illinois. When I ordered it, I asked for a brand new one still in the box, but I was told that would not be possible. After waiting in an inordinate amount of time at the curbside pickup line, my snowblower was rolled to the front. It had visible signs of rust and scuff marks on it and had what I can only guess was the feathers of a bird ...

Good Machine

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve had mine for 5 years or more. I live in Michigan and we get heavy snow. My snow blower still works perfectly. No problems. I help my neighbors when we get lots of snow. It’s a good machine if you do the maintenance.

Frustrated like the rest of the reviewers

Exact same issues as everyone else. I have a 2 year old machine. That won’t start. 1st year I never used it. Last year I used it twice and this year it won’t start. What a waste of time and money. What happened to this brand???