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Best Time to Buy a Snow Blower

by James Reeves November 11, 2019
by James Reeves

When the winter starts, you want to have a snow removing equipment handy. You wouldn’t want to get stuck shoveling snow off your driveway when it’s freezing outside. Even then, most people think that the best time to buy a snow blower is right when the snow starts falling when in fact, it’s probably the worst time to do so.

You may wonder why to spend hundreds of dollars when you aren’t even sure how long you’ll be using the snow blower?

Well, think about this.

For most places in the northern hemisphere that receive snowfall, winter begins in December and lasts till February. Vice versa, for those in the southern hemisphere, June, July, and August are the winter months (unless except if you live close to the poles and then you have an all-year-round winter).

Winter may seem like the best time to buy a snow blower (especially Black Friday or Cyber Monday). However, the weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable. With global warming impacting weather trends, you never know how long the winter will last and how much snowfall to expect. As it happens, the days may be warmer now but snowstorms and blizzards may occur even in summer!

Therefore, depending on where you live, a snow blower may be more than just seasonal equipment and knowledge about the best time to buy a snow blower will help you prepare well in advance.

When is the Best Time to Buy a Snow Blower?

Contents

  • When is the Best Time to Buy a Snow Blower?
    • Here is a Break Down for the Best Time to Buy a Snow Blower
  • When is the Worst Time to Buy a Snow Blower

What is the best time to buy a snow blower?The best time to buy a snow blower is probably before the online and offline stores run out. The first thing you should know is that the brands manufacture a limited number of snow blowers only for a part of the year.

That’s right. Any brand that manufactures and sells outdoor power equipment will produce it according to the seasonal demand.

So, snow blowers are manufactured from early summer to autumn and once winter starts, they focus on other appliances like lawnmowers. When you delay buying a snow blower until it actually snows you’re inviting the risk of not being able to buy a snow blower at all.

Presuming that you get lucky and there is a snow blower available in stock, it may not be the best one. Remember that when you’re looking up the best time to buy a snow blower, you should also check out the different types of snow blowers that can meet your needs.

Here is a Break Down for the Best Time to Buy a Snow Blower

Here is a break down for the best time to buy a snow blower.Beginning of Spring or End of Winter:

The onset of spring or end of winter is probably the best time to buy a snow blower when you are looking for some discounts and deals.

Retail outlets generally order machines based on their historical analysis of how many pieces will they be able to sell. Plus, they have sales targets to achieve. When the winter comes to an end and there are some unsold snow blowers, their aim would be to get rid of the old stock rather than storing it till the next winter. Prices of most available snow clearing equipment will be the lowest than they will ever be in the entire year.

The one downside of spring or winter as the best time buy a snow blower is that you won’t have much to choose from. All the suitable, high-end snow blowers have already been picked by November or December.

So the ones left behind are functional but will require some compromise on your end if you are looking for something ultra-specific. Also, because winter has already ended, you won’t get the chance to use it for another year.

Summer:

Summer is the best time to buy a snow blower because no one is thinking of buying one yet.

The brands that manufacture outdoor appliances are more focused on lawnmowers or grills or outdoor refrigerators – basically, anything that’s summery. Around the same time, brands that deal with snow blowers are starting to introduce new models.

This means that you get priority access to the new models while being able to compare them with the older models and decide whether you want to splurge or save.

However, you may have to poke around to find the snow blowers hidden behind the other summertime machines. And you will also have to make some space to store it till the snow starts falling. Apart from these minor extra efforts, there’s really no disadvantage to buying a snow blower in the summer.

When is the Worst Time to Buy a Snow Blower

Worst Time to Buy a Snow BlowerIn case your local weatherman has announced an imminent snowstorm, you won’t be the only one panicking and looking to raid the stores for inexpensive but high-quality snow blowers.

If this is the middle of winter, your choices will be slim already and you may just end up paying exorbitantly for something that’s average.

Hence, our advice would be plan ahead and remember the best time to buy a snow blower so you can make the best of your snow blower’s features.

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James Reeves

A little about me. I'm James, and unfortunately, I have more experience than most when it comes to snow blowers. Following an apprenticeship and a 7 year career in specialist snow blower repair workshops across 3 states, I've seen it all. From Husqvarnas to Cub Cadets, if its sold in the US, I've probably fixed it at some stage.

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