I bought this snow blower about 5 years ago now and it has never given me anything but good results. It has a 24 inch cutting path, with a 10.0 ft lb torque engine with electric start. I always ran premium fuel treated with fuel stabilizer and it always started easily from the pull cord. I hardly ever used the electric start because it was more work to get an extension cord than to just pull the cord. It has plenty of power and in low gear it will chew through drifts taller than it without bogging down. Since it is the compact version it has a smaller foot print than other Ariens models, which is handy. This has by far been the best snow blower I have owned or used. The only reason I am selling is my parents gave me their Ariens with more features now that they don't need to do snow removal. I am willing to deliver within a reasonable distance from Richardton ND. I am not looking for trades.