Love the electric start! When this puppy fires up, it only goes one speed, FAST! This little snowblower is less than 40 pounds making it easy to haul up stairs to do the deck. It really throws snow! The intake system was able to throw a rock through the snow chute and chuck it 30 feet from the blower and the machine never missed a step. I'm really happy with Toro! This little unit can move snow in very little time with little effort for the user.