Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hi, everyone. I'm new to the forum and hoping that you can improve my learning curve when it comes to snowblowing. My husband is out of town for a very long period of time, and he purchased a snowblower for me to use in his absence. I used it tonight for the first time, but I had a heck of a time negotiating turns (it's quite heavy). The snowblower does not have any features that make turning easier (e.g. right wheel lock), but it does have reverse gears.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks to make turning easier?

If I can do it I start at the centre of the driveway and always turn to counterclockwise.That means that I'm always throwing to the right, don't have to change the chute direction and the turns get wider with each swath. All the blowers I've seen throw snow better to the right than the left. with both wheels locked I find leaning to the outside of the turn while the wheels move the machine seems to be enough to make the turn in most cases. If it gets to be a problem I pull out the pin. I do plan to get an Ariens DLE whenever my current machine finally wears out.