Vortex 2610 357cc 3-Stage 26 in. Snow Blower

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) My Troy-Bilt 3 stage snowblower is the 2021 model with the joystick chute control, heated grips, "power" steering. I have gone through slush, WATER, light snow 12-32 inches deep, and packing (heavy) snow as well. We have had some unusually large drops in the past two seasons, and this snowblower makes a joke of it all. Last Feb we got 32 INCHES of snow here by lake ontario, and this machine handled it with ease, including a five foot high by five feet wide snow plow blockage at the mouth of our driveway, that was nearly ice!. Perfect power, torque. Easy oil add/change. I don't understand the one star ratings, and had to write this. I bought at Canadian Tire Canada, for 50% off too!! A week later it got the biggest test it could. Drift cutters worked as should. I would like to see an option for better tires mine are solid, and have cross treading instead of traps and gutter air filled. If they come up with an option similar to that I would buy those for my machine, but KEEP it for sure. The new machines of this model look like they reverted back to the winding and control on arm chute controls on the dash, which is too bad because the joystick is awesome!! I would recommend this or any Troy Bilt machine in a New York minute. This review is written for the love of the machine only. I dont know anyone who sells or fixes them, and wasnt asked to, or was paid for the review. I simply love my snowblower and wanted to share the better side of a review as well.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) After reading all the reviews about the vortex 2610 i decided on buying it from the specs to the info it suited all my needs i also compared it to other snowblowers and for this is the one

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The assembly was easy. The vortex 2610 arrived by truck and was delivered to my garage. Put it together added a little gas and it started right up with first pull. Can't wait till first snow.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) Purchased in 2020 and owned for 2 years now. Very powerful machine. I live on Manitoulin Island Ontario and we get a lot of lake effect snow. This unit will blow a full chute no problem. the 3 stage doesn't climb up and will stay down when blowing plow banks. I would give it 5 starts, but the stock "run flat" tires that came with the unit at the time sucked and I needed to mount chains on them. The standard light bulb keeps vibrating to the point of burning bulbs, so I mounted a separate LED light on the unit. The belts are a bit of a pain to change, as you have to pry the friction wheel a bit to squeeze it past the shaft nut. The belts are only 3/8 and 1/2" and could be a bit heavier duty. I never broke one but did wear one out after one season. As long as you replace belts every spring if the unit gets lots of running, you should have no problem. The auger can plug up with wet heavy snow, that is the downfall with the 3rd stage. You just have to take it a bit slower in the wet stuff. I find, lubing your box and auger with silicone spray once in a while helps with sticking snow. The press pins on the chute control shaft fell out on me and I replaced with a collar pins that won't fall out. Good machine otherwise.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I haven't had a chance due to a warm winter to use it yet but it did come pretty much assembled, there was very little to do to get it ready to go. I'm looking forward to using it

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) i bought this machine thinking it will do the job,, Nothing but problems ,,, Canadian tire forgot to put air in the tube less tires ,,, so i had to go back ,,, i have gone thru three auger belts ,,, no shear pins .... brutal ... it rides up the snow ,,,, i have to push down on the blower to move ... both wheels spin ,,, no traction ... i tried to take back ... said no ,,, i phoned head office Troy built ,,, told me i should keep it inside so belt does not shreed ,,, another thing the cables freeze on the shoot ,,,, so if you force it will snap .. works great when above 0 ... two thumbs down ,,,

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) I've read a lot of reviews on this and was very hesitant in buying it. Regretfully, I thought I would try it. I've used it twice over a two day period. The first was for 12 inches of powder snow on a long gravel driveway. I blew four shear pins, but when it worked, it worked well. The second day, I plowed a path down to the lake and carved out a big rink on the ice. I blew one share pin blowing nothing but 8 inch powder snow. Then the cheap plastic snow chute got cold and it stopped turning. I finished off with breaking the cable that engages the blades. So to recap, after four hours if use blowing 8-12” powder snow, I blew 5 shear pins and broke one cable. Last year I used my 20 year old 2 stage craftsman snowblower and never had a problem. This is a cheaply made unit and I will be going back to a reliable two stage snowblower.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) I've been using this model of snowblower for the past 2 months and have had nothing but problems. It's sheared off the pins almost every time I've taken it out for use with light new snow. Tonight, Feb 25th 2024 the spring head of the cable running the augers broke off and had to do the drive way by hand with a shovel. When I took the plastic cover off to see what was going on I also found that the belt was about to break in 2 separate spots. Not sure how much it's going to cost to fix or how long it will be out for service. Currently very disappointed.

If you're enjoying life too much, this is the perfect solution. This snowblower is very poorly designed. Snow sticks in between the 2 front blades which stop them from turning, and then snow clogs up everywhere. In a light snow (2-4 inches), it'll happen once or twice. With heavier snow, you can expect to be sticking your hands in between the blades and down the chute every couple minutes. Using this product is nothing short of torture.

won't work on heavy snow. Shering pis problem, need to replace every 10 minutes of work. wrong Pins location (problem to replacein cold and snow). Don't work on wet snow, front blade pushing te snow, not trow This is the worst design snow blower I aver own