PowerSmart Snow Blowers

The PS24 (long sold as the PSSAM24) is the budget disruptor of the two-stage world — a Chinese-built 212cc 24-incher that routinely sells for half the price of a Troy-Bilt Storm 2425 and a third of a Cub Cadet 2X 26. Amazon owners hold it at 4.1 across 470+ ratings, and the sentiment is remarkably consistent: it assembles in half an hour, starts easily on the 120V plug-in, and genuinely moves 8-12 inches of snow — several owners are surprised it handles wet snow at all. The honest knocks are why it's cheap: the steel is thinner (housing corners can bend during assembly), the chute-gear lock nut backs off until you Loctite it, choke levers snap, and parts/customer support is the horror-story section of every review thread. r/snowblowers' verdict: a lot of machine for the money, zero heirloom potential — ideal as a first blower or rental-property unit. If you clear 60+ inches annually or expect decade-long service, spend up for the Troy-Bilt or Ariens; if you need two-stage capability for the price of a good single-stage, nothing touches it.