PURCHASED MTD 2 STAGE SNOWTHROWER ON 12-01-06 NEVER USED IT. WINTER OF 2007, WENT TO USE SNOWTHROWER- HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AND HAD TO HAVE TWO TUBES INSTALLED AS THE PLASTIC RIMS THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON WOULD NOT ALLOW THE TIRES TO REMAIN INFLATED. ONLY USED IT ONCE THIS SEASON. WINTER 2008, WENT TO START THE SNOWTHROWER AND THE RECOIL START ROPE BROKE THIS SNOWTHROWER COST ME $499.00 PLUS TAX AND SO FAR I WAS ABLE TO USE IT ONCE! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT! WOULD I BUY ANOTHER MTD PRODUCT???? NO WAY! read full review »