Cub Cadet 221 LHP

Single-Stage Battery Snow Blowers / Single-Stage Gas - Best for light to medium snow up to 9 inches

This single-stage, gas-powered Cub Cadet snow blower has electric start and a 21-inch clearing width. It also has a headlight and single-lever chute control.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

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Current Range of Tested Single-Stage Battery Snow Blowers

What goes into the Overall Score?

Removal speed

/ 5

Plow pile removal

/ 5

Throwing distance

/ 5

Surface cleaning

/ 5

Handling

/ 5

Noise

/ 5

Controls

/ 5

Width (in.)

/ 5

Color

/ 5

About

The Cub Cadet 221 LHP is part of the Snow Blowers test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Single-Stage Battery Snow Blowers models like the 221 LHP are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Width: The snow blower's clearing width, or swath, in inches.

Removal speed: How quickly models could remove snow without laboring; We push single-stage machines as quickly as possible before the machine labors.

Plow pile removal: How quickly the snow thrower can remove a simulated pile of snow left by a municipal plow at the end of a driveway.

Brand Reliability & Satisfaction

This brand has insufficient data to rank.

Did the brand perform consistently well over time?

PREDICTED RELIABILITY SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Would our members recommend this brand?

OWNER SATISFACTION SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Source: Consumer Reports' 2021, 2022, and 2023 Spring Surveys

Features & Specs

Features

Multiple speeds

Single hand controls

Single lever chute adjustment

Yes

Headlight

Yes

Heated handgrips

Specs

Engine size

208cc

Electric start

Yes

Freewheel steering

Warranty (yrs.)

Engine type

Four cycle

Volts

Battery platform voltage (V)

Cub Cadet 221 LHP

CR Expert Take

Overall Score

What goes into the Overall Score?

About

Brand Reliability & Satisfaction

Brand Reliability & Satisfaction

Features & Specs

Features & Specs

Features

Specs

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