[Tom Line]

If you use an electrical system to drive it, you're going to want a charging system as well. Batteries don't like the cold, and bad things might happen when your control system dies but your snowblower keeps going.

Come to think of it, you're going to want a charging system anyway. Even if you were to power it from the 10hp motor, you'd need gearing and a clutch system that would likely be electronically engaged.

Is this a pull-start, or does it have an electronic ignition and a battery already onboard?