Snowblower Choices.

[Honest Mike]

Hey guys. I have been really tinkering with the idea of getting a snowblower. We have been getting alot of snow this year, and trying to shovel all of the sidewalk is way too much work, especially when its deep snow. Also when the town plows the street, and pile it on the curb, it falls onto the sidewalk. I live on a cul-de-sac, so its even more of a problem. Anyway, after the blizzard we had, the cops came around and had the nerve to put notes in everyones mailbox "to clean snow from sidewalk." Are they kidding?? Its winter, no one is using the sidewalk, no one is walking their dogs, or walking or jogging for that matter, plus with the piles the town trucks made, you would need a bulldozer to dig through them lol! Im not blaming the town trucks, I know they dont have a choice where to put the snow and when its so much, of course it spills onto the sidewalk, but the cops leaving notes to clean sidewalk is a bit much.

So, that brings me to why I want/need a snowblower. If they are going to keep coming around after every storm, then I guess we have no choice but to clean our sidewalks. I definitely want a good one, 2 stage for sure. I dont mind spending good money for a good one, but how much am I looking at? So far I have narrowed it down to 3 brands I like and can get to rather easily around here where I live in NJ. Craftsman from Sears. Honda from the local Honda dealer minutes away from me. And Ariens, which I am told there is a dealer in Chatham, not too far from me.

2 questions I have. Tracks or tires? And, is Honda worth the money?? I was looking at their top of the line track model, the 1132, and it goes for $3400?? Of course I dont need the best one, but I want to buy it once and be done with it. I want to buy a good one that starts when it is suppose to and doesnt let me down when we get alot of snow, or end up in the shop cause a belt broke or a pin broke or whatever. I have no clue how much an Ariens is, but Im sure they are pricey too and right up there with Honda? Craftsman is about $1000 or so, thats not bad at all, but is it any good?

Any help you guys can give me is appreciated! ~Mike :cool:

[jmac5058]

The Honda version of anything is worth the money.Do you plan on leaving it at your house to clear your walk or do you want it to take out form site to site?A large two stage gets heavy after moving it around a lot.There are some single stage that can put out some work and one guy can move them in and out of the back of a pick up.

[Honest Mike]

No, its just staying at my house. But you're right, the bigger you buy, the heavier it is!

[Ron's Asphalt]

I have an Airens two stage, think it is about 8 hp. Works very well. Will throw dry snow about 30', heavy snow 20', wet slush 5-10'. Has tires, 5 speed forward, 2 reverse. Bought it used for $400, equivalent new about $1200. Starts every time, usually first pull. Could buy three of them for the price of the Honda. I agree, Honda's are great, but $3200 for a snow blower........I don't know.

[TommyMac]

I got a brand new http://www.toro.com/home/snowthrowers/gastwostage/1128oxe.html for my girl to clean the driveway in big storms when I'm not home for 24hrs, it's really easy to operate & start, and it will throw the snow if it's light enough 40' + no problem

[Plow Dak]

Not trying to change the subject but this is a pet peeve with me.

I know some areas say you have to clean the side walk. Do you own the sidewalk and land under it? If not then IT'S NOT YOUR SIDEWALK. i really can't figure out why you are responsible for others people's land. I guess I wouldn't do well in a situation like that because if it's not mine i sure ain't gonna touch it.
You clean it and someone slips and falls?? It's your butt. I can't imagine someone owns a sidewalk but if they did it's your land to do what you want if you want to clean it or not. My mother lives right next to a major road. Like her front door is 20 feet from the road and a side walk in between. A sidewalk plow runs the length of the road and clears it. They bought the land from her to install that walk. If that plow would not do it you think she would ???

well ANYWAY back on subject.

I have a MTD and i know it's an off brand of some other manufacture.
If your going to do sidewalks and heavy drifts, you had better think of high HP with at least 10HP. With some of the drifts i have at the house anything less couldn't handle it. Combine it with wet road snow being thrown around and it's like concrete. More is better IMO. I think you can go way overboard on price like others have said. Tracks I have tried and i prefer tires. If you think it's not enough traction the throw a set of chains on it. The only reason i don't use chains on this one is i do a long path to the back of my house for the oil tank. Would rip the ground all to S#$%. I think it's easier to move around with tires....
Myself i'll run right to Wally World again and pic another one up. After 15 years it's held up real well.

[Honest Mike]

Mike, I agree. I feel like I have to go spend $1000-$3000 now to clean a sidewalk no one is using anyway, or face fines??? I could see if all the neighbors came out and did theirs, and I was the only one that wasnt done, but no one did theirs. Its a cul de sac, no one is using the sidewalk anyway lol! Hey, it would be nice though to have a new toy lol! :wink

[Plow Dak]

Mike, I agree. I feel like I have to go spend $1000-$3000 now to clean a sidewalk no one is using anyway, or face fines??? I could see if all the neighbors came out and did theirs, and I was the only one that wasnt done, but no one did theirs. Its a cul de sac, no one is using the sidewalk anyway lol! Hey, it would be nice though to have a new toy lol! :wink

Like i said how can they fine you on something that isn't yours. How can you be responsible for something that isn't yours. If that's the case then you can post no trespassing signs on the sidewalk and block it off if you don't anyone to be on it. If it cracks do you have to repair it ??

Anyway enough of my babbling... I'm not in that position and hopefully never will be. I do wish you luck and as far as a new toy, That's one way to look at it.

[BSDeality]

I bought a toro 828 a few storms ago, we run a bunch of single stage toro's and have been pleased with all of them. the 2 stage throws it 30-40' I'd guess. It has a light too which is great. I don't think tracks are worth it, they wear the operator out from man handling it.

[BWhite]

Like i said how can they fine you on something that isn't yours. How can you be responsible for something that isn't yours. If that's the case then you can post no trespassing signs on the sidewalk and block it off if you don't anyone to be on it. If it cracks do you have to repair it ??

Anyway enough of my babbling... I'm not in that position and hopefully never will be. I do wish you luck and as far as a new toy, That's one way to look at it.

Mike , My Mom lives in Boston and they give businesses/ residents 4 or 6 hours once the snow stops to open up the sidewalks or they can be fined .
And they dont own them .

[Plow Dak]

Mike , My Mom lives in Boston and they give businesses/ residents 4 or 6 hours once the snow stops to open up the sidewalks or they can be fined .
And they dont own them .

Really ??

Like this just baffles me. MAYBE i could see business on the sidewalk downtown because people have to get to the business and you would have to shovel in front of your door etc. But a private residence ? what happens if you live on a corner. Up one street and down the other ?? Who were the morons that got this going?? NAAA Sorry but i guess i would be in jail then cause the city could kiss my A*#. Very sorry for taking over the thread and i apologize. Thanks for the rude awakening.. i won't comment on this anymore in this thread.

Back to you Honest Mike roflmao

[Honest Mike]

Lol Mike! :D :D :D

[garyk57]

Back on topic ! ....lol ... I had a Crapsman a few years ago ... what a total p in the a (POS).... it was the best they made ever, according to Sears , it was the 12/32 with tracks .... that frigg'n thing was the maintenance thing from hell and was it a snowblower or a glorified snow shovel that burned gas ...... after being a mechanic at a small engine shop years ago (before I fell and bumped my head .... hmmmm) it was also a Honda shop as well.
Nothing and I do mean nothing starts like a Honda..... none of the other engines are as quiet as the Hondas ..... none of the other engines run as smooth as the Hondas (where your hands don't go numb hanging on for your dear life)
The Hondas are all tracks and have a set position (adjuster) where it will steer and handle easy or if you want more traction for cutting down compact, also the Hondas are hydro static drive (never seen one fail in 12 yrs at the shop) infinite speed adjustment, forward and reverse with no gear shifter to jam-up.... no belts to slip or break either, no friction disc for drive.
The one I bought for my mother to use is the 8/24 true electric start,(has its own 12v battery)... not some BS thing you have to have drag a stiff extension cord for .... alot of good that'll do when the cord don't reach when it runs out of gas ... LOL ....and it has a work light .... the shute and tipper are electrically controlled by a joy stick, no crank handle that ices up.... 50-60' no problem (thats no BS) if you don't want to fill up the neighbours driveway up (even tho he pe'ed you off last fall with the leaf blower) you just slow down the rpm a bit
We've had that one for 15yrs now and Never failed ...... Ohhh BTW DID I mention that my Mother is 82 yrs old and is 5' tall .... to show how easy it starts and handles ... she still wants to do her place on her own ....
You mentioned that cost wasn't the major issue, BUT remember you get what you pay for .....JMHO ....CHEERS ....:D

[Honest Mike]

Now thats what I wanted to hear! Good post! Ok the heck with Craftsman then, I didnt think it could be as good as a Honda or Ariens anyway. Tracks are better than tires? I know with tires you can chain them if you need to, but I would assume tracks are better than tires? And better than tires with chains too?? My brother has a pretty big/powerful snowblower, Im not sure what namebrand, I think its Ryobi?? He bought it off his friend who needed money desperately at the time, otherwise I dont think he woulda bought such an odd namebrand. But anyway, when he got it, he said it wasnt that good in the snow, so he put chains on it. He said he cannot believe the difference, there is no stopping it now. Ok, so according to who posted, Honda is worth the money. Ariens sells tracked snowblowers too, anyone got any experience with those? Are they built as good as a Honda??

[jimindm]

The sad truth is that summons for not plowing the sidewalk is a revenue stream for cities.

I have customers with honda power equipment. The engine is the least of their problems. They can set for months, or run every day, it just does not seem to matter.

I have an ariens. I bought it a year ago and it has worked great so far. Throws the snow as far as you want, starts first pull. Mine is a tires. It has really worked out great for me.

Some things that I would look for in a snowblower. What kind of engine? I do not think Tecumse make a snow engine any more. There is a lot of look alike hondas out there, with no honda marking on them. The axle unlock feature is nice. I have it on mine, and it is great. You click the handle and it just spins or manuvers wherever. Click it back in and blow. Would not buy one with out it.

My ariens was purchaced at the john deere dealership. The deere dealer told me they are the same machine just different colors. The deere one was 1500$, and mine was a year old, still new, 800$, with a new waranty.

[MCYoder]

I just bought a 5 yr old Craftsman 8.5 hp 27" wide from my cousin... and thing works like a champ... I would go with tires, easier to move around. We've had alot of snow and it had no problems going thru 12", 16" of snow.

[Chuck Smith]

The older the Craftsman the better. The newer ones are Crapsmans for sure. I know, I have one. It is made by MTD. MTD makes like 5 brands now. Ariens are good machines. Toro are good machines. Simplicity are good machines... My Crapsman has a square throat on the discharge to the chute. How dumb, it restricts it right there. Ice chunks cracked the chute. I patched it with aluminum and rivets. The auger shaft came out of the side housing twice when they grabbed, sheared the pins, and the housing (flimsy) flexed enough for the shaft to pop out of what used to be bearings years ago and is now a plastic bushing. I will say it runs good, never a problem starting with the electric start. I have ran it out of gas, and it fires right up when it is still warm.

I have a 1986 Craftsman in the back of the shop. My brother sucked up a Sunday paper with it and blew the gearbox apart a few years ago, but I will find one eventually. It is only a 5hp 22" but that thing threw slush 30', and it has a real peerless gear box on it, and a steel curved chute.

End of rant...

~Chuck

[motormouse]

If you are buying this year i would say buy anything you can find. I am getting calls from other states looking for snowblowers so i'm thinking there aren't many around or left this year. Honda rarely ever sells out and seem to available. Honda always gets top dollar and then some in winters like these.

If you need a snowblower now you have to buy what you can but in my opinion anyone who spends $3400 on a snowblower is nuts. You can spend 1/2 that(or less) and get a snowblower that will do just as good of a job.(if you can wait until next season)

[motormouse]

MTD, Craftsman, Noma, Murray etc, etc are "you get what you pay for" equipment. I fix a TON of them and they are not built well at all. For the average homeowner they do fine and will last a long time if taken care of. In the bigger snowfalls their small augers and fans will struggle a bit.


:grinzThey are better than a shovel:grinz

[Honest Mike]

I think I am nuts, and youre right, but as you can see, I didnt spend the $3400 yet! :D :D :D

[motormouse]

Hey, i've been married twice so i def know what crazy is! lol

[Honest Mike]

Hahaha! :wink

[BWhite]

I am reposting this Old Iron link
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/snowvintage.html

My Grandfather had a Snowbird at the service station . It was unstoppable !

[SCB]

My son purchased a Troybilt 2620 http://www.troybilt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_14102_10124_55003_-1 two-stage unit last winter. He clears quite a large drive, as well as paths to the rabbit barn, lower garage, etc. It has electric start (never used as it starts 1st pull). Two weeks ago he thought he broke a belt so I stopped over to help him change it. Found he hadn't cleared all the snow out of it before he put it away last time and the snow had turned to ice and froze the impeller to the housing. After clearing the ice, I tried it out and was seriously impressed. He lives in a development with his drive on the outside of a sharp turn and routinely has 18-24" of hard snow in the end of the drive. When I was there he hadn't been able to clear it for a few days so he had been driving over it. I put the unit in 3rd gear and it ran through all of it easy. Never bogged down and was throwing ice as well as packed snow.

If looking for a unit to use commercially I'd probably go with a Honda but if I'm just using it for 30 - 60 minutes per storm to clear the walks and such, it's hard to beat the price.

[jmac5058]

I have a 1969 Gilson that is in perfect shape started on first pull this season,but having trouble going into H gear this season.But thats OK theres onlyneed for low this season.

[Len Van Builders]

We have two Honda track machines one is a 728 which is about 5 years old and the other is the 1132 which is 4 years old. They are awsome machines when needed.

[BWhite]

Stanley Snowblowers ? I didnt know .
http://www.besttwostagesnowblower.com/two-stage-snow-blowersstanley-two-stage-snow-blower-45in-w-x-23in-h-intake-420cc-electric-start-engine-model-45ss/

[garyk57]

Stanley Snow Blower ......#1 Best Buy ....... Hmmmmmm ....:rolleyes:..... Throw distance 4' ..... sound like what I was talking about before, "a glorified snow shovel" ....:eek:.....alot of good that'll do when the banks get high or is it the banks got high cause it didn't throw the snow back far enough, that's an insult to the words snowBLOWER ...:rolleyes:.......LMFAO

[SCB]

Stanley Snow Blower ......#1 Best Buy ....... Hmmmmmm ....:rolleyes:..... Throw distance 4' ..... sound like what I was talking about before, "a glorified snow shovel" ....:eek:.....alot of good that'll do when the banks get high or is it the banks got high cause it didn't throw the snow back far enough, that's an insult to the words snowBLOWER ...:rolleyes:.......LMFAO


I agree it kind of looks like a joke but I read it as 40', not 4'.

"16in. serrated solid steel augers and a powerful engine pull snow in and throw it up to 40 ft. away. 6 forward..."

[Honest Mike]

The color combo is nice though. Black and yellow and aluminum wheels. :D I like the dual wheeled one, but its probably worse in the snow than a single wheeled one, considering dually trucks are worse in the snow than single rear wheel trucks, true?

[motormouse]

It's a rebadged MTD.

[Ron's Asphalt]

In the specs, it does say 4'.

[BWhite]

Here is another link, it looks to contain less typos.
What if the typo was 400' ? Looks like a powerful snowblower . @ 15 HP :popcorn2
http://www.gxioutdoorpower.com/45sb.php

[motormouse]

2010 and def for 2011 will be MTD's intro to using their own chinese engines. They bought a comany to make engines for them. You will no longer see any other engines on their products and on the ones they make for other companies. Cub Cadet, MTD, Troy Bilt, Yard Man, Yard Machines, etc, etc.

The ones i have seen are basically a Honda knockoff.

[BWhite]

How tough is the friction disc power transfer ? Are some tougher than others ?

[garyk57]

The Crapsman I had used a friction disc for the drive, they just slid a mating disc over in/out to vary the ground speed..... brilliant idea ! ..... "N O T" ..... when that sucker got wet it slipped like a SOB ! .... then it was the playing/waiting game till it dried up enough to move again only to get wet again and again..... the beginning of the end ! ..... bye bye CRAPSMAN .... HELLO HONDA hydrostatic drive ...

[BWhite]

Does Ariens do the friction disc any different ? They must have problems with it to ?

[Landgreen]

Does Ariens do the friction disc any different ? They must have problems with it to ?

I can only recall a couple times when we had problems with the disk on our ariens. And we beat the hell out it. One time was caused by an accidental application of :ff

[motormouse]

Disc drive is on almost every snowblower and works fine. Yes, Ariens too.

[AL Inc]

I've been running two of the Toro single stages for years. I love them and they've been great to me. But with the heavy snow we've been having this winter, I really needed to upgrade. I picked up a Husqvarna 27", 9 hp the day before our last big storm (1/27). I was really happy with the machine, it powered through anything we had, I guess about 14", but drifts could have been as much as 2' deep. My helper couldn't say enough good things about it. Time will tell but so far, so good.

[crashz]

My father "donated" a 11 Hp/ 30 inch Craftsmen to me this year. Has a big old Tecumseh motor on it. Its starts up fairly easily (a couple pulls, even cold) and runs good. Could be geared better, as all gearing is too fast for the blower to keep up. Bogs easily. 3rd storm this season, the drive quit on me. It will drive the tires, but has no power to move the machine. You can easily stop them from turning (while lifted inthe air, free spinning) with a slight amount of drag applied by hand. I'll tear the blower apart tomorrow and try to fix it. if I were to buy one, it surely wouldn't be an other Craftsmen.

[Honest Mike]

All great replies guys. Its 70 degrees here today in NJ, so Im thinking I wont need a snowblower anytime soon lol. But I will pick one up next year, and I think the Honda is the one to go with, especially since they are minutes away from my house. If anyone has anything else to add, please do. This is a good topic for anyone looking for a snowblower. :cool:

[motormouse]

1-3 Monday night and maybe more at the end of the week:D Are you looking at Honda through Mayberry's?

[Honest Mike]

East Hanover Honda Yamaha on route 10 west in East Hanover. :cool:

[capeland]

I like the tire setup on that, now your snowblower has twice as many tires to go flat. I can see alot of things could go wrong with that thing. IMO I think you could get more value for you money with 2 one thousand dollar machines.

[motormouse]

East Hanover Honda Yamaha on route 10 west in East Hanover. :cool:

Gotcha. Mayberry's is huge with Honda equipment all over the US and is close to me. Was just wondering if you in the same area.

[Honest Mike]

Im in East Hanover, which is Morris County. :waving

[Honest Mike]

Back to the top! Winter is approaching and I didnt buy a snowblower yet! Now Honda has a 1332, to take the place of the 1132! Saw one in person, nice machine. I think Im definitely gonna buy one very soon, not sure exactly what yet tho lol. So basically Im still right where I was last year when I posted this topic haha. Someone above said some kind of disc got wet on theirs and then it wouldnt work right until it dried out. Does this happen to the Honda too, or its a different/better setup? I like the Honda track drives and the Ariens puts out a nice track drive as well, with a 420cc motor. But its a Briggs and Stratton motor, any good? Everyone I talk to says Honda is the best, if you dont mind spending big money for it...

[Landgreen]

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=EMzni55Dxjs

This can handle the snow

[Honest Mike]

Not sure that link works...:beatsme

[Landgreen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzni55Dxjs

Sorry about that. Try this...

[Honest Mike]

Yea, that link works, and that machine seems to work good too.

[wfd44]

Honda is usually considerred "the best" but :cash

Other than Honda (hydrostatic) friction disc is generally the standard drive system. That said some are definitely better than others. Proper shielding will keep the snow and water out of the drive system and better friction material is more resistant when it does get wet. My dad has a 40 year old Toro and mine (also Toro) is about 30 years old and no problem with either one as far as the disc slipping. In fact in the time I have had mine the only problems have been a couple of worn out (metal) bushings and getting the safety cables for the snowmobile trailer stuck in the auger.

[DaveCN5]

Mike,

My father has a tracked Honda ( Linky ) that is at least 5 years old. That thing is a monster and it literally fires up on the 3rd pull every time). It's the smallest tracked one they make, but it out performed the larger two-stage wheel unit his neighbor has. I recommend it.

[Honest Mike]

I know the Honda is a great unit, but one thing that seems odd to me about the Honda is how the front of the bucket is rounded back on the top. In other words, its not "square" when you look at it from the side, like all the other namebrands are. Is that so any snow that is higher than the 20 inch high opening can fall downards into the auger, and not just fall down the back of the bucket and onto the ground where you are walking? Thats the only reason I can come up with...

[DaveCN5]

Ah, very good reasoning, sir! That's exactly what it does, well for the most part. As long as you move at the right speed the snow will fall down back into the auger and be discharged. Go too fast and the snow just falls over the back and then gets run over by the track and creates a mess and gets the machine out of balance, so you don't get a good clean scrape either.

[Honest Mike]

Ahhh, so even though it looks kind of odd, it is serving a good purpose, unlike all the other machines that are squared off. Thats pretty cool. :cool:

[Honest Mike]

My local Honda dealer has the "new" 1332, with electric start, on sale from $3,399 to $3,122. Is this a good deal? I wonder if they will take $3,000?

[BWhite]

I keep eyeing the Ariens Pro 28 with the 420 cc engine . Mighty tempting .

[Honest Mike]

Bill, thats the exact one I like too! And its cheaper than the Honda by a few hundred too, priced at $2,699. This place near me sells Honda and starting this year, Ariens now too. They have a few of each in stock, but not the one you are referring to. He said he can get it if I want it, but he has never sold one before, I would be the first lol. I dont know if that makes me feel good or bad...:wink

But yes, it is tempting. Its a sharp looking machine. And the 420cc engine makes me want it all the more. I like how the tracks are sort of triangle shaped, whereas the Honda just goes in an oval. Im sure they both work good tho. The Honda is 389cc's I believe. The Ariens is a 28" cut, with the Honda being a 32" cut. The Ariens comes with the drift cutters, the Honda does not.

[DaveCN5]

We also have 2 Arien's at work. I don't remember if they're Pro 28's or Platinum 24's. They work well. I like having the electric chute operations. They are good machines. I would rather have tracks over wheels though.

[lowrider57]

Find yourself an older model 3650 toro get a new scraper bar and paddles and away you go,,been using Toro's for yrs no problem,,and the 3650 is great!

[Honest Mike]

So, did anyone buy a new snowblower this year, and maybe get to use it?? What did you buy? How do you like it so far? I didn't buy one, and kinda glad I didn't...it only snowed twice so far in NJ...lol...once in October and once in January!

[BWhite]

I bought an Ariens Pro 28 .. ... Have yet to use it . Have only had 3" of snow . Used the 722 for that .

[Honest Mike]

The tracked one with the 420cc motor??

[BWhite]

The tracked one with the 420cc motor??

wheeled with 420cc engine

[Honest Mike]

Oh ok, I thought it was the tracked one that you wanted. Regardless if its wheeled or tracked, its a damn nice machine! If you get any pictures of it while its nice and new and shiny still, post them up lol! :cool:

[Chuck Smith]

My Wife's freind and her husband dropped off an Ariens for us to look at back in Oct. All we did was clean the carb. With the lack of snow they were in no hurry to pick it up. I used it to do the sidewalk at the shop this last storm (6" powder). Then I made about 10 passes up and down the parking lot with it, because the complaint was random stalling. Worked great overall, but I noticed 2 things.... It is a 6/24. Back in the good ole days it was 8/24. This thing I could not overload. It threw no problem, what was a problem was that the augers could not feed the snow fast enough. So although I could run in 3rd gear without lugging the engine, it was spilling out the sides if I tried. The auger housing is very small, no where near as tall as the old 8/24. I guess that is how they can run a 6 with a 24" bite.

~Chuck

[Earthscapes]

I bought a new Cub Cadet 528 SWE back in November when CC was running the rebate & sale. Paid $899 for it right from the dealer, Home Depot wanted
$1,199 for the exact same blower.
The guys love it, even though they have only used it 3 times. I drove by them this morning, was blowing 4" of powder a long way.

[motormouse]

I bought a new Cub Cadet 528 SWE back in November when CC was running the rebate & sale. Paid $899 for it right from the dealer, Home Depot wanted
$1,199 for the exact same blower.
The guys love it, even though they have only used it 3 times. I drove by them this morning, was blowing 4" of powder a long way.

Good luck with that Chinese motor:D

[coolcatman1]

well you wanted a good blower and it has to be a two stage so i think i found the perfect one for you

[ajslawnandsnow]

well you wanted a good blower and it has to be a two stage so i think i found the perfect one for you

The newer version of those are soooo much nicer! And some of them have hoppers built on them

[coolcatman1]

ditto on that for sure i am hoping to pick one up this summer if the snow ever picks up

[Honest Mike]

Nice machine, will that fit on my sidewalk?? I believe I measured it to be 42" wide lol! :D :D :D

[coolcatman1]

yes it will munis use these all over the country for sidewalks

[Honest Mike]

:cool: :cool: :cool:

[BWhite]

I bought an Ariens Pro 28 .. ... Have yet to use it . Have only had 3" of snow . .

Looks like it wont't be used at all this winter . Wonder if they are heavily discounting now ?

[Honest Mike]

True. Some winter this was...or wasnt. I bet they are discounting them big time. They probably have so many in stock, or in the warehouse. So ya think next year, people will be buying year old machines, from all the leftovers from this year?

I didnt end up buying one. I was waiting to see what kind of winter it was going to be, and day after day, week after week, no snow...warm temps, so I kept the money in the bank, not that its making any damn interest!! :mad: For you guys that did buy one though, I am sure you will use it next year.

[Rick]

If you can afford it,this would be a good time to look for a deal. They don't want to put them in storage for the summer,if they can help it.
I needed to replace two Scag mowwers for this season. I watched for deals last fall and didn't find much.I talked to the dealer in Jan. and worked a great deal. They also had a promotion going on.0% interest for 48 months. I saved about 4K.:cash Right time and place,it is worth looking into.