Re: OT- Favorite Brand Snowblower?

Posted by Kendog on December 16, 2005 at 06:33:23 from (64.65.209.67):

In Reply to: OT- Favorite Brand Snowblower? posted by John from Ma on December 15, 2005 at 16:32:44:

After five years of wrestling with a 42" blower on the
front of a Wheel Horse tractor, I decided to look into a
walk behind. The new MTD's, Yard Machines, Sears,
and generics were built like junk in the details.

My research boiled down to the Toro 828 and the
Ariens equivalant. I purchased the Toro with the finger-
tip steering and the plastic impeller housing & chute
with a joystick control, and it is fantastic. I do a similar
driveway, around the house, back to the deer feeders,
and to the shed. With the recent death of my bro-in-law,
I do his family's drive and walks between houses.

This blower is effortless to start and turns on a dime. No
need to 'lock in' a wheel-hub to axle for two wheel drive
and tough steering. Touch a trigger and it goes this
way, touch the other and it goes that way. Pull both and
pull it back. Take a good look at the construction of a
machines impeller (second stage). Many are not strong
enough and icy snow bends them. Also look at the
auger construction. You don't want weenie sheer pins.
A dead giveaway of poor auger welds. I prefer bearings
over bushings, but bearings and repeated water/salt
exposier burn out in no time. All carry the same
engines/ Techumsa or Briggs'. There are TSB's on
every machine out there - so get a look at those before
you purchase. Good luck.

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