snow throwers????

[cape cod v20]

I have a 7.5 hp 24" Troybilt. I just got it about a month ago ,and seems to do the job.

[phester]

my older Craftsman was a bull.....it is 7hp Tecumseh, not 9 as mentioned earlier....also, I think it is a 24" path, not 26. Reguardless, it is/was a little tank. The new Ariens is basically the same size overall, however, you can fold the handles down when in storage. [they refer to that as being in the Ariens "compact" series]. Same 249cc [9hp] polar force ,briggs and stratton motor as the 28" and 30". My neighbor has a Snapper 7/24....it seems to have good power for a smaller machine, another neighbor has a Honda, 7/8 hp, they are the Mercedes/BMWs of snow machines and come with the same pricetag. Seriously, you can buy two Ariens for the price of one Honda. I used it once last year, just to test drive it, I thought it would have a little more power, but, I was VERY impressed how far it could throw the snow. It put up this column of snow about 20ft. high and nearly 30ft out.....pretty cool. Just cannot justify the 2300/2400.00 pricetag. Whatever you have, it sure beats shoveling.

[bassarama]

Ariens gets my vote too.

I had an old 8 HP Craftsman for a few years, I spent more time working on it and trying to get it started than cleaning snow with it. One time I borrowed my neighbors 5 hp Ariens and quickly realized this little machine out performed my old one. At the end of that same week I was a proud owner of an 9HP Ariens...30 minutes worth of snow cleaning with the new machine, the second stage stopped working. I took it back to the store where I bought it from. The store manager give me $100 credit for upgrating to a larger model a 13HP, 34 inch cut Ariens, which were $250 off. Unless the snow is wet, I never have to rev it up all the way even up to 12 inches of light snow, a little over iddling it's all it needs. Wet snow, heavy snow, slushy snow, snow banks, bring it on, this machine will chew it and spit it out...far away!

[Bruce]

I use my F250 and its all terrain tires to clear my driveway when we get our 2-3" of snow... Not that it really matters if i can leave or not, because nothing is open.....

[Road King Cole]

I currently have a 42 inch john deere snow blower attachment for my lawn tractor. I got it years ago because back then I was not sure if I would ever be walking good enough without a crutch to do a walk behind. It's a great unit, but a pain to install\remove every fall\spring
My Dad had an ariens that worked great for about 30+ years...

[charlie_the_tuna]

i have a 24 inch steel plow shovel and i can dig out over two feet or more. my carb never needs adjusting and all you need is to pour some hot cocoa into me after i'm done. i can dig all morning if neccesary and i'm a whole sh!t load prettier than some old gas powered snow thrower.

[Skools Out]

i've got a 38" for my Deere 285 and 265 Riders it's good but best ever will always be the Gravely Snow throwers

[phester]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

i have a 24 inch steel plow shovel and i can dig out over two feet or more. my carb never needs adjusting and all you need is to pour some hot cocoa into me after i'm done. i can dig all morning if neccesary and i'm a whole sh!t load prettier than some old gas powered snow thrower.

hey chuck, how are you and that beautiful 24" steel plow shovel at removing 3"-6" of ice? My 135 ft. double wide driveway is clear, but I've got an artic load of ice at the curbside. Can you help me out?.....plenty of hot chocolate, the real kind.....ya know, with milk.