Comparing snowblowers?

[aczlan]

Last year we replaced a older Ariens (70s?) with a newer (late 90s) Craftsman 11/30 from Craigslist (cost $350). It is a decent machine and handles the snow at the hotel well. I just need to get the scraper set properly. Currently it has a hard scraping up the last of the snow from the sidewalk.


Aaron Z

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Where are you located.??

I have for sale 2 Craftsmen blowers....14.5 Torque (11hp.??). It's the biggest they make.

All controls are at the "helm" and it has clearing width of 30".

Both are literally brand new. One was damaged in '08 when my garage imploded under heavy ice and snow. Blower was damaged and replaced new with insurance money. So, the bargain in this deal would come with 90% of all parts in the damaged unit plus a brand new unit in mint condition.

They sold for $1150 and I would sell both for $750.

Good luck in your search for the blower you need.

 

[Builder]

I'm in PA. Thanks for the offer, though! :thumbsup:

 

[JDGreenGrass]

I'm in PA. Thanks for the offer, though! :thumbsup:

No problem.

Boy, you have been in a spending mode as of late, eh.??

Shopping is half the fun. Me, I'm in the dreaming mode...let's see, a JD 4005, a JD3320....Kubota3030, cab and upfront blower.??....:laughing:

Man, I'm a dreamer.!!

 

[Rob-D]

Hope this helps

CR is handy to get ideas about products but I've lost faith in them. They overlook some things that I think are important and their car repair data is iffy in my view.
Rob

 

[Rob-D]

They have hand warmers on these things now? Boy am I a mushroom!

Rob

 

[Builder]

No problem.

Boy, you have been in a spending mode as of late, eh.??

Shopping is half the fun. Me, I'm in the dreaming mode...let's see, a JD 4005, a JD3320....Kubota3030, cab and upfront blower.??....:laughing:

Man, I'm a dreamer.!!

2 Kubotas in 1 year. FWIW, they are replacements for smaller tractors so my $$ outlay is not that great.

Now I need to upgrade my snowblower.....

I need another trailer, too....and a fuel cell and a self propelled haybine...:confused2:

 

[Builder]

Where are you located.??

I have for sale 2 Craftsmen blowers....14.5 Torque (11hp.??). It's the biggest they make.

All controls are at the "helm" and it has clearing width of 30".

Both are literally brand new. One was damaged in '08 when my garage imploded under heavy ice and snow. Blower was damaged and replaced new with insurance money. So, the bargain in this deal would come with 90% of all parts in the damaged unit plus a brand new unit in mint condition.

They sold for $1150 and I would sell both for $750.

Good luck in your search for the blower you need.

If you ever come down to PA this fall, let me know. :thumbsup:
It's the shipping that makes the deal impossible.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

If you ever come down to PA this fall, let me know. :thumbsup:
It's the shipping that makes the deal impossible.

You can always make the drive north to Maine....It's awfully pretty up here right now.

Chocolate chip cookies and a cold glass of milk is waiting for you....Not for long, though.!!:licking:

 

[wrooster]

My brother bought a Simplicity last year and really like it.
Snow Blowers & Snow Throwers from Simplicity

i have a Simplicity 1524P that i purchased in June 2009. i would like to make an obvious statement here that the very best time to haggle on a snowblower purchase is when it is sunny, 90'F, and the snowblowers are in the way of pallets of lawn fertilizer and bales of mulch. just sayin' ... :licking:

anyway -- last winter we rec'd 3 HUGE storms of more than 18" each -- and my new Simplicity snowblower was worth every nickel i spent on it! i paid OTD about the same as the model number and i have ZERO complaints; it is a sturdy, no-nonsense piece of equipment that should last me 20 years. life is too short to be messing around with junk gear in the middle of a blizzard.

my 0.02 on the subject,
wrooster