Snowblower Meteor 3pt snowblowers..?

[AKfish]

Anybody own or use one of these snowblowers? Pros and cons?

Thanks.

AKfish

 

[rimshot]

I have a 60" wide unit and have been using it for the last year. We have had lots of snow and the blower has performed very well. It seems to be well designed and dependable.

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[Spudland_Dave]

IMO...FWIW, my personal thoughts & experiences.....'Round these parts, the Meteor is considered to be a "budget" machine....if at all possible, I'd shop Pronovost or Blizzard....bar none (well, except Karl2's Super Blower but thats ni a different league) the Pronovost/Blizzard machines are the best, and IMO worth every penny more then the Meteor...Things I've seen with Meteors..
-Busted Gearboxes...The gearboxes they are are essentially "Minimum" to meet HP Specs rated..
-Unbalanced Fans
-Thinner Gauge Steel
-Not the best rotation setups around
-Optional Skid Shoes (My Blizzard came with em standard and so does the Pronovost)

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this post, but I'm telling you MY Personal preference. Go shop around...take a look at em in person and if you can get the brands side by side, you'll see what I mean. Quality & Workmanship on my Blizzard (and the Pronovost) are second to none.

 

[Tig]

I looked at a used Meteor. It seemed to be holding up well. I had issues with the salesman that killed that deal.

 

[jimmyj]

You should probably read this thread. Seems there were some with bad gearboxes.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...3959-unbelieveable-small-rant-snowblower.html

 

[AKfish]

You should probably read this thread. Seems there were some with bad gearboxes.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...3959-unbelieveable-small-rant-snowblower.html

Thanks for the feedback... and the "heads up"!

AKfish

 

[canoetrpr]

My 68" Meteor has been great. I've hit lots of things with it and broken several shear bolts and no troubles at all.

If I was purchasing again, would checkout the Provonost to see what the price difference was. If it is substantial, I don't think I'd hesitate to get a Meteor again for my homeowner type use.

I would definitely check into that gearbox thing thought particularly on the smaller ones.

 

[garydc]

I have an older 60" meteor I bought used it's about 8 years old broken shear bolts occasionally no other trouble's,but I've seen the post on the bad gear boxes. If you were looking for a walk behind check this out. possible a little heavy on gas but should throw snow. Gary

 

[jimb1724]

Anybody own or use one of these snowblowers? Pros and cons?

Thanks.

AKfish

i have a 54" puma and used my son's tractor and blower last night to do his driveway while he's away. he has a 48" meteor....

the meteor (2yrs old) is not even close compared to the puma..... both were used in last nights 13"+ storm here in nh.... the meteor is on a larger (hp) machine and was bogging down. almost as much snow comes out of the side of the shute than out of the deflector, it does not throw as far, the unit is not as tall as the puma, and the shute deflector rotation handle

 

[AKfish]

I have an older 60" meteor I bought used it's about 8 years old broken shear bolts occasionally no other trouble's,but I've seen the post on the bad gear boxes. If you were looking for a walk behind check this out. possible a little heavy on gas but should throw snow. Gary

Sweet... LOL! 'Spose he's got a 1" hitch pin in there for the shear bolt..?

AKfish