What came first? The chicken or the egg?I wish I had enough property to justify having something like that.
I saw them unboxing like ~20 new ones at the Lowes near me a couple of weeks ago but I'm wanting to get something a little higher-end than the floor models at Lowe's.By us the Lowe's and Menard's are completely out of them. They have gas grills and law mowers though.
I think I'm going with the Ariens Combact 24". -> Ariens Compact Sno-Thro series of two stage gas powered snow blowers
I was looking at the Deluxe too which is ~200 more but it doesn't really seem to offer anything I feel I can't live without.
I think I'm going with the Ariens Combact 24". -> Ariens Compact Sno-Thro series of two stage gas powered snow blowers
I saw them unboxing like ~20 new ones at the Lowes near me a couple of weeks ago but I'm wanting to get something a little higher-end than the floor models at Lowe's.
I don't need grip warmers... Never had a snow shovel with them and since I spent more time shoveling than I will snow blowing I don't see it being an issue .I think it offers grip warmers....you might be able to do without if you have gloves, but I always lose my gloves for some reason or another.
Yep. The main reason I'm going for the 24" instead of the 22" is due to the B&S engine and the fact that I'll take as much width when it comes to clearing snow as I can afford . The 22 certainly isn't a bad choice though but for the meager price difference I'm going for the 24".After much research the last month or so, and after much debating, I'm actually picking one of these up this weekend. In our 'hood, I see all sorts of single stages which look like they get bogged down and struggle with some of the snow. Then there's the guy with the Ariens Compact 22 two-stage which is in its third season, and he just rips thru anything.
Me too . I gotta go pick it up tomorrow. Now I'm almost hoping we get another foot so I can really put it through it's paces...I'm going for the Compact 24.
I'm actually just south of Indy by about ~15 miles. Thing for me is though that not only have I always lived around Franklin/Greenwood my whole life and had plenty of occasions where such a device would be great - but I have family members in the Indianapolis area that cannot shovel themselves and they usually pay somebody. I can wheel this into the back of my truck and go clear their drives for them too and save them some money.I can't see much value in a snowblower in my part of Indiana. Folks up in the Region might have a different story, but even Indy seems a little iffy as to whether it's worth it.
We have two 4x4 Vehicles but - that said - the UPS and FedEx guys like it when they, at least, have a path .Or to just have a winter beater 4x4 with spools or lockers in it. An early 80s F150, for example.
Depends on the snow / wind / and blower. A quality 2-stage will throw it pretty far [usually 25 to 40 feet] and unless it's super powdery you won't get much blowing back.My grandfather (age 91) bought a snowblower and when I used it to clear his WI driveway, I was disappointed how it really wasn't some kind of magic snow tool. It was slow in travel speed. The wind blew the snow around, requiring more and more passes.
Fine with me - I've no issues storing gas engines long-term as I perform all of the necessary steps to make sure they fire up first try even years down the road. At least I don't have to pay insurance on it every month like my motorcycle!This particular winter is the exception that proves the rule. Lots of folks will be blowers this winter and they'll see barely and use at all inthe next few years.
That would be the one. For a little more I'm picking up the Ariens.Lowes low end floor model.
That's exactly why I'm getting the blower... Last time I cleared the drive my back was killing me for about 2 days... I am fairly young [28] but I do not want to have more problems than necessary down the line due to me doing things I don't necessarily have to do now.