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Someone recommend a snow blower.

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I'm thinking summer is the best time to buy a snow blower. Am I right?

What should I be looking for in a snow blower?

I'm willing to pay good money for one.

I live in New England so I want a good one.

Any recommendations?


Thanks in advance.
 
Ariens, starts easy even has elect start. Mine is 3 years old, no trouble with it. Has handled the snow here in Minnesota easily
 
My Mom still has a 1972 Jacobsen Snowburst. The thing wont die. Do you have the room to store a large snowblower?
 
You didn't provide enough info.

How large a driveway? What kind of surface? Do you have room to store a machine? etc...
 
Ariens or Snapper or Honda all make good ones. Be advised, newer engines do not really like gasoline with Ethanol in it. So it would be advisable to use Ethanol Free gas (I prefer the 91 or 93 octane, like from Shell) And since you are in a very cold climate a small amount of Dry Gas will keep moisture out of the fuel and prevent stalling when very cold. And I agree with the others about getting a steel auger. Be sure to get extra shear bolts, as they will be needed at some point. Be sure to grease the auger and drive box now and then. Depending on your property, you may want a machine with tracks or the ability to take tire chains, a good headlight is nice as well.
 
You'll be fine with an 8hp/ 306 cc 2 stage blower, like an Ariens with a metal shute. Better equip is available at specialty shops rather than Home Depot or Lowes.

Buy what you want by the beginning of November.
 
preCRT said:
You'll be fine with an 8hp/ 306 cc 2 stage blower, like an Ariens with a metal shute. Better equip is available at specialty shops rather than Home Depot or Lowes.

Buy what you want by the beginning of November.
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Sears is better than Home Depot.

7-11 is better than Home Depot.
 
RLGL said:
Ariens, starts easy even has elect start. Mine is 3 years old, no trouble with it. Has handled the snow here in Minnesota easily
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I have a cheap ass yard machine, it's 14 year old. Only had to replace the electric starter cuz I abused it
 
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Ariens is a pretty good brand. Buy it now, at latest January. Hardware stores are odd when it comes to snowblowers, they don't sell them for very long and then go back to selling summer stuff even if it's middle of winter. I failed twice in a row at buying one since I was not fast enough, they only get so many per year and they sell fast.
 
boomerang said:
You may have a difficult time finding snow blowers for sale this time of year.
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May.
Not a definite. Plenty of stores have the good sense to sell items BEFORE the season you need them, so the handful of intelligent people left in America have a chance to be prepared.
 
bruceb said:
Ariens or Snapper or Honda all make good ones. Be advised, newer engines do not really like gasoline with Ethanol in it. So it would be advisable to use Ethanol Free gas (I prefer the 91 or 93 octane, like from Shell)
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WTH? It's been in fuel for years. Sounds like an intentional "eff your equipment" by the manufacturers. I know of 1 place that supposedly sells ethanol free but who knows it it actually is? There's supposed to be state testing but....

boomerang said:
You may have a difficult time finding snow blowers for sale this time of year.
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You sure will.
 
Best time around here to get one is Feb\March. Go for a 2 stage, steel auger, electric start. I wasn't sure about the electric start but came across a great deal on one with pull and electric and the electric start has been amazing
 
shortylickens said:
May.
Not a definite. Plenty of stores have the good sense to sell items BEFORE the season you need them, so the handful of intelligent people left in America have a chance to be prepared.
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When do manufacturers start making snow blowers? That would determine when they are available for sale. I mean, I personally have made a small fortune in snow blower futures but I have the inside track on this stuff.

Waking up on the wrong side of the bed doesn't look good on you.
 
Exterous said:
Homedepot.ca? Home store of Windsor? That'll probably come with things he doesn't need like a moose horn and things he can't understand like a gas tank with metric labels
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Example, you know. Besides, who knows more about snow, Canadians or Houstonians? :awe:
 
bfun_x1 said:
My Mom still has a 1972 Jacobsen Snowburst. The thing wont die. Do you have the room to store a large snowblower?
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I remember one groggy winter morning when I got up to blow the snow. I grabbed the pull start handle and gave it a good pull and I hear all this noise. Then I stood there dumbfounded as I'm looking at the snowburst mechanism in my hand carburetor linkage and all. My lawn equipment repairman said it was a common repair job since they made the handles so similar. He replaced the handle with a knob to prevent any future incidents.
 
sdifox said:
Example, you know. Besides, who knows more about snow, Canadians or Houstonians? :awe:
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Americans know more about anything than anyone. I mean we had to tell the people who lived here that they were Indians. Just think how much longer they would have been wrong if we hadn't showed up
 
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