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Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
edited February 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
I am in the market for one

Any suggestions on which to buy ? I hate buying when they are in season but last year they didn't have any left to get cheap in the off season

These things aren't cheap...any help with a mid priced one $400-600 Im looking for
My drinking team has a hockey problem

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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    :lol:

    good luck.

    i've looked and thought about getting a new one, but keep fixing the my old one.

    if i was going to buy today, i would try and get a 4 cycle. always having to get oil to mix with the gas is a little annoying.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,408
    My best advice is to get one a little bigger than you think you need. The days when the snow is extra heavy (or mixed with ice) you'll be glad you have the extra power.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

    :P
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Have to go New . Wrong time of the year to get a used one .

    Something from Sears, Tractor Supply . Ect...
  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    I purchased a cub cadet a couple years back and have been very happy with it. pd $899 for it..26"..maybe 30" cant remember...But I HAD a smaller craftsman from sears and it just didnt do the job and I spent more time shoveling and cleaning it out before it seized up because of the cold and wet snow...I would advise going bigger than you need as well...No sure how much snow you get where you are, but for me, even if I use it 4-5 times a year it is worth it..my driveway is 2 cars wide and 5 cars long!! hahaha....Good Luck!!
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  • PJGirl321PJGirl321 Posts: 377
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    PJGirl321 wrote:
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.


    who says a snow blower isn't fun
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  • loadedgunloadedgun Indiana Posts: 1,389
    81 wrote:
    PJGirl321 wrote:
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.


    who says a snow blower isn't fun

    I love mine.....

    snowblower.jpg
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    loadedgun wrote:
    81 wrote:
    PJGirl321 wrote:
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.


    who says a snow blower isn't fun

    I love mine.....

    snowblower.jpg
    :lol::lol::lol::clap: :thumbup:
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    norm wrote:
    1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

    :P
    when i was a kid in iowa i made a crap load of money shoveling walks & driveways. i miss those kinds of winters and being young. it was a hoot. team up with a few friends and pull down some serious bread.
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    chadwick wrote:
    norm wrote:
    1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

    :P
    when i was a kid in iowa i made a crap load of money shoveling walks & driveways. i miss those kinds of winters and being young. it was a hoot. team up with a few friends and pull down some serious bread.

    i have a drive way you can shovel :mrgreen:
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiU1wp1tf0
    how they do it in Winston-Salem, MASS
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    norm wrote:
    1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

    :P

    I could definately send you one of these £10 + postage?
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    81 wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    norm wrote:
    1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

    :P
    when i was a kid in iowa i made a crap load of money shoveling walks & driveways. i miss those kinds of winters and being young. it was a hoot. team up with a few friends and pull down some serious bread.

    i have a drive way you can shovel :mrgreen:
    you pay the airline ticket... seattle or portland --- to --- chicago
    pick me up
    buy me the snow shovel of my choice
    i'll shovel your entire driveway, sidewalks, and your yard

    $32.50 per hour plus the winter frost bite fee, flying in inclement weather fee, afraid of flying fee, and pay for all meals, drinks, and bud.

    do you have hot chocolate?
    does your girl friend cook nice hot meals for cold people?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Backstop-440Backstop-440 Posts: 93
    I went through this last year and settled on an Ariens 520E. I didn't want one that was too big to easily store in the garage, but I wanted more oomph than a single-stage design. In an area where they use the words "lake effect" often, you need that big toothy auger.
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Wow...thanks for the replies I think

    :? :lol:

    I looked today at Sears 24" 179cc 2 stage $599...Im on the fence with that one

    Im in New Jersey so we typically don't get nailed for snow but last year was brutal
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    81 wrote:
    PJGirl321 wrote:
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.


    who says a snow blower isn't fun

    especially when you can change the direction of where you're throwing the snow

    :P
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    81 wrote:
    PJGirl321 wrote:
    Shovel. It's good exercise. And then spend the money on something fun.


    who says a snow blower isn't fun

    especially when you can change the direction of where you're throwing the snow

    :P
    I bet my dad can get on board with this. I am a sufferer of childhood snow-blower abuse. :(

    I think he coaxed me into coming outside with him not to help, but simply to have fun while he worked.
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  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Wow...thanks for the replies I think

    :? :lol:

    I looked today at Sears 24" 179cc 2 stage $599...Im on the fence with that one

    Im in New Jersey so we typically don't get nailed for snow but last year was brutal

    IMO, you can get away with a single stage. i have a smaller single stage that does well with everything except really wet snow and heavy snow that the plow guy drops at the end of the drive. but adjusting the belt control seemed to have helped.

    one of my neighbors has a single stage that is a little bigger than mine, and it chews up everything.

    now this all assumes you live in a urban setting and don't have a 1000ft drive. i've got about 30ft of driveway that is car lanes wide and 125 ft of side walk.

    aroudn here the single stages that i have looked at have a small and big engine. i wouldn't buy the small engine. i think the small is 123cc and the large is the 179cc for the singels

    edit
    just looked at mine. it's an old craftsman 3HP 20 inch. if it was 4.5HP or more, it would be rockin. but it was free....
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    I bought my Snow Blower finally

    Went to Lowes and Bought this one

    http://www.lowes.com/pd_189194-270-31AS ... ueryType=1


    2 Stage 24" 179cc


    Tried for the Ariens 24" but Home Depot was sold out of it
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • 8181 Posts: 58,276
    i demand a full review post snow
    81 is now off the air

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  • KevinmanKevinman Posts: 1,909
    You can turn your dishwasher into a snowblower.






    Tell the bitch to go outside and shovel.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    I bought my Snow Blower finally

    Went to Lowes and Bought this one

    http://www.lowes.com/pd_189194-270-31AS ... ueryType=1


    2 Stage 24" 179cc


    Tried for the Ariens 24" but Home Depot was sold out of it

    great...where were you this morning?

    IMG_4788.JPG

    yes there is a pickup under that :evil:
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    81 wrote:
    i demand a full review post snow

    Hopefully I wont have a review this year

    ;)
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    edited December 2010
    norm wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    I bought my Snow Blower finally

    Went to Lowes and Bought this one

    http://www.lowes.com/pd_189194-270-31AS ... ueryType=1


    2 Stage 24" 179cc


    Tried for the Ariens 24" but Home Depot was sold out of it

    great...where were you this morning?


    IMG_4788.JPG

    yes there is a pickup under that :evil:


    Holy Crap !

    Where and how much snow was that ??
    Post edited by Phantom Pain on
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Is it bad that I dont know exactly what a snow blower is? I assume it's something like a wood chipper or something...it eats and breaks up snow/ice on one end and shoots it out the back??? Sorry...Florida boy, born & raised.
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Kevinman wrote:
    You can turn your dishwasher into a snowblower.

    Tell the bitch to go outside and shovel.
    Class, true class! :lol:
  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    Is it bad that I dont know exactly what a snow blower is? I assume it's something like a wood chipper or something...it eats and breaks up snow/ice on one end and shoots it out the back??? Sorry...Florida boy, born & raised.

    Yeah...sure.... keep rubbing it in

    :lol:


    Pretty much what you said is what it is...it throws it to the side though not out the back. You wouldn't want the snow being thrown in your face as you're walking behind it ;) That part is directional so you can change the area the snow is thrown to...When I was growing up it was usually aimed at us kids :cry:
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,675
    chadwick wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiU1wp1tf0
    how they do it in Winston-Salem, MASS
    Thats Winston-Salem, NC my friend...we have a Salem in MA, but alas no Winston...and we know how to deal with snow a little better than Peggy there. :mrgreen:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Phantom Pain wrote:


    Holy Crap !

    Where and how much snow was that ??

    http://www.mammothmountain.com/MyMammot ... Conditions

    and the storm coming through today should add another 5-10 feet
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