From '52 Ford to '04 Ariens

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Location: Near Albany NY
Joined: Sep 12, 2004
Points: 320

From '52 Ford to '04 Ariens
Original Message Dec 30, 2004 9:23 pm

Our '52 Ford 8N served us well for 11 years and moved many feet of snow, but this year it was time to move on to something less expensive to maintain (we hope).

Then:

Now:

2004 Ariens 11528LE, Troybilt Horse "Big Red" Tiller (original), Troybilt Tuffy Tiller (original), Sears LT1000 mower, Lawn Boy 7073 21" mower, Stihl FS55 RC trimmer, Poulan Countervibe 3400 chainsaw

Majorxlr8n

Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
Points: 1092

Re: From '52 Ford to '04 Ariens
Reply #19 Jan 2, 2005 3:16 am

The Eagle GT's that were shod on the GN were absolutely the WORST tires I EVER had on ANY automobile I've owned. They offered little to ZERO traction in the rain & snow, and they only lasted about 25k miles (gee - I wonder why?). When the car was stolen (yeah - happened twice) Eagle GT+4's were put on there - they were no better than the original GT's. After the Plus 4's were wasted, I put on BFG Touring T/A's - what a difference they made. The car actually had good manners in rain & snow - limiting factor was the limited slip differential which always made snow driving interesting. Of course, I had M&H DOT legal slicks when I raced it at E-Town.

My GN was a decent car, but the seating was HORRIBLE for my 6' 4" frame. When I sold it, I shed no tears - was glad to see it go bye-bye.

My 1997 C1500 is a wonderful vehicle & I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Marty

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