Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

This is getting really bad. I've been obsessed with snowblowers for a week. The troy-bilt 5.5hp MTD built unit I bought for $599 is still in my garage awaiting return to Lowes. Today I went to a nearby Toro dealer, and really liked the 826LE for $999. I had no budget for a snowblower, but since buying one last week on an impulse, I've been rationalizing the expenditure of more and more money I don't have. Whatever... it's only money (I dont have) right?

So tonight I stopped in at a local Honda dealer. Sticker for the Honda HS724WA was $1865 (yikes!) and after a bit of talking, the salesman said they could only knock a few bucks off that. It's still going to be nearly 1700. But as far as the machine goes, I like the size, it's not a big massive machine like the Toro, which would probably make it easier to store and use. I like the features, the construction of it seems of high quality, hardly any plastic, and it's a Honda. Hmm, that'd make it my 9th? (shadow 500, nighthawk 750, gold wing 1500, 2 civics, 2 accords, odyssey).

Ok, since I've gone off the deep end, moneywise, will a Honda HS724WA handle 150' of sidewalk, 25' wide driveway that gets plowed in all the time, on Long Island with an annual average of 36" a year? It's only 6.5 hp, but I've read where it runs so well that it throws snow with the big boys. Or should I save some money and go with the Toro 826LE? It seems so much bigger.

Somebody help me... I'm jonesin'