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

My brother is eyeballing a troy-built 13045. 13hp with a 45 inch mouth. Up until that moment, I had never seen bigger than a 36 inch on a walk behind snowblower. The gerbox looked aluminum(blah!) and the chute looked plastic(blah!). The motor was tecumseh   . Does anyone know what the reputation of Troy -bilt is? 

I've heard both good and bad, never used one so I don't really have an opinion.

Troy -Bilt is part of MTD.

Other than being your typical guy who likes big stuff with shiny blinky lights why does your brother want such a big, hard to control and store machine?

Why else? to have one that is bigger than mine. If he gets the 45inch jobbie, then I'm going to throw some wheels and a handle on one of these...

70chevrolet wrote:

Why mess around with wheels & handle? Repower it with a Briggs Vanguard V-Twin - a 16hp would be REAL nice!!

Marty FORMERLY MAJORXLR8N

70chevrolet wrote:
If you compare the quality of construction and size of mechanical components to the 32-36" models from Ariens or Simplicity, it is difficult to see how this machine would be durable.

It probably won't save much time, either. You can only go as fast as you can walk. If it's a light snow a plow would be much faster. If it's a heavy snow it's like to be overburdened. And you can't use it on walkways less than 45" wide