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

Hello People,

I was in Lowes the other day and I was looking at their snow blowers.I looked at the Troy built , when I was checking it out I noticed that the augers seemed to be three separate pieces and they were kind of loose and sloopy.When I checked out the Husqvarna the augers were nice and tight and also liked the controls.

Went to Home depot and checked out the Ariens and the augers were nice and tight.The only thing that bothered me was the control for the chute,the chute turned to the right no problem ,but when I tried to turn it back to the left it seemed to get jammed and would not move.I guess it could have been from other people checking it out from time to time. But then I could possibly take that as an indication of what could happen if I would buy one and end up using it alot.I don't know.Maybe it wasn't put together right by one of the employees.They had the 926le for $999.99 with the remote deflector.

The Husqvarna two stage blowers have the remote deflector standard on all the models. You might find it strange,but I seem to care for the remote deflector than the manual because of the certain situations I would run into by snow blowing around the house and some of the elderly neighbors I would be helping out. Also I seem to recall that the Machines are powder coated not just spray painted.A local dealer has the 924sbe,tecumseh snow king L-head engine,and the fd-gear transmission( i don't know what that means) for $939.95.

The snow blower that I buy is going to be my first one ever and like most people, I don't want to buy a inferior machine.

I post this question here because i see were some people have had alot more experience in snow blowers of all kinds.

The Ariens are made in Wisconsin and Husqvarna in Sweden. Both seem to be well built . But again I have not had the experience in operating any of these Machines.

Local Arien dealer says he will not have any Ariens in until a few weeks.

Any suggestions will be welcomed from any people who have had the opportunity to operate any of these machines.

Have been driving myself crazy the past few weeks trying to come to a conclusion.

                                                                                                                                                            thanks, Jim

                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                          

HD usually has a 25% off `sale on blowers around the 20th or so of every jan. 

nibbler wrote:
   You are  correct.    Although  there are only a few different mamufacturers, these   machines are sold under many names.   Some are only painted a different color. But there is Ariens And Husqvarna who build machines that are different from the machines built by MTD and the machines built by Briggs and  Stratton. My personal choice  are the  Husqvarna models like the hydrostatic  16530EXL  ,  and the Husqvarna built  hydrostatic Craftsman models  52993 and the 52070 . These models also have only Briggs engines.

royster wrote:
Below is a link to the current Craftsman line-up for the US market.  Which one is the hydrostatic model?  Offerings change with a single season...just imagine how much they change over a five year period.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Compare+All+Models?intcmp=snowexp

royster wrote:

Are you from NJ?

Do you realize that this thread is over 5 years old?  Most of the posters of this thread hasn't been active for half a year.  :)

If you want to discuss about Husq snowblower, feel free to start a new thread.  It's quite apparent that we now all know that Husq, hydrostatic, and you have lots in common...

Paul7 wrote:

THe Hydrostatic models in the Craftsman snowblowers are:

Model  52993      27 inch     Briggs and Stratton 305   14.5 torque

Model 52070      30 inch      Briggs and Stratton 342    16.5 torque

royster wrote:

After looking at the   2010-2011 Craftsman snowblowers for sale in the USA  , I have found that the models sold in Canada are entirely different.   It looks like that there are no hydrostatic models sold in the USA.

And, It doesn't look like   any of the US models are built by Husqvarna.

aa335 wrote:

You're a funny ba$tard aa335! I'm still laughing....

aa335 wrote:

I am not from NewJersey.    I am from Canada, and until  a little while ago, I did not know that the Craftsman models offered in the USA are  completely different from those offered in Canada.    Craftsman in Canada does offer 2 models built by Husqvarna with Hydrostatic drive.  After looking at the line of US  Craftsman models, I don't even see any that resemble  a Husqvarna. 

"The thread is over 5 years old and most of the posters haven't been active for half a year"    Yes I am aware of that, It is time it was updated.  But I am sorry for you, because in Canada ,  both Craftsman and Husqvarna offer us so much more.

royster wrote:
Sorry, for a moment I thought the feathers came from the same bird.  :)  The quacking sounds familiar, just different tune.

Yes, it is sad that Canada gets all the nicer models from Husqvarna, Honda, and Yamaha.  But then again, I'm glad not having to pay Canadian prices.

I was interested in several Husqvarna products, including a string trimmer, but decided it wasn't for me.  Dealership carrying Husqvarna products are non-existent here.  A few dealers began this year selling Husqvarna snowblower.  It's too new and I don't think they figured out how to sell them when a Snapper, Simplicity, and Ariens is sitting on the same floor.  As good as you say Husqvarna snowblower is, it's going to be a dead brand around here if they don't market it properly.   I mean they make webpages showing all the various products and models that they have, but where can I go to see it and buy it?  For now, Husqvarna is purely vaporware for the midwest area.

FrankMA wrote:
What I say???