Need help with selecting snow blower (gift certificate at H.D)

fullcontact

Joined: Jan 28, 2007
Points: 4

Need help with selecting snow blower (gift certificate at H.D)
Original Message Jan 28, 2007 7:36 pm

i need help selecting a snow blower at home depot, as i received a gift certificate towards one in the amount of $800, and they are all 20% off at this time......i realized the lawnmower shops are usually the smarter choice for purchase, but this gift certificate helps me out dramatically.......my driveway is approximately 100 feet long, is a single lane from the bottom to the top, and i have about a 40x40 foot area at the top of the driveway......i have a fairly steep driveway of asphalt, and i live in Boston Ma where the winters can be bad, although so far we really havent received anythng.......

my choices are limited due to the home depot selection, but i have been looking at the Ariens 724 ($719), the Ariens 926LE ($799), and the Cub Cadet 528SWE for ($799).......

OHV, L-Head, headache......

can someone help me make the best decision for my situation......

thank you in advance

Snowbound

Joined: Feb 17, 2006
Points: 76

Re: Need help with selecting snow blower (gift certificate at H.D)
Reply #12 Jan 30, 2007 4:51 pm

fullcontact wrote:

thanks for everyones help.....i paid $799 for an Ariens 926LE at H.D. tonight, and said i wanted one that was still in the box.....the kid told me i should take one that was already assembled because it was free.....i told him i would only buy one still in the box because i dont trust the home depot assembly crew to put it together, and you would have thought i crapped in this kids hand with the way he looked back at me.......

anyway, i have to go back this week to pick up the unit "in box" and hope i can lift it into a pickup truck with a friend.....just shy of 300lbs and i dont know the dimensions of the box, but they wanted $59 more to deliver it, so ill find a way.....

thanks again for the advice!!

Bradford

Now that you own a snowblower, think about building a simple ramp. 3/4 " plywood, a couple of 2 x 3's for structural support, grey deck paint and for a finishing touch, tack on some rubber mats to act as a non-skid surface. When my walk gets icy, I also mount the ramp from the entrance walk to the top step and call it an "ice-bridge". You can ripple the rubber mats to shed ice that might accumulate. The same principle as a de-icing boot on the leading edge of an (older) aircraft wing.

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