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

I am on the fence, I have narrowed my choice down to these two blowers and cant decide wether I need the extra power of the 1130 or not. I live in rural SE New Brunswick and last year we had ALOT of snow that I shovelled by hand (will never do that again) and am expecting the same this year except this time with a blower! To add to the mess I live on a main route that is plowed constantly with wet, heavy snow thrown into my driveway!! My driveway is about 25' by 50'. Is the 927LE going to be enough???

I was in the same boat as you 924DLE or the 1130DLE. The 924DLE is 1269. and the 1130 is 1199. I asked the dealer what the difference is the blowers where and they said they are built the same except for the 11HP and 30inch vs. 9HP and 24 inch and the 924DLE will NOT be sold at the box store ( Home Depot) and the 1130 will be. Also, it seems more people would rather buy a 24 vs the 30.

So it came down to pay more for less or less for more. I really only need the 924 but i could not buy less for more money so I bought the 1130DLE this weekend.

Plus it is easier to throttle down then throttle up and to take less snow in a heavy storm then it is to take more in a light storm.

My 2 cents

In our case, the 1130 is $20 more.  But I don't buy the bigger is better.  After all, people pay more for laptops that weigh less.