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

Hello, I am new to this forum .
Please help me in making a choice between a ARIENS st27le and a simplicity L1226e I am leaning towards the Simplicity
I have and old Husqvarna ST-522h which is not self propelled so any thing will be a improvment!
Question? how many hp is simplicity l1226e? i seem to find diffrent  info on diffrent web sites
I live in rhode island i am not in the snow belt but 8/10 inches is not unheard of but 4 inches is more likely
Thanks
Gary

The Simplicity is approx 10.5hp and has a cast iron gear box.

The Ariens has a larger impeller 14" vs 12" for the Simplicity.

The biggest difference in my opinion is that the Ariens has a remote wheel lock/unlock trigger mounted under the left hand grip.  The Simplicity has an wheel lock/unlock pin located on the axle. 

With your lighter 5 hp Husky you didn't really have to worry about locking and unlocking the wheels.  Both wheels likely were locked full time but the machine was light enough to allow you to just steer it with a bit of elbow grease.  The two machines you're considering are heavier so the remote trigger is worth a hard look.

L1226e has an 1150 series engine. 8.5hp, not 10.5...

Snowmann wrote:
Good catch...my bad.  My mistake was to take Wise Equipment at their word.

http://store.wisesales.com/simplicity-l11226.html

JASPER wrote:
The Ariens has the 305cc Max series engine 1350 series, while the Simplicity has the Snow series 249cc 1150 series. Definitely more engine on the Ariens if that is important to you.