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

is this a quality product.......or would i be better off for a few hundred, going with the 28" toro powermax?

yes you have enlightened me.Plastic doesnt crack and is stronger than steel.Are you for real?Guess what steel doesnt crack in the initial stages or ever .I guess snowmann put u(AA) and ajallen in your places about the Toro auger gear case being better than the rest.Thats the problem AA.You think you know but snowmann does know.....

Hmmm...

I'm reading and reading... But what about the " Husqvarna?" is the 14527 as good or better as the toro/ Ariens ?

I am slightly leaning toward this unit as well over the Toro 1028OXE. The Husky has the same steering settup but with a larger engine and it a bit narrower. Even snow blowers direct like the the Husky over the Toro!

get the huskvarna 14527-XLE. its only true dealers. its a monster with all the goodies...

mikiewest wrote:

Getting a bit carried away there. Steel cracks.

Bill_H wrote:
Does not, just ask the guys that built the Titanic. :)

Has anybody seen or heard any type of feedback on these Husqvarna monsters???? I'd love to know how they perform in real world conditions and over the test of time.

FrankMA wrote:
Yea, I am interested also.   I'm still trying to figure out which 2 stage to get and with the talk of the Husqvarna, it's peaked my interest.

FrankMA wrote:
One time, at band camp, I saw it on youtube.  Pretty impressive how 2" snow just get hurled out of the chute, with power to spare.  The machine could have been placed against more challenging scenario, like when Ariens put their 2 stage Snow-Tek 24" against a Toro 210 single stage in a EOD pile battle.  The music is pretty invigorating too.    The operator was had a look of discontent, but determined like a marathon runner.

Seriously though, I did see two Husqvarna snowblowers at a local dealer.  I was coming to see a Simplicity and Ariens snowblower when I spotted these Huskies parked in a corner.  Asked a salesman what it was, and why does it have that rubber flap on top?  He said it's a new line they're carrying this year.  "No one seems interested while we have the Simplicity and Ariens here so we're going to truck it to the east coast (Dec 2010) where people would snatch this up in a heartbeat".  Two minutes later, a guy came in and took it away.

The build quality seems to be in between Ariens and Toro.   With comparable features and price, the Husq models were equipped with slightly larger engines.  It had the typical friction disc drive and 6 speeds.  The bucket height seems high, more than what would be needed for large snow storms.  I had drift cutters installed on the side and seems ready to go to work.

I was neither impressed or disappointed.  These were the 27" mid models, pricing around $1200-$1400.  The dealer didn't have the higher hydrostatic models or tracks.