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Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Bought the Toro 828LXE
Original Message   Jan 21, 2005 9:18 pm
The local dealer sold me the 828LXE for $1,249.   He assembled it for free and is shipping it for free to my house (about 10 minutes from the store) tomorrow by 11am (before the storm).  He kept the gas out of the machine after assembly so I could come by and make sure it was brand new and never used (sorry, I don't trust dealers until I've done business with them at least once - I've had more than one new car dealer try to sell me a car "just off the truck" with 150 miles on it).

I know I gave a bunch of you a tough time about the Craftsman, but if it wasn't for my persistence to get more detailed information out of you I would be blowing with a Craftsman tomorrow instead of the Toro.  I'll update this topic after the storm hits and I clear it with my new toy.

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
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Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Points: 960

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #2   Jan 21, 2005 10:35 pm
$1,249 thats not bad at all. From what I have learned, that is a great machine! Take good care of it, and it will last forever!


Dantheman


Location: Orange County, N.Y.
Joined: Jan 21, 2003
Points: 561

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #3   Jan 21, 2005 11:45 pm
Congrats on your new snow toy!!....The Toro is a great machine and should last you a long time. Good Luck manana.

                                                                                               Dan

AJace


I have an Ariens 926 Pro because I like Orange



Location: Near Gettysburg
Joined:
Points: 969

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #4   Jan 21, 2005 11:59 pm
There you go.  Let us know how it performs for you, and how you like it. 

Ariens 926 DLE Professional; Toro S200; Craftsman LT1000, Echo ES-230;

Walt


Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -T. Roosevelt

Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
Points: 148

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #5   Jan 22, 2005 12:38 am
Best wishes on your blower. I think you made a very good choice. I don't think I understand your statement later in this string about posting under ones name. Chris is Chris, Marshall is Marshall, Peter is Peter and my parents named me Walter but most people just call me Walt, and is this to say that your parents named you Snowremover? Thanks for your help, Walt
This message was modified Jan 24, 2005 by Walt
18Degrees


Joined: Jan 19, 2005
Points: 111

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #6   Jan 22, 2005 12:43 am
Remember when you park your snowthower when your done to grin from ear to ear.............because you own a snowthrower.

                                                                

                                                                                       18 Degrees

18 Degree driveway - 928 Honda track drive - Fertilizer spreader for dispensing salt
Termy


Location: Washington
Joined: Oct 24, 2004
Points: 960

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #7   Jan 22, 2005 12:55 am
Actually, I was going to say turn your fuel valve off when you put your snowblower away.


Dave___in___CT


Deliberate often...
...decide once...


Location: West-Central Connecticut
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
Points: 3159

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #8   Jan 22, 2005 12:57 pm
Hi...


Good luck w/ your new snowblower !

Read the Owner's manual.... and look for any break-in rules... and adjustment checks...

Check the oil too !


Dave...


Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.
Henry Ford

   BCS Tractor & snowblower

SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #9   Jan 24, 2005 10:46 am
Used my new baby yesterday and loved it!

Cleared my driveway, the neighbors driveway and the front of another neighbors driveway.  It was fabulous, but not the workout I wanted to give it.  The snow was so light that there were areas of my driveway with less than an inch on it (due to the whipping winds).  Even the foot high drifts were so easily removed by this beast I felt a single stage would have had no problem with this storm.

Churning through where the road and drive way converge (is this what you guys call EOD?), again didn't seem like something a single stage would have had any problem with.  I want a 15" heavy, wet snow.  This 8" stuff is not worthy of my new machine.  Challenge me Mother Nature - I dare you!!!

Yes, I caught the snow throwing bug.

--SnowRemover

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
solara


Location: Boston
Joined: Jun 16, 2004
Points: 252

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #10   Jan 24, 2005 10:56 am
come to boston. there is plenty to blow

2004-2005 Ariens 11528LE
Jacobsen snow-burst
coffeebreath


Joined: Dec 9, 2004
Points: 2

Re: Bought the Toro 828LXE
Reply #11   Jan 24, 2005 11:18 am
SnowRemover wrote:


I know I gave a bunch of you a tough time about the Craftsman, but if it wasn't for my persistence to get more detailed information out of you I would be blowing with a Craftsman tomorrow instead of the Toro.  I'll update this topic after the storm hits and I clear it with my new toy.

After all the crap you put down on this forum, and the negativity and animosity you created, do you really think that any of us truly GAF?
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