This is a great site, just ran into it a couple of weeks ago. Looking to get a new snowblower..... Here's my removal situation: I have a 135 ft, single lane straight asphalt driveway that goes around an island turnaround for about another 75 ft. On one side of the turnaround it to a 3 vehicle wide cement apron in front of my garage, this is the widest section at about 25 ft wide. 2 paved little spurs for turning around also come off the driveway; one approx 22 x 8 and the other approx 15 x 8. There is also about 10 ft of sidewalk to my front porch. I would also like to keep clear two parking/turnaround places for my snowmobile trailers. One of these would be approx 50 ft by 10 ft and the other 10 x 10. These would be on my lawn ( a guy told be that once the ground is frozen this is doable). The usual snowfall here is fairly dry to fairly wet, 3 to 8 inches per 24 hrs is normal with some dumps that cane over a ft in 24 hrs. Drifting is an issue as it can get real windy.
I've narrowed the models to: Ariens 30 Platinum, Husqvarna 15530SB-XLS, 13524SB-XLS, 15530SB-LS. The 357cc 30" Craftsman is a good price but not sure if the motor is a good thing to rely on. I like the Honda hs928wa; it looks good but its a lot of $$. Going to look a the Toros tommorow. No Simplicity dealer here
Any thoughts on my situation: Thanks!
