Well I am set on buying a new snow blower but I am trying to figure out which one.. I am looking at the new Ariens Deluxe 27 and last years 27LE. Both are priced the same at the dealer $999
I am also looking at a 08/09 Snapper 1428 or a 08/09 Simplicity 1428 either one $999 as the dealers are willing to match the price of the Ariens. I ruled out the 09/10 machines from them as I am not sure of the motors for the chute rotation. Both these machines have the 305cc Snow MAx engines. I do like having the remote control for pitch on the machine compared to Ariens not having it, it seems like a mistake by Ariens not to include it on their machines as it seems like a long reach to me to change it on the Ariens
The 08/09 27LE has the Briggs Snow Max 305cc while the 09/10 Deluxe 27" has the Briggs Snow series 250cc motor. Are there any differances between the Snow Max and Snow series engines other than the obvious of one being bigger. Are there any new design improvements to the 09/10 machine over last years model that would make me want to get the 09/10 model.
The Snapper/ Simplicity have cast iron gear boxes while Ariens has an Aluminum gear box. What are the internal differances between the insides of the units.
When you look at the units side by side on the floor its hard to tell any differances in design as far as engineering goes and most salespeople have no clue
What are the strenghts and weakness of these machines.
This message was modified Dec 11, 2009 by btw574
