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

I did a search and found a few references to this machine but no answers.  Any one have one of these?  15.5 snow max engine, heated hand grips, 30" wide.  I can't find a listing for auger diameter or impeller diameter.  I called John Deere and the guy that was suppose to be the snow thrower expert didn't know either. 

What is the Easy Steer drive system?  The literature says: 

Easy Steer® drive system giving continuous power to both wheels and auto speed adjustment

Is it similar to the Ariens auto differential? 

I've heard that the units are built by B&S which translates to Simplicity.  They do have cast iron gear cases like the Simplicity.  The chute control is different than the simplicity and so is the turning method so they are not exactly the same.  I'm trying to compare the Simplicity L1530E to the JD 1130SE.  Any help would be appreciated.

Rick

Here is an update to the plastic chute liner.  The upper deflector plastic has a problem with only one bolt.  Snow hits the leading edge of the plastic and causes it to bend out and then it catches a lot of snow causing it to bend even more. It looks like a mess of snow coming out of the chute.  So I replaced it with metal similar to what borat used and still used the one bolt.  I only had aluminum available but it's pretty thick.  This should make it more durable.  I'm still using plastic on the lower section of the chute.  It looks like it will work, but we had a very small amount of snowfall today (1"-2") so I'll need to try it again at a later date when we get a larger amount.





I think this is similar to the crazy carpet sled borat was referring to.
 
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Here is a picture of my 1985 828 Allis Chalmers that I was using today.  It was made by Simplicity and is essentially their Pro series.  I use it at my office building and it still works fantastic.  My 2009 Deere 1130SE is also made by Simplicity.  Maybe I should just be buying Simplicity blowers.

Whacky Carpet now? How many names can a piece of plastic have? That's the stuff however. I chose it due to it being designed for winter use, is super slick on one side and appears to be very durable. Too bad, some outfit didn't make pre formed inserts.

My 1980 8/28 snowbuster

lanningjw, is that original condition?  Looks very nice.  I like the factory cab. 

lanningjw, I like that!  Next we'll need to see Swoods lawnboy mowers.  You can never have too many engines.

Catt, that's what I keep telling my wife!  I'll try to put them together for a family picture :)

Anyways after Swoods post his Lawnboy mower family, I'd like to see who's got the largest fleet of snowblowers.   Can you ever have too much snowblowers even though it's only used 20 days out of the year?

My dealer pulled through!  They told me they ordered the parts from Briggs and Stratton and will put on the clutch update and the water seal parts under warranty.  Said it should take 3-4 days for the parts.

I bought the Snow Buster 4 years ago on CL. Its all original, replace a few a few stripped bolts and fixed the tires but thats about it. Sold it a few months ago on CL for $400. Worked good but not as good as the 1130.