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

When do snowblowrs generally go on sale. I live in central New York. Thanx, Paul

I live in Red Creek Ny  and have a small  (40') driveway. I've been looking at the Ariens compact models. BTW, Alan, I got your message- THANKS. Paul

I think your best bet right now is craigslist.You can negotiate with a lot of the sellers especially if they r moving somewhere warm or they overbought and need $$. If you can wait till March,Home Depot and Lowes might have good sales.

Paul I have a  7 hp snapper that I picked up a few weeks ago,

it's about 10 years old.Let me know if you have an interest in this machine.

Your about 300 miles from me.So I'm not sure if it would worth your while

time gas tolls etc. there is a picture of it on this website.page 2

I didn't do much to it oil,and adj. belts. Seems to run fine.

The true test would be to hit it with a load of snow but no snow here yet in jersey.

victorytea wrote:

Paul, L@@K at this link on craigs list. Its one of those good strong snapper models. http://longisland.craigslist.org/tls/1561172861.html

victorytea wrote:
My pleasure. Just trying to give back. The previous poster was probably trying to make a joke, but I wouldn't worry about it.

 I sympathize with your money situation, I do know what that's like, believe me. I think you came to the right place, though. There's an abundance of good, knowlegable folks hanging out here, it's just a matter of time before one of them points you in the right direction. Good luck, and thanks for the kind words.

Thanks everyone for your time and advice. I think I will wait for Feb and see what kind of a deal I can get from the biggies. Not much snow here in the past 10 days or so. I may be selling some property, and if I do, I will just haul off and buy a machine. Things are not dismal at all but money sure has been tight lately.  My oldest son has the Ariens deluxe but I don't think I need that much of a machine. From reading the various posts, it seems like Toro is the choice of many but I'm not sure where to get one around here. Ariens is sold by Home Depot. My son suggested the compact version with the Suburu engine. Thanks again- Paul.

I bought my Ariens in late Feb...Or maybe even the first week of March 08. I got about $200 off the $1150 price....And he had to dig it out of storage too.
T

Paul,

If you're interested in a Toro model, try a dealer lookup from Toro's website. I just did a quickie search, and came up with about 10 OPE dealers from roughly Geneva, to Syracuse, to Wolcott. If you're concerned about service after the sale, a local dealer might be the way to go.

Otherwise - Ace Hardware, True Value, Home Depot, and Target all sell Toro snowblowers. Probably others as well, but these stores I know for sure. Good chance you'll find one of the more popular models for sale, especially if snowfall has been pretty weak. If you blow paved surfaces only, and don't anticipate much over 12" daily, give one of the Toro paddle models (single-stage) a look. Excellent value for the price, even the higher-end models. Happy hunting!

Justsomeguy wrote:
Sweet deal. Where do you live?

oldcrow wrote:
Illinois. I forget if it was $950 complete, or + tax...Ariens 921001...
Tony