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

I had posted last week about wanting a unit with tracks because of the 'cool' factor - but I decided to save myself a couple hundred bucks and maybe some frustration when maneuvering the unit around my shed and get a wheeled model. My decision basically came down to the Toro or Ariens units that were $1299 from Home Depot. Mainly I just went with Ariens because I liked the steel chute, the handwarmers sounded nice, and it seemed like most people online who owned Ariens snow blowers loved them. I hope I made the right decision. I do see another recent post with someone talking about how the model I just ordered is hard to maneuver, I hope thats not really the case. Im a big guy (300lbs) so I would think I shouldnt have a problem moving this unit around. Also, for anyone else who may be considering buying a snowblower from Home Depot - I was able to use their Bath Section coupon code on the snowblower and get $120 off... apparently their site doesnt actually check that what you're buying is a bath product!

Does what you have use a real differential or pin drive things in the axles?

Haven't seen that model at HD yet and don't know what the "automatic traction control" means this year.

grump wrote:
It has real differential -- I got it in this past Saturday and Im really happy with my purchase (of course -- can't test it yet but I had to play with it a little to make sure everything worked!).  The machine starts on the first pull (havent tried the electric start -- honestly dont see a need for it), runs sweet, feels incredibly solid, and when you want to make a turn you just make it -- the differential is seamless.