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Catt
Location: Minnesota
Joined: Oct 16, 2009
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John Deere 1330SE
Original Message Sep 9, 2010 7:18 pm |
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Last year I bought a John Deere 1130SE snowblower and for the most part I was extremely happy with it's performance. I love the hand warmers, electric chute rotation, easy steer and the front end weight just to name a few. The only problem I had, which was pretty significant, was the intermittent transmission slipping. After sealing the transmission housing with silicone and some weather stripping, the problem was completely gone. The remainder of the winter was very pleasing and I always looked forward to using the 1130. I also had a second snowblower that I'm trading for a new 1330SE. So now I'll have the 1130 and the 1330. The 1130 will be for my business parking lot. Some of the interesting features of the 1330 is the addition of an electric deflector control and dash area integrated headlights. So now the chute is totally electric (both rotation and the deflector). The slipping transmission should be resolved from water getting into the rubber/aluminum disc drive. To fix this problem, Deere added a rubber gasket between the engine mounting plate and the transmission housing. I'll try to post some pictures in the future. BTW, my second choice would have been an Ariens since they seem to give people on this website support from at least one poster. I wish Briggs, Simplicity or Deere would give the same support.
This message was modified Sep 9, 2010 by Catt
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #83 Nov 18, 2011 2:43 pm |
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #84 Nov 18, 2011 3:17 pm |
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I think he needs a single stage for that amount of snow and for the size of his driveway, that might be considered overkill as well.
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Stainless
Joined: Nov 17, 2011
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #85 Nov 18, 2011 3:20 pm |
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Looks like he's throwing the heaviest stuff a good 3-4 feet. When my budget allows, and if deemed beneficial, I might pick up a single stage. Right now, I wanted to prepare for as many scenarios as possible with a single solution.
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Stainless
Joined: Nov 17, 2011
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #88 Nov 18, 2011 5:10 pm |
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I'm already jealous of the Honda snowblowers. Those things seem to throw snow an absurd distance.
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