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

I have been looking at a new blower. Ariens or Toro 826OXE or Simplicity. All around 1400 dollars. I found one shop the will no longer be selling Toro's because of finances and I can get the last Toro they have for 1450 dollars for a 1028OXE. He said he would still service it and he was a Toro dealer for 26 years. It is more blower than I need but I don't mind having more power.

Hey Steve how ya doing?

Did you guys get any snow?  Vt. I here got a good blast.

I'm going to get my Honda race ready this week..

I can't wait for the first storm so I can play with this puppy! haha!!

njal wrote:

Doing good, I heard you guys up in Killington VT got about a foot of snow. We didn't even see a single flake. Probably a good thing since it's off to the dealer for routine servicing this week. They should have it back to me by Nov.

The Honda is a great machine, as is my Toro. Gotta take more vids this year. Maybe more snow this year so I might be able to get some measured distances.

I think we all picked the machine that would fit our needs.I prefer less on my machine so I picked the Simplicity pro w/out the electric shoot 2 yrs ago.And it's built like a tank.Steve had to take into account that his wife would have to use it.So Toro was the right machine for him and he enjoys the chute control and its a well built machine.AA prefers Honda track machine which is also a great machine.Steve what do they charge you for routine maint?Also do you take it to the dealer or do they pick it up?And what do they charge for the pickup/drop off?

Steve I'm in Jersey not VT.

I saw all the snow they got up in VT. and I can't wait

 to get my honda out and about ..

I saw  another snapper for sale,( 8 hp) I might have to grab it!!

That will get my inventory back up to 4 machines!!

Please post more videos on you-tube I enjoyed the ones you posted last year...

mikiewest wrote:

Hi Mikiewest, I agree with you it's about each machine meeting our individual needs.

They have a special in October $99 where they check everything. They charge $65 to pick it up and drop it off. There is another dealer but they are not happy with me over a misunderstanding from 2 years ago so I don't go to them. But they are cheaper. After this year I'm going to find an independant mechanic to work on it. That should be cheaper than the dealer. The pickup charge is too expensive considering they drive past here all the time. The Honda dealer doesn't charge for pickup and delivery if you are getting service done.

njal wrote:

Oh, ok, sorry about that. I think if you are in Jersey you might have a bit of a wait for snow. The Gossip up here is that we will have snow around Thanksgiving. Any reason you have so many machines or just a collection of Boys Toys?

Thanks, This winter we are planning on doing more videos, including a measured distance test, where we throw the snow to the left, right and straight and measure how far the 1028 throws it. Hopefully my wife will get a bit better at driving it and I can get some vids of her driving it around as well.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Steve  I buy them used when I see a good one at a good price.Yea I love my toys haha!

Keep me posted on your videos,like I said I enjoyed looking at them.

al

njal wrote:

I will post when we get some new vids up but we're gonna need snow for that.