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Briantun


Joined: Oct 13, 2010
Points: 14

Last years experience with Ariens platinum machines and Toro oxe machines
Original Message   Oct 13, 2010 12:51 pm
From what I have read, some of you wrestled with a decision to purchase Toro OXE models and Ariens platinum models for different reasons over the last couple of years.  Would those that did wrestle with this decision last year or beyond, speak to your experience with your purchase and whether you were ultimately happy with the choice you made or would you have made a different choice?  I have this delemma this year and it is making me nuts.  Toro 826 oxe or Ariens Plat 24. 

I have spoken to 2 different dealers that sell both machines and both reccomend the Ariens over the Toro. 

Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts!!

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FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Re: Last years experience with Ariens platinum machines and Toro oxe machines
Reply #31   Oct 25, 2010 6:23 pm
Not sure I'll continue to use as well. It's a great product as far as performance goes but the possible side effects may not be worth the risks. It is nice cruising on the highway in a raging rain storm and passing other people without using your wipers and not really needing them anyway!

Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Last years experience with Ariens platinum machines and Toro oxe machines
Reply #32   Oct 25, 2010 9:53 pm
FrankMA wrote:
Not sure I'll continue to use as well. It's a great product as far as performance goes but the possible side effects may not be worth the risks. It is nice cruising on the highway in a raging rain storm and passing other people without using your wipers and not really needing them anyway!


There is another product that we use now it's called Aquapel. Nasty if you breathe it in but it works a LOT longer than RainX. I treated my car about 19 months ago and it's just worn off now. No way you will get it sprayed anywhere because you pinch a tube and wipe it on your windshield. It's got to be very clean tho. Also you can't use your wipers for 48 hours or so, so that it will have time to cure. They don't tell you that on the package but it's true. More expensive but works great. We have enough to do our front windshield and rear window in one tube. It will not work on a snowblower tho.

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
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