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stresst
Location: The Village in the Middle of New York
Joined: Dec 11, 2010
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I purchased the Toro 826OXE
Original Message Dec 19, 2010 7:32 pm |
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I want to thank everyone for theie help in helping me decide in the Toro 826OXE, I almost went for the 828 but with storage space being an issue I opted for its smaller brother the 826. IMO (even thou I havent used it yet) it feels and looks better built then then the competition. I had them head to head with Simplicity and even with more expensive simplicity models on display they recommended the Toro. The dealer was pretty crowded with people but I still felt "taken care" of. Opposite of what I felt @ the 3 Ariens dealers. So overall im happy, I will give a full review after I use this thing. Can anyone tell me how much oil this engine holds? Do they burn oil regularly? I know my neighbors less then 3 year old tecumseh (craftsman) burns oil........ Any negative effect leaving the blower outside for the winter? I plan on building a 4" high wood platform (or pallet) to keep it off the ground and will be under a toro cover. Anything else I can do to preserve it until I can build another shed?
TORO 826OXE
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Steve_Cebu
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888
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Re: I purchased the Toro 826OXE
Reply #2 Dec 19, 2010 9:50 pm |
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I want to thank everyone for theie help in helping me decide in the Toro 826OXE, I almost went for the 828 but with storage space being an issue I opted for its smaller brother the 826. IMO (even thou I havent used it yet) it feels and looks better built then then the competition. I had them head to head with Simplicity and even with more expensive simplicity models on display they recommended the Toro. The dealer was pretty crowded with people but I still felt "taken care" of. Opposite of what I felt @ the 3 Ariens dealers. So overall im happy, I will give a full review after I use this thing. Can anyone tell me how much oil this engine holds? Do they burn oil regularly? I know my neighbors less then 3 year old tecumseh (craftsman) burns oil........ Any negative effect leaving the blower outside for the winter? I plan on building a 4" high wood platform (or pallet) to keep it off the ground and will be under a toro cover. Anything else I can do to preserve it until I can build another shed? Congratulations! You own a fine machine that wioll serve you for many years to come. Try and post some pics when you get a chance to use it. I used no oil in mine last year at all and that was it's first year. I keep mine in teh garage so no idea about storage except that the platfor should help. You want to keep snow off it but don't cover it until it's cooled down otherwise you'll get a ton of condensation.
"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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