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

          How many of you folks out there with MTD snowblowers, have had problems, or no problems?

Let's count and see how :"Junky MTD" does !!, compared to Ariens great QC ! ! ! 

                                                                 Fred            

I think Fred and some other MTD owners like, and are proud of, their machines. Many owners of other brands of machines have the same opinions of their equipment. Sometimes expressoins of pride and the good natured teasing that comes from making competitive comparasons between the brands that are liked by others gets mis-understood or taken too seriously.

I can't speak for the other moderators, but at the time Fred posted this, there was a bad egg trying to come to the surface. Which made a post that under normal curcumstances would have been just another chance for brand specfic snowblower lovers to beat their chests,  in to a post that was treated with a heightened sensitivity.

At least two good things will come from this post, A thriller from James Clavell "Snowblower Jihad" and the romance novel from Maeve Binchey " When Mary Met Snowdude".

ROFL.....Very good Rob.....

C

colecacola wrote:
FYI, Sno-Thro is a trademark from the Ariens Company.

I used this statement to make my chioce in October, 2003, from    http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/snowbuying.html#shopping.  Also i used the info from this group of guys, and have been reading this four-um since then   .   I like the Ariens,but no track model for my steep driveway.  Alomost got the MTD Track model (do not like the triiger drive system when I tried a friends), But glad I got the Honda for the Hydrostatic drive!.   I works well for me.                                                                                  18 DEGREES     

I call my Ariens Sno-Thro.  I think of single stages as snowblower as they kind of blow snow.  They bigger ones actually throw snow as do they single stages, but not as far.  I call them snowthrowers.  You might catch me saying either one though ...lol      I also like what nibbler said.

Chris amd Marshall,

Since you have banned one person for speaking out.

 I'm mostly likly next, I would like to express my deep feelings througha quote.

     It expresses my feelings to the letter as what this forum should be. 

                              In 1906, Evelyn B. Hall wrote, 

   " I dissaprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" .

                                                                                                        Fred     

SIGH, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FRED, I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE NO ONE IS SQUELCHING YOU. WE WOULD JUST LIKE WHAT THREADS YOU POST TO BE DONE IN A MORE POSITIVE AND THOUGHTFUL MANNER. WHAT'S SO DAMN HARD ABOUT THAT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND? IF I HAD IT IN VIDEO FORMAT, I WOULD GLADY PRESENT IT THAT WAY FOR YOU. NEVER HAS ONE OF YOUR POSTS BEEN EDITED OR DELETED.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO POST NEGATIVELY, THEN FIND A NEW FORUM MY FRIEND, THERE ARE MANY THAT YOU YOU CAN FIGHT IN 24/7/365 IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

Marshall,

           WHAT WAS NEGATIVE ABOUT MY LAST POST????????

                                                                     FRED

FRED, PICK A FIGHT ELSEWHERE, I'M NOT PLAYING THE GAME. 

jubol wrote:
Sounds like a little harmless brand competition /bashing to me.Hey Fred,you got a few replies on this one.Hey...there all sheet metal and motor,some the same motors at that.some of them have better sheet metal,paint,bearings or bushings,but a rusted old MTD will run forever if it is maintained. Ariens is dominant I believe because of their rep.They are noted for snowbloweres like Skidoo is for sleds.Lots of MTD buys because thats what True Values and others carry.Sears...well,you know.Hey lets all pop a couple ov V's ans go to Sears and look at those big 13 horse jobs....