Location: Northern Hills of NY
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
Points: 327
Deere 1028E " Very Impressed" Original Message Dec 30, 2010 12:47 am
CHXBEACHVA wrote : I looked at the Hondas. They seem to be a very well built machine. Could I afford one....absolutely, but is it necessary to spend $2k+ on a blower, maybe or maybe not. I ended up buying a Deere 1028e and was very impressed how it handled the 18" we just got in Long Island, NY. No bogging at all and cleared right down the pavement. It cut my EOD like butter. My neighbors were definitely happy to hear me coming down my driveway
Location: Long Island, NY
Joined: Oct 31, 2010
Points: 52
Re: Deere 1028E " Very Impressed" Reply #9 Jan 2, 2011 7:00 pm
borat wrote:
Other than a few different gizmos, the 28" JD and Simplicity are pretty much the same. They are very rugged and efficient at moving a great deal of snow with relative ease. My machine has the 305cc B&S Kool Bore engine it starts and runs great and makes impressive power. Not sure what the JD has for an engine but if it's the Kool Bore, keep an eye on you oil level. I've been using synthetic for three season and have noticed oil consumption. You won't see any smoke or other clues that the oil might be going down. So check it every couple hours of use.
Don't forget to do your five hour oil change and check your belt tension and control cables adjustments.
If you want to keep the paint on the inside of your chute, you might want to line it with plastic like I did.
Location: northern NY
Joined: Jan 18, 2009
Points: 48
Re: Deere 1028E " Very Impressed" Reply #10 Jan 2, 2011 7:42 pm
I run full synthetic in my cub cadet 930swe as with all my other power equip.as well as keep them greased just greased the cub up yesterday and gave it a going over was 55 degs here and now its 25 and snowing supposed to get lake effect so who knows 2 inches or 2 foot by morning you never know..
