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Wicked Pissa

Location: just outside of BOSTON
Joined: Dec 14, 2008
Points: 147

ill show you mine
Original Message   Jan 8, 2011 12:22 am
Just the ones I use. 



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jrtrebor


Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #35   Jan 9, 2011 12:07 am
If you want something that is really, really easy to move around.  Light enough to hang on your wall or pick up to cut down drifts. The little old Toro Snow Master 20, S200 or S620 are great little blowers.  Good for up to about 4 or 6"  But they will blow any kind of slush and never clog the chute, because there is no chute.  I've even blown 2" puddles of water and slush.

You can find used ones all over the place. For between $100.00 and $125.00 in really good shape and around $75.00 for good runners. Or $40.00 for beaters.  You usually want to put a new carb diaphragm in them for about $7.00 or $3.00 of Ebay.
I carry one around on the back of my truck on a hitch bracket I made.  They only throw about 10 to 15'. Not exactly a Tim Taylor machine. But they are fun little workhorses.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #36   Jan 9, 2011 12:09 am
Here is my fleet:

Honda HS520AS, 2005 model                                Honda HS1132TAS, 2009 model



                     Honda HS621A, 1999 model                                               Toro 421QE, 2011 model




Out of these 4 machines, the Toro 421QE is my personal favorite.  It's perfect. 
Well balanced handling, convenient Quick Shoot, good throwing distance, and the engine has serious grunt and power to deal with slush and EOD piles.
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MN_Runner


Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined: Dec 5, 2010
Points: 622

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #37   Jan 9, 2011 8:50 am
AA335,

A nice army of Toros and Hondas. 

All we need is a snowblower video called "The Ressurection of Forgotten Snowblower Going Over the Deads".  I highly recommend Trouts for this highly anticipated movie clip.

njal


Joined: Jan 9, 2010
Points: 109

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #38   Jan 9, 2011 9:10 am
NICE!!!!
njal


Joined: Jan 9, 2010
Points: 109

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #39   Jan 11, 2011 1:25 pm
I am ready have them lined up and ready to rock and roll!

The orange one is an Ariens .I think I bought this way back in 1990.

31/2 HORSEPOWER 2 stage .Best part is it still works!

Had to thin out my heard.I 'm down to just 3 snowblowers now.

Havent used th Ariens in about 2 years since I bought the Honda and Snapper,

but I'm going to use it tomorrow... All I ever did to the Ariens was change the belts and scraper bar.

Also cleaned the carb a few times.So I guess I got my moneys worth out of it.It handled all of the blizzards

 we had back in 1996 .I think we had one a week there for a few weeks in a row.

I was to busy working a ton of hours back then to take the time to buy a new toy.

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Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #40   Jan 11, 2011 1:35 pm
njal wrote:
I am ready have them lined up and ready to rock and roll!

The orange one is an Ariens .I think I bought this way back in 1990.

31/2 HORSEPOWER 2 stage .Best part is it still works!

Had to thin out my heard.I 'm down to just 3 snowblowers now.

Havent used th Ariens in about 2 years since I bought the Honda and Snapper,

but I'm going to use it tomorrow... All I ever did to the Ariens was change the belts and scraper bar.

Also cleaned the carb a few times.So I guess I got my moneys worth out of it.It handled all of the blizzards

 we had back in 1996 .I think we had one a week there for a few weeks in a row.

I was to busy working a ton of hours back then to take the time to buy a new toy.


Interesting 2 stage Ariens.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #41   Jan 11, 2011 2:16 pm
Shryp wrote:
Interesting 2 stage Ariens.


I saw one of those on craigslist several weeks ago. Interesting and unique but it seems weak in power for a 2 stage.
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njal


Joined: Jan 9, 2010
Points: 109

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #42   Jan 11, 2011 2:37 pm
aa335 wrote:
I saw one of those on craigslist several weeks ago. Interesting and unique but it seems weak in power for a 2 stage.



Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power.

That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He**

Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works.

I think I have it 20 years.

aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #43   Jan 11, 2011 2:54 pm
  njal wrote:
Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power.

That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He**

Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works.

I think I have it 20 years.


It seems well built.  It got me kinda interested for the use of composite material and mixing of 2 stage in a single stage package.  Almost picked one up just for grins.  But I decided not to until I have a organized way of keeping more than 3 snowblowers.  Unfortunately, our neighborhood doesn't allow detached outdoor storage or sheds. 
Paul7


Joined: Mar 12, 2007
Points: 452

Re: ill show you mine
Reply #44   Jan 11, 2011 3:06 pm
njal wrote:
Thats the kicker ,it always got the job done.Just 3 /12 horse power.

That little thing kicks butt. Loud as all He**

Of course you can't cpmpare it to todays machine,but man it works.

I think I have it 20 years.


I had one called the Arien's METRO.  I think it was 4 hp.  Could never get it to work right so I'm glad to hear that yours is effective.
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