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

Many of you know I have been throwing the idea around of either selling my Toro 826OXE or having an 11hp from the 1128OXE installed. Anyway I had it up for sale but people wanted to pay like 600 bucks! Mind you I paid nearly 1600 less then 10 months ago!

So with the first reports of snow falling north and west of the city I have the snow blower loaded in my fathers van ready to go to the dealer. Do I just have it serviced and continue to try and sell it (really dont want to invest more $$) or do I have them install the 11HP engine?

The dealer wants 120.00 + any parts to do the service. Now if they swap the shortblock this 120 gets washed away as they need to do an oil change, new plug, adjust belts, etc once they install the new engine block.

What do you think I should do?

Steve_Cebu wrote:

My neighbor has gizmo, heated grips on his MTD. Problem is; they are too hot to use, even with gloves!

And with proper storage and care, OPE will start on the first pull. So my electric starter cords make nice little extension cords for the house and shop.

Yes, the headlight is essential safety equipment, when motoring up the street in snowy conditions, to do my neighbor's drives.  I am considering wiring in a tail-light as well (using a motorcycle mirror arm) for rear visibility. 

Don't forget the yellow strobe light, backup beeper, and the orange prison jump suit.  :)

It's only funny till somebody gets hit by a plow truck....then it's hilarious.

Well, I try to stay off the streets.  :)  Pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk matches perfectly with the speed of my snowblower.

aa335 wrote:
Same goes for snow shovels???

It's amazing how we like to complicate simple things made to do simple jobs. 

If a person is truly concerned about being struck by street traffic, put a flashing light on a pole and stick it in the snow bank at the end of the driveway when working at that end. 

How many SS machines are made with lights and hand warmers?  To me, the less there is to a machine that will be working in a difficult environment, the better. 

borat wrote:
Nope.  I got those classic straight shaft shovels.  Strong, simple, and lightweight.

aa335 wrote:

On my street you'd want that stuff, yes we are remote but they drive like maniacs on this street. They are working on the main road so a lot of people detour through our area. At night the EOD would worry me with cars flying down a back road at 50+ mph.

Are those driveway markers for protecting pedestrians walking on sidewalks? I had no idea what they were for.

blumonster wrote:

They uh, mark where your driveway is.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Really?  I thought they made it easier to spot mailboxes so you can whack them with a baseball bat.