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mvedepo
Joined: Oct 1, 2011
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Picked up my Pro 28!
Original Message Nov 15, 2011 11:11 am |
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: Picked up my Pro 28!
Reply #7 Nov 15, 2011 12:26 pm |
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At least you did not buy your winter OPE in the springtime like I usually do.... You won't have to anguish as much as I did through spring, summer and fall. Good Luck with your new toy - looks like it'll be up to anything that Mo Nature can dish out!
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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mvedepo
Joined: Oct 1, 2011
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Re: Picked up my Pro 28!
Reply #8 Nov 15, 2011 12:44 pm |
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Congrats on your new purchase Mvedepo. Thanks for spending your hard earned dollars for a Wisconsin-made product. Your driveway should extend accross the street.You must own consecutive lots, thus the need for this monster? I definitely do not need a machine this size for my driveway. However, here is how I justify this beast: - What do you don't see is that I am on the outside of a curve and when the plow goes by there will be a 3'+ berm of heavy wet garbage that's a pain to remove.
- I am planning on buying 10 - 20 acres and building or moving to the country next year.
- My neighbor informing me that he always laughs at me when he sees me out tackling the berm with my single stage Toro. He has a 28" Simplicity with 250 cc 11.5 tq machine.
- Because I have just a touch of Tim Taylor in me. (In the straight way.)
 - I wanted it.
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Steve_Cebu
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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Re: Picked up my Pro 28!
Reply #12 Nov 15, 2011 2:20 pm |
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Concratulations on getting the Ariens Pro 28. . With 21 ft lbs of torque, 420 cc and only 28 inches, it should be a high performance machine. Does it have a hydrostatic transmission? Great pictures too. From the pic he posted of the dashboard it looks like it has notches so it's unlikely to be a hydrostatic trans.
"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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stresst
Location: The Village in the Middle of New York
Joined: Dec 11, 2010
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Re: Picked up my Pro 28!
Reply #15 Nov 15, 2011 8:26 pm |
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Congratulations! That's a nice looking machine. I'm looking forward to hearing how well it does this winter. It does look like overkill for your small driveway tho. 
If that looks small you need to see mine! Wow that just sounded really effin GAY! LMAO
Nice machine, actually REALLY NICE MACHINE! How is the steering on the PRO's? I looked rather overlooked this feature 2 weeks back when I was at the dealer.......
TORO 826OXE
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Steve_Cebu
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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Re: Picked up my Pro 28!
Reply #16 Nov 15, 2011 9:02 pm |
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If that looks small you need to see mine! Wow that just sounded really effin GAY! LMAO Nice machine, actually REALLY NICE MACHINE! How is the steering on the PRO's? I looked rather overlooked this feature 2 weeks back when I was at the dealer.......
They require muscle to manuever around I tried out a similar model at the Ariens/Toro dealer and they are impossible for my wife to steer. My back does not need the workout this would give it. It will blow the snow really well. I have a lighter and easier to steer machine versus this one which is much harder to steer depending on your individual situation. If you are a big strong guy and can easily move this around like a toy then great, it'll work a treat. But if you have a bad back and a small wife and want to do an easy job on your 220 foot long driveway with a big section for parking off of that then the Toro at least for me was a better pick.
I test drove a bunch of machines and nothing that I tested was as easy to use as the Toro. My wife couldn't turn any of these machines at all, just the Toro. But if you just want power this has plenty of it. I can do my driveway 2 times on 1 tank of gas so it's pretty economical as well. I wonder how much fuel the Ariens Pro 28 uses?
"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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