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borat

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Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Original Message Jan 25, 2012 8:43 am

Finally got some snow here so I took out most of the fleet to have some fun and put the machines to use. Beautiful weather. Crisp, clear with a bit of a breeze but not too bad. First up is the Craftsman SS then the Toro 221 and finally the Simplicity. Not too much snow maybe 5 or 6 inches but nice consistency. Fine, fairly dense and dry. Here's a link to the video:

http://youtu.be/p7U9Jk8s8VM?hd=1

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borat

Joined: Nov 9, 2007
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #26 Jan 27, 2012 4:17 pm

Ariens are famous for snow removal equipment but not so much for the SS machines. At least not around here. Personally, I've never seen an Ariens SS machine.

The power shovel throws snow forward only. Looks like an upright vacuum cleaner. No side to side deflection. However, for a little machine, it's fairly impressive. Next snow, I'll try to do a video of the power shovel in action. Actually, if you check Youtube, you'll probably find some examples. Here's a pic:

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FrankMA

Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jun 30, 2010
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #27 Jan 28, 2012 9:43 am

RedOctobyr wrote:

Mine is an Ariens SS322. I wish it was the SS522 variant with the larger HSK850

Here ya go Red....note that it was only used once!!! How lucky can you get.

Ariens 5 horse power snowblower.
22" clearing width.
Model number SS522
Only used one time.
Runs Great.
$225 or best offer
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RedOctobyr

Location: Lowell area, MA
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #28 Jan 28, 2012 2:55 pm

Thanks for the info Frank

I'll stick with mine for the moment, I can't beat the money I have into mine (free + a belt and carb kit, so ~$25 total). But I'll see how mine does if we ever get any deeper snow. If it's underpowered (rather likely), I'll probably try to boratify it, and/or keep an eye out for something inexpensive and more powerful.

Plus I think I'd need to be able to justify shopping for a different machine

I have my new-to-me 2-stage, my old 2-stage (waiting for some snow & demand on CL before listing it), and my new-to-me SS. If I announced I was shopping for *another* one already, with no real runtime on the "new" ones, I might have some 'splaining to do

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