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Re: New John Deere Snowblowers -- Any Info?
#1 Feb 20, 2011 9:44 am |
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Those replies are excellent and correct. The main reason to buy a John Deere snow blower is because you like the color green. John Deere snowblowers are built by Briggs and Stratton and have features from the other B&S built machines: Simplicity, Murray,etc. Nothing special here other than the green paint. the color green? what about the yellow wheels, and the yellow deere decal.they look pretty also...  the reason i bought my 1130se john deere 'AFTER' i drove around and looked at all the rest of the popular brands (honda,ariens,toro,craftsman,snapper,) that were within a reasonabe driving distance . Simplicity in my area did not have a dealership,but i did like what i saw on the internet about them.....comparing apples to apples here , the john deere model 1130 se was put together for strength and rigidity as well as or better than the others. that was important to me because i snowblow A LOT of places. my briggs and stratton made blower has not once failed of its own fault,nor have i even had to replace shear pins, the 'triggerless' easy steer system is among the simplest to use. yea this is a briggs made blower, but my chevy is not all chevy either. my john deere dealer is totally outstanding with service second to none,which is a huge plus. the lights, electric chute, easy steer, cast iron gearbox, x-trac tires, 1550 snow series MAX briggs engine, 200 degree chute rotation, heated grips are but a few reasons i chose the john deere. 
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Re: John Deere's New Walk Behind Snow Blower 1338 PE
#2 Feb 20, 2011 8:38 am |
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nice snowblower, hope it serves you well i own a 1130se john deere and it is a great snowblower
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Re: Update after 2seasons with JD 1130
#3 Feb 19, 2011 6:36 am |
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same here, only my 1130 has the revised fix. it has never slipped in gear had a couple of ice snots on the chute gear but knocked it off quick and kept going.i did have an issue with the blower dieing out ,took it to the dealer and they put a revised gas cap and gasket because i was over tightening the original gas cap to the point of warping the gasket and then would not vent the system and not stay running. works great and i hope to keep it, but it is to hard getting it out of the garage to snowblow when both cars are in the garage.maybe i might get a smaller jd.
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Re: Is it Ok to use a 2 stage to clear ice storm break up pieces?
#4 Feb 6, 2011 8:09 am |
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i 'scrape and chop' to separate the ice from the pavement , and make sure the pieces are no larger than my shoe/boot and then like shryp said coal shovel them in a pile and blast the pile away, and so far i've never had a issue with shear pins breaking on my 30" bucket.
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Re: This is when you need Track Drive!!
#5 Jan 21, 2011 11:18 pm |
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Ok, tracks may be a little more effort to turn, but when you have 30 - 40 inches of blown hard packed snow, you need to have tracks!! A hydro drive helps too, because I had to go very very slow. I had to put the Hydro Drive down to a crawl, and a few times I did have to back up, to let the cut snow fall in front, and then go forward again. There was a couple times when the tracks slipped, and I did have to rock the unit a bit, to get it going again. This is on gravel, so I could not put the bucket all the way down which did cause some riding up, which I was able to control by going slower. I was able to cut this path in under 5 minutes. My previous wheeled unit would never have touched this, and I suspect, other wheeled units would have not have got through this in the same amount of time: And Yes, I backed out, there was an obstacle at the front of the driveway. 
what kind/width/hp was your wheeled unit
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