loubeck

loudsubz wrote:

I'm not sure to be honest.  I know that the Home Depot's and places like that like to unload their snow blowers in the spring, but I'm not sure about my local Ariens dealer.

I've decided that if I'm not able to get parts for the ST824 in my garage, I'm just going to run out and by a new Ariens 7524 next fall (while they're still available).

I just gotta say, this is a great site.

I really appreciate all the comments and assistance I've gotten from you guys.

In the end, I decided to pass on this Ariens.  I was hemming and hawing for a while until my neighbor informed me that he was going away for a few months and that I would be welcome to use his snowblower while he was away.

He reinforced his point by giving me a remote to his garage door opener.  I figured hey, why pay more than market value for a machine that's almost 30 years old when I can use a top of the line 32" 12hp Ariens any time I need it.

I'm going to keep the ST824 in my garage in the hope that I can slap some parts together and get it working by next year hopefully. 

Thanks again,

Lou

Thanks for the replies!

I knew it was a good machine.  I was just a little concerned about the age and if it would still be worth the money.

I'm buying it off of a friend of mine so low balling him might be a bit questionable.

Out of curiosity, is there any chance I could swap parts with this one:




The ST824 pictured above is from some time in the 80's.  I wonder if I could use the wheels, chute and engine from the other one and slap them on this guy.

Probably a long shot huh?

I don't have many details about it other than it's in good working condition and it was well maintained. 

Would you buy it for that price?







Thanks,
Lou

al05 wrote:

Thanks but I think I'm going to hold onto it for now.

I still have to wait and see what parts I can get back from my buddy.