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11-26-2019, 08:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Throwing snow
Just paved the driveway. It’s a decent amount of asphalt. Need to buy a big snow blower. Any brands stand out? I think I asked about this a few years ago.
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11-26-2019, 12:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,288
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Break out your check book and just pay someone to plow it
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11-26-2019, 12:39 PM
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
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Gravely snow cannon https://vimeo.com/84328966
mostly kidding but they are badbutt
I went through this a few years ago. I think all the big brands are comparable. Whichever one you can get the best deal on or whichever one your small local power shop sells and services. Problem with paying someone to do it is that you are at the mercy of their schedule. |
No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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11-26-2019, 12:47 PM
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redlite
Break out your check book and just pay someone to plow it
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I've considered that option. Trying to be self sufficient...
That being said, plowable snow around here is so inconsistent. |
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11-26-2019, 02:20 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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Ariens
Super size it.
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11-26-2019, 02:37 PM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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Last winter we didn't have a single plowable snow. I don't know if I even broke out a shovel.
The winter before one morning I woke up to 80 feet of my driveway under 3-4 feet. Thankfully the neighbor has a bucket loader.
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11-26-2019, 04:11 PM
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#7
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,508
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Where are you located?
Sent you a listing for a machine located in Chepachet that might fit the bill
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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11-26-2019, 07:48 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Ariens
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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11-27-2019, 04:54 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,674
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I have a Husqvarna Model 924HV. Lots of power 24" path and electric start. Has never let me down and you know the snow we get in Burrillville.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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11-27-2019, 06:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,703
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Been clearing my 250' of driveway of snow for 42 years....including blizzard of '78. Had a Toro... forgot which model...a beast...that thing threw snow further and faster than anything.....should have fixed it when it needed repairs. Got a newer one.. different brand...no comparison.
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11-27-2019, 10:13 AM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 6,274
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Don't get a Craftsman, mine don't throw for chit.... never did, even when brand new. Thought it was a beast when I first bought it...... until I saw my neighbor's Arien throwing Rainbows of snow everywhere.
I had a wide driveway...even when I started in the middle, it wouldn't reach the grass..it would pile up on the edge, leaving me to circle back again...except by then, it was much heavier, more compact and wet.
Thank God for ear-buds and hard liquor. |
 ... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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11-27-2019, 03:40 PM
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#12
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 333
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rmarsh
Been clearing my 250' of driveway of snow for 42 years....including blizzard of '78. Had a Toro... forgot which model...a beast...that thing threw snow further and faster than anything.....should have fixed it when it needed repairs. Got a newer one.. different brand...no comparison.
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they don't make em like they used to that's for sure. |
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11-27-2019, 08:26 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,508
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definite candidate
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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11-27-2019, 10:11 PM
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,877
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That older ariens would be a good machine. Those motors are solid. I have a newer ariens and it got a new head in a year. Probably a fluke, but in many ways they don't make them like they used to. New ones have more features and better handling.
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11-28-2019, 01:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
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That is a GREAT machine and a good price. I sold mine like that 3 yrs ago and upgraded to a more modern Ariens. The old machine r made better and beefier esp with the cast iron gear boxes as opposed to the alloy ones but I will say my current machine ( which I have only used a few times-plow on truck / no snow). The newer machine Does throw snow better and easier to operate than older models even tho it has a smaller cc engine than old one.
My driveway is a private drive that is a car and a half wide, 365 ft long with a circle and 2 car garage. With 6+ inches still took me an exhausting 3 hrs of struggling with machine to clear. I still prefer a blownjob over a plow job as U can throw the snow in your neighbors yard and not worry about your driveway getting narrower and narrower from plowing if we get a snowy winter
At Westport ace today I saw ariens 30" 15 hrsp deluxe model for $1600.
To have someone plow your driveway while U stood in your window in your man thong drinkin a hot coffee would cost u a lot less in time and money than buyin the right machine and doin it yourself
No matter what get as big a machine as u r willing to afford
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12-03-2019, 11:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kingston, Ma
Posts: 2,288
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Hope u got a snowblower
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12-03-2019, 01:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,234
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redlite
Hope u got a snowblower
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Ha, I did and it's big. Supposed to be delivered this Thursday  |
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