I'm looking to upgrade my snow blower and have been leaning towards an Ariens. Does anyone have experience with one? Are they worth the money? Or what other snow blowers do you recommend? Thanks guys!
I bought a toro 1028HD last march when my driveway got to narrow from my UTVplow,no "shear pins" on this unit,throws snow 50+ft,read good reviews about airens like here,toro 1028HD is all steel construction,power steering,heated handle grips(very nice) also like the shoot adjustment as you motor along,down side is even tho the unit weighs 250lbs it has a tendency to walk up the hard crusty shit at the end of my driveway unless I break it up with a shovel,neighbor bought a used john deere lawn tractor with a 42" blower (20hp motor)that out performs my toro,grinds the crushy shit right up throws it beyound 50' so in the market for a tractor like his that I can just leave in the shed ready to roll when duty calls.have a husquvarna lawn tractor thats a P.O.S. would'nt trust it hooking up a blower.
I use wd40 to lube the auger and shoot,works great,no clogging.