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jubol


Location: Dover, De
Joined: Oct 3, 2003
Points: 1558

MTD Snow Blowers
Original Message   Jan 28, 2005 4:48 pm

          How many of you folks out there with MTD snowblowers, have had problems, or no problems?

Let's count and see how :"Junky MTD" does !!, compared to Ariens great QC ! ! ! 

                                                                 Fred            

This message was modified Jan 28, 2005 by jubol


Husqvarna STE927(11.5HP) snowblower,  MTD Pro Series 18/42 Lawnmower, MTD 6.5 HP  Self Prop Lawn Mower,  Weedeater 1500 Blower, Web Gensis  2000 
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ChrisS


Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.


Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 2793

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #13   Jan 29, 2005 9:47 pm
jubol wrote:
 Chris S,

                    Why, because it is not "Pro"  Ariens or Toro??

                                                                   Fred         



No,

Because it is not a productive useful topic thread.

C

Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy.  Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin.  Tough as it is ugly.
Majorxlr8n


Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
Points: 1092

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #14   Jan 30, 2005 1:59 am
robmints wrote:  If something breaks that is more than a cable, shear pin, or scraper bar. Marty is getting a PM to meet me at the Delaware line for a freebie.

Rob - I'll be there about 2 hours after you notify me of the Sears next major failure... 

Marty 


SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #15   Jan 30, 2005 7:01 am
Why can't the readers decide if something is productive? 

Why do we need a central authority figure telling us what we do or do not want to read?

I have nothing against anyone posting here, so the following is not a dig at the originator of the topic, but why is the topic "Boy, i wish there was some more snow..... :)" productive, and this one is not?

At least here I found out about some old MTD's and heard about their build quality.  Over on that topic, it was just people wishing for more snow.  I chose not to read that topic after the first two posts because it wasn't productive for me.  But for others, it could be a very productive use of their time. 

Everyone is different, so let the readers decide.  Damn - there's my libertarian side coming out again "Live and let live".

--SnowRemover "The King is dead, long live the King"

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
ChrisS


Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.


Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 2793

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #16   Jan 30, 2005 11:34 am
I have posted my opinion on the topic which I am entitled to.  I am not discouraging anyone from posting on it. 

C

Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy.  Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin.  Tough as it is ugly.
Marshall


As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Public Schools. ;- )

Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 7730

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #17   Jan 30, 2005 11:40 am
There doesn't seem to be many MTD owners here. Guess that is a reason we don't hear much about them. Maybe they traded them in for a premium machine?
navihawk


Joined: Jan 17, 2003
Points: 1318

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #18   Jan 30, 2005 12:43 pm
My neighbor has a 13 horse yard machine.Is that an MTD?If so, it does OK.Cant compare to my 7.75 Craftsman though...HEHE.

Hey Marty,Check on the engagement or takeup pulley.You might have a pin holding it in place,not a bolt.If thats  the case,you just tap it out with a pin punch and your belts slip on with no interferance.MTD's should last with proper maintainence,although his is a rust bucket for 4 years old.

Steve

SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #19   Jan 31, 2005 9:45 am
ChrisS wrote:
Most folks that buy a snowblower don't research the purchase, again you just have to take my word at this.  After they have a problem they are not going to come here and post their problems anyway, what's the use of that.

You deleted my previous reply to this comment, but I'm still interested in an answer.

Why is it that owners of Ariens snow blowers do come here and post there problems, but not of other snow blower makes?  I doubt Ariens owners are different than owners of other makes.  Which can only lead to the logical conclusion that Ariens are not as reliable as other makes.

--SnowRemover

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Marshall


As Long As There Are Tests, There Will Be Prayer In Public Schools. ;- )

Joined: Sep 16, 2002
Points: 7730

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #20   Jan 31, 2005 9:58 am
Not necessarily true.

You guys that come up these scenarios that end with "this can only mean............", blow me away.

Did it ever accure to you that the the people that buy the cheaper machines are more prone to be the type that just waltz into a store and buy something without spending time on the internet looking, shopping and comparing?

Likewise the type that come to the internet  and spend time looking, shopping and comparing are probably more concerned about the purchase they make?

I think it's very logical that this could be the case, not saying it is because I don't know for sure. But I can tell you this, the people that come to this forum asking about snowblowers hardly ever come asking about MTD's. It's mostly Toro, Sim's, Ariens and Murray's. Now, that does lead one to believe that what Chris stated to be truer than what you are suggesting.
SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #21   Jan 31, 2005 10:11 am
Marshall wrote:
Did it ever accure to you that the the people that buy the cheaper machines are more prone to be the type that just waltz into a store and buy something without spending time on the internet looking, shopping and comparing?

Likewise the type that come to the internet  and spend time looking, shopping and comparing are probably more concerned about the purchase they make?    

Yes, this did occur to me.  But Ariens is not the only maker of premium machines.

I admit that due to price, Honda's are seldom mentioned here, but Honda's are about as premium as you get, yet I see zero posts from Honda's having problems (I mean newer Honda's, not 15 year old models). 

Toro's are comparible to Ariens pricing, and they sell more snow blowers than Ariens (admittedly Toro's numbers are boosted by their huge market share on the single-stage market), yet again, I see few Toro posting for relatively new machines.

Simplicity and Husqvarna seem to have a low market share, but I just can't find exact numbers on that, so I'm going buy number of dealers I can find and the lack of much Internet sites where people post about them.


--SnowRemover


It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
terrapin24h


The more I learn the less i know

Location: Rochester NY, USA
Joined: Dec 18, 2003
Points: 628

Re: MTD Snow Blowers
Reply #22   Jan 31, 2005 10:42 am
SnowRemover wrote:

I have nothing against anyone posting here, so the following is not a dig at the originator of the topic, but why is the topic "Boy, i wish there was some more snow..... :)" productive, and this one is not?

At least here I found out about some old MTD's and heard about their build quality.  Over on that topic, it was just people wishing for more snow.  I chose not to read that topic after the first two posts because it wasn't productive for me.  But for others, it could be a very productive use of their time. 

Everyone is different, so let the readers decide.  Damn - there's my libertarian side coming out again "Live and let live".

--SnowRemover "The King is dead, long live the King"

OK, that's it.  I've tried really hard to tolerate your pig-logic formed opinions, but now you've mis-represented ME.  And i will NOT tolerate it.  Why don't you ACTUALLY READ that thread, you'll see it's actually a highly detailed performance report , written specifically to detail (in a hopefully entertaining manner) the experiences I had using my snowblower during the last noreaster that we got.  Not only is it topically relevant, but there's a lesson or two to be learned in that thread for newbies and old hats alike.  READ -- THINK -- WRITE.  If you mis represent ME again, I WILL formally move to have you BANNED from the forum.  Spout all the sh!t you want based on your own garbage, but don't you DARE try to implicate other people, you 'nob.  BTW, there is also a refernce in my post in that thread to MTD snowblowers, and in the WTB archives i have made numerous posts detailing the failures of neighbors' mtd made machines last year(for half the winter, i was doing 3 drives with my "lowly" ariens, while the mtd's sat in pieces).  Fred, I thought better of you than to start a libelous thread like this.
This message was modified Jan 31, 2005 by terrapin24h


--chris
2001 Homelite VacAttack Blower
2001 6hp Toro PPace 22" mower
2001 Ariens 824LE
2002 6hp 2400 PSI Excell Powerwasher
2004 18hp Craftsman 27375 42" mower
2004 42cc Craftsman 18" chainsaw
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