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Re: Cub Cadet 528SWE or TroyBuilt Storm 2840
#1   Jan 24, 2009 9:29 am
Paul7 wrote:
You got a great snow blower.  I was playing around the same machine at a local hardware store and noticed that it was heavily weighted towards the front.  That should help prevent it from riding up over EOD snows.
Re: Cub Cadet 528SWE or TroyBuilt Storm 2840
#2   Jan 19, 2009 3:45 pm
Indeed, Cub Cadet is made by MTD.

Personally, I find hand warmers to be more of a nuisance than anything. We got temperatures in the range of -30C here, and I don't have hand warmers. Although the snowblower does save you a lot of effort, operating that kind of machine still involves at least some effort, which I find is sufficient to keep my hands warm inside my gloves even under these arctic temperatures!

I did not try the "Touch & Turn" mechanism in a real-life environment, but I did try it out at a local dealer when I was shopping for a snowblower back in september. It worked well in the showroom, and it does look a lot like the mechanism available on some Ariens models, which does work well. This feature is absolutely necessary if you don't want to waste too much effor turning the machine around.

If you read a couple of posts around here, you will learn that although tracks give superior traction and better scraping of the pavement, they make the machine harder to turn, and they are overkill on flat pavement.

Me, for $200 more, I would go for the Cub Cadet. It has a more powerful engine which can probably through snow further and help to spread it out more evenly. I currently own an Ariens 1130DLE with an automatic differential, and that helps a lot in turning the machine around. My neighbor has an older Craftsman and I need to wrestle with that thing to turn it around. No matter what the system is, you got to have something to help you turn the machine around easily, espescially if you are going to have your wife or your 78yo dad use it. The more powerful engine will definitely help with the EOD pile, espescially if it is really 3-4 feet high like you describe! Also, the Cub Cadet has this bright yellow paint job on it... Sweet!

Re: Portable Generator
#3   Jan 16, 2009 11:46 am
Be very careful when buying expensive pieces of equipment from Costco!

They actually have special lines of products made just for them. Sometimes, you will see equiment or electronics with "obscure" brand names, or big brand names like Honda, in this case, but with lesser quality.

Re: HELP toro 7/24
#4   Jan 16, 2009 11:30 am
As Borat said!

Letting the engine sit a few minutes will allow the oil to settle. Also, remember that new oil is cleaner and harder to see of the dipstick, and letting it cool down will make it stickier and easier to see.

Re: Ariens 1336 pro Boat anchor
#5   Jan 16, 2009 11:22 am
I accidentally ran over a Sears catalog with my Ariens 1130DLE, and it turned it in confettis... My wife wasn't too happy about that! The catalog, of course... The snowblower did not suffer any damage at all.

I just had to stop the engine to remove the plastic bag that had wrapped around the auger axle... And pickup all those tiny pieces of paper before they fly in the neighbor's front yard!

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