Thanks for the reply guys. I use to run an older JD snowblower, TRS 26. Now I know I am going to sound like my father,
but my old JD just seemed to be so much more beefy than this Ariens. Not knocking the Ariens brand, I am all for buying any American well made product when I can, but everything now a days seems to be cheaper. My JD gearbox seemed twice as big as the Ariens. On a bad snow storm, my JD did the job which I am sure this Ariens will do to. I guess I am thinking if I move into the Platium series or anyones heavy duty series snow blowers, are they really made better than their regular models???
My JD was my fathers who owned it for 15 years then sold it to me and I used it for another 8. I dont mind paying a little more for a higher end snowblower if they really are made better than the standard models. Just not sure about that.
Thank you