Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Which snowthrower has the best snow throwing distance be it wet,2 inches or 5 inches??need to toss the snow long distances....

the answer to all your snowblower questions is ARIENS

    In general, distance thrown for a given horse power, size of intake shoot width, and height they all toss about the same in the same conditions.  They mostly have the same auger and impeller speeds.  The only standout for a given horsepower and width I’ve experienced is Honda.  They are fantastic machines and pricey. 

 

   If you want to buck snow then go for a limited intake width and more horsepower.  Ariens makes an 11.5 horsepower with a 24 inch intake width with an aluminum gearcase so not very expensive. 

I don't have any photos, but my 11.5 HP Ariens could easily compete with Borat's Simplicity. I'd go with an Ariens, Simplicity or Toro; Honda if you can afford it.

Jonathan wrote:

An 11.5 hp Ariens vs. a 9.5 hp (rated) Simplicity should be significantly better.  After all, that's a 21% horse power advantage. 

I can only say from my own experience of owning several different machines that the John Deere TRS32 I now have will blow the house away if you get too close! This machine has no mercy when it comes to snowblowing. It handles the wet snow with ease just as well as the dry powdery snow that the fellow here in the pictures is showing. Pretty much any snowblower will blow the powdery stuff  over the roof tops. It's that WET snow that separates the real machines from the want-a bees!

DSIMONE1 wrote:

You might be surprised to learn that your "JD"  is a Simplicty or possibly an Ariens with a different paint job. 

borat wrote: Borat:  Love your pictures.  Fantastic.

borat wrote:
DSIMONE1 and Borat:  I was told by a guy who works on snow blowers and other equipment that John Deere snow blowers around the year 2000 (plus or minus) were built by Ariens.  They have been built by other companies, also, but some of them are indeed Ariens.  Don't know about the TRS32, though. 

Snowmann wrote:
Snowmann:  How long has Ariens been using the dual belts for the auger drive?  Any particular models within recent years, or the whole line?  Thanks.

Thanks for the compliment on the pics.  They're actually screen shots from a video I took with a Fuji S800 digital camera.  It's not a video camera but the video quality sure impresses me.