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

2005 Ariens 1336DLE. Still happy after 5 years.

Feb 2010 Noreaster. This was 2 1/2 feet of wet heavy snow. Hardest workout ever for my machine.  EOD was 4-5 feet. Neighbor's 9.5HP Toro couldnt get through it. This was the closest to wanting treads instead of wheels I ever came.

December 2010 Noreaster. About 2 feet.

Very cool pics, nice amount of snow too! Looks like your Ariens is doing a great job!

Wow nice looking snow and lucky guy havin' a good time, keep the good work buddy!

Nice clean paths. Your taking less than half a cut with that big bucket and still dribbling a slight line to your left. You could probably move and not have problems given the cut. Many would take a full cut and complain about first being too slow. Looks like clean cuts shaved very close, especially the path in the first picture.

njal wrote:
I think you need V8 power !

trouts2 wrote:

I've noticed that with certain snow my Toro will do the same thing. I'm not sure why. I do take bigger bites with it but it does dribble like that. I wonder why?

You need a hair less speed or a few inches less of a cut.  If already in first then less cut or a friction disk adjust.

trouts2 wrote:

Really? Ok next time it snows (if ever )  I will give it a try. Thanks

njal wrote:
Nah, no need for plow.  With such beautiful snow, I'd take my time clearing it with a snowblower.  No plow can make straight wall of snow like that. 

Two tanks of fuel for that driveway ya think?

njal wrote:

I doubt it unless his Ariens is a real gas hog. My Toro can run almost 3 hours before needing gas and I'm running it full throttle. I have a 220 foot long driveway like 16-18 feet wide and the EOD is at least 30 feet. I have to measure the EOD. Then I have a section where my wife parkes which is like 40'x40'. I really need to measure that as well. It's all surrounded by rock walls. Now maybe with 24" of snow it might use a full tank of gas. I hope to find out about that this winter as we never got more than 12" last year.