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

This thing is a monster!  Though it's huge the balance is awesome. Also I can't emphasis enough how smooth this engine is.  Very impressed.  Can't wait to give her a go!  

Though I like the looks of the wider tires I think these will get better traction.  We will see.

mvedepo wrote:
Yes, under certain conditions, the narrow tires could have better traction.

mvedepo wrote:

Narrow tires cut through snow better even if it's a car tire. Wider tires tend to ride up onto the snow which is why 4x4 mud tires are very wide, so they ride up onto the mud. My Toro has 4.8" tires and I have no problem with traction. If i take too big a bite then the front end can ride up but it still grips really well.

Steve_Cebu wrote:

Yup thats why the old army jeep used "pizza cutter" (super narrow tires).

mvedepo wrote:
Wow.  Nice machine.  I agree with the idea of you posting some video of the Pro 28 in action.  Also, please let us know how the ATC functions, that is, is it easy to use and to turn left and right, turn on a dime?, etc.? Thanks.

Steve_Cebu wrote:
Yeah.......

You sure they're not squirrels?   Any chipmunks I've seen hibernate during winter.  Never seen one out in the snow yet.  Show us some pics of your winter chipmunks.  I'd like to see that. 

borat wrote:

Every so often you'll see one out in the winter but not often. They do hibernate but right now we have an awful lot of them prepping for winter. If you want to see a video of chipmunks right now it's easy as they are all out in force. They were out during that freak snowstorm we had last month as well. When I blow teh leaves I see a great many holes from them, sure some are probably mice and snakes but we have a LOT of munks here. If I can get a video of them in the winter I'll post it on YouTube and put the link on here.

Be very VERY careful with that.  Just look at wat happened to Mr jrtebor!

  After seeing your  PRO 28 here, I wanted to see one . I went to my Husqvarna-Ariens -MTD  dealer.   This is a large dealer with over 60 machines in the showroom,  something for everyone.

He had a Ariens PRO 32 on display.   .The  PRO32  model in Canada is powered by a Briggs 342 ,1650 torque engine.  (not Polar Force)   Surprisingly,  he only had a few  MTD machines that had Chinese engines, and he said that the Chinese engines are flatly rejected , people demand a Briggs engine.

All of the Husqvarna and Ariens had   Briggs engines,  . And the Briggs 342, 1650 is the largest engine engine available in the Husqvarna and Ariens models

Your machine with the 420 would have more power than the PRO models here.  

My feeling is that if the the engine said Polar Force by Shanghai Engines then I would be concerned.  The fact that Briggs puts their name on the engine tells me that there is quality control being done by Briggs at the point of manufacturing.  I doubt they would want to attach their name to a junk engine.  As for the Polar Force name it means nothing,  Briggs has nothing to do with that.  Polar Force is the name Ariens attaches to the engine for marketing purposes.    So don't get confused and think that all Polar Force engines are made in China.   In fact I do believe that the only snowblower engines from Briggs are AREN'T made in China are the 305 and 342.  If that is wrong I am sure Snowman will set it straight.