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aa335

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A little survey: Are you a planner or procrastinator?
Original Message Feb 8, 2012 1:05 pm

Do you buy snowblowers early in the season in preparation for a big snowy winter? If you are, you're a planner.

Do you hold off buying snowblowers until after a big snowstorm to make your purchase? If you are, you're a procastinator.

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trouts2

Location: Marlboro MA
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Re: A little survey: Are you a planner or procrastinator?
Reply #19 Feb 10, 2012 8:00 am

Red: "What did you settle on for a 2-stage, if you have a favorite?"

Tough one. It's looking like a Honda 928 would be a perfect fit here either track or wheeled. I've been looking for one for about a year. The place holders until I find one are Honda 828 track, Yamaha 828 track and Yamaha 624 wheeled. All three got worked on and waiting for snow for testing. The Honda 828 got a better bucket, the Yamaha drive and governor re-worked and the 624 got a rebuilt engine. I don't want to part with them until I get a chance to use them so frustrated with the no snow this year.

aa335

Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: A little survey: Are you a planner or procrastinator?
Reply #20 Feb 10, 2012 12:08 pm

RedOctobyr wrote:

Honestly, I do kind of enjoy working on OPE, it can be gratifying to get them running, or running better, etc. And buying something that doesn't work, getting it running, and perhaps selling it, then parlaying that into a better machine, or one more suited to what you need, is something that has worked out nicely for me a few times. I am not compelled to amass a fleet (what are a herd of snowblowers called? a roar of snowblowers?) . I want a good, reliable machine that does what I need, for the different categories (tractor, mower, chainsaw, snowblower, etc).

Same here. It's pretty relaxing to work on them. I just got my Powerlite cleaned up, put in new paddles and scraper bar. It should be running in top form now. Just waiting for some serious snow to see how this little puppy performs. It's my little Mazda Miata of snowblowers. Cheap, light, and fun.

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