Well.  Didn't want to get the blower.  Wanted to wait another year.  Decided wasn't gonna baby the decades old beater anymore 

Needed to get a new mower last year, but didn't.

Planets aligned and picked these up, well they'll get delivered this week.  Ariens.

The mower has a SUBARU engine!  The blower has fuel injection!  No choke, no prime, sealed fuel system, no shut off.  Can even use E10 in it if you want but i still plan to use only non oxygenated gas in it.

Made in US.

 

Edited December 17, 20168 yr by regfootball

$500 for a push mower? Guess it's been a while since I priced them- I think mine (C-man) is about 10 yrs old. I realize Ariens is a higher line mower but; damn.
Wish they made wider push mowers- even 30" (non-commercial) would be a benefit over 21-24".

well there was 50 bucks off due to off season i think.  this particular one, i had a choice of getting one with an electric start, or this one i got with the blade brake.  self propelled too, so it was $450.  That's not far off the going rate, actually probably a deal since other brands if they have a model with the blade brake they really rape you for it.

You can still get some lesser quality push mowers with no propel or any other features for about 200 bucks i think.

 

Edited December 17, 20168 yr by regfootball

Respectable rigs, reg!

Cool...I guess I'm going to be buying a mower and a snowblower myself here soon...will be my first time for buying either (never needed them before--I have a yard service in Phoenix and in Colorado I had an apartment then a condo). 

Edited December 18, 20168 yr by Cubical-aka-Moltar

i'd enjoy the yard service myself!   

it's like 20 below today, had to shovel some more that i couldn't blow.  did i mention its cold!