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11-26-2013, 05:11 PM
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New vs Old vs 4 wheeler!! Considering throwing snow with my LTX 1046M
Winter of many firsts!!! Lots of questions and many options. Please help
I am a recent first time home owner. Bought my house back in February. I live in rural Wisconsin just of the outside of the edge of town. I own 1.5 acres on a river and mow almost all of it. So this summer I bought a cub LTX 1046 partly because I manufacturer the Kohler crank cases but also for the reliability and power. Anyways last winter I wasn't prepared for snow removal and hired my neighbor to come down every snow fall and plow the drive with his four wheeler. Well needless to say since it wasn't his driveway I ended up with most of the fresh top layer of gravel in my yard come spring. I would like to do my own snow removal this winter and I'm don't know which route to go. My drive is about 240' long with a 50'+ diameter turnaround. I guess I am stuck between the following three options. Option 1. Buy the thrower attachment for my brand new mower. I've read on here that I might not want to put that stress on my new mower due to robustness of newer products (they don't make 'em like they used to). Will it do a fine job for the $1400.00 price tag? Option 2. Buy an expensive four wheeler and plow the driveway. I personally don't have a trailer to haul one for recreational purposes. I might find joy in having one in later years when I have the means to haul one. For right now the four wheeler would be to plow the drive and ripe around the yard I guess. Option 3. Buy an old mower. Maybe find a package deal, thrower, plow, chains, and weights. I should be able to find one for about the price I would pay for the attachment for the new mower. It seems like they made the engines small back in the day. Would I struggle with power issues if I buy old? So in summary I am just looking for any advice really on my situation. Am I leaning in the right direction at all? For my size driveway am I over thinking this? Do you have any model recommendations for older units? Would I stress my new mower to much throwing snow with it? All you comments are appreciated. Thanks for reading!!! 28yr old first time homeowner 
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