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Ariens 5HP Snowblower
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Ariens 5HP Snowblower

by Ariens

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A 5-horsepower gas snowblower from outdoor power equipment maker Ariens.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Garbage-picked and given away in 2012, it turned out to be a 1978 model that only needed a carburetor rebuild, and it's still in regular winter use decades after it was made.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    My dad garbage-picked an old Ariens 5HP snowblower and gave it to me... I still use that old orange hog to this day.

snowblower outdoor-power-equipment gas-powered

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