The price may factor where you live. But to me that's a pretty hefty price. Condition also plays into the price. I think if it is from that era, and in mint cond, maybe $400, on the higher end.

 

14 years old $300-350 tops. Take the belly pan off and look around inside.

 

I have the same exact machine, 2003 vintage. If you post links or pics, or have questions, i can help you out.

 

Made in 2002, 2003 or 2004.
Which makes it 17, 16 or 15 years old.


(2004 model year would be 15 years old right now, not 14..new machines out right now are 2019 model year.)


Scot

 

Dealers are still selling 2018 models. So it can still be 14 years young or older. Let's not split hairs Scotty.

 

By the way I know some dealers still have 2016's and older that they are trying to sell.

 

Who, where, what models ?

 

I sold an 1128 for 500 It was in nice shape, I probably could have held out for 600 but I wanted it gone.

 

I've noticed that dealers don't like to talk about model years.

 

Is the date 11/13/2018? When was it manufactured? More importantly when was it placed in service. That is the one that determines age. Maybe it was placed in service in 2005,2006 or latter. If it was, then how old is it? Is it the manufacture date or the date placed in service?

Aren't snow seasons 2017-2018, 2018-2019 etc? With snow blowers It is just foolish marketing. We will paint the rims a darker color and call it 2019. Really?

I could never figure out for the life of me how a car built in 2018 can be a 2019 model in August and September? To go even further, the same car coming off the same assembly line, some are 2018's and some are 2019's.

 

Why is it, that Ariens don't put a manufacture date on the snow blower?

 

Russ,
Ah, I see the problem now..
I suspect you aren't exactly aware of how "snowblower model years" work..
no biggie, it took us all (on this forum) awhile to figure it out..it can be confusing.
Here are some details:


https://scotlawrence.github.io/ariens/Page11.html#question6



So in the case of the particular snowblower model we are talking about, it was made over three model years, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
The individual snowblower in the first post in this thread can be one of those three model years.


2002 model year:
The snowblower was made in mid-2001, went on sale in the Autumn of 2001 as a 2002 model year machine.
(when it was actually sold and first used is irrelevant.."how many years old" is based on when it was made)
The Autumn of 2001 was 17 years ago.


2003 model year:
The snowblower was made in mid-2002, went on sale in the Autumn of 2002 as a 2003 model year machine.
The Autumn of 2002 was 16 years ago.


2004 model year:
The snowblower was made in mid-2003, went on sale in the Autumn of 2003 as a 2004 model year machine.
The Autumn of 2003 was 15 years ago.


Current snowblowers being sold right now, regardless of their model year, is 100% irrelevant and has no bearing on any of this.
New machines made in 2018 are 2019 model year.
yes, many dealers can be selling new machines that are a year or two old..but that has nothing to do with how old the "2004" machine is..



thanks,
Scot

 

Russ,

<SNIP>
Current snowblowers being sold right now, regardless of their model year, is 100% irrelevant and has no bearing on any of this.
New machines made in 2018 are 2019 model year.
yes, many dealers can be selling new machines that are a year or two old..but that has nothing to do with how old the "2004" machine is..



thanks,
Scot

This is all great information, thanks Scott.

One thing, that adds to the confusion and may be slightly contrary to what you have above (but is not really relevant to the original discussion as it will only move the needle, or age a few months either way) is when the model year cutover takes place. Particularly in the instance that there the model doesn't change year over year, the naming of the model year is arbitrary.

For example, my dealer has what they are calling a 2017 model (because it was delivered to them in the 2016-2017 season, I guess), that was not built in 2016, but actually January of 2017. This makes sense, because if a dealer receives and sells something in February of this year, it will still be part of the 2018-2019 model year, and would be a 2019 and not a 2020. So, if they make no changes and keep moving them off the assembly line year round, at what point do we say it is not a 2019 model but now a 2020 model? Or perhaps never, since neither the manufacturer or dealer will even say that for an individual unit?

Again, I understand that isn't relevant if we call this machine 14 years old or not, just tying to learn something here....

 

This is an interesting subject and I enjoy reading the inputs

 

Northeast and Russ,
That's enough..you are both now done talking about new Ariens and new Hondas, and your personal machines, in this thread.
thanks,
Scot

 

I looked at the machine and it was in very good condition. I offered $650 and it was not accepted. I figured a 15 year old machine even the PRO model was worth no more. I've got an old (1972) Ariens 32" and a little newer 24" Simplicity that both started yesterday so I'm in no hurry to find something.

Thanks for all the feedback.

 

He's betting it is snow season and is in great demand. The first offer is the best offer. He may regret he didn't accept your offer. Where are you located?

 

He is a fool 500 is tops for that machine if its mint
look for a machine with auto turn ill never buy another without it for personal use
laser straight no triggers to pull or break turns on a dime gives you 12 cents change

 

I agree, I have never had a problem with auto turn on asphalt, cement, or on pavers. It is all automatic and user friendly.

 

Something we agree on! Yes the auto turn imo works as designed.

 

For $650, you could pick up a SHO28 or Deluxe 28 around here. He should have jumped on your offer.

 

I've not seen a 28 sho for less then 850

28 deluxe 254cc not worth buying
if I see a 28 sho for 650 that will be my small back up blower and sell the st824

 

My experience is similar to the op

The price of high end Ariens has gone up significantly since that unit was originally sold
Original owner goes to sell and sees the price has gone way up so they start their pricing on the used unit at a percentage off from new

Some sell others don’t

Red



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Anything is only worth what someone is willing to pay!

 

Despite calendar year age, this machine might only have 50-150 hours on it.

We have a 2004 Ariens 1124 Pro. We bought it 6 years ago and I RAN to the seller with $850 cash as he had other buyers lined up. It cost nearly $2,000 New in 2004.

We bought a 926 Pro Summer 2014 from a couple moving south for $600. Put a new disk and scraper, lubed it. It was a snowy winter and I sold it in January for $1,000.

Pro models have bigger engines, augers, impeller, Shute, and the model OP is looking at has an automotive style differential. I believe the motor is a 318cc OHV Tecumseh with somewhere between 14-17 lb ft of torque. Ours starts 2nd pull every time.

 

Despite calendar year age, this machine might only have 50-150 hours on it.

We have a 2004 Ariens 1124 Pro. We bought it 6 years ago and I RAN to the seller with $850 cash as he had other buyers lined up. It cost nearly $2,000 New in 2004.

We bought a 926 Pro Summer 2014 from a couple moving south for $600. Put a new disk and scraper, lubed it. It was a snowy winter and I sold it in January for $1,000.

Pro models have bigger engines, augers, impeller, Shute, and the model OP is looking at has an automotive style differential. I believe the motor is a 318cc OHV

Tecumseh with somewhere between 14-17 lb ft of torque. Ours starts 2nd pull every time.

The impeller is 14 inch like all other ariens the engine is good at 16 ft lbs
the 926 pro has the same engine as the 11528 you got double what its worth
hope you took him to lunch
i sold a fully restored 2005 1332 13 hp the big brother to that 11528 for 950 1 yr ago