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<p><font face="Times New Roman,Times"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+2">The
Ariens 1960's and 1970's </font></font></font>
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<font face="Times New Roman,Times"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+2">
Sno-Thro<img src="r.gif" width="12"
height="18"> Photo Archive .</font></font></font>
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<center><big><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><big>Page 13.<br>
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</big></font></font></font></big><big><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><big>Vintage
Advertisements
and
Dealer
Brochures. </big></font></font></font></big></center>
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<p> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><br>
Page 13, The final page!<br>
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<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">After I bought my 1971 Ariens in
January 2009, I began doing
research on it's history, which led to this
webpage..but I also
discovered a lot of interesting vintage 1960's
and 70's advertising and
brochures! So I started collecting some of
them. Also some other Ariens
enthusiasts have shared scans of their
brochures with me, and have
allowed me to post them here for everyone to
enjoy..<br>
thanks! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"></p>
<p><br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">(Im
posting
all
the
advertisements and brochures in chronological
order)</font></font></font></p>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"> <br>
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<div style="text-align: left;"> </div>
<p> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">The Yardster
Sno-Thro - 1950's<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">Before we get to the classic Ariens
Sno-Thro snowblower,
introduced in 1960,<br>
did you know Ariens actually offered a
snowblower *before* 1960?<br>
I didnt! but Ariens snowblower offerings
actually date to the early
1950's!<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">In 1952, Ariens came out with a new
garden rototiller model
called the "yardster"..<br>
the yardster's primary function was a
rototiller, but it was capable of
taking additional attachments, one of which
was an early snowblower
attachment!<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">The
"yardster sno-thro" was presumably available
1952 to 1959, then the
stand-alone sno-thro came out in 1960, the one
we know today as the
classic Ariens snowblower.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">At first I could only find some
advertisements, but no
actual photos or images of the sno-thro
attachment:<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><img alt=""
src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/scottychaos/Ariens/yardster03.jpg"
width="765" height="564"></font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><img alt=""
src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/scottychaos/Ariens/yardster01.jpg"
width="354" height="1023"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><img alt=""
src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/scottychaos/Ariens/yardster02.jpg"
width="427" height="632"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">Those three magazine ads *mention*
the sno-thro attachment,
but dont show what<br>
it looks like! That was all I could find for
awhile..<br>
<br>
Then fellow Ariens enthusiast Jamie Wallace
found and won a yardster
brochure on ebay! <br>
He then sent me some scans of his brochure and
let me post them here,
for all to enjoy..<br>
thanks Jamie! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"></p>
<p><img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/yardster-wallace01/1091948036_weLjX-O.jpg"
width="500" height="760"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/yardster-wallace02/1091948052_kkN8g-O.jpg"
width="500" height="775"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/yardster-wallace03/1091948071_f29QY-O.jpg"
width="500" height="772"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/yardster-wallace04/1091948079_kTNvm-O.jpg"
width="500" height="749"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/yardster-wallace05/1091948083_GPx3E-O.jpg"
width="500" height="748"><br>
</p>
<p>(there is also a back cover, but it is completely
blank)<br>
</p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica">The brochure is
undated, but based on what we
know about the yardster, it is from <br>
sometime in the 1950's.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica">An interesting bit of
snowblower evolutionary
history!<br>
I havent seen an actual photo of a yardster
sno-thro, apart from the
brochure above.<br>
if anyone knows of one, please let me know! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"></p>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"> </font></font></font></td>
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<center><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;"> </div>
<p> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">And now for
the 1960 and after Sno-Thro brochures and
advertisements:<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">Here is the
first Ariens Sno-Thro brochure! From 1960:<br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Form-ST660/1084242398_Fv6qi-O.jpg"
width="558" height="720"><br>
This is form ST660, and was posted by Ariens
on their corporate <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/AriensSnow">facebook
page</a>,<br>
and they allowed me to use it here..thanks!<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><br>
<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"> </font></font></font><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">This next set of brochures are
also
not
mine,<br>
These are owned by Chuck M. of Walpole,
Mass.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">Chuck's
parents bought his 1963 Ariens Sno-thro
brand new in
1963!<br>
One of the brochure pages is clearly stamped
"Spear Hardware, 948 Main
St, Walpole, Mass"<br>
So this 1963 Ariens has been in continous
use by the same family, in
the same town, for nearly 50 years! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"><br>
</p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">(Photos of
Chuck's 1963 Sno Thro are on <a
href="Page5.html">page
5</a>.)<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">The first
brochure is clearly from 1962, even though
it came
with the purchase of a 1963 machine. Form
No. ST4-62 (62 = 1962) and it
clearly shows 1962 models. Notice either the
dealer or Ariens stamped
"Model 10M-L60D" information (which was the
model purchased)<br>
on the brochure.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><img style="width: 700px; height:
906px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1962-1/730682465_4Fn8B-O.jpg"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><br>
<img style="width: 700px; height: 906px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1962-2/730682468_6otuf-O.jpg"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><br>
<br>
<br>
<div style="text-align: left;"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"> And the second brochure that
came
with Chuck's parent's 1963 is clearly a
1963 Brochure.<br>
Form No. STC-63..its labeled 1963, and the
illustrations clearly show
1963 Sno-Thros.<br>
(there are clear differences between the
1962 and 1963 models, mainly
the scoop.)<br>
<br>
<br>
</font></font></font>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img
style="width: 700px; height: 906px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1963-1/730682470_sYiJJ-O.jpg"><br>
</div>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><br>
<br>
<br>
</font></font></font>
<div style="text-align: center;"><img
style="width: 700px; height: 900px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1963-2/730682477_jgZwe-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="width: 706px; height: 979px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1963-3/730682480_EtsJP-O.jpg"><br>
(if anyone wants to see that text more
clearly, just send me a
note..chuck sent me high-res scans!)<br>
<br>
<img style="width: 700px; height: 957px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/Forweb-1963-4/730682463_bNnxn-O.jpg"><br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1"><br>
<br>
<br>
</font></font></font></div>
</div>
</div>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">Thanks for
sharing these vintage brochures Chuck, they
are
very interesting!<br>
and they also helped to solve some "First
Series" model number
mysteries! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"></p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686500_42Hmg-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width: 258px;
height: 570px;"><br>
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<p><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686479_wWJ7w-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width:
419px; height: 570px;"><br>
</p>
<p><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686481_2A632-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width:
715px; height: 940px;"></p>
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<center>
<p><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686485_Uk2Vo-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width:
700px; height: 440px;"><br>
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</p>
<p><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686470_VVdq9-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width:
860px; height: 260px;"><br>
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<p><br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 872px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1965-October/773330040_tN6hu-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica">Here is a very
interesting brochure from 1966!
This is the 10,000 series "Facts Manual"<br>
and goes into great detail for the
mid-60's 10,000 series machines! Ray
Kruse owns<br>
this manual and scanned it so I could
share it here, thanks Ray!<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual1/1148614893_MwodZ-O.jpg"
width="600" height="786"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica">Notice that the guy
with the snowblower, and
his neighbors, are the same guys from
1964!<br>
Everything is the same, but its now two
years later and the "admired
owner" has upgraded<br>
from a "First series" to a 10,000 series!
</font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"> <font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><font
face="Arial,Helvetica">(the
bucket
and
chute have been altered)<br>
<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual2/1148614895_a8Qao-O.jpg"
width="600" height="800"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual3/1148614903_bmS6A-O.jpg"
width="600" height="791"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual4/1148614902_2Jo3v-O.jpg"
width="600" height="791"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual5/1148614909_FDRBy-O.jpg"
width="600" height="772"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual6/1148614911_qZRHJ-O.jpg"
width="600" height="751"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual7/1148614914_DcsRL-O.jpg"
width="600" height="760"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/RayK-1966-Factsmanual8/1148614915_BwFL7-O.jpg"
width="600" height="772"><br>
<br>
</p>
<p> <br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">This
ad
(below)
is
interesting, because it's clearly aimed at
dealers, not
the consumer! <br>
Its from the July 7, 1966 issue of
"Implement & Tractor" magazine.
which appears to be<br>
<a
href="http://www.implementandtractor.com/">still
in business</a>!
That
very
specific
date on the ad, July 7, 1966, helped <a
href="page10.html#question6">solve
a mystery</a>!<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p> <img style="width: 556px; height: 840px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/July-7-1966-ad/740595773_HssZ2-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p> <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><img style="width: 600px; height: 870px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1966-November/773330047_t3Lsm-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<br>
</p>
<p><img style="width: 600px; height: 868px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1967-December/773330058_LMJQR-O.jpg"><br>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Also
note in the Ad
above, that Ariens is clearly selling 1967
Model Year<br>
Machines in December of 1967! This is also
proves <a
href="http://gold.mylargescale.com/scottychaos/Ariens/page10.html#question6">Theory
#1</a>.<br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><br>
<br>
</span> </p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">1969, the
year I was born:</font></font></font><br>
<img style="width: 538px; height: 758px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1969-manorway-ad/740595779_vpZNe-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<br>
</p>
<p>(Before the age of Political Correctness! ;)<br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 877px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1969-January/773330062_Ut8G3-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<br>
</p>
<p><img style="width: 600px; height: 838px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1970-April/773330079_tKQyR-O.jpg"></p>
<p><br>
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</p>
<p><img style="width: 600px; height: 896px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1970-November2/773330087_qCW7P-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><img style="width: 600px; height: 849px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1970-November/773330106_D8Ubv-O.jpg">
<br>
<br>
</p>
<p><img style="border: 3px solid ; width: 356px;
height: 520px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686502_Aa8RZ-O.jpg"></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 855px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1971-May/773330128_mvF9b-O.jpg"><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>A 1972 postcard from <big><font size="-1"><big><a
href="http://www.cardcow.com/140049/ariens-sno-thro-advertising/"
title="Cardcow Vintage Postcard Images
for MySpace">Cardcow.com</a></big></font></big>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.cardcow.com/140049/ariens-sno-thro-advertising/"
title="Cardcow Vintage Postcard Images for
MySpace"><img
src="http://www.cardcow.com/images/set194/card00676_fr.jpg"
alt="Vintage Postcards from Cardcow.com"
style="border: 3px solid ; height: 380px;"></a></p>
<p><img
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686549_dtcwR-O.jpg"
alt="" style="border: 3px solid ; width:
600px; height: 382px;"></p>
</center>
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<center><br>
<br>
<br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">I
won,
on
ebay,
a collection of "owners paperwork" from
1973!<br>
all the paperwoark that would have come with
a new sno-thro,<br>
here are some scans of some of the pieces:<br>
</font></font></font><br>
<img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 500px;
height: 520px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686804_KBkxk-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 660px;
height: 520px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686811_Ji2u7-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 335px;
height: 530px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686815_MCjMm-O.jpg"><br>
<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51,
51, 51);"></span><span style="font-family:
Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><br
style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51,
51);">
<br>
<br>
<img style="border: 0px solid ; width: 375px;
height: 525px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686822_CTFBG-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 781px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1973-1/730694568_VS9k3-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);
font-family: Arial;">(the
20" machine (above) is a 1973 22,000 series, </span><br
style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:
Arial;">
<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);
font-family: Arial;">the
24" and 32" machines (below) are 1973 10,000
series)</span><br>
<br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 781px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1973-2/730694564_xksCM-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 788px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1973-3/730694562_Lijjf-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
<img style="width: 400px; height: 1004px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1973-manorway/730766931_dvxbh-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51,
51, 51);">(there
are more pages I didnt
scan..about attachments<br>
and </span><span style="font-family:
Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">a
page about the
1973 line of riding mowers)</span><br
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<br>
<br>
<img style="border: 3px solid ; width: 640px;
height: 330px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686865_gt8ki-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">(prices
hand-written in
by the
dealer! in 1973.<br>
Those prices, $340 to $460, translate to
about $1,400 to $2,000
in todays dollars!)<br>
<br>
<br>
</span><u><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+3"><img
style="border: 3px solid ; width: 640px;
height: 495px;" alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/photos/685686864_vm8Je-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
<br>
</font></font></font></u><span
style="font-family: Arial;"></span><u><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+3"><br>
<img style="width: 600px; height: 827px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1978-September/773330136_PUxfo-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
</font></font></font></u><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51,
51);">Remember Snow
Blower Model Year Theory #1?</span><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><br style="color:
rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">With this
last
Advertisement from September of 1979,</span><br
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We have
switched to SBMY
#2! ;)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51,
51);">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Look at
the Black
Nameplate..thats a 1980 model!<br>
being sold in September of 1979.<br
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
</span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"
href="http://gold.mylargescale.com/scottychaos/Ariens/page10.html#question6">check
here</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
for more information.</span><br>
<br>
</span><u><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+3"><img
style="width: 562px; height: 790px;"
alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/1979-September/774005092_uBuNF-O.jpg"><br>
<br>
</font></font></font></u></center>
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<p> <font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">I might as
well put this here..cant hurt! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_wink.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"><br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">So
far
I
only have the 1971 sno-thro, the machine
that led to this entire
webpage..<br>
I would *love* to find a 1960 sno-thro to
restore!<br>
Im also looking for a 1973 or 1974 10,000
series sno-thro.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">And a garden
tractor! to restore and use.<br>
an early 60's Cub Cadet, ("original" or
Model 70 or 100)<br>
or an early 60's "round hood" Wheel Horse,<br>
or a 1969-1972 Ariens "manorway" tractor.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><img alt=""
src="http://scotlawrence.smugmug.com/Snow-Blowers/Ariens/dream-list/1091948241_ctr7R-O.jpg"
width="700" height="200"><br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">(I know the
manorway is really in the "lawn tractor"
catagory..but thats ok.)</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">I doubt I will
ever collect *all* of those, but those are
models I would like to look for.<br>
(I will probably only have one tractor..just
due to space and money
constraints.)<br>
but those are all the models im
considering..I would like one nice
tractor to do a full restore on!<br>
(or just to use, if its already in good
condition.) Right now im
leaning mostly toward the <br>
Cub Cadet..but I really like the others
too..<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">The
experience of finding and using my 1971
Ariens snowblower, and all the
research that has led to this webpage, have
really made me appreciate
the "Golden Era" of mid-20th Century
American-made high quality lawn
and garden equipment! The new stuff
available in the stores today just
cant hold a candle to these classics..Im so
impressed with my 40 year
old snowblower, that I now want to find a 50
year old garden tractor as
well! </font></font></font><img
src="icon_smile_big.gif" alt="" style="width:
15px; height: 15px;"></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">So if anyone
knows of any of those models looking for a
new
home, in Western NY, <br>
Finger Lakes, or Southern Tier NY, please
let me know! </font></font></font><br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#333333"><font
size="+1">thanks..<br>
</font></font></font></p>
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<td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><span
style="text-decoration: underline;"><big>Links</big><br>
<br>
</span>Here are some links to other
snowblower sites and
discussion forums:<br>
</font></font></font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><a
href="http://www.snowblowerforums.com/">www.snowblowerforums.com</a>
is in my opinion an excellent forum.
very friendly, very active,<br>
and there is always a lot of
interesting discussion going on.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><a
href="http://www.abbysguide.com/ope/discussions/">http://www.abbysguide.com/ope/discussions/</a>
is another good snowblower forum.</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"> </font></font></font><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><a
href="http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/tools/">http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/tools/</a>
is
</font></font></font><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">the
"Toolshed forum" on gardenweb, it
isnt<br>
"snowblower specific", lots of other
things are discussed there, but
its also a good resource.<br>
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1">There
are also several yahoo forums for
specific brands,
Ariens, Toro, Snowbird, etc.</font></font></font></p>
<font size="+1"><br>
</font><a
href="http://home.gwi.net/%7Espectrum/snowblower.html"><font
size="+1"><span style="font-family:
Arial;">"The Gilson Snowblower Shop"</span></font></a><font
face="Arial,Helvetica"><font
color="#333333"><font size="+1"><small><small>-
Pete's
very
cool
site..Where the Gilson snowblower
Legacy Lives!<br>
<br>
</small></small></font></font></font><font
size="+1"><a href="http://www.ariens.com/"
style="font-family: Arial;">Ariens -