the day before our last big big snowstorm i walked in my john dear dealer and picked up a scraper bar and 2 skid shoes and while there i looked at all the 'new' snowblowers on the floor(john deere,toro honda) and then left for home.the next day 'after' the big storm i went back to the dealer for a issue i had, and while there i noticed he sold all the snowblowers in one day(except the hondas) boy the dealer made out nice then...i asked about the left over hondas and he said the people just didn't want to drop the big bucks on them.but other than that not one snowblower was left:thumbsup: