Do snow blowers hold their value?
Premium two-stage machines hold up well — reportedly 40-60% retained with maintenance — and brand matters more than age: Honda strongest, then Ariens and Toro's Power Max line, with budget brands falling away fastest.
Used Honda HSS928s reportedly sell for $1,200-$1,800 against $2,949 new, the strongest resale here. Ariens Professional and Deluxe machines are described as the next strongest, with Toro's Power Max line also holding value and Craftsman and Troy-Bilt depreciating faster. One recent sale fits: a used 2022 HSS928A with about five hours on it sold for $2,000.
The timing effect is larger than the brand effect. The same source puts the gap between peak-season and off-season pricing on an identical machine at 25-40%, which means the month you sell in matters more than a year of age.
Treat all of these figures as rough: they come from an aggregator page with no stated author or methodology, and Purchasd has not verified them against observed local sales. That is also why this report publishes no model-level value.
Confidence: single-source · Based on 4 cited sources.
Products discussed
- Honda HSS928AW
- Ariens Deluxe 28 SHO
- Toro Power Max 826 OHAE
Sources
- Ariens Deluxe 28 SHO Snow Blower (921072) · Mowtown Equipment
- Honda HSS928AW and AWD 28-inch Two-stage Snow Blower · Honda Power Equipment
- How Much Is My Snow Blower Worth? · howmuchisitworth.app
- UPDATE: First time homeowner, should I buy Honda or Ariens? · Reddit r/Snowblowers
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How Much to Spend on a Snow BlowerBy Purchasd Research. We used manufacturer and dealer product pages for prices, specifications and warranty terms; manufacturer sizing guidance and an independent buying guide for stage selection; manufacturer service documentation for wear parts; an independent tool review for battery performance; owner forum discussion — one Garage Journal thread and twelve Reddit threads read in full — for real-world preferences and failure points; and a used-value reference for resale. Manufacturer material established identity and specifications. Owner evidence was used to identify decision factors and failure modes, never to estimate defect rates. Prices are manufacturer or retailer prices observed on the dates given, before tax, assembly and delivery. Purchasd received no manufacturer payment, review units or affiliate consideration for this research. Most sizing guidance in this category is published by companies that sell snow blowers, and the used-value reference is an unattributed aggregator; each source is labeled by bias. Purchasd has not run any of these machines in snow.