Nah, my Ariens is new. After having been a dyed-in-the-wool snow *shoveler* for my entire life, last winter here in New England was over-the-top and I promised myself I'd have a good 'blower" ready to go come winter 2015/2016. Of course, we've barely gotten enough snow, so far this year, to fire the thing up. Murphy's Law?
Fortunately my neighbor up the road has a big-ass front-end loader that he (generously) clears my driveway with if we get consecutive snowstorms and run out of space to plow the stuff. Still, having your own Bobcat HAS to be fun!