Picked up this nice 551 blower last week. PO said the dealer 'talked him into it' even though he didn't have that long of a driveway. He said 'it's really just too big for me to mess with' and as such had only used it about 6 times since 1995 on his paved driveway (no stone chips

). His son bought him a nice walk-behind for Xmas and talked him into listing the 551 on Craigs...
I also got the factory weight bracket off his 1641 with a pair of suitcase weights and a set of 2-link chains. Oh, and did I mention that I DON'T currently have a tractor to put this on

Well, you know what that means...
This is the 3rd 551 blower that I've had and certainly the nicest by far. Figured I'd get the hard piece of the puzzle first; finding a nice Cyclops here in this target-rich environment should be a bit easier.