Brand matchup

Ariens vs Cub Cadet

On the numbers, Ariens fields the deeper range at 9 machines, Ariens opens lower at $749, and Ariens takes the deepest bite at 23.5" of intake.

	Ariens	Cub Cadet
Machines here	9	8
Price range	$749–$3,199	$899–$2,349
Clearing widths	21"–30"	21"–30"
Deepest intakehow tall a drift it can take in one pass	23.5"	23"
Built forstorm tiers the range covers	Advisory → Warning	Advisory → Warning → Blizzard
Gas / battery	9 gas · 0 battery	8 gas · 0 battery

How deep a storm each range takes

Each brand's deepest intake height, against a 24" two-foot storm. Intake height decides whether a machine eats a drift or climbs on top of it.

Ariens23.5"

Cub Cadet23"

The head-to-heads already drawn between these two ranges.

Prices are approximate snapshots, not live quotes. Every machine above has its own page with the full spec sheet and what owners report.