My wife and I own and run a dog boarding kennel here in Missouri. Have owned a few 1000 Rangers in the past and have been very happy with the new XD 1500 so for. Can't wait to try it out on blading some snow this winter. I am using the Glasure poly blade off of my 1000. Had to mod the blade tilt back block due to the height difference of the 1500. Anyway happy to be a new member here and hopefully learn some cool things over time.