JohnnyBoyUpNorth

Thanks for the reply. I'll likely put mine underneath as well. There's a clown in my neighbourhood who delivers bundles of store flyers. He seems to have been born from the genetic pool that Joe Montana and Stevie Wonder would create. Great arm, but not much accuracy. I find those bundles of flyers everywhere, lawn, bed of my truck, roof... nowhere is safe.

If I put it underneath, I might buy a little room for jamming instead of pinching the rubber backwards and creating worse mess.

Thanks again

John

GtWtNorth,

Curious to know how your home made kit made out. Did it hold up? Wear out? Balance issues? I am going to install something like that on one of mine, just wondering if you would do it again or go with Clarence's kit.

Thanks

John

http://www.samsbolens.com/images/726_parts_list_5.jpg

I just picked up an old Bolens 726 to restore. Take a look at the Optional Roller Set in the photo. You could always do something like that.

Anything can be fabricated. If you're willing to pay for it, someone is willing to sell it. That said, the money you would spend on wheels vs the maintenance involved with keeping your skids looking new might be better spent elsewhere. Think about their role in the whole snowblowing process, and think about how appearances matter.

I like the way that you think though; maintenance matters. I am running a snowblower older than I am. I am 35, and my snowblower was made in the 1960's. It's on its third engine (that I know of). I oil/grease/adjust ONCE every year. Some guys on here deem to havr to do this every hour of use. I live in Atlantic Canada where a "storm" represents a national emergency elsewhere.

It's a machine. When the skids wear out, replace them.

"As well, when the toaster popped, I'd turn it back on."

Mind my asking what you did with all that toast?

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