Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

hello- I just got a 8hp Dynamark snowblower given to me. very good cosmetically. but,.they said it would barely throw snow. after I unloaded it I give it a quick diagnose and here's what I'm thinking. the gear box must be slipping or is bad. the shaft for the secondary auger turns 1/4 or more around before big auger in front even moves. no snow to try but assuming gears are slipping under load. this make sense? second question: does dynamark have a good enough reputation to warrant getting new gears/or whole assembly, or should I take the good motor off and put it on my very early Arians blower as it has a vintage 7 hp? opinions please

My advice is to take the motor off of it and go with the Ariens hands down. The Ariens will have better parts support and there will be more people with knowledge about the Ariens than the Dynamark. Also that shaft that turns 1/4 or more before the auger starts to turn means there is to much play in the gearbox and would usually be expensive to rebuild. When I look at used snowblowers thats the first thing I look for and if the shaft is not tight I won't touch it. - Kris

hi geno,

put it on the ariens , you'll be glad you did..................

just 2 cents worth,

bill

Geno - check the auger belt & idler pulley first. Could just need a simple adjustment!

Marty

thanks folks- decided to yank motor off and wheels ect..then scrap it. its a great body but, not a brand with a reputable background I don't think. think the drive disk (if it has one) worth saving? or are they limited to what they will fit? the shaft that goes into the rear side of the gear box (the shaft the 2nd auger is on) turns 1/4 to 1/3 around in gear box before the main auger in front starts to turn..will check belt adjustment before I get into it but it appears gears are out of box. Ariens or Toro I'd buy new box but not worth fixing a cheaper one like this in my opinion. hope this makes sense. thanks again for your input. Gene

what's wrong with you guys ? that was a BIG mistake. a Dynamark Luminaire is a 3 stage machine and just as good, or better than an Ariens. It has a 3rd auger up higher above the main auger, it will cut deeper drifts. The machines are very easy to work on. the reason the impeller was turning but the augers barely turning is, that is how it is GEARED !! that is how it was designed and made to work, you scrapped a rare valuable machine. excuse me and you have my apologies, but that was a really stupid thing to do ! those machines are rare and desirable and go for $250-$300 or more if you can find one. the parts alone on Ebay would have sent for $300

"what's wrong with you guys ? that was a BIG mistake. a Dynamark Luminaire is a 3 stage machine and just as good, or better than an Ariens". Did I miss something? Where was it stated that this gentleman has a Dynamark Luminaire?

Ahh.... You know this is a 10 year old post. The machine and the original poster is long dead.

the age of the post means nothing. you guys are brainwashed into buying new stuff at the big box store, made in China, and it's junk. if a bar of gold was tarnished with some dirt on it, no doubt you'd throw that away too... wake up out of the coma you're in

voiceofreason wrote:
I don't know how long you have been reading this board but most members here will always advocate fixing up old iron as opposed to buying new when possible.  Some machines are just too far gone to warrant spending a lot of money to repair especially when parts for a particular machine are hard to get. 

My personal machine is a fully restored 1983 26" large frame cub cadet that i purchased with a blown 8hp Tec engine but the rest of the machine was in great shape. It now has a modern 11hp OHV engine on it and I couldn't be happier with the performance, ease of starting and reliability.

No one here is Brainwashed.  I suggest you read more of the post on this board before passing judgement on the members!

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