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nickc3
Joined: Dec 9, 2005
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My Auger Gearbox is blown! Help
Original Message Dec 9, 2005 4:18 pm |
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OK...I did a dumb thing...last year I ran out of shear bolts, and put a regular bolt in. I totally forgot about it. I was kindly doing my neighbors driveway..and he left his newspaper in the snow! ARGH. It got caught in the auger and impeller I got the paper out but... Now the augers don't move. I was hoping it was the belts..no luck. THe impeller moves freely.......it clearly looks like its the auger gearbox. But, how do I even get the darn thing out? And, even if I am able to access it, can I actually fix it on my own? Is it worth fixing? Its a 5HP craftsman Bought 2 years ago for $350......Someone locally has a snapper 7hp for sale for $500. I may just get that in lieu of a major repair of this. What should I do? Think I can repair on my own? THis is the last way I wanted to start the weekend!
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RalphS
There's a reason for more than one snowblower. Because. 1974 Ariens 824 SnoThro 197? Ariens ST270 SnoThro 1988 Ariens ST824 SnoThro 196? REO Snowblower 1960 Ariens SnoThro 1964 Ariens SnoThro
Location: MA
Joined: Dec 21, 2004
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Re: My Auger Gearbox is blown! Help
Reply #3 Dec 9, 2005 9:09 pm |
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Depending on where you live, a local dealer may have good used deals left. The $500 Snappper sounds a little high, but I don't know what they started at. I'm partial to Ariens anyway. My local dealer (Zwicker's in Chelmsford, MA) still had a few older (late 70s -mid 80s) 8HP Ariens for around $500. I had to do the EOD this evening before I could even get my car in the driveway. It was about three feet deep. My '74 8HP Ariens was throwing the snow all over the place. I plowed right through the EOD (actually, the Ariens plowed a little tunnel through the EOD, then the snow fell on top of the engine. Good luck.
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YKW1
Location: Central Connecticut
Joined: Dec 3, 2005
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Re: My Auger Gearbox is blown! Help
Reply #6 Dec 9, 2005 10:16 pm |
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end of driveway
Ariens ST524 (1989 Vintage) ****** Husqvarna 10527SBE
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wally
Location: Oakville, ON Canada
Joined: Nov 20, 2005
Points: 30
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Re: My Auger Gearbox is blown! Help
Reply #7 Dec 10, 2005 7:27 pm |
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EOD.... the science of snow blowing (throwing) has taken a life of its own!!! It even has its own acronymns/vocabulary!!!\ Go figure!!! *(:>)*
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