Location: Merrimac Valley-Mass.
Joined: Feb 23, 2008
Points: 37
End of year Preventive maintenance Original Message Mar 13, 2008 12:19 pm
I bought a new Ariens 724 2 cycle snow thrower this year ,and am wondering what those on this site might recommend for end of year maintenance my snow blower? Manual is helpful,but not complete. I not interested in tearing this thing apart. thanks
Re: End of year Preventive maintenance Reply #5 Mar 14, 2008 11:21 pm
Fresh oil for storage would be good. That way, the engine doesn't have to sit for eight months with old oil that will likely have some contaminants/condensation in it.
After running the engine to warm it up, drain the old oil and put in fresh, then turn the engine over a bit just to distribute the "new" stuff. Once that is done you can do the long term storage stuff.
Re: End of year Preventive maintenance Reply #7 Mar 17, 2008 11:42 am
Bill_H wrote:
If you're as bad as I am ;) paste wax all the painted surfaces except on the engine.
This is when wax is not used for good looks. Wash the blower first to remove any road salt from EOD clearing. Then wax. . . doesn't matter if it's paste or liquid especially if the machine will be covered and protected from the elements. A friend in the neighborhood now has rust appearing on his machine because he never washes or waxes it after a season.
