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

Has anyone used the little Toro Power Clear 180 yet?  It has the 87 cc engine 4 cycle engine on it. 

Is this a typical problem of Toro snowblowers on its first production year, especially with a new engine?

My Toro 180 is in the shop because I had difficulty starting it and it leaked out a tank of gas. The guy working on my snowblower said that he has six other 180's with the same problem. When I brought the Toro back to where I bought it,  no body said anything about this issue to me. They just said we will take a look at it. The person working on it is waiting for Toro to get back to him. These SIX 180's that he has were not all sold at the same store. The service guy said that he put a new Carburetor in one and it was fine. It appeared to fix the problem.  I am not looking forward to using this machine again. My last toro snowblower lasted 30 years.

It's unfortunate that some are having issues and it sounds like the problem is the float needle coating which either sticks closed or open.  This causes fuel to leak out onto the garage floor or not let enough fuel into the carb and the engine won't run.  In my case I've used this little snowblower a lot as a second blower to go with my large two stage.  I like it so much that I just bought a second one to go with my other two stage at my office building.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPVRl_9-lU

I do not have an electric start.

After a week, I got my 180 back with a new carb and carb kit. No charge. Snow is tomorrow. Bring it on!

Good luck.  Hope it works out well.

Hello all, I've been using my Power Clear 180 a few snow falls we've had so far this year. I'm now past the recommended oil break-in period, but I can't seem to find the right wrench to remove the oil drain plug. (who knows maybe all my tools are off :)

Has anyone changed the oil in the 180? And if so, what wrench size worked for you?

Celebros wrote:
I thought those look like 1/2" square.  A crescent wrench or 1/2" combination box wrench may work

Both of my 180's use a 10mm hex wrench.  I tilt the machine up before removing the drain bolt.  I push a small, tight fitting plastic tube into the hole to get the oil to drain away from the engine mount.  Then I tilt the machne back onto the wheels and drain it into a small can.