Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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How does a person let this happen and why? Original Message Nov 17, 2011 8:11 pm
Rest of the blowers in good running condition. Ariens ST724
Just 20 minutes ago bought another older Ariens 1032 and a Snapper 1030. Ad said the Snapper had a bad transmission. It's a friction drive like the ones on their lawn mowers. Hoping it might have an easy fix, we'll see.
Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539
Re: How does a person let this happen and why? Reply #14 Nov 21, 2011 9:21 pm
I should have worded the subject a little differently. I wasn't really trying to fault any person(s) that owned this blower. But whoever owned it last sure tried to get every last use out of it. The cutting edge is bent back about 1 1/2" on the end. But you can't see it from the angle of the photo. If I had to guess I would say that at least in some point in it's life it was used on a gravel drive. Which promoted and accelerated the rusting process.
Re: How does a person let this happen and why? Reply #16 Dec 1, 2011 9:54 am
Looks almost new. Nice work!
Your work got me inspired and thinking about restoring an old Toro Snow Hound. I really like how these little things look. It's small, doesn't take up much space, and fairly simple to work on. My son is 6 years old and very mechanically curious. When he's a little older, I might do it as a father and son project.
