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jrtrebor

Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Picked up this beauty Friday - A classic Snapper 1030
Original Message Nov 11, 2012 8:48 am

Found this at an auction. Paid $180.00 for it. Which is more
than I usually spend for used blowers. But this one was just too nice to pass up.
The guy took great care of it. Had fresh oil in it. Fuel had been drained for the summer
Gave it a bath, put gas in it and it fired right up. The only other thing that I had to do
was remove the starter and lube the shaft. The gear was a little hung up and wouldn't
slide out freely to engage the flywheel gear.

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carlb

Joined: Nov 16, 2010
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Re: Picked up this beauty Friday - A classic Snapper 1030
Reply #8 Nov 11, 2012 7:23 pm

Owners Manual

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/156947/Snapper-1030.html

http://lawnandgarden.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/snapper/1030_1.html?idRes=12144467

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aa335

Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: Picked up this beauty Friday - A classic Snapper 1030
Reply #9 Nov 11, 2012 11:22 pm

That is a excellent condition for its age. I haven't seen anything in such a nice condition around here, most are rust buckets and the seller wants $300 to $500. If I was the owner of this nice Snapper, I would have a difficult time parting with it for only $180. That's quite a steal of a deal.

Didn't you have the same Snapper model last year? I recalled you had to put quite a bit of work into it.

I'm surprised to see a plastic chute on these earlier models. I thought all of them have metal chutes during that time period.

jrtrebor

Location: Michigan - 3 hours north of Chicago on the lake
Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Points: 539

Re: Picked up this beauty Friday - A classic Snapper 1030
Reply #10 Nov 12, 2012 9:20 am

aa335 wrote:

Actually I bought the blower at an online auction.
But your right, it was a good deal I was thrilled.

Good memory. I did have a another blower like this one last year.
It was a model 10305E which is a later version.
Sold it for $500, so shouldn't have any problem selling this one.
It's older by I guess a few years. But in much better condition.

If I didn't have the Ariens I would definitely be keeping this one.
It's in such good condition, I just like looking at it.

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