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20.05.2021 23:02:34
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I am currently 'breaking-in' the engine, which is about 5 hours of running under various speeds & loads. No snow in the forecast (only rain) so I am clearing old snow from the backyard, just to give the engine a moderate work-out and see how it runs. So far, so good, this thing is now better than my new snowblower :thumb:
My Toro crapped out on the first snowfall of the year, and at first glance, it looked to be an 'involved' repair. So, I decided to get a new snow blower to continue the snow season - good thing too.
It took me the better part of the morning to go to HF, get the engine, go to the hardware store to get some new fasteners, go back to the hardware store to get the correct bolt for the drive shaft, go to the auto parts store to get a new v-belt, etc. But the actual engine swap was pretty straight forward, I must say . . . more
This weekend Harbor Freight was having a sale on the engines - Predator 212cc - for $99.99 ( 100 bucks ). Normally these engines are $120, which is a good price anyway. If I was to keep the old engine (a Tecumseh 5 hp) I'd be looking at about $75 in new parts plus the repair work. The engine had been good over its 20 year life, but the newer designs deliver much more power and fuel efficiency. So, why not . . .
A few weeks ago, I decided to take a closer look at the Toro and realized it could be saved. Along the way, I figured the engine would need some replacement parts, etc. I had also joined up on the snowblowerforum.com web site, which was a good source of info. The guys over there advocated a re-power with a "Predator 212cc" engine from Harbor Freight. It would be a power upgrade of about 30% and the engines seemed to be pretty much 'plug 'n play' with the old engines.
With the record amounts of snow fall this year, here on the east coast, I have become quite the snowblower gear head. Not that I was a novice before, I just did enough to keep the thing running.
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