Your channel is popular because you REALLY know what you're doing, you explain it well, and you come across as a really nice guy. Keep up the great work!
Hey man just want thank-you you have helped me with small engine repair big time I was able to fix friends snowblower with really bad gas ! Full carb and fuel system cleaning and as well drive train setup 👍I have been a Heavy truck mechanic for 30 year's learn something new every time enjoy Mustie 👍BVW Canada
you are popular- we guys have to work on stuff around the house all the time and your wealth of hands on and explaining -helps me go fix things with new knowledge! keep it up!
You were talking about how popular your channel is. Reasoning about how it hits a nerve with other people. But I don’t think you give yourself enough credit. The reason I watch is because you are so competent at finding and fixing problems and using a good approach without throwing parts at things. And your explanations are clear and your voice is calming. You are very welcoming and make us viewers feel like we are sitting in your shop with you. Not only is your focus on what you’re fixing but you are always acutely aware of your audience and our point of view. I can never peel myself away from any episode until you have fixed the problem And is it just the satisfaction of seeing your repairs working when they are completed.
Thanks Mustie1, for the sharing....from your art work, fixing mechanical, to your redesign & building stuff ...your site opens up to guys like us , the ideas and MacGuiver in all of us. Best reality show in North America. May your days ahead always be happy ones. Cheers Alberta Dave
Thanks to you, I'm 74 Yrs old and a retired farmer and I've learned guide a few new things. Keep up the blogs, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year's 😎
Love your videos! Im on disability now and i buy and fix mowers and small power equipment myself its the only thing that keeps me sane from being home all the time now, only thing is is i have to sit down to do most of it but i found a lift like yours on craigslist and was able to pick it up for 275 bucks and its a big game changer! I never seen one like that till i started wayching your videos so i searched and found one! Thanks! Keep the videos coming!
Hey Mustie1 I haven't had a TV in my home for 11 years now, I don't need one your the best entertainment ever, Once again great video, knowledge and commentary thanks for sharing. Really look forward to the video's.
we all love your videos man. we also love your commentary. we can all tell your a great person too. you are such a great mechanic and inventor. keep up the great work.
Hello there i have just been watching your videos on you tube, I was a mobile mechanic for a couple of years here in Newquay Cornwall in the U.K. What your doing brings it all back to me your very nolageable in what you do. well matey regards Bob.
The reason everyone likes your videos is because you always say what your thinking and that makes it interesting because everyone can compare what they are thinking compared to what you are thinking. Plus when you do something you explain why and how you plan to do it and when that dosnt work you come up with another plan. Thats what all good mechanics do. The only fault that you have in my opinion is you try to avoid taking off the carb. I do almost all of them and I flush the tank and quite often change the gas lines. Ive done so many snowblowers I can usually do that in half an hour without rushing. Good job. Keep em coming.
There's nothing like fixing and rebuilding stuff while drinking hot coffee or a cold beer! Thanks, you are #1 madman! Always learning while watching your work. Thank You Waiting to see ya with a snow machine.
I have a Snapper 1030 snow blower, quite a bit older than the one you fixed but otherwise very similar, also with a Tecumseh engine. I just changed both belts, and I sure wish I had watched this video first! I bought mine used at a garage sale about 20 years ago for $10 because it didn't run. My dad cleaned out the carburetor and got it running. I normally only need to use it a couple times each winter (some winters not at all) but it's been a great machine and really throws the snow.
THE SHOP WOULD BE NICE BUT THE KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE A HECK OF A LOT BETTER. SURE SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF IT. I LIVE IN IOWA AND COULD MAKE A LIVING REPAIRING STUFF.
Thanks for the great and informative videos. I really enjoy watching and learning from them. With your wide knowledge base and loads of experience I find it enjoyable watching you trouble shoot problems. Have a great holiday season.
I WATCH YOUR SHOW QUIT A BIT AND HAVE PICKED UP A COUPLE OF TIPS BUT NOT IN ANYWAY AS GOOD AS YOU ARE. YOU HAVE A VERY INTERESTING SHOW. KEEP SHOWING AND I WILL KEEP WATCHING.
I enjoy these fix it videos you do great job at walking through all the steps until you find the problem. I file the info in the back of my mind and it helps whenever I come across a problem of my own.
Great Video. I'm fairly certain that these are Tecumseh engines. You can buy a replacement carburetor from Amazon for $15. The leak issue is one that I'm having a problem with too. Thanks for putting this together.
Your videos are successful because you relate to the viewer as if they were there. I find my self verbalizing outloud what I think the problem is and then wait to see if I'm right. It's problem solving at its best! Keep up the great work
Really enjoy your videos. My 8HP Techumseh Snow King (2006 vintage) has the hunting problem. Backfires when I go to shut it down. Runs great under load and then will hunt at full throttle. I have cleaned the carb as well. One video I saw a few years back suggested to increase the jet size by honing with a larger drill bit. Trick is to find a bit that fits then go one size larger. I might give that a try. Carb has a cap over the mixture screw.
I have had my share of fighting with repairs. Thanks for sharing. A lot of useful information. I hope I do not need to use this, but only time will tell. I seem to have more issues with appliances than engines in the last couple of years. Last year I did have to make a new shaft for the gearbox of my mower.
Hi, Spartan, , , From, a long term, '51,, Spartan, Aircraft, mobile home, , owner/resident!!, , ,I agree. , , And,, what 'gearhead', can resist, feeling a bit,, envious, of his, wonderfully, accommodating,workshop??
I agree with the previous gentleman, love this channel and you're very clear on explaining what you're doing most of the time. Whnt to save your're best bloopers for a 7- 8 Minute patch job? They'll be fine. Finally it is fun to watch somebody turn a piece of junk into something that works again. One man's trash is another one's treasure and income in fact oh, even better yet. Nice job always good friend!🐸
I haven't had the opportunity to work on a snowblower that broke apart like this yet. Good to know when I do run into it. Thanks also for the information on adjusting the drive wheel. Good video.
Those set screws can be a bear sometimes and all the more so when they crack before you can loosen them. After you crack them, it just expands and makes it even tighter. They are hardened so crack easy and I have even used an air-arc to blow them out. You always good work and thanks for sharing.
I love the channel. You are as good an educator as you are a mechanic, top shelf... I have a comment about the original oil leak. I did not read the full 3 years of comments, but to me, that bolt looks longer than what I think I can see on the one that is outside the shielded area that is NOT leaking. If my guess is right, I think if you pull that bolt out again, and use a stick to gauge it, that hole is almost surely supposed to be a blind hole with threads and if so, with a longer bolt, it likely pushed in the casing causing a crack in the oil case. However, as your repair method covers all sins, which is a real positive, it should be fine unless someone decides to remove that bolt in the future. If you ever get that blower back, I suggest measuring the depth and get a bolt that stops before impacting the case, or just buzz off the extra on that bolt. Keep up that great video work. I am in the majority in saying you are totally getting the making of the video right. Don't change a thing.
I enjoy watching your videos even if I don't really understand everything or retain it. I seem to have a hard time learning stuff and it's only getting worse as the years roll by. But it's nice to relax and see someone with so much knowledge diagnose and fix problems that would cause people to just dump the items.. Keep on Keepin' on.
Thanks for the videos, I have learned a lot from watching your U-tube presentations. It is still possible to teach an old dog new tricks. So, please keep on!
I always have loved a good mystery, and your are the Sherlock of solving them. Mad skills. Thanks for all you do. I find myself saying things like knock it forward or looks like your going to have to use some heat..haha.
I don't mind much for what you work on, I just love your thought process with problem solving. And just general working and hanging in a workshop. No more enjoyable place to spend time doing.
I usually have good luck getting these off taking the set screws out and then spraying PB Blaster in there then turning it a few times to get the Blaster all over and the wire wheel clean up does make a difference taking it all the way off. The last thing you want to do is break off those set screws. Great video and mine was leaking when I stood up on the bucket overnight oil went right through the shaft seal. Not fun taking everything off to do it but it's been a great machine.
What a great channel. I subbed after watching your great repair videos !. i am going through all your videos it makes for a lot of hours of great viewing. I learned a lot about my own snowblower after watching your vids. Keep the great video's coming. Cheers, Jeff.
I have that exact same Snapper and as I've said in the past, those older real Snapper blowers were some of the best. Their frames are built a lot like the old Jacobsen blowers. Their is a point of bad engineering and a,major weak spot on those.... The axle slides straight thru the frame/gearbox. Their are no supports. Just a lip that is forged into the sides. The left axle bushing in particular can go bad and if you do not catch it immediately the axle will ride on the frame and destroy it. Once that occurs your left with two choices. New frame, which includes a lot of disassembly and re-assembly or what I did, was purchased an Ariens 10000 series axle support knocked a snapper bushing into it because the inner diameter is different. Measured out a perfectly round hole. Cut a round circle into the frame so the Ariens support could go thru and sit flush. Drilled 3 holes to bolt it on. Now its good. No more play and if the bushing ever blows again, theirs an axle support its gotta go thru next, which can be replaced again if neccesary so I never have to worry about that frame again. It was a big pain in the ass but worth it because you cannot buy a machine built strong and big that throws snow as good as that anymore. Thst machine digs hard and devours snow, Im talking big heavy snow. Also reverse tends to get lost, what you have to do is file the groove for R up further and file the tip of the shift handle down a bit. That will allow the friction disk to slide further over on the plate giving you a stronger faster reverse. Otherwise they are killer snow eaters them old American steel Geargia made Snappers...... I hope to have mine as long as Im around.
Thanks for the videos! I have a blower with a Tecumseh on it and it does hunt a lot at idle, it gives me some things to look into in the spring when I work on the yard equipment. I came across your channel randomly and have been watching your vids the last few days, then this one comes out and was a perfect fit.
I was first thinking someone may have put multi grade oil in it as that could be the cause of the oil seal leek if it was indeed leaking but looks like your diagnosis was correct. All the best from NZ
Enjoy watching you work on these sometimes finicky engines also the travel workshop has been a hit on this side of the screen, thanks and have a great 2017 , from Hfx NS Canada
I have the exact same machine at work. It's a great work horse considering its age. Keeps up with the much newer ariens we also use. Cool video. It was well worth putting some time and effort into it instead of sending it to the scrap heap.
Excellent video! The reverse linkage adjuster looks like a turnbuckle, but it does not have left hand threads at one end of the coupling with corresponding left hand threads on a rod end that would allow the coupling to be turned to shorten or lengthen the entire rod. Certainly less expensive to make it that way, but less convenient to adjust, as you figured out. Wooden screen doors use turnbuckles on threaded rods to take out sag, maybe one could be modified to make the reverse linkage.
Hello Mustie, First I will wish you and your family also all the best wishes for the new year. I guess I'm now on your channel for more than an half year and it is always a pleasure to look to your repairs. Maybe it is the diversety of things you repair and also nog only cars but things like lawnmowers and snowblowers. The way you explain is great and I learned a lot from it, always handy when I have to repair one of my own machines. So great channel and looking forward to your next project ! Many greetings from Roel ( out of Europe, the Netherlands ).
Great job !!!!!You just showed me where my 40 year old toro snowblower is leaking !!!!Thank you very much!!!!!from your neighbor in connecticut !!!
Your channel is popular because you REALLY know what you're doing, you explain it well, and you come across as a really nice guy. Keep up the great work!
You have a great disposition, and that helps people to keep tuning into your channel. Thanks for sharing.
I love watching you fix stuff without drama and just getting your hands dirty almost gives me hope to fix the pile of stuff I need to get done.
Hey man just want thank-you you have helped me with small engine repair big time I was able to fix friends snowblower with really bad gas ! Full carb and fuel system cleaning and as well drive train setup 👍I have been a Heavy truck mechanic for 30 year's learn something new every time enjoy Mustie 👍BVW Canada
you are popular- we guys have to work on stuff around the house all the time and your wealth of hands on and explaining -helps me go fix things with new knowledge! keep it up!
You were talking about how popular your channel is. Reasoning about how it hits a nerve with other people. But I don’t think you give yourself enough credit. The reason I watch is because you are so competent at finding and fixing problems and using a good approach without throwing parts at things. And your explanations are clear and your voice is calming. You are very welcoming and make us viewers feel like we are sitting in your shop with you. Not only is your focus on what you’re fixing but you are always acutely aware of your audience and our point of view. I can never peel myself away from any episode until you have fixed the problem And is it just the satisfaction of seeing your repairs working when they are completed.
I don't know what it is but when watching your videos I find it very satisfying and laid back so keep up the good work.
Thanks Mustie1, for the sharing....from your art work, fixing mechanical, to your redesign & building stuff ...your site opens up to guys like us , the ideas and MacGuiver in all of us. Best reality show in North America. May your days ahead always be happy ones. Cheers Alberta Dave
I think everyone would like to be there with you, getting all the smells and sounds of your workshop. Thanks for sharing. Kindest regards. Joe,
I'm a local guy (Londonderry) and always enjoy your videos. Always learn something. Keep up the good work!
Thanks to you, I'm 74 Yrs old and a retired farmer and I've learned guide a few new things. Keep up the blogs, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year's 😎
Love your videos! Im on disability now and i buy and fix mowers and small power equipment myself its the only thing that keeps me sane from being home all the time now, only thing is is i have to sit down to do most of it but i found a lift like yours on craigslist and was able to pick it up for 275 bucks and its a big game changer! I never seen one like that till i started wayching your videos so i searched and found one! Thanks! Keep the videos coming!
It's like you are a neighbor that we can go over to your garage and stand there and watch you work on stuff. Very enjoyable and educational as well !
too bad we can't drink all his beer while we watch
Always interesting to watch, I wish you worked with me and my mechanic in my Haulage, my Man Gary was very much like you, he could make anything work.
Thank YOU, Mustie! It's always fun to watch you think your way through those problems that always pop up.
I don't have the opportunity to hang out in the garage anymore, thx for taking the time to post the vid
you would make a great auto shop teacher at school..you are the best I have seen...you make it look so easy...thanks
Hey Mustie1 I haven't had a TV in my home for 11 years now, I don't need one your the best entertainment ever, Once again great video, knowledge and commentary thanks for sharing. Really look forward to the video's.
we all love your videos man. we also love your commentary. we can all tell your a great person too. you are such a great mechanic and inventor. keep up the great work.
Hello there i have just been watching your videos on you tube, I was a mobile mechanic for a couple of years here in Newquay Cornwall in the U.K. What your doing brings it all back to me your very nolageable in what you do. well matey regards Bob.
The reason everyone likes your videos is because you always say what your thinking and that makes it interesting because everyone can compare what they are thinking compared to what you are thinking. Plus when you do something you explain why and how you plan to do it and when that dosnt work you come up with another plan. Thats what all good mechanics do. The only fault that you have in my opinion is you try to avoid taking off the carb. I do almost all of them and I flush the tank and quite often change the gas lines. Ive done so many snowblowers I can usually do that in half an hour without rushing. Good job. Keep em coming.
I love watching you, takes me back to when I was a kid tinkering with motorcycles and always in a damp, cold garage.
There's nothing like fixing and rebuilding stuff while drinking hot coffee or a cold beer! Thanks, you are #1 madman! Always learning while watching your work. Thank You Waiting to see ya with a snow machine.
I did the same fix thanks to you..it worked perfect. Thank you
Great listening to the best teacher I've heard. Thank you...Mike
mature knowledge with a boy's curiosity for how thing work - thanks for keeping the spark alive
This is the third time I've watched this and always come away learning even more stuff!. Thanks again for sharing!.
I have a Snapper 1030 snow blower, quite a bit older than the one you fixed but otherwise very similar, also with a Tecumseh engine. I just changed both belts, and I sure wish I had watched this video first! I bought mine used at a garage sale about 20 years ago for $10 because it didn't run. My dad cleaned out the carburetor and got it running. I normally only need to use it a couple times each winter (some winters not at all) but it's been a great machine and really throws the snow.
Nothing like hanging out in a garage, chewin' the fat. Thank you, man.
GL & HH my friend,
Brian
It's good stuff man, that's why we watch, wish I had a shop like that.....
I second the motion lol
THE SHOP WOULD BE NICE BUT THE KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE A HECK OF A LOT BETTER. SURE SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF IT. I LIVE IN IOWA AND COULD MAKE A LIVING REPAIRING STUFF.
Thanks for the great and informative videos. I really enjoy watching and learning from them. With your wide knowledge base and loads of experience I find it enjoyable watching you trouble shoot problems. Have a great holiday season.
I WATCH YOUR SHOW QUIT A BIT AND HAVE PICKED UP A COUPLE OF TIPS BUT NOT IN ANYWAY AS GOOD AS YOU ARE. YOU HAVE A VERY INTERESTING SHOW. KEEP SHOWING AND I WILL KEEP WATCHING.
Another fun day in the garage, thx for having us rag along. Regards, Bill
thankfully I don't have a snow blower but I love to watch the master at work!!!
Nice Job Musti1, great to sit back and enjoy your content, it is always a learning experience.
I enjoy watching because your incredibly knowledgeable no matter what you working on. thanks mustie
another great how to video. I bet alote of peeps having snow blower problems now that winter is here. fresh foot of snow here. cheers
Ran across your videos, I have learned allot and you have saved me $$$$! Thanks Mustie !
I enjoy these fix it videos you do great job at walking through all the steps until you find the problem. I file the info in the back of my mind and it helps whenever I come across a problem of my own.
It's a good thing when the hobby and trade are the same thing..Cheers for bringing me along.
Great Video. I'm fairly certain that these are Tecumseh engines. You can buy a replacement carburetor from Amazon for $15. The leak issue is one that I'm having a problem with too. Thanks for putting this together.
Omg, your shop rocks. Not only you got a in ground old school car lift, you got a small engine raising table. They don't make em like these anymore.
Your videos are successful because you relate to the viewer as if they were there. I find my self verbalizing outloud what I think the problem is and then wait to see if I'm right. It's problem solving at its best! Keep up the great work
thank you for your wisdom and knowledge of the mecanism of the snow blowers
Really enjoy your videos. My 8HP Techumseh Snow King (2006 vintage) has the hunting problem. Backfires when I go to shut it down. Runs great under load and then will hunt at full throttle. I have cleaned the carb as well. One video I saw a few years back suggested to increase the jet size by honing with a larger drill bit. Trick is to find a bit that fits then go one size larger. I might give that a try. Carb has a cap over the mixture screw.
Binging on your repairs for hours. Enjoyable
I have had my share of fighting with repairs. Thanks for sharing. A lot of useful information. I hope I do not need to use this, but only time will tell. I seem to have more issues with appliances than engines in the last couple of years. Last year I did have to make a new shaft for the gearbox of my mower.
I'm glad I don't need a snow blower in the U.K. Good video it's a thumbs up from me
Always great content. I also like your sense of humor. You don't take yourself too seriously.
Hi, Spartan, , , From, a long term, '51,, Spartan, Aircraft, mobile home, , owner/resident!!, , ,I agree. , , And,, what 'gearhead', can resist, feeling a bit,, envious, of his, wonderfully, accommodating,workshop??
I agree with the previous gentleman, love this channel and you're very clear on explaining what you're doing most of the time. Whnt to save your're best bloopers for a 7- 8 Minute patch job? They'll be fine.
Finally it is fun to watch somebody turn a piece of junk into something that works again. One man's trash is another one's treasure and income in fact oh, even better yet. Nice job always good friend!🐸
I love machines that you can fettle and fix with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers, nice work. The trailer looks like Crusty's rusty love child!
My snowblower was leaking so I tried this same repair today ...thank you ....
if you were my neighbor you would never get rid of me that's how much i love watching what you do great stuff hope you go viral
Man, I need a neighbor like you! Keep the videos coming. Love hanging out virtually in your garage!
We never know what your gunna get into next,that's what I like about your videos,keep it up you got me hooked.
Thank you. One of the best video on snow blower repair.
Love your videos. I feel like I’ve found my kindred spirit. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time in the garage.
Awesome! Thank you!
I haven't had the opportunity to work on a snowblower that broke apart like this yet. Good to know when I do run into it. Thanks also for the information on adjusting the drive wheel. Good video.
Those set screws can be a bear sometimes and all the more so when they crack before you can loosen them. After you crack them, it just expands and makes it even tighter. They are hardened so crack easy and I have even used an air-arc to blow them out. You always good work and thanks for sharing.
This is my new favorite non-outdoor related channel.
I love the channel. You are as good an educator as you are a mechanic, top shelf... I have a comment about the original oil leak. I did not read the full 3 years of comments, but to me, that bolt looks longer than what I think I can see on the one that is outside the shielded area that is NOT leaking. If my guess is right, I think if you pull that bolt out again, and use a stick to gauge it, that hole is almost surely supposed to be a blind hole with threads and if so, with a longer bolt, it likely pushed in the casing causing a crack in the oil case. However, as your repair method covers all sins, which is a real positive, it should be fine unless someone decides to remove that bolt in the future. If you ever get that blower back, I suggest measuring the depth and get a bolt that stops before impacting the case, or just buzz off the extra on that bolt.
Keep up that great video work. I am in the majority in saying you are totally getting the making of the video right. Don't change a thing.
you give me a lot of inspiration .as soon as it gets warm i shall be out side getting things going.(motorbikes,mowers & mopeds
I've watched at least a Year's worth of videos over the past day or so keep the good work.
A' right !
Great job Mustie as usual. Hard to find old Vespas but you brought it back to life amazing dude! Thanks for the wrenching time
Just when you think your done your not. Spending the time to get things diagnosed/repaired right the first time, Nice!
I really like your videos, you do things exactly how i would do them. You give me motivation to get out and start tinkering. Thanks bud !
I love your videos, it reminds me of doing stuff like this with my dad as a kid.
Have a GREAT holiday, I now see I am 2 years behind ...well, could be worse ...I like your humor ...and the once in a while giggle is great,
You are one smart mechanic- love all your videos - I have a snapper snowblower great machine
I could hear it hunting a bit before you cleaned that jet,Sounds great now,another happy camper.
I enjoy watching your videos even if I don't really understand everything or retain it. I seem to have a hard time learning stuff and it's only getting worse as the years roll by. But it's nice to relax and see someone with so much knowledge diagnose and fix problems that would cause people to just dump the items.. Keep on Keepin' on.
I have the same machine and have to change the belts. Thanks for the clear instructions! Very helpful!
Cool vid. Thanks for showing the "drivability"adjustments on the trans,and pointing out that load plays a role in it.
Thanks Darrin another excellent video. There's nothing like watching a master at work.
Happy New Year to you and your family
Thanks for the videos, I have learned a lot from watching your U-tube presentations. It is still possible to teach an old dog new tricks. So, please keep on!
Your keepin it real n no bull shit is what we like. Thanks for sharing!
i wish you were my neighbor..would never be bored!
Indeed. The guessing, investigation, diagnosis & problem solving. Satisfying. Sherlock Home's Mechanic, without the gunshots & blood.
tks Mustie good video, i have the same problem with my motor thank you now i know how to fix it your the best teacher
Mustie you may have the best channel on youtube.
I always have loved a good mystery, and your are the Sherlock of solving them. Mad skills. Thanks for all you do. I find myself saying things like knock it forward or looks like your going to have to use some heat..haha.
I've always liked your videos and have seen probably everyone of them.
I don't mind much for what you work on, I just love your thought process with problem solving. And just general working and hanging in a workshop. No more enjoyable place to spend time doing.
I usually have good luck getting these off taking the set screws out and then spraying PB Blaster in there then turning it a few times to get the Blaster all over and the wire wheel clean up does make a difference taking it all the way off. The last thing you want to do is break off those set screws. Great video and mine was leaking when I stood up on the bucket overnight oil went right through the shaft seal. Not fun taking everything off to do it but it's been a great machine.
What a great channel. I subbed after watching your great repair videos !. i am going through all your videos it makes for a lot of hours of great viewing. I learned a lot about my own snowblower after watching your vids. Keep the great video's coming.
Cheers, Jeff.
great job on the repairs seemed to run real nice in the end did not know how the adjustment on the gear rod worked thanks for explaining it
Just started watching your channel, thank you for sharing your experience with us.
really enjoy your trouble shooting. I have been able to use your videos to help me fix my small engines
I have that exact same Snapper and as I've said in the past, those older real Snapper blowers were some of the best. Their frames are built a lot like the old Jacobsen blowers.
Their is a point of bad engineering and a,major weak spot on those....
The axle slides straight thru the frame/gearbox. Their are no supports. Just a lip that is forged into the sides. The left axle bushing in particular can go bad and if you do not catch it immediately the axle will ride on the frame and destroy it. Once that occurs your left with two choices. New frame, which includes a lot of disassembly and re-assembly or what I did, was purchased an Ariens 10000 series axle support knocked a snapper bushing into it because the inner diameter is different. Measured out a perfectly round hole. Cut a round circle into the frame so the Ariens support could go thru and sit flush. Drilled 3 holes to bolt it on. Now its good. No more play and if the bushing ever blows again, theirs an axle support its gotta go thru next, which can be replaced again if neccesary so I never have to worry about that frame again. It was a big pain in the ass but worth it because you cannot buy a machine built strong and big that throws snow as good as that anymore. Thst machine digs hard and devours snow, Im talking big heavy snow.
Also reverse tends to get lost, what you have to do is file the groove for R up further and file the tip of the shift handle down a bit. That will allow the friction disk to slide further over on the plate giving you a stronger faster reverse. Otherwise they are killer snow eaters them old American steel Geargia made Snappers......
I hope to have mine as long as Im around.
Thanks for the videos! I have a blower with a Tecumseh on it and it does hunt a lot at idle, it gives me some things to look into in the spring when I work on the yard equipment. I came across your channel randomly and have been watching your vids the last few days, then this one comes out and was a perfect fit.
Keep putting them vids out and we'll keep watch and supporting you channel. A Thumbs up friend.
we are also learning as we watch brother, So Thank You my friend, Cheers The Dizzy One.
I enjoy the wrenching videos the best. I've learned a ton from watching you. Keep up the good work and best wishes for continued success.
I was first thinking someone may have put multi grade oil in it as that could be the cause of the oil seal leek if it was indeed leaking but looks like your diagnosis was correct. All the best from NZ
Enjoy watching you work on these sometimes finicky engines also the travel workshop has been a hit on this side of the screen, thanks and have a great 2017 , from Hfx NS Canada
Thanks again for another video of real work being done.
I have the exact same machine at work. It's a great work horse considering its age. Keeps up with the much newer ariens we also use. Cool video. It was well worth putting some time and effort into it instead of sending it to the scrap heap.
Excellent video! The reverse linkage adjuster looks like a turnbuckle, but it does not have left hand threads at one end of the coupling with corresponding left hand threads on a rod end that would allow the coupling to be turned to shorten or lengthen the entire rod. Certainly less expensive to make it that way, but less convenient to adjust, as you figured out. Wooden screen doors use turnbuckles on threaded rods to take out sag, maybe one could be modified to make the reverse linkage.
You are remarkable. Ilove wrenching on Stuf.
Hello Mustie,
First I will wish you and your family also all the best wishes for the new year.
I guess I'm now on your channel for more than an half year and it is always a pleasure to look to your repairs. Maybe it is the diversety of things you repair and also nog only cars but things like lawnmowers and snowblowers. The way you explain is great and I learned a lot from it, always handy when I have to repair one of my own machines. So great channel and looking forward to your next project !
Many greetings from Roel ( out of Europe, the Netherlands ).