What did you do in your garage today..?

Mad Mike said:
Hardwrkr13 said:
I should clarify, not easy if you're a 17yr old without much experience in this regard and there's no YT vids to show how as it's the early 90's.

Ariens Platinum. Only a few hundred dollars more than a Deluxe and it's lovingly overbuilt and worth it. Huge engine, faster impeller, heated grips, etc. It's a well-made machine and will eat anything you put in front of it and still look brand new years later. Mine's 3yrs old and I'm in a big-snow area and love mine. Never let me down, starts easily, goes through absolutely EVERYTHING and throws it a solid 60ft at least.
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Speaking of throwing snow....years ago when I first got the small 520, I was doing the end of the drive after the plow was by. I wasn`t familiar with the machine at all and managed to fire a fist size ball of ice at the neighbors house, just missing taking out their large front window by inches. :p
 
Glenn/RZ500 said:
When I got the big 724 I thought maybe I shoulda` got the e-start model. Once I figured it out they start pretty easy though. Just like the old XL250, XL350 and XL500 did. I pull the 724 thru a few times until compression, gas on, choke on, switch on, and one firm pull normally does it.
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Yep, it's more of a failsafe than anything. Like if I somehow manage to rip or damage the pull cord, it's there.

Has that ever happened in the history of man? Maybe, maybe not.

If I didn't have the electric start option would it totally happen to me? Knowing my luck lately, 100% yes lol.
 
adri said:
Yep, it's more of a failsafe than anything. Like if I somehow manage to rip or damage the pull cord, it's there.

Has that ever happened in the history of man? Maybe, maybe not.

If I didn't have the electric start option would it totally happen to me? Knowing my luck lately, 100% yes lol.
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Since a push start is out, you`re covered. It`s like did a Yamaha 2 stroke autolube pump ever fail? I heard of one... ever.
 
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timtune said:

Built it years ago for a $100 Ice bike challenge. (Spoiler I spent $80 on new purpose made studs and blew the limit)
Motor was stuck and I rebuilt it. The velocity stacks are made from plastic urine sample jars with the bottom cut out and screen hot-glued in the lid. To make sure they don't clog with snow (when I dump it) I made shields from empty oil jugs - they have big louvers on the inside. The rear pegs are being used with a GP shift pattern and home made rear brake pedal.
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Szoke posted a fun video. Looking forward to vids of you elbow dragging on the 350.

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Wingboy said:
Just tipped it up on its front to replace a broken spring and noticed that the auger box welds are going where it attaches to the middle section 2nd stage. Nah, it's done.
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DCS Two wheel tractor — Ducar Canada DCS Two wheel tractor
40″ Snow Blower for DCS unit — Ducar Canada 40″ Snow Blower for DCS unit
This would be a good solid unit I think.
You can also get a blade or a broom for it.

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adri said:
I hate that. My old F150, I could disconnect and take out the battery in seconds. Two nuts, easy peasy.

By comparison my new (to me) F150, you have to know a guy, join a cult, learn the secret handshake, and sacrifice a virgin to take four pieces off to change the thing. Why?!?
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What year is your F150? Here’s my ‘24 and it couldn’t be easier now. One bolt holds the battery strap and one nut on each terminal. Easy peasy and lots of room. I believe 21+ should be the same.
I have a few extra wires for stereo/charger currently. Put the maintainer/reconditioner on a few times a year and my batteries last 12yrs or more.
 

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Hardwrkr13 said:
What year is your F150? Here’s my ‘24 and it couldn’t be easier now. One bolt holds the battery strap and one nut on each terminal. Easy peasy and lots of room. I believe 21+ should be the same.
I have a few extra wires for stereo/charger currently. Put the maintainer/reconditioner on a few times a year and my batteries last 12yrs or more.
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2016. I'm a generation or few behind yours. Yours looks closer to how my 2006 was than my 2016.

Mine isn't covered up or anything tooooo crazy but there's a bunch of little pieces that connect at the battery terminal instead of just a ring and a nut. It's a step backwards from my previous F150.
 
Wingboy said:
Snowblower. Tired of fixing this thing.i would like a Honda. But they are overrated and too much money. Everything i look at is made cheaply. What to buy?
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I have a 33 - 35 year old 10hp 29" Craftsman. All steel construction. Only the chute is plastic and was replaced about 10 years ago.

Looks and runs like new, always stored indoors, picture from last winter.

I see them on FB marketplace all the time for about $200 bucks.


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I'd buy an older, all steel, analog blower in good shape and run it another 20 years vs. spending $1,000 - $1,500 bucks on a machine that's mostly plastic.

Another consideration is can the dealer fix a new unit in a timely fashion. My neighbor purchased a new Husky blower from a local dealer and it ran a week. Ignition module toast, on warranty, but no parts availability for 4 months.............. It was finally fixed in April, after the last snow.
 
ReSTored said:
My neighbor purchased a new Husky blower from a local dealer and it ran a week. Ignition module toast, on warranty, but no parts availability for 4 months.............. It was finally fixed in April, after the last snow.
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My husky quit near the end of last year. I figured it was out of warranty and I had diagnosis down to a coil as the cause. It turns out it was still under warranty so I took it to the shop. It was there for maybe a month. At one point, they thought it needed a new FI module and the bill to Husky was well over $1K. The first tech got fired for sucking and they ended up putting a coil in it. What a crapshow. Hand loading a 370 lb snowblower onto a harbour freight trailer is much more work than putting a coil in my pocket.
 
Wingboy said:
24" Honda will be here in Jan.
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Wow, that looks exactly the same as my retired 1988 Honda. Mine went 30+ years until the track drive became too sloppy.

Like most Hondas, it didn’t win any competitions but it showed up for work every day.
 
timtune said:
It SO will. Did mine this fall for the first with a burp gun. Can't believe I wrenched it for 25 years.
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I have a wired torque gun but it’s heavy and awkward and way too powerful for anything I need.

250ft/lb is more than enough for anything I’m doing around the house, car, or motorcycle.
 
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