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Re: Simplicity is gonna get a workout today!!
#1 Mar 24, 2008 8:56 am |
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Southern Wisconsin got dumped on today. As it's so late in the season and the ground was starting to warm up, it's heavy, heavy, heavy. I mentioned previously in this thread, that I sprung for Simplicity's 1524 -- their Signature Pro series. The extra horsepower and sturdy frame are much appreciated when dealing with this stuff. Though we average about half as much snow as we've gotten this winter, I have no regrets on spending the extra cash. Years like this will make it well worthwhile. The bells and whistles don't matter so much, I know, but I can affirm the advice of so many on this forum -- buy as many horses as you can afford.
You guys got it a lot worse than we did, but we still got about 6" of the real heavy wet stuff in Northern Illinois. I think this year is a record as far as snowfall goes. I was afraid that we weren't going to get much snow this year since I bought the new Simplicity. I wish I could get this lucky in timing the stock market.
When I was a teenager, I bought a used Snowmobile. I kept it a few years, but because we weren't getting much snow, I sold it. The next winter after I sold it was the winter of 78-79, nuff said. I still really like the new machine and haven't had any problems yet although the electric chute rotator makes me nervous. As I said in a previous post, I wish Simplicity would provide a manual backup.
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Re: Simplicity is gonna get a workout today!!
#2 Feb 7, 2008 4:27 pm |
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I love my new Simplicity EXCEPT:
Three times now I have gone out to the shed to use it, started it, and find the electric chute control froze in place. That is getting me a little bit angry. I wonder if there is manual control I can put on it.
I haven't had this problem. I do store it in an attached garage, but the garage is not heated. One of the first things I did after getting the machine was to smear some synthetic grease on the gear and teeth on the chute.
I love the electric chute control, but I do wish that there was a manual backup.
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Simplicity is gonna get a workout today!!
#3 Feb 6, 2008 3:03 pm |
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Northern Illinois, about 10" of snow on the ground and another 4" on the way before it's over with blowing and drifting on top of that. This is the most snow at one time this area has got in years. Really glad I bought the new blower this year. I don't think my old Toro would have been up to the task.
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Re: Problem with tecumseh 8hp that don't start...
#4 Jan 4, 2008 9:04 am |
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Ok so here's the thing...I just removed the carb again to clean it completely just in case that I forgot to clean something before...I will re-install it tomorrow. The fuel is getting to the carb without problem, the spark plug is doing spark but it still not start. Yesterday I verified if the magnet that is glued on the flywheel was there and everything look nice, the spark plug is getting wet if I try to start the snowblower....I already open the head of the motor and both cylinder and piston are nice...The valves are dirty but working fine so I cleaned the the best I could.Like I said I will re-install the carb tomorrow and give it a last shot, if it's still won't start I will bring it to a professional... If you think about something else don't hesitate... Thanks.
Just wanted to add that you can't really tell by "looking" at the piston/cylinders. You need to check compression with a tester. They aren't too expensive, or maybe you could rent one from an auto parts store. If the compression is low, it might be a bad head gasket also.
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Re: Age Old Question: Ariens, Toro, or Simplicity for Snow!
#5 Jan 2, 2008 2:12 pm |
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Hello, first off, nice home and land. IMO, the 3-blowers you are considering are all quality units. The best of the three in my humble opinion is the Simplicity. I have always owned Simplicity tractors, but just recently bought a Simplicity P10524E snowblower. I owned a Toro 521 for about 25 years and then replaced it with a Toro 826. They were both good machines, but not in the class of the Simplicity. BTW, the Simplicity is a 24", not a 26". The Simplicity has an OHV 10.5hp Briggs that is just sweeeeet! It also is very well made with thick steel, hand warmers, Easy-Turn, an electric chute control, huge tires, and I could go on and on. The thing that I was probably most impressed with was, where most machines have bushings for the auger and gear shafts, the Simplicity has bearings. My opinion, buy the P10524E and don't look back. |
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