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Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Original Message   Dec 12, 2009 4:31 pm
Has anyone used the little Toro Power Clear 180 yet?  It has the 87 cc engine 4 cycle engine on it. 
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podo


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #42   Feb 6, 2010 12:49 pm
jerseybill725 wrote:
no one having problems?

mine won't start, took it out of the box followed instructions for start up everything worked fine.

Week later it snowed, started right up worked fine for about 2 hours  then I put it away.

2 weeks later tried to start it only ran about 3 minutes and stalled out now it won't start at all.

been trying for 2 days , no trouble shoting sugestions in book, have to wait until Monday and try and take to a service center


Precisely my trouble. Ran for about 20 minutes when new a month ago. Fresh that day gas. Tried to start it today and she coughed, chugged, puked smoke and died. No problem, just need to be quicker on the choke. Same thing: chug, chug, die. Then no chug at all. Just cranked without a pop. Tried 2 hours later. Cranking with no sign of life. Back to the dealer today.
Pete
aa335


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #43   Feb 8, 2010 3:59 am
Is this a typical problem of Toro snowblowers on its first production year, especially with a new engine?
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themoo


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #44   Feb 8, 2010 4:23 pm
My Toro 180 is in the shop because I had difficulty starting it and it leaked out a tank of gas. The guy working on my snowblower said that he has six other 180's with the same problem. When I brought the Toro back to where I bought it,  no body said anything about this issue to me. They just said we will take a look at it. The person working on it is waiting for Toro to get back to him. These SIX 180's that he has were not all sold at the same store. The service guy said that he put a new Carburetor in one and it was fine. It appeared to fix the problem.  I am not looking forward to using this machine again. My last toro snowblower lasted 30 years.
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Catt


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #45   Feb 9, 2010 5:28 pm
It's unfortunate that some are having issues and it sounds like the problem is the float needle coating which either sticks closed or open.  This causes fuel to leak out onto the garage floor or not let enough fuel into the carb and the engine won't run.  In my case I've used this little snowblower a lot as a second blower to go with my large two stage.  I like it so much that I just bought a second one to go with my other two stage at my office building.
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aa335


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #46   Feb 10, 2010 11:08 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPVRl_9-lU
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themoo


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #47   Feb 10, 2010 1:44 pm
I do not have an electric start.
themoo


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #48   Feb 13, 2010 2:29 pm
After a week, I got my 180 back with a new carb and carb kit. No charge. Snow is tomorrow. Bring it on!
aa335


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #49   Feb 15, 2010 12:31 pm
Good luck.  Hope it works out well.
Celebros


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #50   Feb 17, 2010 9:57 pm
Hello all, I've been using my Power Clear 180 a few snow falls we've had so far this year. I'm now past the recommended oil break-in period, but I can't seem to find the right wrench to remove the oil drain plug. (who knows maybe all my tools are off :)

Has anyone changed the oil in the 180? And if so, what wrench size worked for you?
aa335


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Re: Toro Power Clear 180: Anybody use it yet?
Reply #51   Feb 18, 2010 12:31 pm
Celebros wrote:
Hello all, I've been using my Power Clear 180 a few snow falls we've had so far this year. I'm now past the recommended oil break-in period, but I can't seem to find the right wrench to remove the oil drain plug. (who knows maybe all my tools are off :)

Has anyone changed the oil in the 180? And if so, what wrench size worked for you?

I thought those look like 1/2" square.  A crescent wrench or 1/2" combination box wrench may work
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