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borat


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Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Original Message   Jan 25, 2012 1:43 pm
Finally got some snow here so I took out most of the fleet to have some fun and put the machines to use.   Beautiful weather.  Crisp, clear with a bit of a breeze but not too bad.   First up is the Craftsman SS then the Toro 221 and finally the Simplicity.  Not too much snow maybe 5 or 6 inches but nice consistency. Fine, fairly dense and dry.  Here's a link to the video:

http://youtu.be/p7U9Jk8s8VM?hd=1
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borat


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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #24   Jan 27, 2012 8:31 pm
I assume the only way the rubber is coming off is by drilling out or grinding off the rivets.  Never done it and don't look forward to doing it either.  By the size of the rivets, replacing the rubber will require a much larger riveter than what I own.   Probably have to use short bolts, locking nuts and locktite to replace the rubber.  The paddles on the MTD machine I have looks pretty much the same.  I could pull the whole assembly off of that machine and put it on the Craftsman if and when it's required and rebuild the Craftsman rotor at my leisure.  Don't see that happening any time soon. 

Redoct: 

What machine did you say you have?  Was it a Toro 318?   No experience with them but being a Toro, it should be a well designed and useful piece.

I've also got a little gas powered Toro Power Shovel that pretty neat.  Looks close to being new.  Got it cheap too.  Needed about twenty minutes work to get it running like a champ.  It's a fun little machine too that hasn't seen any work yet this year either.  I used to use the power shovel on the deck but I put the MTD SS machine on there and neither have been required yet.  Too many machines too little snow.......
RedOctobyr


Location: Lowell area, MA
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #25   Jan 27, 2012 8:48 pm
Mine is an Ariens SS322. I wish it was the SS522 variant with the larger HSK850, but oh well. Ariens doesn't seem as well known for their SS machines as Toro is, but hopefully Ariens' are still good.

The Power Shovel, is that the one that has fixed vanes to always blow forward & to the right, or whatever? I was impressed with my little Toro Powercurve 1800 electric, it did surprisingly well on deck duty, even with deep, heavy storms last winter. And it was very compact, and only about 25 lbs (as light as a 2-stroke SS is, they're still a lot bigger & heavier than an electric). My parents have it now, but there hasn't been any snow for them to try it on.
borat


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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #26   Jan 27, 2012 9:17 pm
Ariens are famous for snow removal equipment but not so much for the SS machines.  At least not around here.  Personally, I've never seen an Ariens SS machine. 

The power shovel throws snow forward only.  Looks like an upright vacuum cleaner.  No side to side deflection.  However, for a little machine, it's fairly impressive.  Next snow, I'll try to do a video of the power shovel in action.  Actually, if you check Youtube, you'll probably find some examples.   Here's a pic:




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FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #27   Jan 28, 2012 2:43 pm
RedOctobyr wrote:
Mine is an Ariens SS322. I wish it was the SS522 variant with the larger HSK850


Here ya go Red....note that it was only used once!!! How lucky can you get.

Ariens 5 horse power snowblower.
22" clearing width.
Model number SS522
Only used one time.
Runs Great.
$225 or best offer
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RedOctobyr


Location: Lowell area, MA
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Re: Nice Day for a snow clearing video - in HD
Reply #28   Jan 28, 2012 7:55 pm
Thanks for the info Frank I'll stick with mine for the moment, I can't beat the money I have into mine (free + a belt and carb kit, so ~$25 total). But I'll see how mine does if we ever get any deeper snow. If it's underpowered (rather likely), I'll probably try to boratify it, and/or keep an eye out for something inexpensive and more powerful.

Plus I think I'd need to be able to justify shopping for a different machine  I have my new-to-me 2-stage, my old 2-stage (waiting for some snow & demand on CL before listing it), and my new-to-me SS. If I announced I was shopping for *another* one already, with no real runtime on the "new" ones, I might have some 'splaining to do
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