Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Found this at an auction, bought it for $70.00.  Don't really need another blower but couldn't resist the 7hp 24" cut.  It's a 2008 model and a rare bird in design.  The ad said it didn't run but had good compression.  Looked in good shape.  Turns out it was low on fuel.  After the ride home (fuel sloshing around in the tank) and a shot of starter fluid it fired right up.  Smoked like crazy, so either it had the wrong mix in it.  Or the fuel had evaporated and left a high concentration of oil in the remaining fuel.  Will post some pics tomorrow.    I'm ready for snow already.  Hope this year turns out better than last year.
For those wanting to know.  It has a BRIGGS AND STRATTON, 084333-0199-E1 engine.

Most engines have 2 RPM speeds. The max is for at full throttle and the min is for idle. The min doesn't matter too much as it is more or less as low as you can get it without the engine stalling. Faster will give you better throttle response. Some engines don't even have a throttle so it doesn't matter. The max is what will damage your engine. 3600 is what most 4 cycle small engines do, but some of those Toro 2 stroke engines are set around 4400. If you go to the Toro web site and try and look up the manuals you can find a spec sheet that says what the engine RPM should be. You will need the model and serial numbers. I have always set mine at full throttle with no load.

Thanks for the response! From what I've read @4000 rpms is ideal for the snow commander. The motor can handle more but the machine can get difficult to control if you go much higher. I guess I will engage the rotors but not put a load on them and set the rpm there.

Anyone have pics of this model? I'm wondering what it looks like exactly i think i saw one online but not sure.

ivysaur01 wrote:
Check out this thread.    Lots of pics.

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