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    Snow Blowers $#&&*** !!!!!

    Three year old Troy Built 24 cut which I reluctantly bought because my history with snow-blowrs is: The minute I really count on them they don't start, I wind up wasting time, energy and getting all pissed off and STILL have to shovel. However it worked pretty well except for twice once the wife flooded it ( typically in big storms she runs it and I shovel) In her defence it flooded easily and didn't even smell. ( Weird feature for a machine that is designed to not get started for months then suddenly fire up in below zero weather)

    Then there was today. I don't use the damn thing unless I have to move a lot of snow. It wouldn't start , it sounds dry, you can't tell from the primer button whether you are moving gas or not. Probably needed more gas but shoveling seemed easier that dealing with flooding it out.

    Any tips would be great which is why I included the brand, size and age. But I also thought maybe others had ***&&%##$ snow blower stories?

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    Aaaaah yes. I gave up and hooked one to the front of my Deere.
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    I have one sitting in my garage... Been there for years... Sitting right next to my snow shovel...
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    Like Pick , mines in the shed behind the shovel .
    They can make a lawnmower that runs for 15 years but a snowblower can't function 2-3 times a year . Its got to have something to do with leaving old gas in it so keep running it till it stalls out and only fill it just before you use it with straight gas - no government additives (corn syrup)
    Last edited by Daily Bread; 01-19-2021 at 05:28 PM.

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    I'm actually irritated it doesn't feel like winter outside. I love cold weather.
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    I'm trying to think what you could do about this problem.

    The reason I am having such a problem is that I do not have more than an inch of snow every 5 years where I am that lasts about 3 hours.

    Let me think what kid of suggestion I could come up with.

    Replace the TORO with a U-Haul.

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