scifi4all 6 #1 Posted October 17, 2011 I picked this up at the end of last winter season. I have wanted one for quite a while. I have and older cable driven chute style with the adjustable wheels. Hope this tall chute works easier. No more broken cables in the middle of clearing snow. The guy I bought it from had never used it. He had picked it up at a consignment sale. It is missing a couple of items: The Crank rod, I should be able to make one of those. A lift spring, can still buy one of those. And both the left and the right wing plates, does any body have any of these they can part with? I don't mind painting. Let me know. Any way here's some pics. The garage looks like a bomb went off, to many projects at the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #2 Posted October 17, 2011 I like my tall shoot blower over the old cable drive, looks like you need to hammer on the auger in a few places, use a big hammer as a backer and a smsller one to pound the auger back in shape. And send me a PM I have a few sets of the wings, some need paint and I think I have a NOS set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Road 594 #3 Posted October 17, 2011 I took the wings off of mine. I've seen 3 of these blowers with broken welds. I assume the side pull from the wings was the cause. Other than that I' ve been very happy with the single stage. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scifi4all 6 #4 Posted October 18, 2011 :thumbs2: Yeah Kelly the auger does need a little fine tuning. I am a sheet metal worker by trade and have some iron dollies that should work well to straighten the edges. I will send you a pm. Cole's dad, I have the old single stage and it has worked well. I have run into the weld cracks on mine before. I think it is partly my fault in trying to take too big a bite and normal stress from the design. I actually didn't see any cracks in my old one until last year. But I was clearing only my driveway for years, all of a sudden I was clearing nearly 7 each snowfall. The blower got a lot of hours on it in the last 2 years. We will see how this year goes. I usually just get them rewelded, but it is not a final repair, by any means. Hopefully I have Good Luck with this one. :banghead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whbob 0 #5 Posted October 18, 2011 I bought a new thrower designed for the 200 series in order to get the auger. I have the wing plates which are the same as the ones on the 79360. Let me know if you can use them. May need painting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
