Customer Thinks Engine Is Blown On Cub Cadet Snowblower

Customer Thinks Engine Is Blown On Cub Cadet Snowblower - Let's Find Out!

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Customer Thinks Engine Is Blown On Cub Cadet Snowblower - Let's Find Out!
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@donyboy73 5 ай бұрын

🔻WATCH NEXT🔻 Watch a Teardown video of a Briggs & Stratton engine here; ➡kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8yTZtVyl7_ekpc.html

@breannaoliver6316 5 ай бұрын

@donyboy73. Feliz 2024. Gusto nuevamente ver Tus videos!!! Gracias por TU entrega y por compartir Tus conocimientos.

@bobbychaussard5575 4 ай бұрын

Love watching you.

@philliphall5198 5 ай бұрын

Reason I watch your videos is because you waste no time getting to the point and no bs talking Thank You and Wife 😊❤

@nelsonthekkath4830 5 ай бұрын

It's the rotating counter weight to reduce the vibration.

@jjyemg2397 5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't know that was the counter weight

@patrickpoulard24 5 ай бұрын

@@jjyemg2397He knows exactly what that is, trust me. He is just making conversation. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷🏿‍♂️

@doncook3584 5 ай бұрын

Harmonic balancer

@deanwilliams2353 5 ай бұрын

Also known as a balance shaft.

@bcad4066 3 ай бұрын

He just said that to generate comments. See, it worked.@@jjyemg2397

@jamesc9327 5 ай бұрын

It's my wifes birthday and I am glad she loves watching Dony as much as I do. I said Dony has a video, do you mind if I watch it? She jumed on the couch and said sure as long as she can watch it with me. Thanks for another awesome video on this snowblower engine Dony. Sad ending to a great engine. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Absolute carnage to that engine.

@wansolve289 5 ай бұрын

Someone a long time ago said, “... an Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure.” That sure applies here! Thanks! Great autopsy video.

@donvoll2580 5 ай бұрын

Good day Yes totally true. I remember many yrs ago my dad keep oil in it. Too bad Thanks

@dennisjoiner3717 5 ай бұрын

I noticed how dark the oil was in the sump and in your drain container. However the oil on the DipStick was New clean. Yes, someone added oil to the engine after the Rod broke or it would have mixed with the rest of the old oil. Too bad, like you said I too feel like they are good engines.

@mikespain8655 5 ай бұрын

I had three engines in 2023 from customers that ran it out of oil and the engine connecting rod broke. It happens, so always check your oil periodically.

@blackenedmagic888 5 ай бұрын

It sort of makes me wonder if there's a flaw in the engine's design that causes it to somehow use/leak excessive oil. I have a snowblower with a Tecumseh 10hp Snow King engine from around 2005 and it very rarely needs even a bit of an oil top-up between oil changes

@garyalford9394 3 ай бұрын

Why were they using that much oil ?

@doncook3584 5 ай бұрын

Informative no stutter no “um’s” means he’s well prepared and editing pro. Just a wealth of knowledge

@mikiwessel262 5 ай бұрын

Counter balance shaft.

@archierockey 5 ай бұрын

I always check the oil in all my lawnmowers and snowblower engine's before starting them

@Tollbooth 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the great videos, Don. I have a Cub Cadet 28" snow blower with that same engine. I bought it in November 2016 and it's been great. That 357cc engine can easily handle the heaviest wet snow. I do all the regular maintenance on it in September, like changing the spark plug, oil, lubricating everything and give it a coat of ceramic wax to get it ready for the season. It starts up on the first pull every time and looks brand new.

@edsyphan3425 5 ай бұрын

I was just going to say the same thing, mine runs like a champ too.

@paulmysliborski4832 5 ай бұрын

I have the same engine (357cc) on my Troy-Bilt, and I agree about its power. Mine doesn't even bog down with the end of the drive snowplow pile.

@cuffy69 5 ай бұрын

I've got 2 of them they start every time first pull. I do 6 driveways and 5 businesses. Customers are always happy

@donyboy73 5 ай бұрын

You would be the type of customer that I like!

@georgebenevides 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Don. A tear down to show what the cause is. This is a Cub Cadet so a nice thorough and explanation was nice. You pulled the cord to listen for the sound of the engine. The spark plug trick to check if piston is moving. I love watching these tear down videos, keep em coming. We are all curious what the cause may be.

@jeffdayman8183 5 ай бұрын

Looks like somebody had fireworks a bit before New Year's Eve this year! 8^) I also suspect this was a result of low oil causing the rod breakage. The aluminum schmear on the rod journal is a dead giveaway. I used to see this about three times a month on the old B&S 3 1/2 hp mowers I serviced for clients. Great engines, lasted an incredibly long time - IF the oil was kept filled. I had a saying for the clients to memorize - "once low - she's gonna blow!"

@gordsmith7708 3 ай бұрын

The part that you removed looks like a counter balance shaft . Smooths out the pulse ( vibration) of the engine.

@MrRunner 3 ай бұрын

Nicely done Donny. What a shame, all because someone didn't maintain it correctly. I had a call once, brand new B & S. Visited, and I couldn't pull it over at all. Checked the oil level and it was THREE INCHES above the max mark on the dipstick. It was hydrolocked. There was a one foot wide black streak of oil on the garage wall. Customer demanded to know what I was going to do and wasn't happy with my response. All you have to do is read the book

@Davidjb37721 5 ай бұрын

Thank for your help

@cma8165 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video with us, your subscribers. I greatly enjoyed it.

@robcole332 5 ай бұрын

Counter balance shaft for smoother operation. Great video

@chuckuu9294 5 ай бұрын

Great video Big D. Just bought a CUB. I will make sure the maintenance on mine. Thanks

@TOWNCARBUBBA87 5 ай бұрын

very informative. good job brother 👍

@kencurtis228 5 ай бұрын

TY for Sharing

@hermanchow1405 5 ай бұрын

great explanation , it’s a stripe search and great job 👍

@Jetpac74 5 ай бұрын

Great video Donny Always loads to be learned from your detailed videos. Thank you.

@cuffy69 5 ай бұрын

I have 2 357cc cub cadet snow throwers. Thank you for this video

@1hjehje 5 ай бұрын

I had a snowblower and a lawnmower both with Powermore engines. Both of them worked really well. They started easily, had plenty of power, and ran smoothly. I now only have a small yard and front drive, so I use an electric lawnmower and I just shovel my snow. Thank you for the video!

@MrBailey-ng9kw 5 ай бұрын

HI Dony, Thank you for the your time in showing us the internals of these Powermore engines. Worked on a couple myself..I just think these are great engines but in some way taking from our economy, in that manufacturers are putting the motors on at a cheaper price but charging the same price for the whole unit. Briggs and tecumseh have been around for ever and some still going... thank again jp!

@dnrsmallenginerepair 4 ай бұрын

you are awesome donyboy73 at working on those Engines

@Paul1958R 5 ай бұрын

Don, Great video and explanation - thank you. Paul (in MA USA)

@deanmoore420 5 ай бұрын

Great tips enjoy watching your videos as usual been there done that that’s for sure merry Christmas and a happy new year 👍

@onemechca 5 ай бұрын

Maintenance is key for longevity for any engine be it in a car or small engine..The proof is exactly what you just shown in the video Don. Well done sir..Happy New Year.

@randyrejer4219 5 ай бұрын

Always good to watch.

@littlepaddy7444 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Don.

@garyhockensmith2471 5 ай бұрын

It’s a counter balance shaft to stop a lot of vibration, they use those in a lot of vehicle engines.

@BearE9090 5 ай бұрын

Great tip with the screwdriver. Thanks

@donvoll2580 5 ай бұрын

Good day from Waterloo Happy new yr to u & yours Don. Thanks

@royevans7793 5 ай бұрын

As far as Briggs engines are concerned, I had a John Deere riding mower with a Briggs. It lasted a little over 300 hrs, before I started having issues with it. I serviced it religiously, changed oil & filter, along with the air filter, and lubed it every spring. I'd also check the oil before I used it. It got to the point that every time I'd use it, I'd have to add a quart of oil, and about every 3rd time, I'd have to clean the spark plug. It smoked like I was spraying for mosquitos! Fortunately at about the time all of this happened, we moved & I needed a bigger mower, so I bought a ZT mower with a Kohler mower. Love your videos, very informative.

@PatHiggins-Mayo 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year,Dony and family

@brucedale4465 4 ай бұрын

Great job Donny. I really enjoy your videos 👍

@mrclaus859 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dony

@josephrich6014 5 ай бұрын

Another excellent video. Thank you sir

@Tommyr 5 ай бұрын

Have a very happy new year Don!

@stevesfascinations1516 5 ай бұрын

Loved the video. I have used your knowledge through KZfaq to repair many snowblowers. This is the first time I have seen the inside of the engine - very interesting. Keep the videos coming! Steven from south of Orillia.

@nebiertugrul5095 5 ай бұрын

Nice video,thanks

@neiltheplayer 5 ай бұрын

new viewer .. thank you for posting. Excellent video

@HARRUMPH-SAL 5 ай бұрын

Great video, Dony. However, Tecumseh always got my vote back in the day.

@paultavares465 5 ай бұрын

Another great video l do have a briggs from 2009 and I do check oil level before starting and also change every season and so far so good the only thing that has gone wrong is the gear case exploded but thanks to your video on how to rebuild it everything is going strong thanks again for all the great video's

@danielcote4888 5 ай бұрын

Merci Don et bonne année à toi ainsi que ta famille 🎉🎉

@Pinebaron2011 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video. It puts me on track to remove and clean the carb which for the first time ever is probably clogged due to me not emptying the fuel tank and not runnig it dry last season.

@scootosan 5 ай бұрын

That was catastrophic when it went so no "thinking" about it. I like your editing (sped up) during the mundane sequences. Happy New Year DB73

@marathoner43 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Don. I have heard a lot of bad things about Briggs engines from the last few years. Have a great new year, and all the best to you and yours in 2024!

@tomfillmore9710 5 ай бұрын

Good video buddy thanks for sharing take care

@Wyn61 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting! As usual Donny, I learn lots here! Enjoyable, easy presentation. Btw .....got tix to see BTO in Mahnomen, MN at the Casino on Jan. 19th! Looking forward to hearing "Sledgehammer"!!!!

@chuckmaxon3727 5 ай бұрын

Informative...

@Bigtwin88 5 ай бұрын

I have that same motor on my cadet. and I love it...also I put a fuel shut off on mine....not sure why they dont put one on all snow blowers.... thank you great Video...

@anthonymacneil2279 5 ай бұрын

I have a Cub Cadet 30 snowblower, knock on wood no issues with 420 cc Powermore, it's a beast in heavy snow, bought in 2016. I would never run it low on oil. Another great video Don. Happy New Year

@garyalford9394 3 ай бұрын

Those motors don't run in a dirty environment, if the oil gets changed they should not be using much of any oil !

@michaelotoole1807 5 ай бұрын

great video donyboy!

@davewebb5737 5 ай бұрын

The piece you were not sure of is the harmonic balancer hope that helps

@rverro8478 5 ай бұрын

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and, I wish you a Happy New Year to you, and your wife. 🎄 Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année. 🥂

@gordmcdonald2807 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Don another great vid. I have the same engine on my cub.. change the oil in the fall. Never have had an issue. Stats usually on the first pull. It's a really fine machine. About 10 yrs old

@watermanone7567 5 ай бұрын

That piece is a counter weight. Thanks for the video.

@timwolfers7880 5 ай бұрын

It looks like the same engine I have in a Troy Bilt snow blower. This is a good reminder to do my pre season maintenance. Great video as always.

@donyboy73 5 ай бұрын

Yes Troy-bilt and MTD have the same engines!

@mprooveit3588 5 ай бұрын

These are the owners who need electric-powered snowblowers, as they can't handle maintenance.

@gordmcdonald2807 5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. They had better just stick to a shovel.

@donvoll2580 5 ай бұрын

@@gordmcdonald2807 True lol Thanks

@mprooveit3588 5 ай бұрын

@@gordmcdonald2807 Shovels are hard.

@justkelly6992 5 ай бұрын

Good video. My dad taught me about mower engines and I guessed broken rod at the very first of the video. I watched all the way through just to find out if my memory is good from 55 years ago. It Was.

@tommagiera4784 4 ай бұрын

Hi Don. I have done a bit of work on the small Powermore engine and found it about 3 times as difficult to work on compared to Briggs or Tecumseh. I have not seen one blow up like this one but a customer's Tecumseh had the carb bolts fall out while the cover held it in place with the result of engine over rev from to much oxygen and it broke the connecting rod as well.

@omereroglu9208 5 ай бұрын

Great to see a cub cadet video! I have a 420cc 3X 30” one that looks very similar to this one and this video was very helpful for reference. Please make more videos for cub cadet specifically.

@donyboy73 5 ай бұрын

I had one in the shop last week!

@gordsmith7708 3 ай бұрын

Hi Donny, great video man cheers 🍻

@briansadler5502 5 ай бұрын

Pretty familiar with rebuilding engines small and big but still love your videos Don.

@lesliebarnett-tx3jf 5 ай бұрын

Great video

@taze27 5 ай бұрын

Another great video. Thanks Don. ❄️ I'll try to avoid Briggs. 😊

@pyrog.c.c89 5 ай бұрын

Nice job happy new year. 🇺🇲

@The_Warrior526 5 ай бұрын

Counter-balance shaft. I have one in the Yamaha golf cart I did a fix-storation in.

@fitch8363 5 ай бұрын

I have the same engine on my 12 year old snow blower. I did the donyboy73 anti surging fix on it. With reasonable routine maintainance it's been reliable as gravity. Starts the first or second pull every time. The odd looking part is a rotating balancer to minimize engine vibration.

@billk8780 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Dony!!!

@davidsmith6001 5 ай бұрын

Looks like it was ran low or dry and a person put fresh oil in that is why its so clear. Great video

@lundsay 5 ай бұрын

counter balance shaft

@65bug519 5 ай бұрын

These are good engines and are easy to find parts for.

@cycleguy666 5 ай бұрын

The part you took out with the gear on it was the balancer shaft!

@RG-wy1ol 5 ай бұрын

Don thanks for the video can you do a walk through in the shop to show your top 10 or 5 favorite tools that snipper was an awesome tool super sharp.

@paulmysliborski4832 5 ай бұрын

Stated in every manual that came with any 4-stroke engine ever: "CHECK OIL BEFORE EACH OPERATION". Lol Nice tear-down and video, Donny. And have a Happy New Year! :)

@habana7638 4 ай бұрын

don't need to read, it's difficult..🤡

@MazichMusic 5 ай бұрын

I have a Powermore engine on my Cub Cadet caster wheel mower. 4 seasons without any issues and it almost always starts on the first pull!

@rf005 5 ай бұрын

You could Tig weld that hole in the Block, but that metal impregnated puddy would work well also.

@dclawnmaintenanceandsnowre4099 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to you and your wife

@ForfeMac 5 ай бұрын

I don't mind tearing down for educational purposes, but usually I just stick a screwdriver down the sparkplug hole to see if the piston moves or not. And it never ceases to amaze me that people will spend $1000 or more on a snowblower and then not do even the barest minimum of maintenance on them. Stabilizer in the fuel and check the oil before you run it and small engines will run damn near forever for the amount of time most people use them.

@user-oz5ke3qt8n 5 ай бұрын

Nice review donyboy love you expert on it ( ty Ron Happy Near Year @ you family to )

@donyboy73 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ron!

@gregdavis2344 5 ай бұрын

I have a Yardworks 30", with the same engine for the past 15 years. I have a 1000 foot driveway out in the country. Never have had an issue and never used the electric start.

@jimirvine763 5 ай бұрын

I have the same engine on my MTD machine. It's been great - very reliable, but I look after it. I've owned mine since 2013. Shame to see good equipment abused.

@TecumsehRulesbcserk 5 ай бұрын

Those engines are huge, I recently got a 3 stage Troy Bilt in for a locked up shifter and it had one of these on it, only difference was it had a bunch of Troy Bilt stickers on it.

@stevesmith6058 5 ай бұрын

I think they’re pretty good engines to Donnie it’s just a shame how somebody can neglect an engine and how much they’re gonna cost to replace one I’ve seen the crack in it that made me sad nice job

@jimboles967 5 ай бұрын

At 9:19, there is a bolt lying in the bottom of case is it a connecting rod bolt that came out?

@mikefennema5561 5 ай бұрын

I have the same problem not beeing able to see the oil level on the dip stick. I pulled the dipstick and did a light sand plasting on the back of the cross hatched section. Now the oil level is much more visible. The oil stays in place rather than running off quickly.

@liljoeii6091 5 ай бұрын

It's a shame for a good motor to be shot because you didn't check oil. I check every time i start tractor or the lawnmower very good video thank you and a HAPPY NEW YEAR'S

@tombaker3289 20 күн бұрын

I have a power more same engine. I bought it in 2009 and it runs perfect.

@sneak6654 5 ай бұрын

I have a Troy Built 2410 Storm snowblower that I bought at Home Depot brand new in October of 2020 and I only run non ethanol TruFuel in it and haven’t had any issues with clogged Jets or water in the fuel so far. The PowerMore engine starts easily and runs well, but it surges at 1/2 throttle and surges less at full throttle and it has done this since the day I brought it home and started it for the first time. I have heard that surging is common with PowerMore engines and it won’t hurt the engine, but if the surging bugs me enough I can take it to a repair shop and have them fix it for $200 or more or I could buy a brand new carburetor from MTD and swap it out. I would really appreciate your advice on this and take care.

@francislang5075 5 ай бұрын

good for parts

@tomkroon54 5 ай бұрын

I use a long #3 Phillips screwdriver when I test. Won't jamb between cylinder wall and piston

@rjb6327 5 ай бұрын

Good parts engine.

@smallenginerepairs3772 5 ай бұрын

How goes it ? I totally agree with Briggs as junk I have the same engine but 277cc and runs mint. Like your vids

@ronaldkrause891 5 ай бұрын

Don it's a balance gears like some of the kohler k series engine

@GNX157 5 ай бұрын

I have an older Ariens SB with a Tecumseh engine and I check it before every use, and I can’t get it to burn any oil. Always Ned’s up reaching the change interval before adding is needed. Scary thing is this engine holds a bit less than a quart when full.

@fadetounforgiven 5 ай бұрын

I don't know about this engines, but I do know the name Briggs & Stratton. Not that I've used them, just that know they exist. What surprises me a bit is you saying that B&S are kind of more prone to breaking down thant the ones I don't know about. I mean, whenever I've been "window shopping" for engine powered things for me, the B&S engine always costs a little extra and one would hope that, being a well known brand, it would be sort of a warranty. Maybe it's only with snowblowers as you repeat? Thank you for your videos, there's always something to learn.