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Can you please do this with mowers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers? Maybe make it a series? I would love to see more of this!!

One of the things that I like about the Ariens company is that they protect their little mom and pop dealers. When I was shopping for a snowblower, it was the same exact price at the local dealer as Homer Depot. They have across the board dealer pricing. When you buy at Homer Depot and you try to get warranty work done, they'll send you to the local mom and pop, so you might as well buy there to begin with.

I purchased my MTD Power Pro 22" Two Stage Snowthrower back in 1997. It was made specifically for Kmart. I was desperate for a snowblower so I bought it. I never regret buying it. I live in Northeast Pennsylvania where we get a decent amount of snow. It has the SNOW KING 5 hp Tecumseh. No valve jobs no major issues of any kind. Today it still runs like new. If you take care of it it'll take care of you. I will not buy today's made in China junk.

This is one of the best video's that you both have ever done on the channel, hands down! The quality research that Andy has done, coupled with Taryl's real life experience working on them, made for the best duo in getting the information out to us consumers. This was so well done, I wouldn't mind it if you guys did these for mowers for the spring buy season.

Have had very good luck with my Simplicity 32" Pro series w/ 12HP Briggs. This thing attacks snowbanks! Bought new in '04 for a 140' driveway and parking area. Granted it was kept in a warm garage, but is was trouble free for about 15 years here in the NE. When I downsized I had to put it in an unheated garage, and that's when I had the normal fuel issues you'll see on this great channel. Last year when trying to fire up the cylinder was seized. I panicked, but then sprayed some lube in the combustion chamber and an hour later it freed up and has run fine since. Now I'll do this at the end of every season. Have no complaints with the Nikki carb, except I wish it was easier to drop the bowl to drain- if you need to replace the bowl gasket you have to replace the whole gasket assembly meaning pulling the carb. Not a big deal after you do it once. Mechanically everything has held up well, it's built solid. Will replace the belts at the end of this season and check the friction disk. Also primer bulb and hose. Hope to have it another 10 years. Thanks to Taryl and crew for these great videos, informative and funny. It's not the Space Shuttle!

It is nice how this channel helps people out who don't have a Nascar garage full of tools. A gentleman came to my door who had just bought a John Deer 212. He was in scrubs, a nurse, and looking for the guy down the street that had fixed small engines and moved. I said you can do it yourself and he said no no. I asked if he had $300 in tools and he said yes. I showed him the light and had him write down Taryl Fixes All. I hope I sent you a new subscriber. You may not be perfect, but you are perfect for us fans of the Gas Rats Garage. Stay well.

When I shopped for my snowblower back twenty years ago, I did a ton of research. What I found was there were three brands that stood out. Ariens, Honda and Simplicity. Hondas were really expensive, Simplicity had very few dealers and the nearest was 35 miles away, so I went with Ariens. I bought an 824 Classic. It was more than the regular model. The reason being that it was balanced rather than weighted. Because I have a bad back, I can turn the machine around with one hand instead of having to wrangle it. Even though it's twenty years old, there isn't one part that I can't get for it, not that I have needed any. Btw, it has a plastic gas tank. Other than oil changes and regular adjustments, I really haven't had to do anything with it as far as repairs.

I got a pair of Toros, 524 and 824, bought both new at the same time in 1980. Both have Tecumseh engines. Amazingly strong built machines. Axle bearings which are bushings needed to be replaced a few years ago, carb rebuild kits and regular maintenance it pretty much all I have done to both machines. Keeping everything lubed up is vital for long life. Also changing the engine oil after every season with 5w30 full synthetic. When it's extremely cold, synthetic starts much easier. Just bought a new Toro Power Max HD 1232 for this upcoming winter season. Also picked up a used 2017 Cub Cadet 1X single stage snow blower to clear the deck. It wasn't overly used. Needed a new shoot control cable and low speed jet needed cleaned. New rubber paddles and scraper bar also needed changed. A new one is around 700.00. I think that is absolutely crazy for a single stage. I am now ready for anything mother nature throws at me this coming winter. Great video Taryl. Lots of informative information. There is no doubt you help many of us do it yourselfers. "Grass Rats"

Very comprehensive video! Your doing the lords work Taryl!

I have a Poulan Pro, 10hp, 30" that I've been running here in the snowy Northeast for 7 years now. Always starts right up and runs flawlessly. Blows through everything Mother Nature dumps on me whether dry or heavy & wet. Had 14" snowfall yesterday, never clogged up and throws 30+ feet. Haven't had to replace any belts in 7 years. Store it inside garage and do regular maintenance every year keeps it running great. One thing though, I have had to replace discharge chute cable that controls discharge angle twice so far because it rusted and broke at chute but I just leave chute pointedl at maximum up angle now and all is good. Overall, great machine. ANY snowblower can suck if you don't take care of it, regardless of brand but I stand by my Poulan Pro!

39:13 My Spirit is a hand-me-down from my father in-law. I love this thing as it starts in mostly 1 pull. Only trouble I had was the first winter, the worm housing of the chute swivel, broke but I fabbed up a sturdy metal replacement. Thanks, Taryl, for showing us how to service similar drive components !

Man I love this channel. I hope you guys never stop filming. Great vlog…👍👍👍

I've got one of those 8 horse MTD blowers. Been going strong for 22 years now. Replaced belts, cables, carb and the starter. Starts up every time. Only gets used 3-4 times a year really. Can't complain.

I finally have a tip for you Taryl. To quickly replace rubber augers that are riveted on you can use an air hammer with a straight/tapered shaft you may need to grind down the tip a little to punch the rivets out from the side that is dished inward. Thanks for all of your great insights and tips/tricks I watch all of your videos and have fixed many machines using them.

I have a Toro CCR Powerlite-E single stage snow blower that use talked about this is the first winter that I used it and I was impressed with it for what it is it has done a decent job so far and I just bought a Troy Bilt storm 2410 24 inch path. Thank you Taryl and uncle Andy for sharing your knowledge on this video with us.

Good stuff Taryl and Uncle Andy.

Great video, we need more like that. My fav. snowblowers are the old Toro machine, I have an old 832 dating from 1976 and a 826 dating from 1989. I just want to keep these tanks going.

Another "groovy" and informative video. Thanks guys for your input.

Thanks for the great info!

Great video, very informative! Happy birthday Taryl!

You guys should take a snow thrower and remove the auger and put on a old skewl spiral reel type grass blade! That would be kewl! Love your videos Taryl!

Thank you guys for the great reviews

I've never owned a snowblower and have rarely needed one. I gave this video a thumbsup because I watch and like all of your videos. Thanks Taryl Fixes All.

Thanks guys! Weirdly enough I have the large green Craftsman with the big 9hp Tecumish engine... And the Craftsman 2-stroke that Andy had. My Craftsman 2-stroke runs great though, got if for free and fixed the carb then good to go!

Last year I bought the toro battery snow blower. It has handled 4 major snow storms of over 10" and a dozen of over 3". Under that I just use shovel. I can do my drive and sidewalks and my neighbors on a single charge with 12" wet snow. Toro is simple. Not all bells and whistles. The handle to turn shoot is a little low so I cut and threaded and added more rod so I don't have to bend down. The ryobi and ego both look nice but I just see so many potential breaks with the fancy options. As Steven Lavimoniere says, Keep it simple stupid. Enjoyed this video!

Great video guys. Here in Michigan, I've found through the years it's good have both a two stage blower for heavy, deep snow, and a good, two stroke, single stage blower for lighter stuff. I completely restored a late 90s Craftsman 11hp 30" two stage unit i bought for $50. It's a beast! I also have the Toro ccr 3650 6.5hp single stage (like you showed in this video), which I completely restored, that absolutely rips! I've been buying, restoring to new, and flipping single and two stage blowers for about 4 years now. Can't tell you how many times Taryl's helped me out while working on these things. Thanks!

Enjoying your posts,informative entertining, Cheers !

I have one of those Honda HS621 units and that thing will throw some deep heavy show! I love it. Bought it not working from a guy and I took it apart, cleaned up the carb, but the correct auger belt on it and it kicks butt now♥

Thanks guys helpful info.

Bought a Toro Power Clear when they first came out with electric start and the R tek Briggs engine. Has always ran great. Can't be in a hurry to change paddles, they have to go a certain way. Other than that, it's been really good! Would recommend!

Hi I use the Honda HS35 snow blower and it works like a charm, I got it and all it needed was a carb cleaned and it fired right up no issuses throws snow far. Sometimes the older snow blowers are better than the new ones but it depends on how it was looked after as well maintnece.

Good old Ariens 8524 here, it’s a snow eatin’ monster that never lets me down. You really can’t go wrong with an Ariens powered by an 8.5hp Tecumseh Snow King engine, fantastic quality! I used to have a crappy “Yard King” snowblower that was a real tin can. The sheet metal was so thin the sides would bend and get pushed into the auger. I think it was made by Murray but I’m not sure, I could never find any parts or info on it.

I've got a 2 stroke Toro CCR 2450 snowblower that my dad has had since I was born, love that little machine! I also have a Craftsman 2 stage 26" snowblower, bought it for those heavy snow days but haven't had one this winter, but it is a beast and I like it alot as well

1971 Ariens Sno Thro, replaced the engine with a newer HSK70, replaced some worn bearings here and there. Best feature is let the clutch out and it goes on its own. It will chew up and spit out golf ball sized rocks no problem.

Great video guys! Keep it up.

This is a awesome video! You should do more like these. There's your dinner!

I found a 2 stroke single stage white outdoor snow blower thrown out with the trash a couple summers ago, cleaned the carburetor and replaced the drive belt.... It worked well last winter and this winter, granted the rubber on the auger is worn to the point of making a 1 inch gap between the rubber paddle and the housing but still works surprisingly well👍

I've never needed or used a snowblower but I still watched the video from start to finish lol! If the boys make it....I'm gonna watch it!

We have an old Ariens 2 stage snowblower from the 90's. It's got a 9-11 horse Tecumseh single cyl. Bullet proof. Another very nice video Taryl. Keep up the great work.

Another great video! Having back problems today. I look like Uncle Andy, hunched over and slow to move.

I've got one of those craftsman 2stroke single stage. Love it. Loud as hell but took me 17 bucks to get it running after 10 years of sitting. Changing the rivited paddles sucked but luckily I found a small company around me that still makes the paddles. Love the ole Tecumseh.

There not much snow where I' live but not going to miss you show they make feel happy!

have a Honda 9-28 with wheels instead of tracks, 12 yrs old and still starts on 1 crank and sip fuel and throws snow like a much bigger machine. Love it!

Thanks fur tha vids man. They make me day...

I just got an early 70's Ariens "Sno-Thro" 24" for $60 bucks and while the old Tecumseh on it does start, it's pretty tired. Thinking of swapping it out for a Predator 212 or a Honda GX200. The rest of the unit is in great shape and built like a Sherman tank! The chute control is a steel rod crank style, no cable, turns easy and you can even aim it backwards which is good if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, lol. The auger has grease zerks on it making it much easier to lubricate and what I love, put it in gear, let out the clutch and it drives itself, even if I let go of it, LOL! Yeah, it only has 3 forward speeds and 1 reverse but I can live with that just fine.

was extremely impressed with all the work uncle andy put into this video to teach us grass rats about snowblowers...........and taryl , was also impressed with your use of the word acronym in the video..........there is NOTHING second rate about your videos,,,,,,,,,,,,thanks much.....keep up the good work

Hey wait a minute!... I have one of those Craftsman units just like Uncle Andy's and it's worked great for me over the years. The only issue I had with it was once in a while the drive belt would pop off. Sometimes it would be hard starting when cold, but it has electric start and that would fire it right up. I got a tractor with a snowblower now, so it doesn't get used anymore. I did notice that the paddles were starting to wear the last time I used it, but it did the job. Good for small jobs or a sidewalk.

Awesome episode!! A Garden Scratcher episode if possible for the Spring coming up would be much appreciated.

I absolutely love the Ariens SnoThro from the late 60s through the late 70s. Awesome machines especially with a modern engine swapped in.

No mention of Yamaha. I used a 24” track model with great results for many years in Fairbanks, Alaska in the late 90’s.

Nice job guys. No snow blowers needed here but I sure enjoyed the info.

Love your channel ...

Best I've ever used (and I own) is a GIL-35210-B which is a neat old Montgomery Ward Vertical shaft 3.5hp single stage self propelled. It's completely different than anything on the market now as it's extremely powerful and works better than you'd ever believe even in the deepest and wet snow. It has some strange inner workings, I'm actually working on it right now giving it a refresher. Excellent videos by the way, never miss them and always like them.

I had a Toro snow pup my dad got used from a neighbor in the 1970s. I'm not sure of the actual date on it but you could not kill it. It got a lot of use after the Northeast Blizzard of 1978. It was used to clear a roof off of a car dealership and took a beating.

I love it. Please consider making a similar video on mowers.

Entertaining and informative video. I have a Poulan Pro PR621 (208cc single stage), that's around 10 years old. It's been a fantastic blower, and puts most of my neighbors 2 stages to shame as far as throwing snow. It was NOT difficult getting parts up until the last couple years, which now the model is old enough parts are running out of stock. As far as replacement part prices, I agree they were $$$ but probably not really any more than Toro or Honda comparatively. I've replaced the paddles, scraper, and engine as the LCT burnt a valve or something. I just retrofitted a Predator from Harbor Freight (swapped the parts off/on) and she's running like a beast again. But I wouldn't recommend buying one at this point, simply because of parts availability is going to dry up. For example, the clutch cable is out of stock and I could use a new one.

Bought a Honda HS 50 back in 82 0r 83 that still starts on the second pull and throws a bunch of snow with the only repair needed was to replace the impeller belt. So when I decided I needed a bigger more powerful blower, I went with a Honda HS928 TAS in 2003 and depending on the depth of snow, I decide which one to use. I try to keep up on maintenance as I know repair parts are quite expensive.

I have the credence clearwater revival Toro 2000, 4.5 hp after nine years of use last summer I change the blade and scraper; the belt was in good condition didn't need to be changed, I like that I got my money's out of it. Happy belated birthday Taryl.

This video is gold. I've been waiting for this I personally have a free MTD 5hp 24" two stage works good. And I have a MTD 10hp 28" 2 stage In all honesty I prefer the 5hp just for moving around

I have owned Ariens snowblowers for 48 years. I still have my original 5hp 20". No problems with any of them. I sold Ariens and Toro in semi retirement. I agree whole hearted about Power Smart. I tried to steer people away from them when I heard of warranty, parts and repair issues.

Honda tracked model and Gravely Sno cannon dog catcher strong but expensive. We had a huge ministorage complex 5 acres 300 etx doors in NYS wet snow long island. We bought aa MTD gold 10hp blower. It never broke still running since 1998.

I have an old Toro S200 in very nice shape. Dad bought it new in the early 80s and gave it to me about 12 years ago when he upgraded after retirement. He took good care of it. I used it many years when I was a teen and in my early 20s - so I guess I took good care of it too.

Thanks for the info

Bought a new troybilt 2410 in 2014. I put an impeller kit in it not long after new and with meticulous maintenance and always using stabil in fuel not a single issue! I did adjust valves this season. Looks new still as well! Read alot of bad on the interwebs, but I've never had a single issue.

This is a great video. I wonder if a video concerning generators might be useful and interesting. Thanks for considering it.

I have the sno tek like the one you showed there. 10 years now it’s been amazing, the issues I had is from the carb with a leaky needle and the bowl got rusty. Now I always shut the fuel off before I shut the engine off

Wow, A lot of time went into reviewing so many types. Nice. Thanks.

Please make more videos. Bough your calendar and will buy more to support your great work Keep it up! Thank you.

I've got an old Craftsman 8/26 26" 2 stage snowblower with track drive which was given to me for free which I fixed up and has been a great beast of a snowblower, powered by an 8 HP Tecumseh with cast iron sleeve.

I've got an old Grey craftsman 2 stage from the mid 90s. It's a 24in with the hm80 8hp tecumseh. Was using that snow blower when I was a little kid. My dad gave it to me this year. It's been sitting with gas in it for about 5 years. New carb, guide shoes, oil, spark plug, and some pb blaster, and it's as good as new. It put in some work this year. About $100 in parts beats paying $1000 for a new one.

Ive always used toro and those old ccr's were old reliable picked up the newer power clears when they first came out with them the only maintenance it's ever had is 3 sets of cutting edge and paddles and the belt and it still starts with 2 pulls every time

Hey Taryl . I am a subscriber of yours and watch your KZfaq channel often ,. and I see that you are a very good mechanic , and that is why I watch your channel , because when it comes to power equipment you know the business very well . I am an older gentleman such as your self , and I too have worked on and seen lots of crap pile snow blowers and lawn mowers as such . But I must say that I am in a pretty great disagreement with you about those old Jacobsen snow blowers . those little machines were actually built pretty tuff for their size , I own several of them and have had them for years and they have really worked hard and done very well . I don't know if have actually really used one of them very much , but I run mine cleaning snow though many of Wisconsin snow storms and can't complain . Like you said in your video , most of the stuff you work probably comes in to your shop after being abused in a manner that the machine was never intended for . And I am one of the more rare people that actually try to maintain the things that I have and treat it proper . My oldest Jacobsen Snow Burst is 1978 model with points ignition and it runs and operates fine . Thank you for the videos . Tim from Wisconsin .

You guys are so funny .love your skits!

Until my dad bought that Toro S-200 with electric start no less, we as a family had always shoveled our 2-car wide driveway by hand. I don't know what possessed my father to buy that snowblower that particular year, but it was an absolute lifesaver because the snowfall that year and next in SE Wisconsin was next level.

I received a Troybilt single stage as a gift about 6 years ago. Wasn't sure what to think. It hasn't failed me yet and I have a sizeable driveway. Always starts and throws snow as it should. Oh, I always run non-ethanol gas in my small engines.

I have a 1965 Ariens Snow Throw. Same year I was born (it was my Grandpa's). An amazing tank of a machine. Engine replaced in the early 90's with a Briggs Snow King. Starts quick. I did that trick on the impellor where you install a small piece of a rubber on the edges of the impellor blades to eliminate the gaps around the impellor & the chute. Not the thing can do any kind of snow... almost throws a mud puddle. There are no safety gizmo's of any kind. If you put it in gear and let go there's nothing to stop it. It has wheel chains which makes this even less stoppable. Love that thing.

That was different for you guys but really good.

Very educational video..

Excellent video

Some good tips there guys. There’s no substitute for experience. Love this channel. 👍😂🇬🇧🔧

I had MTD 2 cycle it did good job for me. Only thing I had to do it basic maintance and belt. What save me money I did all the the work myself. I always like working small engines. Big fan of your youtube channel.

You guys are an invaluable resource, thanks for sharing your experience and the time it took. There is nothing comparable to experience. 💪😎.

You guys cracked me up… thank you

Tecumseh just discontinued the carb bases for those S-200's. Had an order in for a few last wk & Oscar Wilson rep called to let me know. Stocked up on the needle valve/diaphragm kits on them while I still could though.

I have one like this, but Murray branded, 3hp Tecumseh, hsk600 I think. I had to mess with the carb a lot and seal the flanges with rtv, its still leaking air in from somewhere I'm almost positive, so probably needs seals somewhere. They do throw snow pretty darn far, even with almost shot paddles.

I had the yard machines version of that second Craftsman single stage you showed. Snow would also build up between the left wheel in the belt cover cousin that wheel to no longer rope freely. Glad I don't have it anymore.

I remember I being at my uncles house in the mid sixties and we got 5 inches of snow, fortunately he had a little Toro snow pup brand new. When I ran that thing I was hooked. It was fast light and strong. I later bought an S200 and really liked it. Been with it for 35 years. Yes they are a pain to work on but I really like the light weight and that’s why I like it to this day.

Have trash picked and sold many of these older models thru the years. Have a 1985 Snapper 5/24 with a briggs and siphon carb, pull choke and always starts on 3 pulls. Has thick and tall poly chute but man it throws the deep stuff, without over revving either! Ariens by far my favorite.

Hilarious! Nice job fellers. I live in Georgia, still have my Toro 3521 (1984 era). And it starts, normally with a single pull! And yes, people come up to me and ask me what it is. Often as not they think it's some kind of rototiller.

I tell you what, I'm loving my Snapper/Briggs 28" 2 stage with the Briggs 1150. Very nice. Seems solid

Thank you! !!!!

I have a 10 year old Craftsman which has been pretty decent overall. It's moved a lot of snow in it's lifetime. Mostly routine maintenance, as long as I completely drain the gas and empty the carb before storing. It has lots of cables and last year a roll pin backed out of the u-joint for the chute control. Simple fix, but took 3 hours!

I love the s 200 toros! Great machines

really enjoyed this taryl do you think you could do a video on the best and worst lawnmowers ever made?

All Most everything I watch is on KZfaq anymore and I can wait for your new releases !

14:50 Picked up one of those Toro 418ze snow blowers at a garage sale for 10 bucks. Sure enough, the carb was gummed up like Taryl mentioned. Somebody tried to take it apart, and lost all the nuts and bolts and tried to put standard nuts on the carb studs, messing up the threads! I had to buy, some metric nuts and bolts, and chase the metric threads on the carb mounting studs. The governor linkage also had to be replaced as well as it was all bent up by this nitwit. The brass jet in the float bowl has a opening that is TINY! I can see why these gum up so easily. I drilled it out to a bit larger size. That's it, and it didn't affect how it runs at all, still runs great. All in all, I spent 40 bucks and put in some elbow grease and I have a machine that cost $500 new and it's only 10 years old with very little wear!

Great video!

Informative. TY.

Rebuilt a 1983 tracked Honda hs50 , Built up the scraper mount, new edge from an old shovel, one new bearing, cleaned and painted all the red and put belting rubber on second stage paddles. It works like a dream, starts first pull!