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Well, in the spirit of Ericjr16, I've decided to document a small rehab of my own. I've done several for relatives this spring/early summer already, but this one is my own.
It's a bit of a long story, so I'll give you the condensed version. Back in 2003 I bought a brand new Simplicity snowblower. I had just bought my first house and needed a way to clear the driveway (large driveway). I ended up with a Simplicity Sno-Away 1390 (38" cut). It is a beast. Super powerful, threw snow VERY far. However, my dirt driveway turned out to be quite a challenge to clear with a walk behind snow blower. I fought it out for the first winter, but decided to go with a plow the next year. I was all set to sell it the following fall, until my Grandfather mentioned he wanted it. Being my Grandfather we worked out an arrangement, I didn't end up with much $$, but that was just fine. Fast forward to 2013, my Grandfather passes away. Magically everything gets distributed to my 2 uncles, even a few things that were actually mine but I kept at my Grandfathers place. So, 2 weeks ago I'm talking to the uncle that ended up with the snowblower. He says it has engine issues, won't stay running, hasn't run in a few years. He tells me I can have it back, just grab it any time. Well, I head over there today to drop off his Craftsman mower that I did the annual maintenance/rehab on (it was pretty trashed). I grabbed the snow blower and wheeled it onto the trailer. It's missing it's tire chains, and the "skids/shoes" that mount on the sides of the machine.
Here's what I started with:
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It's a bit of a long story, so I'll give you the condensed version. Back in 2003 I bought a brand new Simplicity snowblower. I had just bought my first house and needed a way to clear the driveway (large driveway). I ended up with a Simplicity Sno-Away 1390 (38" cut). It is a beast. Super powerful, threw snow VERY far. However, my dirt driveway turned out to be quite a challenge to clear with a walk behind snow blower. I fought it out for the first winter, but decided to go with a plow the next year. I was all set to sell it the following fall, until my Grandfather mentioned he wanted it. Being my Grandfather we worked out an arrangement, I didn't end up with much $$, but that was just fine. Fast forward to 2013, my Grandfather passes away. Magically everything gets distributed to my 2 uncles, even a few things that were actually mine but I kept at my Grandfathers place. So, 2 weeks ago I'm talking to the uncle that ended up with the snowblower. He says it has engine issues, won't stay running, hasn't run in a few years. He tells me I can have it back, just grab it any time. Well, I head over there today to drop off his Craftsman mower that I did the annual maintenance/rehab on (it was pretty trashed). I grabbed the snow blower and wheeled it onto the trailer. It's missing it's tire chains, and the "skids/shoes" that mount on the sides of the machine.
Here's what I started with:
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