Paul Sikkema on November 26th, 2008

Cub Cadet Model 524, 208cc, 24″ Snow Thrower with Cub Cadet Motor Review

208cc*, OHV 4-Cycle Cub Cadet® Engine
24″ Clearing Width
21″ Intake Height
Push Button Electric Start
6 Forward / 2 Reverse Speeds
4-Way Pitch Control and Chute Rotation
In-Dash Headlight
Deluxe Steel Skid Shoes and Shave Plate
15″ x 5″ X-Trac™Tires
Posi-Steer™ Fingertip Controlled Power Steering
3-Year Limited Residential & 1-Year Commercial Warranty

Pros: [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 25th, 2008

I see a lot of you visiting my used snowthrower store and the MovingSnow Store, but not many of you have purchased some of the great deals there.   So I am going to spend a little time explaining how to purchase a snow thrower or snowblower part off of eBay safely and confidently.
eBay is huge.  Thousands of items [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 25th, 2008

White SB 628 250cc*, 28″ Clearing Width with Electric Start
Model # : 31AH6WFG790

250cc* 4-Cycle Briggs & Stratton OHV Engine
*as rated by engine manufacturer
All Wheel Drive – 6 Forward / 2 Reverse Speeds
Push button electric start
Clutch Lock for single hand operation
28″ clearing width
21″ intake height
12″ auger diameter
15″ x 5″ Snow Hog tires provide excellent traction on [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 16th, 2008

UPDATE: Craftsman Professional Snowthrowers with Tecumseh Motors
I told you earlier that the 2007 models of the Craftsman Professional snow throwers with the Tecumseh motor may not be available for very long and it looks like they are getting to the end.   I tried ordering a Model 88045 last week for a customer and it [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 7th, 2008

Toro Snowblower Parts
 The first place I would go for Toro parts is my nearest authorized Toro Dealer.  If you bought your machine from a big-box store be prepared to take a little ribbing about not buying the snow thrower from the dealer.  Many of these dealers will bend over backwards to help you if you [...]

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MTD, Troy-Bilt, Yard-Man, Bolens, White, Yard Machines, Cub Cadet Snowblower parts.
Unlike Craftsman snow throwers you can find parts for your MTD snowblower from many, many sources.
You can use your local lawn mower repair shop, Amazon.com, and hundreds of websites.  For example I did a Google search for “Bolens snowblower parts” and found 363 websites that [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 5th, 2008

I’ve been spending a great deal of time reviewing the newest snowblowers but what about all of you who are going to keep the one you have one more year?  In the next few articles I’ll go through the most common ways to get parts for your snow thrower.
Craftsman Snow Thrower Parts
You can get a few [...]

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Paul Sikkema on November 2nd, 2008

Five years ago the power output of every snowblower sold here in the United States was measured in hp or horsepower.  It was a nice simple measurement that everyone was used to.
Two years ago they changed the rules and started selling snowthrowers with the power measured in gross torque.  Of course no one understood what this meant [...]

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