Paul Sikkema on August 12th, 2010

Lost the manual for your snowblower? Here are a few good places to find a new one. managemylife.com Mangemylife.com is the goto site for all Craftsman manuals. If there is a manual available, it’s there. You can search by item number “Craftsaman 88830″ or model number “547.888301″ The manuals are free to read, save to [...]

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Paul Sikkema on July 27th, 2010

LOS ANGELES – Red Varden Studios is casting now for female landscapers for a project with a national cable network.   The company is searching for A dynamic, experienced, knowledgeable and television-friendly female landscaper. They want someone who is willing to help people beautify their backyards with knowledge of pools, gazebos, gardens, barbecues and more. The [...]

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Paul Sikkema on September 10th, 2009

The answer is …………. it depends. Here is what happens if your snow thrower quits and you DO NOT have the Protection Plan. 1. You call your father-in-law or take it to the guy down the street who fixes mowers. 2. They look at the machine and say “I think I see the problem” 3. [...]

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Paul Sikkema on August 27th, 2009

So you want to keep your old machine one more year.  But you want to ensure that it will not give you any problems this winter.  In this post I am going to tell you the best place for repairs,  list a few common parts available from Sears, a source for Parts and a few [...]

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Paul Sikkema on August 24th, 2009

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Paul Sikkema on January 2nd, 2009

I get a lot of searches for Murray snowblowers and snowthrowers.  Are they any good?  Where can I get parts? etc. As far as I can tell MTD is not selling under the Murray or Bolens brands in the United States.  They are selling under the Murray and Bolens brands in Canada and Europe. Here [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Paul Sikkema on October 16th, 2008

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Paul Sikkema on October 10th, 2008

This is will take you 20 minutes to complete.  Ten minutes to read the operator’s manual and ten minutes to set up your new snow thrower. Open the box Grab the plastic bag and read the operators manual. Disclaimer:  I am explaining to you from years of experience how to set up and start your snow thrower.  [...]

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Paul Sikkema on October 6th, 2008

Buying off the Internet is really not a new idea.  In 1886 anyone with a post office box could order from the Sears catalog and have everything from a cooking pot to an entire house delivered to their door.  Today instead of looking through the catalog, filling out a form, mailing the form and then [...]

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Paul Sikkema on October 1st, 2008

Don’t forget to order your extra shear pins for your Craftsman or MTD snow thrower.  I know from experience if you wait until you break one there won’t be any available.  Craftsman has two stock numbers for the same shear pin.  Either unit will work on any model that starts with 247. Finding you Model Number:(The [...]

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Paul Sikkema on September 24th, 2008

Well they changed the rules on us again.  Five years ago the power output of every snowblower sold here in the United States was measured in hp or horsepower. 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 and even [...]

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Paul Sikkema on September 22nd, 2008

In the last segment I told you the difference between a snowblower and a snow thrower.  Today let’s start to narrow down the best type of snow moving equipment for you. I’ll quickly go through the different types and how they may work for you.  The different types I will explain are Snow Shovel, Electric Snow Shovel, Electric [...]

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Paul Sikkema on September 19th, 2008

Snowblower, snowthrower, what’s the difference? Merriam-Webster defines snowblower as “a machine for removing snow (as from a driveway or sidewalk) in which a rotating spiral blade picks up and propels the snow aside”  When you type snow blower, snowthrower, snowthrower into their search box Merriam-Webster says “see snowblower” Yes it’s that simple, they are all the [...]

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Paul Sikkema on September 18th, 2008

Welcome to the second year of MovingSnow.  There are a lot of exciting new changes in snow handling machines this year. I can’t wait to tell you all the new features. I like snow throwers. I love watching snowthrowers move snow. (Check out the video on the right) Growing up in the midwest and owning [...]

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