Neglected Troy-Bilt Snow Blower Basket Case - Will It Run?
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2024
- This Troy-Bilt Storm Snowblower with given to a friend. He had intended to restore it, but decided it was little more then he wanted to deal with. So instead, he gave it to me. The free ones usually require the most work. It looks like it has been outside for several decades, has no spark and am told the carburetor has issues. Will it plow again?
Snowblower Model: Troy-Bilt Storm 10030
Tecumseh Model: HMSK105-159913B (HMSK105)
Belly Pan: Troy-Bilt 784-5732-0650 (superseded to 784-5638A)
Chain: Troy-Bilt 713-0233 (1/2 Pitch #41 X 30 Links)
Lens: Troy-Bilt 725-1672 (superseded to 925-1672)
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Inner Tube: amzn.to/4aTTdjW
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Rust-Oleum 303473 Troy Bilt Red: amzn.to/48pPGbN
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James... The best way to clear snow is with a cup of coffee in your hand looking out the window watching your son doing it
Normally, I do not like super long videos but James is such a good instructor that I just can not get enough of his videos.
The only thing that is missing is that he uses some tools that are not easily identifiable. It would be nice if he could post the P/N or link to obtain them.
you took that old, beat up snowblower from something most would have thrown away, to almost new condition.. I agree, the older machines were built much more solidly, its worth taking the time to do a full restoration, great job 👍
You’ve got the skills to pay the bills. Nice job.!
She went though that wet, heavy stuff like a champ! The proceedure was a success, doctor.
As a motorcyclist in the 1960s, my Dad said he used to remove his chain every few weeks and just soak it in oil. Thank god for O-ring chains!
There used to be a large diameter shallow tin that contained grease/
You washed the chain in gasoline and cleaned it and dried it.
Then you curled it up and placed it on top of the solid grease..
and put heat onto the bottom of the tin.
a camping stove or the wife's electric stove in the kitchen when she was away...
The grease melted and the chain submerged...every nook and cranny filled with lubricant.
After 30 minutes you fished the chain out by the wire you had slipped through the last link and hung it up to drip dry back into the grease pan.
Then the chain went back on the motorcycle...for however long it took until you felt it needed another dose.
You need to lubricate the tire bead when installing it with a tool like that. They make specific tire mounting lube but Armor All or something equivalent would work also. It makes it seating on the rim easier. I also coat the tube with some talcum powder so it won't fold up on the inside of the tire. Installed hundreds of motorcycle tires with a Harbor Freight manual machine.
"Earned it's oil change" always makes me smile!
Hello James. Chris from Pennsylvania. Last year in July I bought a Toro 8 horsepower snowblower. It had good compression but did not run. I bought it really cheap. Once I got it home I took the bottom pan off 5 hands full. mouse nest. By the way I use Anti-Seize on axels it just works better. 🤗
The snow king motor was LEGENDARY for being durable. The power equipment shop near my home surmises that my snowblower will rust to bits before the engine is worn out. My father purchased it 30 years ago... and other than oil changes/lubrication.... it's just kept going. Every season I pull it out THINKING it will finally need carb service... and the dang thing just starts and runs properly.
As long as oil level kept up
I have a love hate relationship with Tecumseh's. But the 10hp Snow King has always been a great engine for a snow blower. Nothing that has followed can beat it.
@@jcondon1 I've had a few OLD OLD mowers (70's era) with super good Tecumsehs on them too... Some of the production /w/ the plastic carbs, and the lack of a governor arm spring would leave the motor hunting for the RPMs. The biggest problem we have now is the parts cannon for keeping these things alive.
I inherited an old 70's era Craftsman snow blower. It had a lot of rust on it and the muffler housing was rusting too so it was loud. The cou de gra came when one of the impeller blades broke off and made it unbalanced. It would still work but was like a paint can shaker. No parts were available and didn't have a welder handy so off it went to recycle center. I bought a Troy Built Storm King in its place and been working well for 4 seasons or so.
My father had a Troy-Bilt blower. When the city put sidewalk in on his street he had to put a 3 foot high retaining wall because his lawn was higher than the sidewalk. The Troy-built never threw snow very well, especially heavy wet snow. The one you have there has a tool to clean out the chute. He was going to buy a new blower. We took it apart and changed the pulleys and belts to run the impeller faster. We also added an impeller modification kit that added pieces of belting to cut down the gap between the impeller and the housing. After doing that, the blower not only blew wet snow over ten feet high but also the melt water.
Love watching how you do your analysis to figure out what's wrong with a machine. You made me wonder why I threw out my old snowblower, but I didn't know what I didn't know so ....
Properly maintained these engines will run forever, Tecumseh’s are definitely some of the best snowblower engines.
The engine will definitely outlast the actual snowblower.
Fluid Film works really good for lubricating the drive assembly on snowboard, as long as you don’t get it on the desk, but if you do, make sure you clean it off.
Still have my Ariens 8-24 of 1973 with Tecumseh HM80, original engine (a little bit tired but still blowing snow quite good) Just maintain it and it last ;-)
Hello Jamea well done. The old TroyBuilt is Ready for another 20 years service.
This is probably well known by most living in the rural West, but in areas where mouse borne hantavirus is prevalent, don't do what James does at 22:10 or so, and blow out a mouse nest with compressed air. Saturate the area in a bleach solution, and wipe out. Not a dig at James, rodent spread hantavirus is pretty unheard of in the NE. It's not exactly common in the West, but it's a really nasty disease and it's usually acquired by stirring up mouse waste by sweeping or vacuuming and breathing in the virus.
Mice like the drive train box as well as the blower housing for building nests , so always give a once over before winter .
I can smell the spray pain from here. Great job!
James, love your attention to detail and desire to make things right in all of your projects.
I really liked the dish soap idea, Dawn might be a good choice.
35:17. I always find watching the ultrasonic do its thing in double time oddly satisfying.
That was the era where powder coating was used instead of paint. Once powder coating gets a scratch in it, moisture gets underneath and it starts rusting and peels the powder coating off. Western used powder coating on their snowplows too and they ended up paying for many customers to have their plows sandblasted and painted.
I have a better product to use.....old fashioned but it works.
The name “galvanizing” was first applied to the process invented by Stanislas Sorel.
In 1836 he patented a process of cleaning steel and then coating it with zinc by dipping it into molten zinc.
He called the process of galvanizing the “galvanic” method.
This was the beginning of modern hot-dip galvanizing.
Wow, that came out looking like new! Kudos for adding the model/serial labels. Refreshing to see such attention to detail! I'm a software engineer, and it brings me joy to see someone take pride in their work regardless of field
I live in a apt. Complex where people are always throwing appliances out that actually are fixable.I hate seeing still dry usable expensive items tossed out. I once fixed a top of the line Keurig coffee maker that had a bad pump. Keurig made the machine so that it was nearly unfixable because disassembly was ungodly. It took me days and days to get it apart.
*wakes up not remembering what day it is, blearily drinking coffee… checks youtube*
It’s Thursday! And a nearly 2h video!
Nice
You have one of the best channels on RUclips but probaby don't even know it. Thanks tremendously pal..
Spraying some teflon or silicone spray in the bucket really helps with snow not sticking
Boy, does this bring back memories - that is the same snowblower I had when I lived in Canada...except mine was labeled Canadian Tire.....
Whenever I've used PB Blaster I always let it soak for at least an hour, giving it an additional spray every 15 min. It had never let me down. For very stubborn items I'd let it sit overnight. Again, always worked with patience on my part.
Warts and all. I will feel less bad after pulling my project back apart after putting it together in the wrong order. Nice work as always
James. I really enjoy the thoroughness of your videos. you take the time to include all aspects of the rebuild. Very complete and educational. You do a great job!!
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Another good video Jim! a little soapy water on the bead area of the tire should help your tire changer put the bead on easier. I realize.it is an old tire, but it should help some. Also you missed lubing the grease zerk on the shaft where you put the new chain, and cleaning the drive wheel to remove any grease that may be on it. I may have missed seeing you do these things. Nice machine. I have a 2021 TroyBilt Storm...works great!
RUclips is amazing. I once had an old 2 cycle motorcycle that was balky to start, and eventually wouldn't (start). After watching this video, I'm convinced it had a bad coil. Alas, I sold that classic machine and have regretted not being being more talented to diagnose it properly.
Another award winning resuscitation! Great work!
James, you do a really nice job and looking at the weather you’re gonna get a chance to use that in just a couple days
That pan would be easy to fabricate. A piece of galvanized metal would be best. Great videos Cheers
Huh, beat me to it. Yes should be easy to fabricate a new part as it's not a complicated shape.😏👍🇬🇧
Love it when you have " an oversight on my part". That is so typical of so many of us. Since joining your site, I have found my self taking those extra few minutes to do the job right. I feel like I learn something new during each video. Please keep them coming.
You put a heck of a lot of work on that, and then showed us an ad for a slightly lesser machine being offered for free. Talk about ironic ! Lovely job though I enjoyed all of that, thanks :)
I wish all mechanics were as conscientious as you are. Great job!
I love this channel. Your troubleshooting approach has already helped me with my own lawn mower. I thought I'd take advantage of the winter and just finish it off. It turned out that the carburetor was completely dirty.
This guy is really passionate in fixing anything he does truly appreciate these informational videos
I love your longer videos. I feel like I can watch you work for hours. Oh, wait, I just did! LOL. That snowblower is a beast.
I do a lot of chain saw puttering. When I get an old saw with a rusted chain I soak it in vinegar overnight to remove the rust. It works quite well to free them up.
Exactly, I used vinegar to remove rust on an old cast-iron fry pan and it worked beautifully!
I do the same thing but after I take them out of vinegar I raise them and into a tub of engine oil for a day
EvapoRust makes those chains like new! You need a Chain Breaker and Spinner Jim!
I do need one, but already running out of space in my toolbox.
@@jcondon1then you need another tool box😂
Well done. Now has a good second life. It may not have been used much, but it was left outside and neglected.
I have an Ariens snowblower purchased back around 2007. This has powder coated paint which is holding up very well. I keep the machine in my garage when not being used. This has the heated grips which I thought would not be used, but now I am a convert. I use the heaters even with gloves. A big help in keeping the gloves dry on the inside and warm.
Hi James, dirty oil is what I like to see before working on engines that someone else owned, new oil usually means that the owner caused engine failure.
the carburetor is most likely made of a zinc alloy like many auto carbs from the 60's.
you might want to check the grease in the auger gear box, probably ok.
Rich
Very true
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James, I'm so glad you spent the time to paint the body. It looked so good. Excellent job.
Thanks 👍
Great refurbishing James. I did the same repainting with an old snow blower and put apart the engine, auger, and drive mechanism. Took me 2 and half weeks for painting it with two coats of primer and two coats of finishing paint, but the outcome was amazing. Sold it for $490.00. I was happy and the buyer too, since it looks like new.
The prep and painting was a lot of work. Much more then everything else. Kind of hated to put it to work after that.
@@jcondon1 Just think if you had a sandblaster how much faster it'd gone, you know you want one!
@@Kinann Needle scaler is also a good option and less expensive/messy.
a cup wire brush for your grinder is a game changer compared to your drill
Or you could use the 3M Roloc products actually made to remove paint....
I have a Husqvarna snow blower with the same motor. I had it sitting in my shed for about literally 10 years. I always run the carb dry but was expecting a clogged carb. The machine needed the starter motor gear replaced, the stator replaced and some parts in the blower assy all of that I replaced/fixed. Then drained the fuel tank and refilled with good gasoline. Motor started with ease. Used it last weekend we had about a foot of snow first of the season.
I got my father's Yard King snow thrower & it has that same exact 10 HP Tecumseh Snow King engine. He bought his brand new in 2001 from the Home Depot. That engine now has 178.41 hours on it. I just ran an extension cord out to the shed as we have a winter storm heading our way with bitterly cold temps. So, Lake Michigan snow make it happener machine will be kicking into high gear here soon. They are talking about a foot, maybe up to 2 feet of light fluffy lake effect snow & 60 mph wind gusts.
These blowers were AFAIK all built by MTD and are fairly common to see rebranded as troybilt, craftsman, and several others. I have one that's near 20 years old that was given to me this summer and it's identical aside from the cowling. The motor runs like a champ. Tecumseh made good stuff
I was going to make that point as well. MTD right here in Cleveland Ohio makes most of the big box machines, and so many parts are interchangeable. I noticed the Craftsman label on the used belly pan…that cinched it right there.
I just recently got done doing one of these free from a friend snow blowers. It's ready to go now, so it probably won't snow.
Nice job, James. Thank you for sharing.
Love your works with many useful details .Excellent video !
The most impressive part is, the amount of paint in that one can. ;)
James, Love the longer more in-depth videos. Your editing skills are spot on. Very informative and enjoyable to watch. I always look forward to Thursdays for whatever you have in store.
Wow, you put a lot of effort into this snowblower with great results. Thanks for sharing.
James, I really enjoy watching your videos! You keep them interesting and are very thorough! I live in central Texas and watched the whole video of you working on the snowblower! I work on mowers, string trimmers, and leaf blowers as a hobby. I don’t see many (any) snowblowers around here, but did enjoy your video! One of these days I’m going to tackle a generator. I see them all the time on marketplace for sale for around $100. Thank you for your videos!
Congratulations Jim! Another great, lucid, clear, well-produced teaching video - with no ego. Thanks
James your videos are incredibly informative. You are a brilliant mechanic.
I have come to your channel not that long ago. And I just find myself lost trying to watch all your videos. Please don't stop doing what you love and sharing theses videos. Well done sir. And thank you for sharing your time and knowledge with us
Speed-blowing bonus footage.
What an excellent piece of work! Thank you
Very well done. I like the attention to detail in your videos!!
Fantastic restoration great detail and well worth your time. Great deal of satisfaction
Tom.
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James
Another great informative videos.
Keep them coming.
We all learn so much from you
Thanks
John
(From New Zealand)😊
From snow free, Melbourne, Australia, that looks impressive !! Thank you.
Just think Jim, with the big blow coming your way this week end you'll be able to get alot of use out of this unit. Have fun. Earl in Michigan
Dang I’m a sucker for snowblower repair videos. I don’t know what it is. Probably a psychological problem. But I love them.
As with all your projects, very nicely done.
Great job James 👏 love the work it looks great 👍 and runs very well
Honestly pls keep the videos coming, the way u construct your videos is flawless. I know it’s not easy to construct the videos so thank you 🙏
It made an amazing job of moving your snow. Great video, and really interesting too.
Nice job Jim👍
Always a pleasure to watch your videos
Thank you Sir learning a lot about generators from your channel still confusing and complicating but learning as I watch your channel hope you keep making videos and hope you your channel going
No Doubt there have been no snow storms like we had in the early 90's where they were several ft. but in the last five years I think I had to take my electric snow thrower out once. Can't say that I mind, I don't like the cold anyway. Nice job. after watching you work I have a new name for you and that's "Picasso". Hey quick note, some tires are more easier removed from the back when you have rims that are not symmetrical. This was true for many of the Mag wheels in the automotive field.
James is the best on youtube when it comes to every little detail. And he is a wonderful person. Thank you so much James. God bless you and your family
Awesome Job! Love your commitment.
Thanks James, well done, as usual.
With that belly pan, i think mymechanics would say... "i make new one" hahaha
great job james! This video helped me realize that my throttle linkage is not correctly attached. The second thing I really like is the quality of the build of the machine from twenty years ago. Thanks again and take care. Best wishes for success in 2024. 🎉
Nice work, James! That machine cleaned up nicely.
An excellent restoration! Again!
Great work James 😊
James, thanks for going the extra mile and painting that snowblower bucket and auger. You brought that snowblower back from the dead. That machine is nicely built. I was surprised that the engine ran so well after getting the spark issue resolved. I have a much newer version of that same snowblower with the smaller Briggs engine and mine struggles in slushy snow. We're going through a snowstorm in the Chicago area right now so I got to put my snowblower to work earlier. Did much better with the heavy snow today than with the slushy mess we had a few days ago where it kept clogging up. If I would have sprung for the larger engine model when I bought it, I wouldn't have had issues. Great job!
After that California premium fuel came out of the carb I was really surprised how clean it was inside! Pretty cool older machine, definitely a fun video! Great work as always James
I have a 45-year pld Roper snowblower that internally is identical to that one. Same engine, yours has fancier controls but you can tell quality has dropped over the years. The frame and belly pan on mine is 3/16 steel. You do not want to drop that pan on your foot. Don't ask. Great video getting an old machine new life. Bought mine in 1979 still runs good just haven't had the snow to dig it out.
34:18 also known as the Money Hole! The o-rings on the plastic emulsion tube are standard -006 o-rings available anywhere for pennies each vs 632547 Tecumseh O-rings which are $$.
I have about 100 of them in a bag. I have had bad luck removing the plastic emulation tubes. They like to break in me.
Just found you and subscribed...love your tutorigde...loved the time laps of the ultrasound...
Ya know you're not going to let her go out without lipstick and eyeliner...
James, you are funny. You tell us you won't paint that bottom part but then you paint the largest part- the auger shroud after saying how flat the market is. 😊😊I'm not complaining, mind you.....another victory....
I really did not want to paint it. It took far longer to prep and paint then everything else combined.
I wish I had the same meticulous mindset, but I do not - I do enjoy your videos. The editing really seals the full package. Very Well Done and thank you
Sweet love your shows you keep making them I'll keep watching them Rob from California.
I did the same procedure on my Daughter’s Toro PowerMax 10-28. It’s a lot of work but the results were so satisfying. The powder coat original paint failed like yours did. Super work, enjoy your videos.
I loved this project, nicely done
Brilliant repairs and restoration. Nice clean machine and other saved
Thank you for all the great content. I have learned so much. My 20+ year old snowblower is the 8HP version of this one with no hand warmers, no lights....or anything else! (just the electric starter) But, It is a beast. The dipstick on mine also got dark and stained. You can remove the stain in a few short minutes with brake cleaner and a scouring pad. The oil level markings are then clear to see.
Love this video James! Very informative! Thank you! Great job!
Thanks
A good ultrasonic cleaning of the carb and you should be good for a snowy season!! 😁 Usually I use diluted simple green in my ultrasonic cleaner.
I love these blowers! I had one in Chicago for ten years.
Hi Jim, another excellent video, gotta say I like the "paint booth".....😁