fishnwiz Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Snowblowers in June?? You bet! Here is the issue. I purchased what appears to be an EXCELLENT condition Simplicity 7hp snowblower for 20.00! The top half and the other 98 percent of this blower is like new. This blower came out of a garden shed at a cottage in northern Wisconsin.This blower was used 1 season and then parked on a piece of carpet in a garden shed. Here is where the bad part comes in...the shed gets water in it from time to time and the carpet soaks up the water and wicks into the scraper bar and lower 4" of the auger opening for 2 years before the owner realizes the stupidity of their mistake. The lower 4" including the scraper bar is a bubbled up mess of rust. Following are pics of the damage both inside and outside of the auger housing. This pic is of the bottom rear outside of the housing! Any suggestions on what to do?? Part it? Sell it as is? Try to repair and if so ...HOW?? Thanks in advance for your valuable input!
fishnwiz Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 Not sure I could weld/fix the damage that the rust did to this blower.
Willy Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 The motor is worth more then $20. and if it works at all I would use it til it goes belly up then,pull the motor. It's probably a Snow King motor and there a good one.
BLT Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Look for a blower with shelled out engine and marry the two good halves.
fishnwiz Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 The motor and tranny are like new. Engine runs excellent. Not sure how easy it will be to find a replacement auger housing.
BLT Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 quote:Originally posted by fishnwizThe motor and tranny are like new. Engine runs excellent. Not sure how easy it will be to find a replacement auger housing. id="quote">id="quote">Right now time is on your side.
RayS Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Not sure if this is the same. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIMPLICITY-TORO-WHEEL-HORSE-SNOW-BLOWER-HOUSING-PART-1729728CSM-/291047373148?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c3c6795c
Burntime Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 quote:Originally posted by huffyThat'll buff out id="quote">id="quote">Coffee just came out of my nose!
huffy Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Originally posted by Burntimequote: id="quote">It had the intended effect. My work here is done.
RayS Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 I would definitely download the manual from Simplicity and make sure it is the correct part.
fishnwiz Posted June 8, 2014 Author Posted June 8, 2014 Not sure I could get 1k for a 7hp blower. I will go the look for blown engine route. I think it would be a bear for Tim to weld in a patch panel for me so I won't even ask him!
RayS Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 I, think you would have a hard time getting $800. When it can be had new for a grand or $1100 and the buyer would get a 2 - 3 year warranty. You could easily make money by selling the motor and parts in the fall or winter. It is a shame that a machine like that, that isn`t very od is in that condition. Did you notice the damage to that extent when you bought it?
huffy Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 quote:Originally posted by DanDEven if you sold it for say 800 with 500 invested...would still be a very good return on your investment. id="quote">id="quote">I don't think you could get anywhere near that by me. Even in the dead of last winter when snowblowers were in extremely high demand, used 7 and 8hp snowblowers with $350+ price tags on them were sitting. Wait for one with a blown motor to pop up. Snowblowers with grenaded engines are listed on CL pretty often, and can be had for next to nothing.
fishnwiz Posted June 8, 2014 Author Posted June 8, 2014 I would be lucky to get more then 300. I price them to move!
B10Dave Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 Mark; if you take the rotor and fan off and remove the housing that doesn't look like a complicated repair. I would certainly do the repair if it was mine...DAVE
fishnwiz Posted June 8, 2014 Author Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks Dave, I don't weld myself so I aamnot schooled on what is repairable. Do you think a repair panel type repair is the way to go or ??
B10Dave Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 dOdThat would be my plan. If you had the housing bare I don't think a welding shop would charge too much to weld in a panel and then you could bolt on a new scraper bar.That should make a good useable and saleable machine at a reasonable cost. Show it to a welder and get a quote for a bare housing repair before you make up your mind. Good luck....Dave
Burntime Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 I would do as dave said. It does not look that bad. Maybe its time to give it a whirl. You could even weld it and undercoat the bottom 2 inches and solve the problem indefinitely!
huffy Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 quote:Originally posted by fishnwizThanks Dave,I don't weld myself . . . id="quote">id="quote">This one is perfect for your first project. Look on the bright side, you really can't make it any worse. :DSeriously, though, cutting out the bad and welding in the new would be extremely easy. My concern, though, is that from the pic it looks like the rust goes up far enough that your replacement piece would have to be rolled a little bit to match the arc. Any local welding/metal fab shop should be able to do that for you, though. Or you could do it yourself with a dead blow hammer using a solid piece of pipe the appropriate diameter as an anvil.
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