Originally Posted By: Bror Jace
Last spring I Sta-Bil'd the remaining gas, greased and put a little MMO in the spark plug hole and pulled the B&S engine over a few times before putting it in a corner at the back of the garage. The 28" Ariens should be good to go in November or December.
Oil was changed towards the end of last season ... switched from "whatever" oil I used because I had on hand while the machine was breaking-in to Yeti Blood ... Chevron 0W-30. I won't change that out for at least 25 hours (maybe all of this coming winter).
I DID just get a new spark plug for the B&S engine ... a NGK BKR5E ... that's their V-Power plug. Hoping it will give a touch more power than the Champion Q12YC it will replace.
I'd like to add rubber shims to the auger but would really like to do it right with bolts and nuts, not just sheet metal screws. That means taking the impeller out/off. THAT looks like a project! I also haven't been able to find material for the shims yet.
You don't have to take the impeller out. I used bolts on mine and drilled the holes for the rubber paddles while the impeller was still in the machine. You do have to remove the chute to gain access through the top, and block the impeller with a piece of wood to prevent it from moving.
Last spring I Sta-Bil'd the remaining gas, greased and put a little MMO in the spark plug hole and pulled the B&S engine over a few times before putting it in a corner at the back of the garage. The 28" Ariens should be good to go in November or December.
Oil was changed towards the end of last season ... switched from "whatever" oil I used because I had on hand while the machine was breaking-in to Yeti Blood ... Chevron 0W-30. I won't change that out for at least 25 hours (maybe all of this coming winter).
I DID just get a new spark plug for the B&S engine ... a NGK BKR5E ... that's their V-Power plug. Hoping it will give a touch more power than the Champion Q12YC it will replace.
I'd like to add rubber shims to the auger but would really like to do it right with bolts and nuts, not just sheet metal screws. That means taking the impeller out/off. THAT looks like a project! I also haven't been able to find material for the shims yet.
You don't have to take the impeller out. I used bolts on mine and drilled the holes for the rubber paddles while the impeller was still in the machine. You do have to remove the chute to gain access through the top, and block the impeller with a piece of wood to prevent it from moving.