Well I finally bit the bullet and bought a new blower. I've been running the old 1974 Ariens for about 5 years now and it's been a good solid snowblower, but it just couldn't break up drifts or plow berms. I was getting tired of having to hand shovel everything.
The new one has and Ariens 208cc Series motor which I would have preferred to be a Subaru Robin SX21 but given the price I know why they used this engine. The new engine is closer to 6.5HP I believe.
I did talk to a local repair show who has sold a few of the LCT engines and said out of around 20 of them they've only had one back and it was a minor fuel line issue.
I'll post some more when I get to fire this one up and use it.
The new one has and Ariens 208cc Series motor which I would have preferred to be a Subaru Robin SX21 but given the price I know why they used this engine. The new engine is closer to 6.5HP I believe.
I did talk to a local repair show who has sold a few of the LCT engines and said out of around 20 of them they've only had one back and it was a minor fuel line issue.
I'll post some more when I get to fire this one up and use it.