Toro parts online?

[maple1]

My Toro honeymoon is over.

My new-to-me 826 blower somehow lost the key on the main drive pulley. I think (hope to God) the engine shaft is OK, but the pulley now has noticable wonky wear on the inside of the shaft hole leading to a pretty wobbly situation. I was really pumping some snow when things stopped happening. I want to get a new one. I plan on asking tomorrow at the closest local Toro place in my search for a new key - but am expecting an arm & leg & long wait to get it.

Who has ordered Toro parts online with a good result, and where from? Has to be Canada-shipping friendly. Also want to get new belts while I'm at it.

 

[semipro]

I've been happy with either rcpw.com or mfgsupply.com
Not sure about the Canada shipping

 

[Retired Guy]

I've bought parts from these guys and have had good results. Don't know if they ship to Canada, you can give them a call.
(broken link removed)

 

[JustWood]

If you can cross the part # to Stens I may have belts and a pulley.
Will ship to Canada

 

[maple1]

Well, ordering from the local Toro place was $105 for the part (Toro 114-9252), unknown delivery date.

I'm trying from lawnmowerpros - a bit leery so far since it was quite a bit cheaper than anywhere else ($42), but will see what happens. Thanks for the info - I ordered before I read the last couple of replies so will have to see if any regrets arise.

 

[maple1]

That didn't work out - they didn't have the part & apparently can't get it. So order cancelled.

After investing $2.50 in a new key & putting it back together, I might just run it with the old pulley. It was pretty solid - just want to take the shield back off & watch it while I run it some to make sure there's no wobble going on. I was in a hurry to move snow yesterday so put everything together quick as I could. I should maybe get a new friction wheel & belts anyway too, so will see what else comes up the rest of the winter & get some stuff ordered for next winter.

I still really like this blower - I think it got a quick assembly before the original owner bought it, and not much attention afterwards. Aside from oil changes. All the cables needed adjusting a little bit too.

If I order online I'll likey try rcpw next time - looked like reasonable prices & Canadian accomodating.

 

[Swedishchef]

*cough* get a nice ariens blower *cough*

I have never had to buy parts in 5 years...*knocks on wood*.

 

[Retired Guy]

My John Deere, that's 12 years old might need new belts at the end of this season. Still starts on the first pull. I contend that if you get a quality machine from an independent dealer, change the oil and lube it annually, a new spark plug each year is about all the parts it would need for a long time.