Craftsman Snowblower raised from ashes

[fire402]

I came across this Craftsman snowblower that was being thrown away after a small garage fire. I gladly gave this beauty a new home in my garage. After stripping off all the crispy parts (and in some cases prying off resolidified plastic) I gave it a through inspection and found the engine block had some superficial heat damage, but was in excellent shape. I went ahead and tore it down and rebuilt it just to be sure.

After ordering some new parts from Sears, (Only the plastic parts.....I can't bring myself to pay $3.00 for a bolt from Sears when I can buy the same thing for $.60 anywhere else) I got out the old wire wheel and got rid of all the paint.

I decided to go with an Orange and Black paint scheme, which I think turned out pretty sharp. It fired up on the second pull and has ate it way through any amount of snow I take it through.

Before

Ready for Primer

Primed

1st coat of flat black

Love doing projects like this!!

 

[Boyd Who]

Very cool! Nice save!

 

[Jeffksf]

Cool, how much do you have in it?

 

[hofferwood]

SUPER SAVE
And here in MI You don't put it away 'till you mow the lawn twice
Chuck

 

[fire402]

Thanks for the kind words.

I spent about $80.00 in parts.

And it definitely gets used alot.

 

[jmh21586]

very nice color scheme.

 

[TheGrooveking]

Outstanding, keeping that snowblower from the landfill is the greatest thing! I think way too many people just trash stuff that can be made to work, and you did that in a big way! Thanks for posting.

TheGrooveking

 

[Scout Driver]

Wow!! Really a job well done. Great to see something saved rather than scrapped.

Scott

 

[54FordPanel]

Good job! Looks great.

 

[THEFIX]

Very nice job on the rebuild! +1 on the Sears parts. I've had decent luck by doing a little research and figuring out who built it for Sears and then go there for parts to save a little. The nice part about Sears is they have or can usually quickly get just about any part...but you pay for that.

 

[SMLDONZI]

Nice job!.. and color scheme. That thing looks evil from the front. As others have said--great save!

 

[38Chevy454]

Good job on the rebuild. Hard to believe what people throw out, that seemed to be pretty light damaged.

 

[z28toz06]

the black and orange color scheme doubles the horsepower too! Nice job. one less thing in the dump!

 

[Herb]

Nice job! By the way, You ****!

 

[jktruck150]

Looks great!

 

[oldgoat]

Really great looking snowblower. Makes the effort in rebuilding it all worthwhile.

 

[NOTABLAZER]

nice save!

I've found some old push-mowers out by the street on garbage day,and I've had two of them fire right up and work fine. Didn't have to do much to them and they both gave me years of service before i finally got rid of 'em.

 

[never enuf time]

Very nice job, any thoughts on how it caught fire in the first place ?

 

[Wes28376]

Nice job. I love doing stuff like this.

 

[foss]

great job, the colour looks fantastic , nice job!!!

 

[cool50]

Looks great What kind of paint did you use? Did it hold up good?

 

[BCK]

Nice Job..!!! Love it...what's the black paint? Looks "textured" or something like a wrinkle finish. Cool!

Here's a few of the oldies I've bought/used/fixed then sold etc...

My favorite is the BobcaT - Bought for $150 and it was the Mac Truck of them all. Only a 520 (5hp, 20") but no nonsense machine! Kinda bummed I sold it for $200.

-1978 Ariens 524 w/ new OHV 6.5hp engine
-70's Simplicity-Paddle style Impeller w/ 5hp Tec & 24" cut
-70's BobcaT 520 - Paddle style Impeller
-1980 Ariens ST724

 

[Mr.N]

Here's a few of the oldies I've bought/used/fixed then sold etc...
-70's Simplicity-Paddle style Impeller w/ 5hp Tec & 24" cut

Did you take the gas tank off that 70's Simplicity?