Looks like the 824 just came off the showroom floor. Very nice. Thanks!
@blowingsnow4fun
Ай бұрын
Hi Club33…. The finish is pretty nice IMHO on the 824. It was used mostly to blow snow off an ice skating rink before I got it, so it wasn’t exposed to much salt. I did put a coat of wax on it every year I’ve had it, which helps to keep the snow from sticking to it, and tends to preserve the finish. Thanks for the + comment!
@russellmaddock3492
Жыл бұрын
I have 2 of those old machines both are 1980 models. 524 & 824. I have had to take off and clean the carbs on both of them. The emulsion tubes are notorious for plugging up. Sense using non ethanol fuel I haven't had any more issues. I use Sea Foam in all my outdoor power equipment fuel. Been using it for years with great results. Your 824 still looks like new. Great video.
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
It’s in pretty good shape. My brother bought it new, and he went to use it to clear a hockey rink he made for his kids, and it wouldn’t start. He was in a hurry, and just wanted a new machine that was reliable. He bought a new Simplicity 8 Hp (had to Bev one of the last years of production for Techumse engine’s). He ordered the new Simplicity & told me if I’d go get it for him I could have the Toro for my cabin. I offered to fix the Toro for him, but he had lost confidence in it. So I picked up the Simplicity, and Tom the Toro up North. Cleaned the carb, and fixed a shorted out wire that the mice chewed, and it ran great. Had to rebuild the carb since, and fix a short in the coil wire created by mouse chewing, and it’s run great for me. I had a 70’s Toro 724 that was left in a garage that I was given. It was a rusty mess with 5 year old fuel in it, and loads of rust. Fixed it up and it ran great up until about 10 years ago when the spring loaded scraper rusted through and got caught up in the auger. I took that off, & the guy that runs the dump by my cabin needed a blower for his farm. I gave it to him, and he fashioned a new stationary scraper, and he’s still running it. I run non ethanol fuel in all my small engines Like you….for a while, but not sure how long. I am sold on sea-foam as well. Add it and stabil every time I buy gas for my small engines. Only time I don’t add sea-foam is before storage because it has a small amount of water in it.
@Chris-fl5vh
Жыл бұрын
I always had used Toro's before I purchased my Ariens and they were all great machines. I had a 1980's 724 that I purchased from by best friend in Maine when he was ready to trade up, and when that got tired: an 824 Toro Power-Shift from an older gentleman that decided to have his driveway plowed. I think it was a 1993 and it was a museum piece. Even had the differential kit. I'm pretty sure it was + - circa 1996: so I think I bought it around 2006, thus 16 or so years I had it when I bought my 2020 Ariens Platinum 24 SHO. It was a fantastic machine. A beast. It had a real gear transmission in it and the Power-Shift system worked flawlessly whenever I engaged it. NO major repairs to that machine ever. The only thing it didn't have was a headlight, so I tracked down an OEM Toro sealed beam unit and installed it. .I sold that Toro to the sales person I bought the Ariens from. He took one look at it and agreed on my asking price. I insisted he start it up before I would take his money. One-pull start. I kept the headlight kit... ;^)
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
My brother bought a house in SE Wisconsin in around 1980. In the corner of the garage was an old snow blower the seller said he hadn’t started in years, and he was leaving it. When we moved my brother in, he took one look at it and said he would buy a new machine before the snow flew, and he was going to get rid of it. I told him I could use it at my cabin, and told me to just do him a favor and take it. It was a 70’s Toro 724 with a 7hp Tecumseh Snow King on it. I dumped the gas tank, replaced the fuel line and spark plug, and dropped the carb bowl, & gave the carb a deep clean. Started on the second pull. That oil looked as dirty as any oil I’ve ever seen when I drained it after its initial run (probably original). Had tire chains, and I ran that thing until the late 80’s when the spring loaded scraper bar rusted off it. My friend who has a farm near my cabin saw it in my shed, and asked about it. I had run it dry, and used the dump valve on the carb to drain the bowl when I put it away. He had some pretty corse gravel in his drive around the house and barn. We lowed the shoes, and with the scraper bar gone it left about 1.5” of snow which worked out great. Let’s roll it into the back of my truck and take it over to your place, it’s all yours. He gasped it up that night and said it started 2nd pull. He’s still running that 724. You really couldn’t tell the difference between it and an 824 power wise.
@Chris-fl5vh
Жыл бұрын
@@blowingsnow4fun That 824 P/S was a great machine that took me through the years that I couldn't afford a new one with a growing family and all. It just got "tired" and couldn't handle the wet, cement-like "muck" we get here in New England as well. I think it might have been the governor because it didn't have this problem when I first got it. I believe 824's had cast-iron cylinder liners, and it didn't burn any oil, so I don't think it was compression. Hard to know. The only thing I didn't care for was the drum auger system. It always rode up at the end of the driveway, and even with the power-shift engaged, it still couldn't really cope with it: had to go to "half-bucket" mode.
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
The drum auger is a blessing for me up at my cabin. It may be 5 or more snowfalls between me getting up there to clear the driveway. Lots of branches fall and get buried in the snow. The drum auger on the Toro just rolls them out of the way without breaking the shear pins. If I use my Simplicity for that first plowing, I’m bound to snap at least one shear pin. Which slows me down, and the extreme cold up there makes it tough to replace the pin. One man’s curse is another man’s blessing LOL.
@Chris-fl5vh
Жыл бұрын
I have to agree that certainly was an advantage as to the drum system. I was under the impression that Toro's didn't even have shear pins and relied on some sort of friction-relief system to prevent breaking things. I put my Toro's though some (un-intentional) awful tests over the years I had them: The dog's hidden Cong-Ball toys, chunks of firewood that fell off the pile in high winds and got buried in the snow, and of course the usual frozen newspaper thrown in the driveway: name it: they would just die and give you a heart-attack because you were 150 feet from the house with a dead 300 lb machine that wouldn't move.. I Clean out the obstruction, start it right up again and go. If they had shear pins, I never broke one! hah
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
They have them, but with the drum auger they never break them. I never broke one with the 3 Toros I owned. You can see them through the drum auger. There located on the outside end of the auger shaft. You access them through the large round hole in the outer edge of the drum. One on each side .
@christopherkasko
Жыл бұрын
It's a Powe Throw!!
@Chris-fl5vh
Жыл бұрын
The Toro spring-loaded scraper bar was technological genius! (IMO) Why Toro ever abandoned it is hard to understand. I'm surprised it was never copied.
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
I would agree with that. When the one on the 724 rusted out on one side, it pulled out of its attachment point, and started to drag. I was on frozen sand at the time, and I was going forward in 1st when it let loose. I knew something g wasn’t right, but I wasn’t sure what was going on. If I would have backed up, I’m sure it would have gotten grabbed by the auger. I also like the gearing on the old Toros. Excellent 1st gear for deep heavy snow, and R2 is perfect for a brisk backward pace for me. Even though it only had 5 gears, they were very useful gears!
@MegaVortex
Жыл бұрын
20 minutes to dinner! hahahaha That was good. :)
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
I guess it’s pretty obvious my videos are real life…. You can call me lots of things, but not late to dinner LOL.
@christopherkasko
Жыл бұрын
Nice video! You are very meticulous I bought a 8 24 old toro barell auger over the summer with the Tecumseh engine! Painted the auger synthetic oil and seafoam I hope it blows well! Would like to send you a pic lol! Keep up the video's this Winter Christopher Kasko Ottawa Ontario thanks!!! Question how does the machine blow in wet snow 2nd gear!???
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
Hi Christopher. 2nd gear is my favorite gear with the Toro. As you know, it has only 3 forward gears. 1 is a great creeper for the deep stuff, 2 is the gear I spend most of my time in, and I usually use 3 for transport to and fro in cleared areas. It’s too fast for the bucket to keep up, unless the snow is 1-2” and light. Never had much trouble with this machine clogging. Snows usually light and fluffy up North where I kept it. When I used it down in SE WI where I live, I used to spray Pam cooking spray on the chute when the snow was wet. Never vlogged then. I’ll be posting videos when it snows here. If you like what you see, please consider subscribing to the Chanel so you don’t miss bee content.thanks for the comment.
@AMF96
Жыл бұрын
That Toro from the 80’s looks to be built very well. The only experience I have using a Toro Snowblower is at my place of employment. We had a Toro 8/26 that was probably between 7-10 years old but I didn’t like it very much because it had a plastic shute that would clog very easily even though the shute had a sticker on it that said something to the affect of “anti clog” lol.. was never very happy with the performance of that machine.. mainly because of the shute clogging way too easily.. now this year they bought us a brand new Toro 8/28 with a metal shute. Pretty close to the old machine we had but with a metal shute. I haven’t gotten the chance to try the new Toro out but I suspect having the metal shute will make a world of difference and shouldn’t clog nearly as easily as the older one we had with that plastic shute.. seems like Toro is improving their quality again the last couple years after having some years that would leave you questioning..
@blowingsnow4fun
Жыл бұрын
Toros are solid machines. I looked at them when I was shopping for a new blower in 2019. I had an even older toro (1970’s) with a 7 Hp tecumseh on it. It that was left for dead in the back of a garage attached to a house my brother bought in the early 80’s. I rebuilt the carb and ran that thing up until 7 years ago when the spring loaded scraper bar rusted out, and I couldn’t get a new one. I gave it to the guy who runs the recycling center near my cabin, and he still runs it. It’s a gravel parking lot, so he could care less if it leaves 1.5” of snow. The newer Toros have a enlarged area just below the chute that helps to mix the snow with air, and serve as resivour to hold snow when it gets overloaded. I understand from a couple of friends that have them it works well. I liked the functionality of the joystick chute control, but the plastic chute control, and dash were just too much plastic for me being a guy that keeps his machines for a long time.Plastic and -20 doesn’t end well after a number of years IMHO. The old Tori’s have a drum auger which was really unique. They roll sticks and chunks of ice out of the bucket without breaking any shear pins which is great for me by my cabin, as I’m always hitting branches hidden under the snow. Thanks for the comment.
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