smurfslayer
Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. We’re hunting sasquatch77
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In the run up to Snowmageddon, I decided that in light of the recent rotator cuff repair, a snow blower would go a long way toward pain management. So I set about finding one. Not an easy chore but 2 days before the storm I found one at the local Lowes - the floor display and I convinced them to hold it. Next day I head up, they help me get the machine stuffed into my Outback wagon with some disassembly and laying it on it’s side. This will be significant in a few more sentences.
I get home and reassemble. It’s a red Toro, 26” I thought to myself, hey, this thing is the same color as my Ducati. Sure enough, it’s the same red used by Ducati for their red bikes. Oh the humanity... Anyway, I’d better fire it up to be sure it works for tomorrow. I pull a few times, no joy. I hook up the electric and push the daggone button until I smell burning and still nada. Now I’m getting worried. I’d already checked fluids, had oil, gas, no obvious binding or issues. I revert back to the pull starter, mindful I’m still in therapy for a torn rotator cuff. 45 minutes later it sputters to life and blasts oil out through the exhaust all over my Kawasaki.
I still have the Toro, but not the Ducati. The Toro has has been more reliable than the Ducati too
