don't anybody use tractor mounted snowblowers no more?
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DEC
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2008
Craftsman Riding Lawn Tractor —
To begin with, I am not sure where to direct this to. I just want to tell a little story.I purchased a garden tractor model (#917.25750) with a 42 inch mower, and a 39 inch rotary snowblower model (#917.253350) in the year of 1973. (Best tractor Sears ever came out with.) Now 35 years later thay are all still in operation. It is such a shame that those who changed the design (in particular the snowblower attachment) to the mickey mouse ideas of todays snow thrower attachments. Don't get me wrong the mower decks are ok. The snow throwers are for the most part in question. One almost needs to have a degree in engineering to assemble todays blower attachments to tractor. Unlike my old one it is such a very, very easy installation, perhaps a 15 minute job. The biggest factor is my old tractor has a horizontal shaft, (Onan engine) which uses only a single 46 inch drive belt to power the blower. Because of this it gives the tractor more clearance underneath the frame so one doesn't get hung up under bad conditions; it also keeps the drive belt out of the snow and ice, which is the main reason for belt failure of todays design. I cannot believe those people designing todays blowers didn't foresee or understand this. Please bring back the old design. Im not an engineer in any way shape or form but I know what works and don't work and I do realize there are garden tractors out their with pto drives which isn't a bad idea, but I do not have 10 grand to spend on one. My only problem now and past 20 years is that Sears quit making parts for my tractor and attachments that many years ago. Very hard to keep things operational. I got by only because i was a machinist and had the luxury of making parts that I could not purchase. I am now retired and having big time problems keepng things operational. If anyone can direct me where I can purchase repair parts I'd be grateful. My only other option I quess would be to move to Arizona but I love the north...... thank you for letting me post this.
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