Generac Snow Blowers

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Dexmar

Discussion Starter · Oct 18, 2020

Hi good morning to all. I'm a new member on this site and I'm looking to buy a snow blower for the first time. I'm a member of Costco and I see they have snow blowers from Generac and a company I've never heard of before call Massimo.
Does anyone have any info or reviews of either one? I would really appreciate any help I can get in making a decision. Thank you very much and stay safe.

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Zavie

· #61 · Nov 5, 2020

Well done you!
I looked at the owners manual and it looks like the oil drain is on the right side. Do you think you will put an extension pipe on?

yooperWildCat

· #62 · Nov 5, 2020

then i just realized my headlight doesnt work. Now they informed me i have to take it to a service center to get a replacement of the defective LED headlight. i appear to have voltage it just isnt turning on.

yooperWildCat

· #63 · Nov 5, 2020

Zavie said:
Well done you!
I looked at the owners manual and it looks like the oil drain is on the right side. Do you think you will put an extension pipe on?

Its like a lawnmower style drain plug. Where its the yellow cap. it does not look like you can use an extender. ill take photos of the Locin engine setup in a minute. I need to wash the gas off me before i pass out.

Zavie

· #64 · Nov 5, 2020

yooperWildCat said:
Its like a lawnmower style drain plug. Where its the yellow cap. it does not look like you can use an extender. ill take photos of the Locin engine setup in a minute. I need to wash the gas off me before i pass out.

I see it now thanks

yooperWildCat

· #65 · Nov 5, 2020

honestly the power the way it moves the build quality is amazing. Its all the corners cut i noticed while assembling it and the fact that none of the accessories work that worries me. Maybe its a fluke. The auger is as high of quality as some of the 3k+ pto ones ive looked at. The gear box appears to be plastic. or have some sort of poly coating over it. The pulleys for the belts are plastic including engine. IDK is that what they have all gone too? Is everything plastic and corner cut as much as can be? Some of it i see like the plastic pulleys i have replacements i can use that will work if i cared. But the grips work but not the light, I think the right one isnt heating up. but considering it was $1000 less than the closest model i was looking at and easily better than the one i was going to get for $1100. if i get replacements and everything its no big deal. I guess what will tell the real test is when we get our first foot of snow. by end of this year this machine will either be the greatest machine in the line up i have. Or its going to be rehomed. I feel like its going to be a beast.

I feel like i may be being extra negative because of my unboxing experience. In the video you will see me go from the happiest in the world to slowly more dead inside.

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Big Ed

· #66 · Nov 5, 2020

The real test will come with time, and how much use it gets.

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yooperWildCat

· #67 · Nov 6, 2020

ive been on hold with generac for 1.5 hours they keep transferring me around.

140278

· #68 · Nov 6, 2020

wrench's 1/2 is a tight 13mm 7/16 is 11mm. 5/8 is close to 15mm .for 14mm you can use a 9/16 stinks that you have deal with bull stinkie on day one. gas over fill is there a dirt mesh in the filler neck?

yooperWildCat

· #69 · Nov 6, 2020

auger belts are

truflex 4lxp945 x2

drive belt is

truflex 3lxp870

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yooperWildCat

· #70 · Nov 6, 2020

captchas said:
wrench's 1/2 is a tight 13mm 7/16 is 11mm. 5/8 is close to 15mm .for 14mm you can use a 9/16 stinks that you have deal with bull stinkie on day one. gas over fill is there a dirt mesh in the filler neck?

its the worst dirt mesh screen design ive ever seen it also had a gas gauge float in the middle. So its just really a blocker. I plan to cut it out. You almost have to fill it up like a nitro RC car. in a jug with a little tube all slow and squirting it like. its basically equivalent to trying to fill a shot glass that is draining through a straw in the bottom. lol Honestly dumbest design i've ever seen. Compound that with a "midwest can" safety spout and its 2 terrible designs uniting for the ultimate showcase of safety becoming as unsafe as possible lol.

But thats a Loncin issue. Just poor design. They must assume people use 1 gallon gas cans for lawn equipment. Normally when i see a mesh i assume it will be slow. But that was next level. Then compound it with the fact they didnt connect the gas line on the bottom of the tank. so all the gas got everywhere.

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yooperWildCat

· #71 · Nov 6, 2020

on a side note. I think they have the cheapest LED for snowblowers. Can anyone else find one cheaper than $18+9.99 shipping already wired up for an ac 4 prong connector? im seriously asking? Honestly that looks about same panel as the cub cadet one i see people rig up for like $50. At this point its cheaper for me to just order the defective parts then waste my time and energy trying to get them to care.

They were like "we will send you the missing parts" but for anything thats not working has to goto a service center or you can return it to the retailer. I was like you want me to return your product? That doesnt even sound like smart business. "Hey man we screwed up so just return our product and buy the other guys..." i just kind of said OK...... Doesnt sound right. but if thats your solution. I swear im not trying to get a free $18 headlight. I just kind of feel like for over $1000 the headlight should work 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 ive picked up "free" ones on the side of the road that at least had a working head light.

Mostly being sarcastic and having a laugh as i sip some whiskey and relax.

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Big Ed

· #72 · Nov 6, 2020

But are you having fun yet?

You should have seen the line off?
I would check the whole machine very closely now. What else did they "forget"?
I have gotten into the habit of adding a little fuel then looking for leaks, add some more look for leaks, when fueling for the beginning of the season.

yooperWildCat

· #73 · Nov 6, 2020 (Edited)

Big Ed said:
But are you having fun yet?
You should have seen the line off?
I would check the whole machine very closely now. What else did they "forget"?
I have gotten into the habit of adding a little fuel then looking for leaks, add some more look for leaks, when fueling for the beginning of the season.

Thats exactly how i feel. "what else did they forget" i mean if all the small stuff is bad..... You know the option to switch it out is seeming pretty good right about now.

im having more fun refinishing the white and ariens then i am with that thing. still think its better then anything else i would have bought in the lineup this year. Only thing else i would have got would have probably been $2600. and hard to say if 2 of these wouldnt beat one of the other option.

edit:
Honestly the thing feels like a beast. Feels equal in power to the 13/33 white i got. Minus the white feels like it has more torque(in the wheels). THe intelligent steering is odd but really cool. Its almost like the white but it sense it so no trigger to pull to turn off a wheel. functionally if i put all the little things aside i wouldnt care about if it were a junker. Its actually a really sweet machine. I kind of wish i could install a seat on top of it and ride it when it blows. lol

deezlfan

· #74 · Nov 6, 2020

Its like a lawnmower style drain plug. Where its the yellow cap. it does not look like you can use an extender. ill take photos of the Locin engine setup in a minute. I need to wash the gas off me before i pass out.

The yellow fill plug is not the drain. It is on the right side at the base of the motor.

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deezlfan

· #75 · Nov 6, 2020

"Hey man we screwed up so just return our product and buy the other guys..." i just kind of said OK...... Doesnt sound right. but if thats your solution.

Doesn't bode well for the reputation of Generac particularly after the way Briggs treated the brand name. But even worse if they own DR now, imagine the damage that they will do to that brand. I mean DR has worked for years building an image/reputation of quality.

140278

· #76 · Nov 6, 2020

deezlfan said:
The yellow fill plug is not the drain. It is on the right side at the base of the motor.

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good catch zavie that yellow plug is oil level don't remove or he will get a mess, the dip stick level is over that level but i wonder what shows on the other side? is there a extension drain with a flat and 10mm headed drain plug? since toro also uses loncin motors i looked at mine and from the toro parts list ,the extension and plug kit is sold if the op wants to put one in latter

121-0341
DRAIN PLUG KIT

1

$10.88

i'ts not a pipe thread like we are all used to .it's a straight 12 mm metric so we can't do a rubgoldberg homemade extension

OP
man do i hear you my toro doesn't have anything but fine mesh in the neck "yes it's cut out now" not some type of gas gauge but it's still a pita to fill with these new gas can fillers CA pushed down our necks ,that plus old age and a bad back forces me to use a pump to fill up my machines , so i use one of these Battery Operated Liquid Transfer Pump still have a little mess but not as much as i do using a 5 gallon can

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Zavie

· #77 · Nov 6, 2020

yooperWildCat said:
Compound that with a "midwest can" safety spout and its 2 terrible designs uniting for the ultimate showcase of safety becoming as unsafe as possible lol

Don't keep using those dangerous "safety spouts". TSC
and other stores sell EZ-Pour spout replacement kits that work with Midwest and Blitz gas cans.

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Zavie

· #78 · Nov 6, 2020

captchas said:
i'ts not a pipe thread like we are all used to .it's a straight 12 mm metric so we can't do a rubgoldberg homemade extension

Actually he could make an extension. Pick up some 1/2" OD DOM metal tubing in a drop size, then chuck it into his drill and shave off just a smidgen on the bench grinder. Next using a newly purchased 12mm die cut the proper 12mm threads. Then on the other end he could cut in whatever he wanted to cap it off. Figuring time and $$ your idea of the Toro extension kit is the best route, lol. That or just using a drain pan and existing plug.

140278

· #79 · Nov 6, 2020

goggled the toro number and found it for $8.99 that makes building one worthless machined extension 2 crush seals and the drain plug

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Zavie

· #80 · Nov 6, 2020

captchas said:
goggled the toro number and found it for $8.99 that makes building one worthless machined extension 2 crush seals and the drain plug

I agree! I would not even bother with my machined extension project.
I'm wondering what mindset he's in this morning about the generac. Is it a keeper?

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