more than a foot of snow fell since yesterday. however my yard and driveway act is like a vacuum cleaner, with over 2 feet. Predator Engine didn't struggle thru it at all. Old MTD 24" bucket Yard-machine modded with a 6.5 hp Predator Engine.
First thank you for the video and information, my snowblower engine was over heating i fix that problem it run for a year then engine got messed up so i decided to add 212cc i was so frustrated on those dam pulleys thnaks shearing the part information it made it so much easy i am going to workon my snowblower before starts snowing 😅... did you get it runing just curious
Yes, Use the gates 7280 belt for the drive pulley. It measures 28 5/8. Also flip the tensioner around 180. I think the stock belt size worked for the auger
Ok, the time has come. I have the same machine and the Tecumseh is leaking oil like mad. 1996-2022, RIP. I just looked at the price of new snowblowers and it looks like the price has gone up 30 - 50% for a lot of machines over the last year! I will bet the harbor freight engine is no longer $99 either. My hope is to make it through the snowblowing season and then I think I may give this a shot. I don’t weld so I am a little bit concerned about reversing everything underneath and I’m wondering how functional the machine will be if I don’t do that. Are the two forward speeds going to be enough. Thanks a lot for the crazy inflation Federal reserve with your stupid zero interest rate since 2008 policy, coupled with endless money printing.
Run your machine in the reverse gears and that's how fast it will move forward after the swap. Then all the forward gears will become reverse. It should be fine.
So tell me. How do you reverse engineer an actual gear driven transmission, instead of one of these friction driven jobs? I have a Craftsman with a 5 hp, dual shaft, Tecumseh engine on it. Have yet to find a video telling me how to work on an actual transmission, so it will still have 3 forward speeds and one reverse. Not one forward and 3 reverse.
Hey dude, I hope you can help. My buddy swapped the engine for me. The engine runs great, however the drive is not so hot. I drove fine before, but now it on ly has one reverse, no first or second, third is good, but fourth and fifth work but it takes a while for it to start moving.... I also notice the drive belt stops sometimes and the machine won't move, and in other gears it slows down and then picks up and in yet others its fine... Any thoughts on how this guy effed this up?
Try using a Gates 7280 belt and flip the idler pulley. Other guys have tried this and said it works better. I also gave it a try and it doesn't slip as much. It's just a pita to get it on. Also make sure that the trans is engaging.
@@drewjager3455 Is there any chance that when he flipped the trans he didn't alight everything correctly when putting it back together? he claims there is nothing to aligne
@@drewjager3455 I went down in belt size to a gates 7290 and that's too big and tried with a 7280 but it was small and I didn't want to force, but Im guessing thats what Ill have to do. Shame there isn't a 7285 for the between fit... Am I at a greater risk of the belt snapping if I go that small?
I just completed this swap and this video was VERY helpful, but I found that the 15290 belt would slip on the 2" pulley, but a shorter belt (Gates 7280 - which was 28 5/8" long) while extremely difficult to roll onto the pulley, worked perfectly. I had the belt over the output shaft, installed the 2" pulley outside of it and used a flat blade screwdriver to "ramp" the belt onto the pulley. Also, I flipped the idler around since the belt is running in the opposite direction
I didn't run it before switching the transmission. You would only have 2 forward gears. Believe it or not, I still haven't got enough snow to use it lol
The R2 gear becomes 3, and the R1 becomes 2 (roughly). 5, 4, and 3 will now be reverse gears and will snap your damn wrists if you're not expecting how fast it is coming back at you! I relabeled the gear selector panel, so reverse is where 1st used to be, and now my two reverse gears are my forward gears. I also used some zip ties to keep the gear lever from going into gears 3, 4, and 5. I'm gonna live with it for now. I think!
Does this engine run OK in cold weather? I think I have read in comments from some other videos that the carb needed a larger jet for cold weather use.
My 212 predator motor dies after a few passes. Not sure why, but I may try to rejet it. If I let it sit for a minute or two, it will run again for a few more passes.
Use the gates 7280 belt for the drive pulley. It measures 28 5/8. Also flip the tensioner around 180. I think the stock belt size worked for the auger. Can't remember what size it was though
Will this work the same and same parts if using the Predator 420cc? I have the MTD 10/26 Steerable Track Drive Snow Blower with the 317e762f013 Engine 10HP Motor.
