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Best way to fit a belt for a snowblower
I am looking for some help on a subject about snowblowers and I hope someone can help. I saw your website and figured that you know a whole lot more about snowblowers than I do. My mom is all alone during the winter months and she has an ATLAS snowblower that just quit on her after 6 years. I think it's a broken belt. Trouble is, I've spent mostof the day on the Internet looking for a website or some article about ATLAS snowblowers and I can't find a thing. She can't find her manual and I don't even know if they still make ATLAS snowblowers. Anyone heard of them? It needs to get fixed or she's going to have to continually shovel the inches of snow that never seem to
stop. Thanks.
stop. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by SnowMan on -
Can she retrieve the broken belt? Automotive belt stores usually stock snow blower belts during the winter. I know goodyear belts for blowers are GREEN in color. Do not let them sell her a black one, or one with a green stripe. In my experience these tend to slip.
If she can't find the old one, she could wrap a piece of rope or cord around the pulleys to determine the size.
By the way, I've never heard of Atlas is, and they are not in the S.I.M.A registry.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Bromley on -
Have you opened the machine up yet ? You will probably find the old belt still inside . There is probably enough belt left to measure . Be sure to replace with a fractional horsepower type belt . Never heard of Atlas snowblowers . I have an Ariens 8 HP X24" that was given to me because it didn't run , the thing looks almost new . I replaced the needle and seat and the floatbowl on the carb , and it runs like a swiss watch
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