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Champion Blower advice

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I am looking at buying this blower. The gentleman says that the blower turns freely and he believes the teeth are all intact. I am going to ask for a picture of the inside of the gearbox and ask if the handle slows down slowly after it has been cranked any other things I should check or ask about before I drive out to look at it. Also if it is in good working order what would be a fair price to offer for it? As always  thank you all for your help and the great advice and information I keep finding in this forums.

 

Robert T

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Some things in life you have to figure out yourself! You have to know what it is worth to you and stay within your means.

 

That generally is a good blower, but it is not a teenager anymore. Treat it like an old man and it will do you good for a long time. :)

 

Neil

Looks good to me! If it blows and not making any grinding noises you are proubably ok. I would say a price would be between $75 and $150. This what I have bought and sold them for , but I have seen them go for alot more.

There's nothing fancy about that blower, though it is a good model and looks to be all original.  I wouldn't go over $150 for it. 

Ahh what COUNTRY are you in---hard to give prices not knowing if they should be in euros or rand!

 

If it works well here in the USA I would expect US$75 to be a "steal" and $150 to be top dollar.

 

Note some blowers can be in quite good shape but not turn easily due to congealed oil/grease and will perk back up after a through cleaning and re-lubing.

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Ahh what COUNTRY are you in---hard to give prices not knowing if they should be in euros or rand!

 

If it works well here in the USA I would expect US$75 to be a "steal" and $150 to be top dollar.

 

Note some blowers can be in quite good shape but not turn easily due to congealed oil/grease and will perk back up after a through cleaning and re-lubing.

 

 

USA Arkansas to be specific.

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So I bought the blower and decided to post some more pics of it broke down and getting ready for a good cleaning.  Also got to figure out the size of the screw in pic 137 as it is rubbing the inside of the gearbox.  Also got to look at a way to drill and tap the anchor screw on the handle as it has been snapped off.  Other than those 2 little things I think this will be a great blower when its all cleaned up.

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