An interesting murray snow blowers clip for you to check out. Hope you like it.
Here's a fresh video of my Murray with the Harbor Freight Engine on it. Runs smooth. I wanted to warm it up and let it run for a while. This week I want to give it the first oil change on the new engine. I'm going to use some Mobile 1 in it. Since it is new.
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I thought you would like this murray snow blowers video.
My Murray with a Harbor Freight Engine in Action. Engine took a while to warm up. Leave the choke closed for a good minute or two when it is this cold out. So when you open the choke the engine won't surge & hunt. Only Issue I found with it. Ran Scarily well for what it costs!
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@SuperJetski1
Ummm… this motor is used a LOT with great results. Now seeing how this motor on sale is $109.00, could you please point me to a 209.00 Genuine Honda 6.5hp motor because I will buy them all day long at that price. The thing is that by the time many snow-blowers, tillers, ect made now are ready for a new motor… the rest is about shot. Like them or not, these are really not bad little motors for almost less than the cost of a car battery!
It’s been 2-3 seasons. How did he repower work out? How has the performance been? Have there been any problems with the engine? Are the unpainted governor and throttle parts standing up to getting wet? Any rusting? Thanks trouts2, David
The 8HP engine is overkill this 6.5 is more than sufficent. Everything lined up fine it was a 40 minute swap! Look for a new video of this machine in service in a day or two!
I noticed this was originally a 8 hp machine. Is the 6.5 sufficient? Did the shaft match up easily? Any mod’s that need to be done other than just swapping the engines?
I have a 5hp MTD and this seems like a nice upgrade. Thanks in advance
I ran mine recently in 15 degree weather and it runs fine. Moves snow very nice and doesn’t bog in heavy snow like my tired Tecumseh. Who needs warm air intake? I was worried about that at first too but it runs nice. It’s on an old Sears direct chain drive blower.
off brand engines are made with way cheaper materials.
Your an idiot why not just get the real deal for a hundred bucks more and have it last forever
I want to do this with ours. See if you can figure out how to get the air to come in through next to the muffler so its warm air.
Did you run your engine without the air filter? Every snowblower i have seen doesn’t use one.
How the heck did you get that engine to work! I got one and it didn’t work! Even the one I was exchanged didn’t work! 2 failed engines, how is everyone getting theirs to work but mine… blargh!
If they are the same design, do they use the same quality materials or cheaper cast metals?
fuck all the chinky fucker loving people that buy snowblowers at LOWE’S !!!!! They all must be arrested now!!!
I haven’t run this thing all summer I’ll prep it sometime next week. It’s already getting cold!
nice blower! i just installed the same engine on my old blower.
i hate everything made in china thats what killed the american economy- outsourcing. The engines are probably fine. But I still hate ‘em.
Just cause it’s chinese, don’t assume it’s junk. It’s a HONDA GX200 clone engine, any Honda GX200 parts work for it. Honda allows other chinese companies to copy their engines and sell them cheap. Also the actual Honda engines are also made in China. I love a cheap powerful engine, and if it breaks, parts are cheap, and so are replacement engines!
I’ve now removed the governor from the engine, and it’s EVEN BETTER. 50mph on a bicycle is no joke! These are EXCELLENT engines!!! BTW, it’s a HONDA clone, so you can get Honda parts real easy. affordablegokarts com has any upgraded engine parts you need. This is a Honda GX200 clone
im planing on adding it to my go kart, there some tutorials on the internet on how to put it on
I used one of those 6.5 HP engines with a hilliard clutch on a bicycle pusher, and the power is amazing! No matter what gear ratio, the motor has LOTS of torque. It would make a great kart motor.
Lol, they cost more where I live… what I found odd was the 13 hp is actually 50 bucks cheaper than the 11 hp engine… retards?
Toss it out and buy another one. For 99 bucks they are disposable.
Not really a Cart Motor. You’ll have to make some throttle modifications for usage on a cart. It has a lot of guts and runs great. They don’t have a large oil capacity PLEASE CHECK YOUR OIL before you run!
hey man im planning on buying that engine, is it good for a go kart or is it crappy?
One more thing, What are you gonna do when the chinese piece of shit breaks? Where you gonna find parts?? That’s the only reason I didn’t buy one for my snowblower.
It will make it leak like crazy horrrible idea
i’m going to put a harbor frieght 6.5 on my racing mower
Nope Wards was Made by Gilson.
Murray Made Machines For Sears. Sears never made any of their own stuff.
Check out my channel… Vids just like it. To me that seems like a crafstman but I guess its a murray… Odd.
Right on. Bensalem Street Workers can’t see jack squat…
I’ll use (1) word…………. (Safety)
2 words–prison worker.
Well, at least you found a productive way to entertain yourself! lol
Yeah It was HEAVY stuff too!
Works well
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