[fatlazyless]

He does real good work, and he is real expensive. Last time there, about 18-months ago, it was $50/hour plus parts of course, so expect to pay at least $maybe 65 or more, maybe $115....what with a new quart of 10-30 oil, hit all grease fittings with a grease gun, and fill the angle gear, gear oil screw grease opening in the middle of the snow augers w/ 90w grease, and a new spark plug.

Save yourself the money and go to Lowe's and poke around their sno-thro repair items shelves and ask the sales people any questions. Tuning up a sno-thro is pretty easy stuff, and Toro is probably the #1 best made brand....especially old Toros....

Here's a tip: roll the machine forward on its front, and unscrew the 12" x 16" steel plate that covers the bottom, and take a good look at the 4" round & flat steel friction plate, and how it operates with the handle control....this is the key transfer of movement item in the machine....it transfers power from the engine shaft to the drive wheels in forward and reverse....and it needs to be clean of oil or grease since it is a friction plate/rubber surfaced wheel transfer....plus should probably put some more air into the tires...