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  • Members: 470
  • Category: Other
  • Founded: Dec 21, 2002
  • Language: English
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This group is dedicated to all the Gilson and Gilson built snowblowers out there. It's a place to share photo's tips and experiences

Some of the brands built by Gilson included; LAWN-BOY, MONGOMERY WARD / Garden Mark, PLYMOUTH (after their home town of Plymouth Wisconsin), Senator, WIZZARD sold by Western Auto stores, Mor.power and Mastercraft both sold by Canadian Tire Corpororation, BRENTWOOD , MARSHALL-WELLS , ARTISAN and FORD. For more information on this topic visit my website: The Gilson Snowblower Shop

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I am looking to find out some information on what this thing takes for belts,I did find out that it is a 1987,model # 55363 48816.Five speeds forward two
Posted - Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:10 pm
 Pat
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Re: Rescued a 55012 Blower from 1972 heading to the scrap yard.
that reminded me of something else, be really careful of noting where thrust washers and similar hardware is, it has a habit of being so encrusted in grease
Posted - Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:20 pm
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Re: Rescued a 55012 Blower from 1972 heading to the scrap yard.
One source to some of those shoulder bolts and acorn nuts, if your local Ace Hardware doesn't have them is http://www.smallparts.com Search for shoulder or
Posted - Tue Oct 7, 2008 1:39 pm
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Re: Rescued a 55012 Blower from 1972 heading to the scrap yard.
Don't use starting fluid in the engine, bad things can happen, usually involving the vales. The service manual for the engine is here:
Posted - Tue Oct 7, 2008 12:51 pm
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Rescued a 55012 Blower from 1972 heading to the scrap yard.
Just got a 55012 rusty Snow Blower that rarely starts unless you hit it with ether. Friend called me about his neighbor who wanted help to load it in a truck
Posted - Sun Oct 5, 2008 10:15 pm
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