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I picked this blower up the other day and all it has on it is a sticker on the auger housing that says (dynamo). It is a 26" three stage with an 8hp engine. I need to find out who made these so I can see if parts are still available.

I want to say MTD or Ariens..... I defiantly worked on that same model before :smile:

Seeing the tractor unit looks like this (far as I can tell) along with the auger engagement mechanism

And the auger assembly looks like a variation on this one (without the 3d stage it looks like the one above)

Especially is it's a friction disc unit and the insides look like this

I suspect you have a AYP, probably post Murray.
Those pictures are of machines I currently own, hope that helps.

I just found a tag that shows it was made in Des Moines, Iowa. The model # starts with 536210 the rest is unreadable. The serial # is 6-49682. These are the current pics of the rebuild.

definately not ariens

Mister Mower said:

I just found a tag that shows it was made in Des Moines, Iowa. The model # starts with 536210 the rest is unreadable. The serial # is 6-49682. These are the current pics of the rebuild.
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The more I look at that one, the more it looks like it came from the same people as made these. These are Murray but the underlying designs I believe came from some of the companies that Murray acquired, including AYP and Roper (I think)
Though the paddles are different and the 3d stage housing is shaped alittle different in the curve of the addon 3d stage housing, there's alot of similarities between yours and this one. Additionally the base auger housing has the same shape (Craftsman 536.918900). This one is a gear drive transmission unit.

This is where the similarities really come into play. This one has has a friction disc drive but the auger gearbox, augers and base housing look like yours. This is a Craftsman 536.90515 machine

Additionally yours also looks like it has the bolton auger bearings on the end of the auger housing, I suspect the shafts only run half way down the augers and the ends of the auger housing bolt on like all the Murray originated ones I have.
I suspect that the basic design came from something like AYP but may have been sold under either label, assuming it was not a Craftsman labeled machine.

I don't know how Murray assigned serial numbers to their own labeled machines, but those sold through Sears started 536 so that may be your starting point.

Good luck.

HCBPH- You hit it that is a Roper, couldn't think of it as I haven't seen a snowblower in person in over 15 yrs and the memory is starting to go a little along with other things. :laughing: and if I remember corrrectly there are very few if any parts still avail for them.

I appreciate the help with all the leads. The lead on the Murray led me to Dynamark and there Luminaire model. Here is a pic of it.



Thanks again. Now I just need the luck with finding parts.

Mister Mower said:

Thanks again. Now I just need the luck with finding parts.

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So what parts are you looking for? I've found or made alot of pieces and parts for the 7 machines I currently have. If you don't mind doing a few modifications, the problem parts count goes down dramatically.

I found a blower for sale locally that looks like the same machine. Here's the header:
AMF homko snowking 626 snowblower - $150 (MPLS)
For as long as it lasts, here's the ad:
AMF homko snowking 626 snowblower
That sure looks like the same machine, including the 3d stage shape and beaters.

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I picked this blower up the other day and all it has on it is a sticker on the auger housing that says (dynamo). It is a 26" three stage with an 8hp engine. I need to find out who made these so I can see if parts are still available.

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100% Sears craftsman(made by AYP/roper). I've owned a bunch of em (parted them out too). the parts aren't too terribly hard to come by, and the machines themselves are built pretty well..they easily match up to a Toro from the same era. The only downside is the positive drive axle makes pushing it really hard when the wheels are both locked..oh and those tires...you definatly should have some chains.

You have a Mid 1960's era AMF / Homko Snowblower. My father bought one of the first ones made around 1963. I know a lot about them and still have the Owner's Manual (but the machine was scrapped long ago). Model # was 13610000

Here is a brief History if you are interested:

AMF Corp (the company that now primarily sell bowling equipment) decided to get in the Lawn and Garden Business in the late 1950's. Ariens and a few other companies had developed a good two stage Snowblower design that worked very well compared to earlier machines. 滴omko Corp. out of Des Moines, Iowa was primarily selling lawn mowers in the 1950痴. AMF Corp bought them up and continued the same name for awhile and plugged some money into the company to develop their own line of snow removal equipment.

For two stage models, there was the AMF 滴usky" model looked a lot like older Ariens snowblowers and had a 5 HP Tecumseh Engine. The ? stage model was called the 撤olar Bear and had a chain drive 電rift buster auger on top that fed high drifts into the lower auger. These came with an 6 HP Tecumseh and later with a 7 or 8 HP.

Starting in the late 1960痴, AMF started making the same machines for Sears and a few other companies. They were painted different colors but were the same basic machine.

AMF made these up until the early 1980;s or so then got out of the business and sold off all the assets to NOMA and then later over to Murray Corp.

Parts for our machine are obsolete long ago but there are still a lot of them out there you will have to hunt around on Ebay or lawnmower scrapyards for parts.

Hello bobbydj... & WELCOME to LMF...

Great information in your First post... Good to have you here with us... :smile:KennyV

Thanks for the information. Oh, back in 69 AMF also owned Harley Davidson. The quality was poor.

Welcome to the forum.

Regards,
Paul

I just obtained one of the Homko snowblowers with steel wheels and am looking for more information. I'm restoring the machine and got it to run today. I would be interested in getting a copy of the owner's manual that was mentioned in this thread. Would you be willing to sell the manual or make a copy? If you are, please advise.

gordy
WELCOME to LMF....
Here is a neat youtube clip about that snowblower, including the manufacture ...
1962 Homko Snow blower walk-through by Western Tool - YouTube
Interesting early design... :smile:KennyV

It looks like a Dynamark . The engine looks like a tecumseh HM80 and you should be able to get parts for it at any dealer the drive belts can be purchased at any outdoor power equipment or auto parts shop. The tires most likely any farm suppy store or outdoor power equipment dealer will have or can order.

The 536. Is made/was made by Murray now Biggs & Stratton. You can get some parts through Sears online parts they do come in Biggs & Stratton boxes mostly same numbers. I own one those craftsman 32" inch wide with the drift breaker on it worked good until the chain on the drift breaker cult the end of the auger. That broke the auger transmission case and did bend the drive shaft for the augers. If you know where and who to ask you can find most of the parts needed to repair it. Mine is now 31 years old and I get it back together will work good as new. The engine is 10hp an runs like new never needed only the carb rebuilt once and one spark plug. I have used synthetic Mobile One 0W30 motor oil in it. The repair I am doing has been a fight getting the augers off and the impeller drive pulley off and the shaft bear behind that pulley. The way to do is drill two holes through the pulley making sure you drill through the pulley arbor, drill at least two 3/8"inch holes. You then can use a steering wheel puller or other suitable

HCBPH said:

The more I look at that one, the more it looks like it came from the same people as made these. These are Murray but the underlying designs I believe came from some of the companies that Murray acquired, including AYP and Roper (I think)
Though the paddles are different and the 3d stage housing is shaped alittle different in the curve of the addon 3d stage housing, there's alot of similarities between yours and this one. Additionally the base auger housing has the same shape (Craftsman 536.918900). This one is a gear drive transmission unit.

This is where the similarities really come into play. This one has has a friction disc drive but the auger gearbox, augers and base housing look like yours. This is a Craftsman 536.90515 machine

Additionally yours also looks like it has the bolton auger bearings on the end of the auger housing, I suspect the shafts only run half way down the augers and the ends of the auger housing bolt on like all the Murray originated ones I have.
I suspect that the basic design came from something like AYP but may have been sold under either label, assuming it was not a Craftsman labeled machine.

I don't know how Murray assigned serial numbers to their own labeled machines, but those sold through Sears started 536 so that may be your starting point.

Good luck.

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