Dube's Small Engines & Repair

The second time I used my snow blower this season it stopped working about 80% though the driveway. Any resistance that hit the auger would cause the engine to cut out. I didn't know the first thing about small engines outside of making sure there's gas in the engine, change the oil once a year, and the carburetor could get clogged. I bit the bullet and called Dube's to get it fixed. I hoped it was just the carb and Dube's gave a quote on rebuild vs new along with the pick up and drop off fees.
They came by and picked it up and told me it would be a few days before they looked at it. I waited and said small prayers that it wouldn't snow while the machine was in the shop. They called me up and gave me the bad news, the 70's engine was done. They said it had very low compression and even if they fixed the issue my 7HP engine may have 4-3HP left in it. They also said the drive train was going to fail at any time and suggested that I replace that as well. After a discussion on if the machine was worth fixing vs putting the $560 into a "new to me" snow blower I decided to spend the money and get the vintage Snow Blower back up and running. They ordered the parts quickly and told me I may have it back by Thursday / Friday, but mother nature had other plans. UPS delays and a late part pushed the delivery back to Saturday.
All the communication occurred over the phone and they picked up and dropped off the snow blower without anyone being at the house. That made everything very smooth and didn't interfere with anything my family was doing. I'll be needing some maintenance on my lawnmower in the spring and I'll be calling Dube's at that time.