International Cadet 268 snow blower
 

Can anyone tell me anything about this model?:bigthink:

https://southcoast.craigslist.org/gr...587773164.html

It's a snow blower. It was made by Ariens.

What do you want to know?

Anything... make it up if you want...

Ok, well like I said, it was made by Ariens for Cub Cadet. Not many parts available from CCC now, but can still get almost all most common parts from Ariens. Ariens built snowblowers for a lot of different manufacturers over the years, but there were subtle differences between the different brands so they weren't just a repainted version of the same machine. For example, the Cub Cadet blower differed from the Ariens branded one in a few controls and also the way the handles were attached to the base. The IH blower handles weren't made as well (my opinion) and they tended to break with hard use.

There were different versions of the 268 blower depending on year made. They all used a Briggs and Stratton engine, but had different options available, such as electric start. The blower was 26" wide, and the engine was 8hp, thus the model of "268". The 26" blower was specific to Cub Cadet. The Ariens version was a either a 24" or a 28". (I can't remember.)

The tractor drive system is a friction drive, with several speeds including reverse. The blower is belt drive and can be disconnected from the engine while running. So, the blower doesn't have to run all the time.

They are built well, work well, and like I said can be repaired fairly easily if you buy parts from Ariens. My brother (sirlancelot) and I got a pair of them off Tim (olds). I took mine apart for repairs, and just haven't finished it up. When we had them side by side, they were different years, and weren't the exact same. I have a thread on the repair of mine on here..... but I got side tracked on other projects and just haven't got back to it.

Yeah John, I was following your thread.. you were repairing and balancing the blower? I think.. anyways.. thanks for taking the time to put out all this valuable information. You are an asset to our community.

Thanks, :beerchug:

David

Yes. I got the blower all straightened up. I'll get it balanced.
I was trying to get new decals made for it. I went to Maple Hunter out of Texas, but after lots of emails and pics sent, and several follow ups, they never got back to me. I'm actually pretty disappointed as they offer lots of decals for the Cub Cadets, and we're my first choice for the decals. I want to blast and paint it, but I'm not going to remove any decals until I have new ones in hand. Just as a note, all my projects are currently on hold, as I had a major expense come up and have to focus on that now.

Yup, me too, it's called 3 kids in college. Ouch!

Yeah, that would be worse than my expense.... I've got 7 years before I have to think about college. But I already told my kids they're on their own for that. I put myself through scool. So did my brothers. My boy does extremely well in school, so I look for him to get scholarships.

Jon, here is a guy that does a lot of wheel horse decals but makes some cub cadet stuff and is willing to make about anything, even custom ones.

https://www.redoyourhorse.com/


Maybe he can help.

Randy

I'll bookmark them! Thanks Randy! :beerchug: