Littleton Power Products

I am not one to write bad reviews but this business deserves it. I brought a snowblower in for repair that I had just purchased at a yard sale. The machine would not run without choke and would skip. The engine was replaced by previous owner with a new engine less than year ago so I took a chance when I bought it.
About a week after drop off I receive a call from the owner saying he could not get the snow-​blower to run well but it should be good enough. Come pick up the unit. I asked if there was anything that could be done to make it better. and he never really responded.
Since it was middle of summer I did not pick the unit up for a few months. (my mistake) When I did go to pick up the unit it would not stay running. The owner blamed me for not getting the unit right away saying the gas went bad and reluctantly said he would look at it again.
About a week later I returned to the shop the unit was running better than the week before but still rough and skipping and leat it would not cut out. The owner again said there is nothing else could do and became belligerent. I said if there is nothing else you can do I will talk the machine. Paid ~ $ 80.00 for an oil change and whatever else he did.
At the first snow storm the engine started and as soon as it went under load it sputtered and stopped. I could not keep it running and had to call a snow plow for the next two storms
This time I brough the machine to a reputable shop that has been in business at least 20 years. The new shop replaced carb nozzle, a few o rings and the carb linkage. The machine runs like new and I only paid $ 50. 00 for labor plus ~$ 10 for parts.
The mechanic said the carb was perfectly clean and believed the real problem was that the carburetor linkage was incorrect for the machine. My suspicion is previous owner must have messed up the linkage when the engine was replace. Bottom line if you have a tough small engine problem I would skip Littleton Power. I am sure Littleton Power is ok for spark plugs, belts and oil changes.