Recent content by KanakaRick

What a coincidence, THAT is where I am getting MY shearbolts. Time to go to an industrial supply.

The driveshaft one was breaking.

I have a 2002 DK50C that doesn't have a rear windshield wiper nor heated rear glass. It's a real pain in the butt when I am blowing snow and I have to stop every couple of minutes to clear off the ice on the glass so I can see. Does anyone know what year Kioti started adding rear wipers and...

So, I am guessing that some loose fan bolts were the cause of the snapping of the shear pins. Boy what a tricky way to tighten the fan bolts, but I got it tightened up. I haven't tried it yet, as I needed to put my rear blade on to cut some ice on the driveway, and I (apparently) forgot to...

I am now thinking that it was a cheap batch of grade 5's. When I snapped another today by sucking a tree branch in the blower, I went through several more snapping, and then I used a little longer and older purchase date bolt and it worked fine. I think it was just cheap shear bolts. Thanks for...

So, there was a brief break in the series of storms, so I dug out the snowblower and put it back on the tractor. I greased every fitting copiously and attached the driveshaft to the tractor and turned the pto on...... and it didn't snap. So I am guessing the ungreased joints perhaps had...

Pressing the clutch doesn't affect the speed of the PTO... that's probably why I didn't try that.

It's live.... .as I am getting older.... I am starting to forget stuff. I wouldn't think that I would have forgotten to use the clutch.. but I guess anything is possible. The only time I use the pto is in the winter, so it's been 6 months since I have used it. CRS syndrome. Thanks everyone!

Didn't even think of using the clutch.... I'll try that.

What would bliping the throttle do?

Actually, I haven't greased the u-joints.... maybe I'll try that. So the foot clutch also engages the pto? Really? Didn't know that.... I may try that. It's worth a try.... it is dumping outside and I need that blower.

No the local neigborhood hardware store

It is pretty new, and I haven't picked up anything that would have caused it to bind. When the snow is cleared, it turns very easily.

That's what I was thinking. The tractor is at idle, and as soon as I turn the button on that turns on the pto, the bolt snaps. A couple of days ago, it worked fine, but now I have no idea. After the bolt has snapped, I can turn the auger with my hand, so there isn't anything in the auger that...

it's a 2002 Kioti, and i have no idea about slip clutches.