RickB
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The shear bolts on my snow blower have the groove, two of them I think.
So, is it safe to replace a Grade 2 shear bolt with a Grade 2 regular bolt?
The term shear bolt is terribly misunderstood. They come in all grades, with relief grooves or without. Every machine that uses shearbolts also has a specification and/or part number correct for that application. That spec may be grade 2,5,or 8 with or without relief grooves. There are metric shearbolts in 4, 8.8 & 10.9 hardnesses. Learn your machine's shearbolt requirement and buy the correct bolt wherever you choose.
The majority of shearbolts are common hardware of a particular size and hardness available from a variety of sources.