AStanton
Platinum Member
I stumbled upon a video on YouTube where a guy was making modifications to snow blowers to prevent clogging and increase snow throwing range. He demonstrated that the clearance between the auger and housing was so great that clogging would occur. By closing the gap with a piece of rubber, the snow blower performed better. After his modification, his snow blower was tossing snow like no one's business. I saw kits were even available for this mod on Amazon. The guy in the video recommended using old single-stage snow blower paddles, sides of tires, or truck mud flaps. I decided to do the mod on my Meteor Snow Blower. I bought a $8.00 truck mud flap from Napa and some screws at the hardware store for $4.00. Regarding the installation, you only need to do two opposite paddles on a 4-way auger. If the auger has 3 paddles, then you need to do all 3. We are due to get some wet snow this Sunday. So I'll be putting this mod to the test. Attached is a shot of modified snow blower.