Snow I know it's too early to talk about this...

leonz · Jul 17, 2011

grsthegreat said:
heres my front blower......

You might want to get a sheet of slick liner material
and a box of grain elevator bolts to anchor the sheet
to the inner plates and impeller drum.

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Combustix · Jul 17, 2011

Zick hate to tell you this but it's not gonna snow were you are for two years. My brother bought a plow one summer and went around showing it to everyone all summer, and we didn't see more than an inch of snow for two years. Then he sold it. He moved back to Texas that winter. Couldn't handle the snow any more.

Zick · Jul 17, 2011

That would be OK by me! :thumbsup:

number two · Jul 17, 2011

Nice find!Just sold my 4wd truck and will be going into winter without at least one 4wd truck since 1977!Snow is coming big time!Good Luck!

grsthegreat · Jul 18, 2011

leonz said:
You might want to get a sheet of slick liner material
and a box of grain elevator bolts to anchor the sheet
to the inner plates and impeller drum.

Agricultural Supplies, Fabric Structures, Equine Buildings, Grain Storage, Livestock Buildings from FarmTek

??? why. im confused

drag_slick · Jul 18, 2011

I had a 50" Buhler (same thing, different paint color) on my bx1850. I ran the adjustable hitch all the way out on mine. Try moving it out and check the shaft again.

Zick · Jul 18, 2011

Ok, I'm was double checking everything and ran into a problem.
I took out the shear bolt on the sprocket gear shaft and found that the shear sprocket does not turn freely when the bolt is out which means it wouldn't be protecting the snowblower very well. According to the manual the shear sprocket should spin freely with the bolt removed and to lube it occasionally.
Figuring it's probably just rusted together I start trying to pull it apart and found that I am unable to do so. I have sprayed it, beat it and drove a wedge into it slighly all the way around and it still will not spin or move.
Without doing more possible damage than good, does anyone have a suggestion on how I can get this apart? :anyone:

teg · Jul 18, 2011

Find some snow and blow it... if you can't find snow, just run it and see if that breaks it loose.

bellweather · Jul 18, 2011

Good luck with your new purchase...may the snow gods provide ample opportunity to use it...and soon!

Better heed Roy Jackson's advice on the length of the pto shaft...if sized to long you risk damaging tractor bearings ($$$) and/or those in the snow blower ($). If the shaft is too short, meaning too little overlap, you risk damaging much more, including the operator.
Just my $0.02.