Green Acres Homestead
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- Tractor
- Kubota L4740 sold now have a new L2502 as off Jan 2023
I have a 6 foot snow blower hooked to a Kubota L4740. After not using it for several days and it is left in the cold it freezes solid. I cannot move the blower by hand. I turned on the the tractors PTO and that actual got it moving but not without tremendous strain. Once moving it works perfect until i leave it 3 or 4 days in the cold then it freezes up again. The blower is free from any snow, ice or debris so that is not the problem.
What can freeze solid on a snowblower? Would it be water in the gear box?
I do not believe it is my PTO on the tractor end because when I turn on the PTO i see the snowblower twitch under the strain then with great strain it frees itself and works perfect thereafter. Just to make sure it is the blower, the next time it is frozen I will disconnect the pto shaft then see if I can turn the blower by hand. If I can turn the blower by hand then it is the PTO on the tractor freezing. If I cannot turn the blower by hand then it is something that freezes up on the blower. At this point I am inclined to think it is the blower.
Does anyone have any experience with this or can give me some insight as to what may be the problem? Please help!
What can freeze solid on a snowblower? Would it be water in the gear box?
I do not believe it is my PTO on the tractor end because when I turn on the PTO i see the snowblower twitch under the strain then with great strain it frees itself and works perfect thereafter. Just to make sure it is the blower, the next time it is frozen I will disconnect the pto shaft then see if I can turn the blower by hand. If I can turn the blower by hand then it is the PTO on the tractor freezing. If I cannot turn the blower by hand then it is something that freezes up on the blower. At this point I am inclined to think it is the blower.
Does anyone have any experience with this or can give me some insight as to what may be the problem? Please help!