Jay4200
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- Joined
- Nov 23, 2005
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- Location
- Hudson/Weare, NH
- Tractor
- L4200GST w/ LA680 & BX2200D w/ LA211
I've been going through my new-to-me Econor 6' 3pt snowblower - it has 4 seasons of use on it. I had to rebuild the tensioner assembly because the adjuster bolt was rusted and seized solid. I made a new adjuster using a sacrificed 8" carriage bolt (pic attached - nifty, eh?). At any rate, I notice that if I twist the auger shaft coming out of the transmission, there is a slight bit of play. It not even enough to see or hear, like shaft play of a fraction of a mm, but I can *feel* the slightest bit of lash when I go back and forth. Is this normal, or should the transmission be absolutely as tight as a drum?
All in all, the blower seems to be in really nice shape, other than a little rust from sitting outside for 5 years. I am a little concerned, however, because the auger chain was completely unadjusted with the tensioner frozen up when I got it - I'm sure that running with slack in the chain beats on everything more than usual, and I can rest assured that it was run that way for a while.
Lastly, I need to lube the chain with something that won't attract sand - what do you think is better for an auger chain - Fluid Film or Motorcycle chain lube?
Thanks - JayC
All in all, the blower seems to be in really nice shape, other than a little rust from sitting outside for 5 years. I am a little concerned, however, because the auger chain was completely unadjusted with the tensioner frozen up when I got it - I'm sure that running with slack in the chain beats on everything more than usual, and I can rest assured that it was run that way for a while.
Lastly, I need to lube the chain with something that won't attract sand - what do you think is better for an auger chain - Fluid Film or Motorcycle chain lube?
Thanks - JayC