3pt snowblower woes
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Most think the snow thrower (single stage) is best for slushy (wet) snow. My experience is along these lines, but you don't say your two stage snow blower plugs up - but just pushes snow. May be something about the design that does not let the snow into the auger that feeds the blower. With belt driven blowers, mistakenly twisting the belt wrong will make it run backwards, which cannot be your problem. Just that the results are the similar.
Did you check the "obvious": Auger turning under load? second stage spinning under load? shear pins installed? Really wet snow can be a "B" sometimes. One more thought, auger turning in the right direction? Should move from top of blower to bottom to pull snow in. Clockwise as viewed from the left side of the machine. For rear mounted blower, counterclockwise for front mounted blower.
Mike_Dumond
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Darn, I was gonna say that. Had a friend a few years ago, bought a used blower, and had to reverse the gearbox to get it turning the right way.
Keep the greasy side down.
Mike
Keep the greasy side down.
Mike
Yes to all of your idea's had the wife look at it when I trying
snowblow/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif. Any more idea's ? Maybe just need more snow 1.5" may not be enough when it's that heavy and wet.
Tom
PS maybe I should just keep the plow blade on the back
snowblow/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif. Any more idea's ? Maybe just need more snow 1.5" may not be enough when it's that heavy and wet.
Tom
PS maybe I should just keep the plow blade on the back
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1.5" probably isn't going to get into the blower until it piles up. The blower will act like a plow and push it until the pile curls over on its own weight into the blower. That's the way it works on my simplicity. Isn't worth using until I get several inches. Also, is it clogging in the chute?
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The shute is what's plugging up. I think it's normal for this kind of snow. A friend of mine told me to spay it down with PAM cooking spray,before using it. He said it make's all the difference in the world, I hope he's right.
Tom
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I've tried PAM and and it works OK some times. The wet heavy stuff usually plugs my little simplicity. But most of the comments here say that yours should handle it.
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Being that you and Emery seem to be dealing with the same snowstorm, maybe just really wet snow causing the same problem for both of you.......Be sure and let us know how it goes next time around. With the temps we've been having in this part of the world lately we're bound to have that wet compacted stuff./w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif
I'm voting for the snow as culprit too. I cleared our driveway from the same storm this morning - about 3-4" of snow, very heavy and wet like a March snow. I used my rear blade for the first time. I had it angled, but the snow just wouldn't seem to come off of it - made a couple runs of about 100' and it just kept building and building until I got to the end. Pushed it back with the loader and moved on. I've heard of people putting wax on the moldboards, and I think I might have to try this now.
Rob
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