JDFANATIC
Veteran Member
46\" Snowthrower on 2210
Trust me guys, I don't even want to think about that white powder that we only seemingly just got over, but I just traded in my 425 for a 2210 and thought it would be best that I tried out everything -- well before November... Well, that was a good decision, everything hydraulic didn't fit, or wasn't the right size or length, but the real test turned out to be the PTo shaft. Now my solution may not be the best or correct one, but it did work. Other posts have alluded to improper PTO shaft lengths, and whether or not that was the front PTO, it doesn't matter. When I went to test out the fit of the PTO shaft from the blower to the intermediate spline/gearbox there was no way it was going to fit. It was much too much too long. I tried every clever solution I could come up with, but nothing worked. Just as I was about ready to go to a weld shop and have the shaft cut and rewelded, I wondered if there was another more creative solution. If you guessed it, that's right, I lowered the front hitch to the ground, and raised the front wheels several inches off the ground. At that point, the shaft easily connected to the intermediate hitch.
Boy am I glad I tried this before white knuckle season set in!
Hope this helps another sojourner.
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Trust me guys, I don't even want to think about that white powder that we only seemingly just got over, but I just traded in my 425 for a 2210 and thought it would be best that I tried out everything -- well before November... Well, that was a good decision, everything hydraulic didn't fit, or wasn't the right size or length, but the real test turned out to be the PTo shaft. Now my solution may not be the best or correct one, but it did work. Other posts have alluded to improper PTO shaft lengths, and whether or not that was the front PTO, it doesn't matter. When I went to test out the fit of the PTO shaft from the blower to the intermediate spline/gearbox there was no way it was going to fit. It was much too much too long. I tried every clever solution I could come up with, but nothing worked. Just as I was about ready to go to a weld shop and have the shaft cut and rewelded, I wondered if there was another more creative solution. If you guessed it, that's right, I lowered the front hitch to the ground, and raised the front wheels several inches off the ground. At that point, the shaft easily connected to the intermediate hitch.
Boy am I glad I tried this before white knuckle season set in!
Hope this helps another sojourner.
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