Shear bolts for 2360 snowblower

[massey driver]

I don't know how to bring up one of my posts but if anyone is interested in making there own shear pin/bolt I posted a thread about that in the Parts repair section on Oct 27/10 under Making your own snowblower shear pin/bolt. Its simple and easy to make your own and you can't beat the $$$ of making your own.Larry

 

[porky69]

I finally got to use my 2360 Snowblower last weekend (man can that thing fling snow-- rocks even better(oops)) on our recently gravelled driveway and suceeded to pick up a couple of good sized rocks which invariably snapped the auger shear bolts. Mine did not come with spares so to get me through the rest of my clearing I took a couple of grade 5 bolts of the appropriate size and length and ground some grooves in the right spots.

On Monday I went to my dealer and while it took him a few minutes to find them in his computer he found a listing for "silver 2 groove and yellow 1 groove shear bolts", he said they come in bags of 10 and that they had never stocked them, so i ordered a bag of each and they arrived the next morning.

From past experience with my Father-in-laws Kubota, if you don't use the right strength shear bolts you risk damaging something more expensive, ie. the cross auger gearbox. Cost comparison: couple of bags of shear bolts $20-30, new gearbox $650. You decide.

 

[Don87]

I don't know how to bring up one of my posts but if anyone is interested in making there own shear pin/bolt I posted a thread about that in the Parts repair section on Oct 27/10 under Making your own snowblower shear pin/bolt. Its simple and easy to make your own and you can't beat the $$$ of making your own.Larry

I'll help you out: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/parts-repairs/186845-making-your-own-snowblower-shear.html

 

[massey driver]

I'll help you out: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/parts-repairs/186845-making-your-own-snowblower-shear.html

Thanks for doing that for me Don.I'am not sure how to do that so I gotta ask is there a trick to doing that or is it easy.Would kinda like to know how.Larry

 

[Don87]

I opened TBN in another window, found your original thread, put cursor on the address bar, right click, click 'copy'. Then go back to this window, click 'reply' or 'quote', then 'right click' in message space, then click 'paste'.:thumbsup:

 

[massey driver]

I opened TBN in another window, found your original thread, put cursor on the address bar, right click, click 'copy'. Then go back to this window, click 'reply' or 'quote', then 'right click' in message space, then click 'paste'.:thumbsup:

Thanks for spelling it out for me.BTW I wrote that down in a note book so next time I'll beable to hopefully do that.Larry

 

[SARG]

Your local TSC store sells bolts by the pound in grades 2, 5 & 8. They work fine in my Meteor ........ I converted the metric hole by drilling it out to the next standard size which makes them ...available and much cheaper.

 

[AMCS]

I went to my MF dealer to ask about the fan shear bolts since I sheared my spare a few days ago. They had the gold MF shear bolt with the correct P/N in stock so picked up two. It came with the lock washer and nut included in the packaging.

 

[PILOON]

I believe the Canadian manufacturer is called "RAD" -- don't know what that stands for, if anything, but I'd say they make pretty good stuff.

Bervac became RAD and are in the Drummandville area of quebec
Yes they make good blowers.

 

[irvingj]

Thanks, PILOON. Seems like I see signs for Drummondville on the way to Montreal from here....

My blower has held up very well, just about to start its fourth season; as of yesterday, we now have just enough of the white stuff to cover the ground up here. Sure is beginning to look like winter!