RidgeHiker
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- Joined
- Mar 23, 2011
- Messages
- 390
- Location
- Upper California Mountains
- Tractor
- Kioti DK5010 with KL5510 Loader & 72" Bucket. Kawasaki Mule Pro MX SE with 66" snow plow.
I have a 72" Woodmaxx snow blower on my 50 hp Kioti. Just broke another shear bolt. I have used regular snow blowers for years but this is my first tractor snowblower and do not know if I just do not understand it's capabilities or is there some other issue. Another way of asking is it me or the snow blower (or both)?
We have about 14" of new snow, not real heavy nor light. About 12"-16". Last night I hand shoveled out the entry area to my house and piled it into the driveway area. Maybe 2.5" high at peak. Pile was somewhat compressed from shoveling and sitting. Probably 1/2 the snow blower width was into it and rest into untouched snow. Shear pin died. Snow was packed into the auger blades and the impeller. Not like concrete but in there. I assume either I am expecting more out of the blower than is realistic or shear pins are too weak though I am using recommended ones, grade 5.
Feedback from more experienced users would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Going to go out now and replace the bolt.
We have about 14" of new snow, not real heavy nor light. About 12"-16". Last night I hand shoveled out the entry area to my house and piled it into the driveway area. Maybe 2.5" high at peak. Pile was somewhat compressed from shoveling and sitting. Probably 1/2 the snow blower width was into it and rest into untouched snow. Shear pin died. Snow was packed into the auger blades and the impeller. Not like concrete but in there. I assume either I am expecting more out of the blower than is realistic or shear pins are too weak though I am using recommended ones, grade 5.
Feedback from more experienced users would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Going to go out now and replace the bolt.