Howdy all...
We've had a TON of snow here in Milwaukee this year and my snowthrower is experiencing a problem making it relatively useless.
The engine is running just fine, thank you....but it won't send the snow through the chute reliably.
With wet snow, the snow will "bunch up" inside the chute forcing me to stop blowing snow and remove the snow manually from the machine...
With dryer snow, it works a little better...but it's still doesn't send the snow out of the chute with the gusto it used to show...
It's an older snowblower...maybe 8 years or so...and it's been reliable. I think it's about a 5 HP. No power drive (most of the time it's not needed)...
I'm wondering about the soft parts of the auger system. There are these "flaps" that are bolted onto the auger and I was wondering it they've worn down to the point where they're not in contact with the side the casing anymore...thus allowing snow to slide by and collect? Just a theory.
Thanks for any help!
Greg
We've had a TON of snow here in Milwaukee this year and my snowthrower is experiencing a problem making it relatively useless.
The engine is running just fine, thank you....but it won't send the snow through the chute reliably.
With wet snow, the snow will "bunch up" inside the chute forcing me to stop blowing snow and remove the snow manually from the machine...
With dryer snow, it works a little better...but it's still doesn't send the snow out of the chute with the gusto it used to show...
It's an older snowblower...maybe 8 years or so...and it's been reliable. I think it's about a 5 HP. No power drive (most of the time it's not needed)...
I'm wondering about the soft parts of the auger system. There are these "flaps" that are bolted onto the auger and I was wondering it they've worn down to the point where they're not in contact with the side the casing anymore...thus allowing snow to slide by and collect? Just a theory.
Thanks for any help!
Greg