Snow blower trouble
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Le Mans Master
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Snow blower trouble
For some reason the blades that spin and shoot the snow out are getting clogged up and the thrower is not working……its not that I’m pushing the limits on how much snow it can take…..I bought it only 3 years ago and have changed the oil and everything regularly……what do some of you think
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I had my chute clog a few times this weekend. The bottom layer of snao was very wey and heavy. If you kept it going it would not clog. As soon as I slowed down a little it would clog. Still beats shoveling anytime. 
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Have you broken a shear pin. If the blade spins (machine off) freely there is a soft bolt (Shear) that holds the blades to the shaft. You may have picked up a rock and broken the shear bolt?
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Originally Posted by mjager
Check tightness of belt as a possibilty as well.
Have your belt checked......you might need a new one....as they age they start to slip and you lose full power.
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
I took out the garden hose and hosed all the snow off and started to use the machine again and it worked fine for a few minutes and then just clogged up again. I was going kind of slow to makes sure I didn’t overload it.
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Originally Posted by Scottys78
I took out the garden hose and hosed all the snow off and started to use the machine again and it worked fine for a few minutes and then just clogged up again. I was going kind of slow to makes sure I didn’t overload it.
I've got an 8 (7.75HP) Craftsman with 6 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. It'll blow snow 20 feet, but it will clog up and slow down in wet snow. Pam works well.
If you've got a little "put put" snowblower, it'll plug up in an instant with heavy wet snow. Chuck
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All good ideas- the ski wax is good as is PAM.
Check the shear pins,side bushings, belt. I've had to rebuild a couple of these and they're not too bad- better then working on a vette!!!
The transmission is driven by belt and a rubber disc that wear down so check that during a pre-season PM. I had the sprocket that drives the "posi" wear down and jump a tooth. They call that the jack shaft is I recall even though it's a sprocket.
Also I ran a 4hp 1966 Aries for years through everything. The agur and gear box were HD not the cheaper type used today. That little 4hp, once tuned up with points and timing fired up every 2nd pull.
I think the best solution was a warm climate change though~!
Check the shear pins,side bushings, belt. I've had to rebuild a couple of these and they're not too bad- better then working on a vette!!!
The transmission is driven by belt and a rubber disc that wear down so check that during a pre-season PM. I had the sprocket that drives the "posi" wear down and jump a tooth. They call that the jack shaft is I recall even though it's a sprocket.
Also I ran a 4hp 1966 Aries for years through everything. The agur and gear box were HD not the cheaper type used today. That little 4hp, once tuned up with points and timing fired up every 2nd pull.
I think the best solution was a warm climate change though~!
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From: Rochester/Greece New York
Originally Posted by Scottys78
For some reason the blades that spin and shoot the snow out are getting clogged up and the thrower is not working……its not that I’m pushing the limits on how much snow it can take…..I bought it only 3 years ago and have changed the oil and everything regularly……what do some of you think
I have a 25 year old Ariens 8 HP/2 stage blower that has always had a little trouble with heavy wet snow when it's over 6-8 inches deep.
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Originally Posted by Chuck Gongloff
How big is it? How may HP? One or two stage blower?
I've got an 8 (7.75HP) Craftsman with 6 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. It'll blow snow 20 feet, but it will clog up and slow down in wet snow. Pam works well.
If you've got a little "put put" snowblower, it'll plug up in an instant with heavy wet snow. Chuck
I've got an 8 (7.75HP) Craftsman with 6 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. It'll blow snow 20 feet, but it will clog up and slow down in wet snow. Pam works well.
If you've got a little "put put" snowblower, it'll plug up in an instant with heavy wet snow. Chuck
