Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hi to all and thanks for all the help & direction I've  recieved from the board

My machine is an Ariens 926le.  As I get the machine  dialed in, I sitll have a few questions about performance. We are getting our second big dumping here in MN as I type this.  This time, the snow is very wet--almost slush.  In conditions like this, how far should the snow be flying?  I'm trying to make sure nothing is slipping.  When I hit about 4-5 inches this morning of very wet heavy snow in 1st or 2nd gear, it was traveling about 10-15 ft with the chute on a 45 degree angle.  We are expected to get up to 15 inches by tomorrow.   Everything is turning correctly and I hear no squealing belts or runaway, revving engines, so I think that things are all in alignment spec.  There were also times at EOD when the snow would litterally "bubble" out of the chute and begin throwing after about 2 secs.  Does this sound right?  I just don't have the experience with the snow and blowers--I'm from Texas  :)

Thanks again in advance.

One other thing occurred to me as I also had to deal with a lot of wet snow and sluch. All the two stage snow blowers that I've seen have the impeller turning clockwise when you look at it from the operator position. That means that it throws to the right a lot better than the left since the chute isn't forcing the snow to do a "U" turn. I had wet heavy snow almost dribbling out to the left and flying about 15 feet to the right. I also have a hunch that its time to adjust belt tension again.

Yes, that adjustment after run-in can be important.