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

Hi all new here and new to snow throwers, I Just purchased a new Poulan Pro 11hp 30' snow thrower and was clearing my sister in laws driveway when I ran over a buried 50 foot leed cord which wraped it self around the auger witch pulled out the left auger shaft from the bearing housing and snaped the shearing bolts on thats side. I put the shaft back into the bearing housing and replaced the shearing bolts .Now the question I looked at the auger in operation is the auger gear box suppost to wobble a little I am worried It did some damage to the shafts when she pulled out. she seems to run fine eats the snow fine no shacking at all. can anyone help having sleepless nights.

Thanks

Ron

Well I took a good look at both the auger shaft and the impeller shaft they look stright but  the way the auger gear box moves that both the auger and impeller shaft are bent. The movment is up then down by about 1/4 inch or less then it also moves in a X motion by less then 1/4 inch. I can get the impeller shaft for 45.00 but I can not find the auger shaft at parts tree.I am also looking into having lowes replace it after all that auger should not have come out like that. will keep you informed.

Ron

                                                                                                                                                                                

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Ron

Well I called Lowes and they said bring it in and they will replace it. They put one aside for me . whew Iam a happy camper.

Thanks all for your help.

Ron

Good for you.  I'm surprised that the auger didn't just shred the cord and at the very most, bust a shear pin.  Keep an eye out for those hidden surprises under the snow.

I sure will . My sister in laws is a duplex and she rents the other side I guess that leed cord belonged to her tenet . As far as how rugged the auger housing is  I will have to give it a fair to poor rating it has weak auger housing side panels that flex to much allowing the auger shaft to pop out. When I started looking for a thrower I was hoping for a 11 HP Arien's or Toro but every thing in my area was sold out and the only place in a 50 mile distance was the Lowe's in Saratoga that had any and they only had the Pouland  9 & 11 hp models. Now to be fair the blower is build strong everywhere else Good size bolts holding it together large Dia. tubing for the handles Large Tires metal chute love the controls for the chute and auto steering. Being a Disabled marine it had all of the features I was looking for. I was trying to use my brother's 13 year old 8 HP Toro but when I got it home I found that the reverse was not working and it had no auto steering well my back did not like that so I made up my mind that I was not going to get off cheap and I was going to have to dig into my bank account. Well off to Lowe's and just in time to were getting 4 to 6 inch's tonight.

You All have a Great New Year

Ron

Well just got back from lowe's,They took it back and gave me a new one went smooth now I cant wait till day break and the 6" to 8" of snow. Now I may sleep better tonight LOL

Ron