I inherited a Montgomery Wards 21" 3 horsepower snow thrower. The manual is dated Dec 7, 1985. I believe it was made by MTD.
Snow throwing is new to me and so far I have learned the value of fresh and well mixed gasoline. Also, I put a new shave plate on it and that helped it quite a bit. My question at this point is' "is it supposed to be self-propelled?" When I pull up on the handle the 'blades' contact the surface and propel it along very nicely but the snow clogs much quicker. When I do not allow the 'blades' to actually touch the surface and propel the unit, it throws much much better, but is very hard to push that way. I'm sure I probably need new rubber for the blades. The rubber is about 1 and half inch on the wearing surface. Any other tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated, thanks,
