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

Is it really possible to install the snowblower augers backwards?  I replaced the bearings and decided to do a little preventive maintenance and clean and repainted the auger axle. Everything runs like new with one exception.  During the first snowfall of the year i noticed that most of the snow was being thrown outside of the snow bucket, not inward toward the impeller.    The impeller works fine, so I know that's not on backwards.

Because of the safety/lockout controls I cannot see the augers moving while the engine is running.  And I'm on my own. Maybe I'll wrap a bungie cord around the control that engages the auger so I can check.  Geezzz.

ajallen wrote:

Thanks for confirming this. I was going to label them when I took them off but then I held them up next to each other and they looked identical.  I could have rotated them before installing them in the housing.  Its a Yamaha YS828 running on tracks.

Here's a photo of a low mileage yamaha for comparison:

How is the choke rod doing?   DId you fix it yet?

Friiy

The teeth on your auger blades look awfully worn.  Are they perhaps rubbing on the ground ?

Paul

friiy wrote:

The rod is jury rigged for now.  When I opened the JB weld tubes to "weld" it on one of the tubes was defective.   I have to exchange it.  Someone posted the owner's manual for the blower and it been a big help in setting things up correctly.  I did get to play with it in the snow this morning ,  too bad the augers are backwards.  We are expecting more snow on Friday. 

pvrp wrote: Yes the auger blades are worn. Some people don't believe in adjusting the skids.   That includes the previous owner. 

I took the bucket off and flipped them around last night. It took me the best part of 3 hours.  All is fine now. I would have considered all this a complete waiste of time but I found a mistake (another one) that I made the last time I assembled the bucket. So at least that is now fixed. All ready for the big storms (12")  we are expecting this weekend. 

Underdog wrote:
Well at least you didn't do what I did when I restored my machine a month ago.  After reassembling
everything and having a bit of difficulty inserting a shear bolt I determined that I had installed
the augers backwards so disassembled everything and switched them.  Only to find out that they
had been in fact ok the first time, so I had to change everything back again.  It was a long day.

Paul

Slowball,

It would appear so.

Underdog,

    Your pictures I think are of a Yamaha YS828T.  Don't worry about one auger being screwed up.  With one auger it will still collect and out toss any US made machine.  I've got a YS624T and on the scout for an 828.   I'm itching to get my hands on an Ariens track to see what a piece of junk it is compaired to a YS.

dawei

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