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

I did a search and found a few references to this machine but no answers.  Any one have one of these?  15.5 snow max engine, heated hand grips, 30" wide.  I can't find a listing for auger diameter or impeller diameter.  I called John Deere and the guy that was suppose to be the snow thrower expert didn't know either. 

What is the Easy Steer drive system?  The literature says: 

Easy Steer® drive system giving continuous power to both wheels and auto speed adjustment

Is it similar to the Ariens auto differential? 

I've heard that the units are built by B&S which translates to Simplicity.  They do have cast iron gear cases like the Simplicity.  The chute control is different than the simplicity and so is the turning method so they are not exactly the same.  I'm trying to compare the Simplicity L1530E to the JD 1130SE.  Any help would be appreciated.

Rick

I saw where borat put a plastic liner in his snowblower chute and decided I would like to add this to my 1130.  The problem I had was getting plastic to curve in two different planes at the same time.  There is a curve going up/down and a "U" shape from side to side.  I also wanted the plastic fairly thick to protect from rocks as my last blower had a couple of dents in the chute.  I decided on a compromise where I would target the back portion of the chute but would leave the sides without plastic. 


I bought a plastic trash can from Walmart.  The plastic was very smooth inside and the thickness was .068". 


I cut two pieces of plastic from the trash can.  One for the chute and the other for the chute deflector.





I really don't like drilling holes in my equipment unless absolutely necessary.  In this case I decided it was needed to keep the deflector plastic in place.  I put masking tape on both the inside and outside of the deflector before drilling to avoid scratching the paint with burrs.  I used a stainless steel bolt with a round head.  The lower plastic is held in place with an existing mounting bolt.


I used a round phenolic knob with a metal insert on the top side of the deflector.  The knob looks fine, but I'm sure there would be many other options.


Mounted on the 1130.  I'll test it when the next snow comes.

Looks great!  Very innovative.  Guess I have to get myself some plastic :)  By the way, I just got another LawnBoy Mower.  That makes 4.  It's not running, but I figure it will be a good Christmas project when I have family over. 

Well,  my drivetrain is starting to slip.  A few days ago I lost 1st gear.  Today, I lost both reverses and 1st gear.  It wouldn't work when I pulled the cable either.  I could smell rubber burning as the friction disc slipped.  It started working a little while later after letting it sit.  I brought it to the local John Deere store here in Elburn.  I have not put the water seal parts in yet for around the belts.  Hopefully the John Deere dealer will do this for me.  Before Briggs told him they wouldn't have it done when it wasn't slipping.  Well, it's slipping now.  My dealer also mentioned the clutch update.  The new 1130SE he had on the showroom floor did have the seal parts on it from the factory.  

Catt: That should protect most of the chute. The sides don't see the abuse that the back does. I used one of the plastic sheets that kids use to slide down hills. I think they're called Krazy Karpets around here. Picked it up at Canadian Tire. I managed to put an entire insert into my chute by forming the piece inside the chute and clamping it in there with a piece of 2x4 in order to draw the lines to cut off the excess. Once I had the shape inscribed on the plastic, I trimmed it accordingly. After that, I took the plastic and bent it over the same piece of 2x4 holding it there with clamps. Then I heated the corners with a torch to get them pliable and take the shape of the 2x4. Once cooled down, it retained the shape and fit nicely into the chute. I didn't drill any holes in the chute. I used the holes that were already there. For the deflector, I drilled and riveted a piece of stainless steel to the underside. I thought that the deflector might take more of a hammering than inside the chute hence the stainless steel. My insert has held up nicely now for two seasons. It has a bit of scuffing in around the centre portion but far from wearing through. I'd say it's probably good for ten to fifteen years.

Swoods, I sure hope this gets resolved for you.  I'm pretty confident that if these updates aren't on the machine it will slip.  They should be doing a 100% recall.

borat, I think this will work pretty well, but I'm going to keep an eye on the exposed sides.  If I see problems, I will be going to rev B and get more plastic in the chute.  I did look for crazy carpet, but I could only find it online.  I found orange and blue... no black.  

Catt wrote:

It's probably marketed under different names as well. Slippery slider, Magic Carpet etc. or something like that. This time of year, they should be common.

Borat,  are you talking about plastic saucers? 

I can't find Magic Carpet, Crazy Carpet, or Slippery Slider, or anything else like that.  

This might be a good option for shoot liner plastic.  It is green.  Or, a green storage tote could probably work too.


http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100278536/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Here is an update to the plastic chute liner.  The upper deflector plastic has a problem with only one bolt.  Snow hits the leading edge of the plastic and causes it to bend out and then it catches a lot of snow causing it to bend even more. It looks like a mess of snow coming out of the chute.  So I replaced it with metal similar to what borat used and still used the one bolt.  I only had aluminum available but it's pretty thick.  This should make it more durable.  I'm still using plastic on the lower section of the chute.  It looks like it will work, but we had a very small amount of snowfall today (1"-2") so I'll need to try it again at a later date when we get a larger amount.





I think this is similar to the crazy carpet sled borat was referring to.
 
http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/toys/hello-world/