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

Ok, getting late in the season so throwers are hard to find around here.

I can still get my hands on a Snapper 1226 or a 1428

I was all keen on the 1428 - I like the slightly bigger and better MAX series engine, the slightly wider cut path and particularly the easy turn feature.
But then I looked harder at the numbers and the 1226 will work about about $340 less.
 
My situation:
Crushed gravel driveway about 40' x 25'; crushed gravel parking area about 20' x 10', clearing regular heavy plow debris form around mailbox and couple of paved pathways totaling about 70' length.  I can only throw one way off driveway and parking area.  Possibly paving driveway next summer so not really for premium for tracked machine.

What would you do??
Thx

Being a brand new machine, I'd be taking it back or better yet, have them bring a replacement.  Sounds like your machine may have suffered some sort of mishap in transit.  No way should anything be out of alignment and with a bent control mechanism, something unusual must have happened to it. 

You might want to loosen the bolts that hold the frame to the blower housing. Often times there is some "give" there that can straighten the housing. Be sure to readjust the runners and scraper after. Run a tape measure around the wheels. Equal pressure doesn't always mean equal diameter. The diameter tolerances on these kinds of tires are poor. Lastly, it sounds like your chute rotation needs some adjustment (the lock mechanism/cable, and the clocking of the gears).

PK