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trouts2




Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Better mousetrap chute control for snowblower
Original Message   Jul 14, 2009 8:58 am
  Some chutes vibrate out of position and can be tough to stabilize on older machines.  Here’s one solution I found on a machine I picked up yesterday.  It looks like a kluge but was very nicely done.   You would think it catches on the valve handle segments but does not and works smoothly which is hard to imagine when looking at it.  The catch is a valve handle and the pull lever spring loaded.   The valve handle is mounted with three rivets and a solid mount.   Several manufacturers have cranks that move to fixed positions but this is the best working crank of this type I’ve seen.  Mounted on an Ariens ST824.

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friiy


Location: Las Vegas, The Desert
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Points: 600

Re: Better mousetrap chute control for snowblower
Reply #1   Jul 15, 2009 1:45 am
Oh God, what have we come too?......

It is a shame I can Identify the parts.... Someone should have drilled maybe 6 holes in the backing plate/ panel and reinforced it with a piece of sheet metal? Then the hack that thought that up could have saved the cost of the plumber service call.


Disappointed,

Friiy
iLikeOrange


Joined: Nov 18, 2005
Points: 120

Re: Better mousetrap chute control for snowblower
Reply #2   Jul 15, 2009 9:42 am
So left is left and right is right. Cool. In case you forget just look at the big arrows hehe. ":^)

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Re: Better mousetrap chute control for snowblower
Reply #3   Jul 17, 2009 8:53 pm
Here we have folks the new machine , they call it the WaterBlower, it comes with the main valve...really amazing but fonctionnal I guess trout, good job by the way.


friiy


Location: Las Vegas, The Desert
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Points: 600

Re: Better mousetrap chute control for snowblower
Reply #4   Jul 18, 2009 7:43 pm
Maybe it's good in wet snow...


Friiy :)
nibbler


Joined: Mar 5, 2004
Points: 751

Snow consistency selector
Reply #5   Jul 19, 2009 7:15 am
Its for selecting what type of snow the blower will throw best, this one goes to "11" for just a little more "oomph" with slush.
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