shifting on the fly Original Message Jan 7, 2010 5:09 pm
People seem to have different opinions on this subject.Does shifting gears while the snowblower is moving,do any damage to the friction disc or any other component?Ariens says it's o.k.,Toro says not to.Isn't the friction disc setup the same on all snowblowers??
Re: shifting on the fly Reply #4 Jan 11, 2010 9:21 am
If you shift on the fly then you are rubbing the rubber edged friction wheel across the friction disk, it will cause some extra wear but not too much. How significant it is is a personal decision. I am cutting back on my snow clearing to about 5 driveways. Before that, while doing ~20 driveways 6 to 10 times a year, I would go through a friction wheel every one to two years. I generally didn't shift on the fly but it did happen occasionally when I was in a hurry.
