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

Good Vid Daniel, thanks for posting it. I gave you a thumbs up on YouTube. The wind is why in my videos you will see me going through the hassle of blowing the snow with the wind instead of against it.

You can easily crank up the chute height and blow it the other way, you have plenty of room from the look of it. But if you blow against the wind then it's good to have it set as low as possible but high enough to get the snow where it needs to be.

So how do you like the quick chute?

Thanks Steve.  I like the quick chute a lot, but still getting the hang of it.  Wasn't able to "do two things at once" yet, kind of like when you first learn how to drive a standard and have to concentrate fully on changing gears.  I'm sure after a few more storms it will be second nature to keep everything going at once.  Same thing with the steering controls.  I kind of wish the quick stick was on the right side and the speed selector on the left...  Also i need to look into something to hold it in drive for me so i can just walk behind it.

-Dan

Haha, exactly, that was why I wanted to go get a hose clamp or something from the garage, my hand was hurting after a bit.  Felt like one of those spring weight things everyone used to use for their hands in the '80s.  Switching the location of the controls would make a lot of sense, since you have to hold down the drive with your left hand, then reach across with your right hand to operate the chute.  But if you have to change speeds, you should always have your left hand free since you should be disengaged.

-dan

Hallo,

  I didn't get quite down to the pavement, but I followed someone on here's advice for setting up the skids for pavement.  Forget who it was, suggested to loosen up the skids, then put a nickel or two under each one (depending on condition of your pavement), then tighten everything back up.  then check the scraper bar is just about down to the ground also.  Also at times I felt i had to put a little upward pressure on the handles in some spots to keep it scraping.

Good luck,

-dan