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joed


Joined: Sep 1, 2008
Points: 84

Toro 826 and EOD slush
Original Message   Jan 9, 2011 8:29 pm
I just bought a two stage toro826 last month.  Yesterday, I used it on our first snow of the year.  Worked great on the snow, threw it some 40 feet or so.  When I got to the EOD stuff the plow left, things changed.  The plow left a nice mixture of snow that had turned into slush.  All that stuff got stuck in the chute and plugged up everything.  Is that normal for a two stage snowblower?  How can you fix it? 
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Steve_Cebu


Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 888

Re: Toro 826 and EOD slush
Reply #5   Jan 9, 2011 9:55 pm
joed wrote:
I just bought a two stage toro826 last month.  Yesterday, I used it on our first snow of the year.  Worked great on the snow, threw it some 40 feet or so.  When I got to the EOD stuff the plow left, things changed.  The plow left a nice mixture of snow that had turned into slush.  All that stuff got stuck in the chute and plugged up everything.  Is that normal for a two stage snowblower?  How can you fix it? 


Save your money and use Pam cooking spray it's cheap and you probably have some in the house. The Toro dealer suggested it and said it's what he uses. So far I haven't needed any yet. The plastic chute just sheds even slush really well. maybe it's because of the bigger engine on mine?

"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England."  "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
Shryp


Location: Cleveland, OH
Joined: Jul 26, 2010
Points: 532

Re: Toro 826 and EOD slush
Reply #6   Jan 10, 2011 2:26 am
One other thing I have heard is temperature of equipment affects sticking.  I have heard that blowers stored outside have less problems than ones stored in heated areas.  Something about the warmer metal melting the snow as it goes through and causing it to stick.
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njal


Joined: Jan 9, 2010
Points: 109

Re: Toro 826 and EOD slush
Reply #7   Jan 10, 2011 6:35 am
All good ideas .I use wd-40 before I start my machine.

joed  Try a half bucket at the end of the driveway.

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