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

I have a 28" Craftsman "SnowKing" Snow Thrower Model no. 887900.   Yesterday I just mounted a new classic assesories delux snowcab.  However for maximum protection I added a piece of thick clear soft plastic on the back, to make it fully enclosed.

A few questions:

1) I noticed standing there that it fogged up fast.  Do you guys think this will continue to be a problem that will be too hard to deal with by wiping it off?   Maybe I should just use paper towels and wipe the inside down a lot, or use something to lessen the fog build up?

2) Maybe I should just take the plastic  down and keep the back open, I  really like the idea of a fully closed back, but if it is going to give me problems then I don't want it.

3) Should I offset the front auger with weight?  I was thinking a 50 pound bag of sand should do the trick.  Is that way too much?

Ok will listen to hear what you have to say.  Thank you.

For what it's worth, as a point of reference, Ariens makes a front-weight kit for my blower, which is 10 pounds, from what I understand. Mine is an 8 hp, 24", but they used that same kit up to 12 hp, 36". So if the 25 lbs seems excessive, you could try going lower, like aa335 said.