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

Unlike my old school Craftsman, there are no grease zerks on the auger shaft on my Ariens. I read all the time on this forum about people digging into frozen augers, shafts, and gearboxes. I am thinking about drilling, tapping, and fitting the auger blades with a grease zerk on each side of the gear box so I do not have to break down the entire auger every time to lubricate the shaft. At the end of the season do you experienced snowblower hands break down the entire auger assembly to inspect, clean and grease it? If that is the case, putting in the grease zerks would be futile.