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

I do the same as you FrankMA, start out with the EOD first and flush out the snowblower with clean snow afterwards.  It's good for the snowblower and plus you don't drag all that salty/sandy muck into the garage.  My HS1132 is going on 4 years now, I take out the shear bolts and spin the auger before storage and after coming out storage just to make sure it's spinning freely.  My machine is light residential use so that is sufficient to detect any problems.