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

I have a new Toro 1028lxe that I love.  I have used it for about 5 storms so far.  I have one question though.  Occasionally, I am going along and it starts to want to pull to one side or another (I think it's usually to the right). I find myself trying to fight to keep it straight.  If I look back after a long row that I've done, it looks like I was drunk.  Anyone have an idea of what causes this?

i posted on this earlier but forgot the hardest one to repair.

sometimes the auger bucket is actually twisted and it wont line up quite right.and no amount of fiddling will fix it.

you have to set it on a very flat surface and do some carefull measuring everywher there is a bolt hole the same from side to side.i use the holes for the driftcutters.

only saw one that was built out of line and it was welded wrong

came from sears.dont remember if it was mtd ayp or murry built.

later chris 

I also remembered this-make sure both shear pins are in.  My Dad's old Sears Trackdrive would not track striaght = it was a broken shear pin.                                 18 degrees

Snowshovler, my Ariens 1128 LE had a bent auger housing.   It was about 3/8" of an inch off.  Have you seen any other Ariens blowers have this problem?

never saw an ariens with a bent anything...

what did you do to that drop it off a truck  ha ha .

seriously though  ive seen some strange stuff done to ariens but the bucket has alwaya been true.

later chris