lschafroth

trouts2 wrote:
Well I posted that no snow was in the forecast.  We were supposed to get a dusting here in Iowa and Minnesota shared with us instead!  We got 8 inches and 50mph wind gusts. ugh.

Fired it up yesterday morning and now I have a new problem with the snow blower.  My neighbor's porch now has snow in it!!  wow does it throw the snow!!  The true test will be wet snow but its way too cold for that.  We are having a high of 11 today.

Anyway, it blows the snow farther than it ever has.  very cool and well worth it so far.

Lannie

PS Hay baler belt is a durable rubber with a layer of string all through it so it never gets too hard in cold but is very very strong.

I saw this mod online and he wanted $30 plus $8.95 shipping. I went to my local Family Center (tractor/farming store) and purchased a foot of hay baler belt and the brackets and bolts for $6.41.

I had to replace the belt on my MTD 5/22 anyway so I took off the 6 bolts that hold the auger body to the body. I took off the chute and placed the whole unit on a bench. I used a long board to stick through the auger which held the impeller in place.

The whole process was quite easy and took about 40 minutes. The trick is sharp drill bits. I started with a small bit to get the two bolt holes lined up then used the larger one to finish the hole to the correct size for the bolts.

Fired up the blower and let the rubber wear to the size and shape needed.

Now I await the first snow. of course, none in the forcast. :)

Lannie

PS The gap on my impeller was over a half inch!! No wonder it plugs a lot. Cant wait to try it.