Snow Blade Angle Release Comparison

[MalMac 1,331]

Was just curious as to whether the newer style cable control that is used to trip or pull the pin on the snow blade is any better than the old design of the hooked rods and pivot plate that has been a stable for years. I've never used one with a cable. To be honest, I've never had any trouble or complaints with the rod style. A drawback I could see with the cable style would be getting a froze cable inside its casing.

[oldlineman 1,481]

Thats what I thought frozen cable, I think if it aint broke don't fix it.

[cleat 5,809]

I sort of split the difference and went with open aircraft cable through guides and tubes.

Cable is stainless steel so should be no problem with corrosion.

 

[oldlineman 1,481]

Now Cleat that is a very good idea no freezing with that cable, mine has rod and never had any trouble with it, a little harder to install but that is why I have more than one tk I don't have to take it off.

[stevasaurus 22,706]

That is pretty nifty Cleat.  You have given that some thought. 

[MalMac 1,331]

I was just wondering and thinking that the newer style going through that casing is just the perfect set up to get moisture in there. Kinda like the throttle and choke cables freezing up when they switched from the K series to the Magnums.

[doc724 925]

20 hours ago, MalMac said:

Kinda like the throttle and choke cables freezing up when they switched from the K series to the Magnums.

 

I am so relieved to know that others had this problem!  I thought it was only me and it was due to the fact that I washed the engines in the fall.  Yup, every winter one of the cables was frozen so I either stopped washing the engines in the fall or learned to hang a trouble light facing the cables (and turn it on) the night before a storm to make sure the darn cables would move when I needed to start it in the morning.