mikeeyre74 289 #1 Posted December 18, 2016 Blowing 8" of snow off the driveway yesterday for the first time with this machine. Saw that it was really launching snow good, about 20-30' out the side... but also noticed when I got to the end of the row that it was leaving a good amount of snow furrowed up dead center where I had already just gone over. Watching it closer on the next pass, I saw that it was actually shooting snow out through some factory gaps just under and behind the exit chute, and it was piling up after the fact, after the blower had made its way over that section of driveway... so the furrow of snow was piled up and fluffy, not trampled over. The rest of the tractor drove right over the top. This necessitated another cleanup pass which fired this furrow right off... but the question is, why is this happening? Am I going too slow? Too fast? I'm on an 8 speed and tried everything from 1 Hi to 1 Lo and everything in between... is 8" just too much, maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semper5 43 #2 Posted December 18, 2016 Insure your speed is matching up with the ability of your snowblower. Also, check to see if the wheels or glides on the side of the snowblower are at the correct height. Another thing to check, is to see if the snowblower itself is at level height for the tractor. For instance, if your blower is down as far as possible, and then the tractor goes over a snow pile, the blower will sink further into the snow. adversely, if the tractor sinks into a rut, then the blower will be lifted a bit higher. Also, ensure you are using the correct size pulleys on your outfit. If they've ever been replaced, hopefully it's with the correct pulley. Using the correct pulley from the PTO will make a difference also. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,663 #3 Posted December 18, 2016 Some leaks out around the chute but I think most of what you see is actually thrown out under the blower. I have to have my wheels all the way down as i have a coarse gravel driveway and try to minimize the amount of rocks i eat/fling. It blows snow under the blower leaving a windrow about in the center. if it bothers me I clean it up with a plow. Usually I let it get packed down..Usually the hard pack stays around most the winter making plowing easier and I can lower the blower in subsequent storms. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #4 Posted December 18, 2016 question, is the center of your auger, thats throws the snow, bent? can we see a picture if possible? just looking for clues. And agree with above comments. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeeyre74 289 #5 Posted December 19, 2016 It's not bent, actually. I just took it off during the past year and had it all straightened out (the auger spirals.. the tub itself was not bent) and welded up. It's actually quite nice now. After I got home from work, I did like pfrederi said and sure enough, there was a lot of room underneath the scraper on the underside. As it turns out, my height adjustment wheels were "up" but due to a locking collar I had on the lift rod, it wasn't going DOWN quite enough.. it was about 2" off the ground when I had my wheels set for about 1" or so.. and I suspect he was right. There was just too much space underneath audit was being flung under. I'll have to wait till the next storm to test this theory, but it looks much better now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge 3,463 #6 Posted December 19, 2016 Just fyi - it's really common to see the bottom of the box , or scraper edge to be either worn or bent on snowblowers . Ramming into frozen piles to break them up puts stress at the lift rod point in the center of the box and pushes it forward out of line . Also , due to crowning on pavement they can wear the center out first since they use either skid shoes or wheels to set the blower height . Lay a straight edge across the bottom and look at it from the rear - haven't seen one yet that doesn't have a good gap in the center unless new . I'd like to get the time to start making wear edges for the blowers to help this issue , doubt that's going to come but maybe in the future . The older blowers didn't have a replaceable edge and those are the worst . Sarge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeeyre74 289 #7 Posted December 19, 2016 That's a pretty good idea that I wish I had known about before it started snowing! I'll have to tackle that in the spring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
