Snowblower Adjustment on C-145

[peter lena 8,583]

12 HORSE, your pulley question ,pto drive picture , fig 9 above , the 2 middle pulleys operate  on a spring tensioned swing point  in the blower frame, LUBRICATE THAT SWING POINT, that will enhance spring tension and pulley drive , making it work effortlessly. another thing  , a needle point on your grease gun will let you get a hi temp grease into the related bearings . this is a touchy subject , but those bearings fail and get noisy , because they do not have hi temp grease in them , go over all rusted and stiff operating areas with lubricant and minor adjustments , and make it work easier , jmo  experience, pete

[peter lena 8,583]

12 HORSE, your pulley question ,pto drive picture , fig 9 above , the 2 middle pulleys operate  on a spring tensioned swing point  in the blower frame, LUBRICATE THAT SWING POINT, that will enhance spring tension and pulley drive , making it work effortlessly. another thing  , a needle point on your grease gun will let you get a hi temp grease into the related bearings . this is a touchy subject , but those bearings fail and get noisy , because they do not have hi temp grease in them , go over all rusted and stiff operating areas with lubricant and minor adjustments , and make it work easier , jmo  experience, pete

[peter lena 8,583]

12 horse , grease gun needle , https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0059HJKQ4/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1, lets you get grease into tight spots, pete

[TonyToro 1,049]

10 hours ago, 12Horse Paladin said:

Thanks For this thread!

May I ask...what are the cotter pin ( I dont know the correct name, sorry) sizes you need, where they are used, when attaching the lift arm in front to the blower and rear to the tractor (mines a c160 hydro)? Mine was missing both and the substitutes (read rigged) is not something I want to continue to use.

Also, is there anything to use on the pulleys, to keep them in good shape; spinning

Hoping my questions make sense...

I’m not any expert with these like many of the guys here but here is a picture of the spare parts in the manual I have. Maybe this will help you with your snowblower.

 

[peter lena 8,583]

tony toro, THE CLIPS ARE CALLED , R CLIPS , AND ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL H/W STORE , THEY LOOK LIKE THIS .https://www.ebay.com/i/233370654686?chn=ps&var=532930090462&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=532930090462_233370654686&targetid=934793861656&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9003310&campaignid=10900798214&mkgroupid=109964865729&rlsatarget=pla-934793861656&abcId=9300403&merchantid=6296724&gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KJxMe-2LTM6LG5Wb_WJ9TqTbQqLlsFlIof0kBO6BZ3bRDyqDr2FpgoaAnSsEALw_wcB , ONLY SHOWING YOU THIS AS A PICTURE REFERENCE. but they do work well. also lubricate the hole they go into , and the rest of the rear  frame  linkage, pete

[TonyToro 1,049]

Funny how parts are called different things. I call those hitch pins.  On bottom of the lift rod where it attaches to the snow blower I used a Cotter Pin. I just want to make sure it doesn’t push out accidentally. 

[TonyToro 1,049]

I made the chute crank rod today. I bought a length of rod and stole the other rod off an edger I had in the scrap pile. The handle is a 6” piece of pipe with a nylon nut on the end. I welded the nut that’s on the rod in place for strength and will paint it up tomorrow.

[TonyToro 1,049]

I put the new belt on The snowblower today. I also added a Stack! 

[TonyToro 1,049]

If I add weight to the rear or weight the tires will the front end become less load heavy? I think my son is going to have a hard time turning the wheel at a stop. When it’s moving it’s not so bad.