This Snowblower Came In The Shop Seized! You'll Be Surprised What Caused It!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This Snowblower Came In The Shop Seized! You'll Be Surprised What Caused It!
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That was Lucky for that guy. My auger was frozen too although I had cleaned most of the snow away.
Same storm. Great procedure for diagnosing the problem. I have never seen that happen.
This video is worth its weight in gold
I just had an MTD 2 stroke snowblower come in with a pull start rope that wouldn't retract. Thought the recoil spring broke, but it was just full of powdered snow that froze into ice. Took the recoil off, cleaned out the ice and it was good to go. Ice is powerful stuff. Nice save on the belt failure Dony. Always try the easy stuff first. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for sharing this advice. I will say again that I always thoroughly clean my blower and make sure that the impeller is not at the bottom position just in case it does happen to freeze a little. ❤️🇨🇦
Great tip!
I try to make sure that the drain hole in the bottom/back of the impeller housing is clear so that melted snow can drain out. If you don't have a drain hole at the bottom/back of the impeller housing, tip the machine up on the auger housing and drill one. I recommend at least a 1/4" dia. and then remove the burrs on the inside. I modified my impeller blades with rubber scrapers and that wipes the housing very clean, I haven't had a problem since,
Such a pro!! very good at deducing the problem Dony love the step by step.
Wow. Nice and simple. I have that same machine. Good info about not freezing the impeller -Eric.
A snow shovel was so much easier to diagnose. Owning a snowblower takes a lot of knowledge and know-how when it comes to maintenance. I would probably still be searching the engine for the problem. Thanks Doc for the many free tips that helps get us through the winter with our ailing machines.
I coat the insides of the blower with a lot of spray silicone which helps keep the snow and ice from sticking inside the blower auger stages.
It’s kinda like having a checklist before you put the blower away to clean it as much as you can. Thanks Don👍
Thats going to make a very happy customer. It’s nice to have a chance to give them good news some times.
I love your videos. I learned so much from them. Thank you from the Laurentians.
merci Marcel, bon weekend pour vous!
Good save Don. Thank you for the video. Have a great day my friend 👍🏼
Hi donyboy73!!! I'm so happy you're there in Canada, and not here in Europe these days. Nice video once again, thanks.
Bought a like new Ariens Path Pro from Lowes for $50 as is that was returned with a “seized engine”. Took off belly cover and belt was shredded wrapped around pulley. New belt, new snowblower ! Thank you Donny.
Thanks again Don always learning from your videos. 👍
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wow that,s a loose problem but luckily that,s a easy fix cheers Donny mate cheers from Australia to Canada and stay safe too.
Thank you for the advice.
Excellent video! I would've suspected maybe a seized starter gear, but as you said, take the belt cover off 1st because it's easier. Then if you find nothing, move onto other things.
After watching a previous video of yours about snow and ice building up inside the auger. Although I do keep my blower in my garage. The Ice was still inside the blower the next day. I took a hairdryer and melted all the ice before storing it. Thanks for the great tips.
What a great job and diagnosing I have a similar machine and it's good to know how things work thank you for what you do God is giving you a great ability and thank you for sharing with us
Great that it was an easy fix, way to keep a customer happy for sure.
Another good lesson for everyone. Brilliant work.
Great Information!! Thanks!!
Thanks don for another awesome video 👍🏽👍🏽
I use an old 2 stroke Atlas, the thing is pretty awesome. Whenever I'm done with it I put a electric heater in front of it so I don't run into these types of issue... Great save on this blower Donyboy73. You are a great mechanic, Love the steps you take to diagnose the issues
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how do people not notice the power head is stalled? you're right that I didn't expect a blown belt to bind up the crank, though.
Sweet! Thankz for sharing.
these short snowblower vids are great, thank you!
Nice spot and repair
Part of my routine at the end of an outing is letting the motor run and repeatedly engage and disengage the auger. That effectively clears out any snow from all moving pieces. Amitiés Donald !
Yup - SOP
This was exactly my problem! Great video thanks!
thanks for the content of this video, very useful info.
Great video Don. Saved that customer some bucks, another customer for life. Really enjoy all your videos. Don, The snow blower King!
Thanks 👍
Good job
That was easy enough 👍🇨🇦
I had the same problem with a lawnmower few years ago. The belt slipped upward of the only and got wedged clean the outside of the pulley and the engine block itself simulating a hydrolock.
Had the same slush issue this week, started blower, pushed the auger lever and nothing happened, shut it down and tried to turn second stage, noticed the ice. Grabbed a pail of hot water, poured it over the ice, freed up everything.
Awesome troubleshooting tips
Honda has had that same problem... "oil dilution'" with their 1.5L turbo since 2015. My wife and I have both driven Hondas vehicles for decades. She just bought a RAV4.
I don't have to worry about a snow blower down here in puttuan county ga the temperature was in high 70s yesterday and it felt great but that customer got you to thank for fixing their machine 👍
Thanks for the heart young man 😎
As always - the snowblower expert!
from snowblower country!
good job!
The same problem happened with my Husqvarna snow blower but it was due to improper assembling by a well known store in Canada, once the belt free it worked fine
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Nice trailer Dony .. and an excellent diagnosis. Take care.
That was a quick fix. ❗✌❗💪❗
Another reason to keep your outdoor equipment in an insulated shed that is above freezing temperatures. I never have these issues with my snowblower. I always find a puddle of water under mine the next day I go to use it.
thank you
Great job
Excellent!! Thanks for the tips
Nice fix! I will have to apply that to my rototiller, it is the closest thing to a snow blower that I own!
big box store customers sometimes don't put oil in them, trying to save a few bucks over Goin to an independent dealer
Thanks
OK
WOW, im sure the customer was delighted
We still have the old MTD 8HPx26" Snowblower that still works just fine, except making a lot of noises 🤣.I Just spray WD40 inside & around the impeller before & after each used & that helps avoid frozen snow build up. WD40 is way cheaper than snowblower 😅. Thanks Don for another impormative & great tips & videos
By the way Don, we live in Winnipeg & I'm sure u heard how harsh winter's here🤣 i always follows all ur tips & videos since it's relates to all our gas small engines troubleshooting & repairs. My respect & Keep up the great works Don👍!
Always look for simple things first. Good catch
For sure!
Don, another great video! It never ceases amaze me but I can’t tell you the simplest things go a long way to prevent beating up your machine. On my own personal machines I clean them thoroughly at the end of the season and apply SiO2 wax to the inside of the impeller housing before storage. It serves a two fold purpose as it protects the paint and the hydrophobic properties help reduce the amount of slush build up. I also spray the housing down with WD40 which aids to reduce slush and offers rust protection. It’s way cheaper than rebuilding the transmission and reduces the load on the machine. Like they say….. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
I can see a happy customer in your future.. 👍
he sure was, he thought it was pooched!
At 5 mins you show an impeller on another machine. Notice the hole in the housing under the impeller. It is for the melting ice and snow (sun is shining on it during the day) to drain out. If yours doesn't have one, drill a hole..,5/16" is fine.
my friend's daughter has the Columbia version also with those extra cross augers. she complained that it wouldn't blow. he went and found shear bolts were broke on both those round cross augers
I have one of these in a 28, but she won't run but at half or 3/4 choke. Do you have a video on cleaning that plastic idler jet?
I actually ran into that with my in-laws small MTD that has the belt on the side. A couple years ago a friend brought me a NEW engine and his zero turn mower. It quit when his wife was using it. Turns out that she was wearing a sweater when she started, and then took it off and put it behind her on the seat. It eventually slipped off the back and got wrapped up around the crank. He didn’t need the new engine after all and it was too late to return it. $900 down the drain. Guess he should have brought the mower to me first. Good video. Honesty is the best policy.👍👍
Are those solid tires any good for traction in snow and ice? They don't look it.
Great job. I would have also replaced the spark plug given how it looked and not knowing how long its been in use.
got a sweet deal on one a few years back with a briggs that was seized....so i took a chance on it thinking maybe it was something simple and it was....turned out they parked it under the roof edge and water had gone thru the muffler and hydrolocked it...just had to warm it up in the garage remove the plug give it a few pulls then drain/replace the oil and it ran perfect
nice job...
Cool
Do you do impeller modifications? Wonder how many shops would have tried to sell them a motor or different machine.
just on really old machines maybe, not necessary on newer ones. there is a local shop that would have definitely sold him the same motor as a new one!
I was thinking I needed an impeller modification on my circa 1997 Troy Bilt 2 stage blower, but the problem turned out to be an old belt, with insufficient tension. The clearance on the impeller was small enough that I don't think an impeller mod would make much difference.
I am looking at a zero turn compact 24 Ariens blower. Just wondering if it is good system and have you worked on them. I see conflicting reviews on the zero turn, what are your thoughts?
Turn the chute to where you can see the auger/impeller. Hold down the auger drive lever and pull the starter cord through by hand. If it pulls through easily and smoothly, you're good to go! If not, try a heat gun to melt the frozen slush.
Wow, that was a pretty surprising result!
I can't believe that people cannot diagnose faults any more , surely this would be a case of a quick looksee before taking it to a shop?
The issue is, people who are that mechanically inclined learn after the first time to always check the impeller before starting. I had an older machine with a tight impeller gap that liked to freeze, I learned to always check it before starting.
While cleaning your dirty chainsaws and other equipment what in your parts washer is plastic safe and can we get it in the United States ? Thanks for the help.
Just Wow!
I have a question about a Cub Cadet 3 stage. It has been breaking a few auger cables already and I noticed the belt tensioner pulley bracket seems really sloppy on the shaft its on. It's not my machine but it seems like something is missing that would hold the tensioner pulley more firm. I don't have a parts break down to see what is supposed to be there. Any suggestions? Thanks
Another very good video Don! Just wondering, what do you think of these 3 stage snowblowers?
Sweet Donny.
It was always solid ice in that chamber that was strong enough to lock things up. Thawing and freezing had to be part of the process of creating it. Now I park my snowblower in the garage with a 4x4 under the wheels and haven't had a problem since. I never clean in there.
Great video. Surprised that machine doesn't have belt keepers
the plastic cover is supposed to act as a belt keeper
A friend of mine recently bought a new husquavarna snowblower and the traction belt keeps falling off.. he returned it to get it repaired .. they claimed they fix it by adjusting the belt. He picked it up and brought back to his camp and same problem happened again.. 3 hour drive to his camp. He is not impressed
@@rogervaillant6044 they need to replace the belt tensioner pully assembly
@@donyboy73 thank you Doctor
Nice, I'm sure your customer was happy with this. I notice this one has the fairly-recent airless tires. What are your thoughts on those? Do they hold up under heavy use? Are there advantages to them? Have you had to replace any of those yet?
advantages are no flat tires but most customers tell me the traction isn't good
@@donyboy73 I agree, a tire that has a lower pressure definitely will lightly flatten and give you a better grip.
Yup. Traction stinks unfortunately.
Luv dis guy!!!!
merci
Another possible lockup. My MTD electric starter teeth broke off and the chips were stuck in the flywheel preventing the engine from turning over. Got the broken teeth chips cleared and TADA, it turned over.
Before I shut the machine down, I use a cheap broom with plastic bristles to sweep as much snow as I can off of the entire machine, inside and out, and then engage the auger for a few seconds to clear any snow I knocked loose around the impeller. I also have rubber tips on the ends of my impeller blades, made from pieces of a heavy-duty mudflap. Between the two, there's very little left inside the impeller housing when I park the machine. Seems to work well.
That is a good video Don, we have had a lot of snow in PEI this winter and when I am done with my Cub Cadet 3 stage I always take a small heater and aim it at the auger when I am done till the snow or ice melts, then the next day I turn the auger by hand to make sure there is no ice in there. You have a great channel and I watch your videos all the time. Cheers.
Donyboy73 can you do video on tire pressure for snowblowers. Max tire pressure is labeled on sidewall. My Honda dealer said don’t go above 7-8 psi on 928 since bead breaks. However my Honda is pulling left at such low pressure. Manual calls for 20 psi on newer machines. Typically ariens calls for 80% of max tire pressure. What is your recommendation!
Nice video just goes to show you,, not every thing is what you would except it to be. This fall I had one of my tire chains come off and got tangled in the impeller and at first I thought my engine had seized! And yea that tore my belt up as well.
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Snowblowers are probably the most neglected piece of equipment next to chainsaws by the user.
It doesn't snow where I live (in California), but, I found this video very interesting nonetheless.
That's really nuts.
The guy up the street was moving, he said he had two snowblowers that needed work, one a craftsman 9hp 29 inch and a brute 8hp 28 inch, he said I can have the brute but wanted the craftsman but it was all beat up, the whole bucket was worn out, there was no scraper bar or skids left, they were somehow running it on just the bucket and on gravel, I told him it was just good for parts so he said fix the brute instead, the engine was good but but when I started it up the anger would immediately engage, I took the belt cover off and found that someone squeezed a belt on that was too small and causing the anger to constantly turn, the problem I had was when I put the model number in for a search it came up nothing found, I forgot about it for a few months and when we were supposed to get a lot is snow I went to my local lawnmower shop and he couldn't find the number, I have to hand it to him he eventually tracked it down and I got the correct belt then in had to install shear bolts because someone had used bent nails in their place, I got it running just in time for a 15 inch snowfall, I told the guy what I did to it and if he wanted it he had to pay me for the work, he said I can keep it, it's probably a Murray but works great. My next project is a Noma somebody was throwing out, it was in front of their house, I loaded it into my truck brought it home plugged it in and it started right up, the muffler however glows bright orange which means there's a problem with the valves I think and the idle is erratic, the chain drive needs some work because last winter the links came apart I also installed two tubes the tires are in excellent condition, I did use it a bit and this thing is built like a tank, the chute is all metal, I even was able to get a new chute cable and it needed a new auger cable, it even has a built in light, mustie did a video on one a couple of years back, it was his neighbors, the same as mine, I was thinking of putting a more powerful engine on it but I'm not sure, it all depends if the 9hp Tecumseh can be fixed.
Excellent video as usual Don! Right to the point and good quality video and plenty of additional tips that you do not have to add to make it a good video. That makes it an excellent video. Thanks.
What are you thoughts on the MTD Blowers with the 3rd stage. Do they add any value?
well, THAT was a lot cheaper than a blown engine....save the day again Don....really common occurrence with spring arriving and large fluctuations in temperatures and wet snow
What would cause the spark plug to be black? Can you change anything to prevent that?
Open the choke
Thats a three stage snowblower.That guy owes you a coffee!
I can see the smile from here. Over filled crankcase but that's not it. Yippee!!!
Denny, this is kind of off topic, but not too far.
When you had the camera pointed down at the belt, there is a yellow dip stick there, going into what appears to be the drive transmission? I have Craftsman with the same thing. If I take it out, there is clean oil coming out, but I have never changed it. Is this a part of the crankcase oil?
Probably do in my electric snow blower, also!
It looks like there is a drrain hole in the bottom of the impeller housing on that second blower...seems like a good idea.
I think most brands have that now, either a hole at the bottom or the back. Its effect is limited for those who store in a detached, unheated structure, however.