I don't go out of my way to buy 10mm bolts, but I do buy 10mm sockets in bulk, LOL! Have a specific spot in my tool chest for 10mm. When I inevitably lose one (why is it only 10mm I lose?) I just grab another one from that chest. My blowers both seem to throw pretty far considering what they are. a 1965 Ariens 10M4 with the old fashioned stubby chute and a 2000-01 Ariens 824 with the tall chute. The tall chute will fire the snow as high as the gutters on my house and the stubby one will throw nearly that high. I had to aim the end of the chutes down somewhat because I was afraid of breaking windows with gravel from the driveway...and if I blow it in the other direction the wind just blows it right back again...with most of it hitting me, LOL! I have the skid shoes set so that the scraper blade rides about a half inch above the ground so as not to pick up much gravel but there's always the inevitable high spot where it grabs some anyways.
I like that brake rotor trick..I might try that as I have same issue when I install my cab. FYI - I find the best product to spray on the chute and impellers etc.. is the all temp spray on ski and snowboard wax. I find that The cooking oil spray starts to thicken and solidify when it gets too cold. Cheers!
I do, no video on it though. It had a regular headlight on the control panel so I added a cheap Amazon rectifier/regulator to make DC to run the LED light mounted to the front.
The clearance is left by design to allow small things like sticks and stones to pass through without breaking anything. Also with such relaxed tolerances in the impeller area there's lots of room for error when assembling.
I put mine on after the first use of my troybilt 2410 10 years ago and never looked back! The very first time I used mine it was wet. Clogged every 15 feet. Like injecting steroids into your snowblower! Mine will damn near pump water! Lol. And throws the snow almost twice as far. Hasn't clogged since, almost 11 years now. I made mine from materials i bought at tractor supply. 💯🔥💪🇺🇲
I just bought a foot of belting used for round farm bails, which is about 1/4" thick and stiff enough to not bend and it wears well.
I don't go out of my way to buy 10mm bolts, but I do buy 10mm sockets in bulk, LOL! Have a specific spot in my tool chest for 10mm. When I inevitably lose one (why is it only 10mm I lose?) I just grab another one from that chest. My blowers both seem to throw pretty far considering what they are. a 1965 Ariens 10M4 with the old fashioned stubby chute and a 2000-01 Ariens 824 with the tall chute. The tall chute will fire the snow as high as the gutters on my house and the stubby one will throw nearly that high. I had to aim the end of the chutes down somewhat because I was afraid of breaking windows with gravel from the driveway...and if I blow it in the other direction the wind just blows it right back again...with most of it hitting me, LOL! I have the skid shoes set so that the scraper blade rides about a half inch above the ground so as not to pick up much gravel but there's always the inevitable high spot where it grabs some anyways.
I like that brake rotor trick..I might try that as I have same issue when I install my cab. FYI - I find the best product to spray on the chute and impellers etc.. is the all temp spray on ski and snowboard wax. I find that The cooking oil spray starts to thicken and solidify when it gets too cold. Cheers!
Man that spray on wax doesn’t work well for my snowboard but I’ll have to try it for the snowblower! Hasn’t snowed since I made this video of course.
not a bad idea. i'm fixing up an old snowblower and i may give this a shot myself
Probably some bigger washers would help prevent the rubber from tearing. Looks like the rubber is compromised because the nuts are so tight...
Do you have a DIY headlight on there? Did you do a video for that? Thanks, great job.
I do, no video on it though. It had a regular headlight on the control panel so I added a cheap Amazon rectifier/regulator to make DC to run the LED light mounted to the front.
I put an impeller kit on my blower what a difference
My guess for the reason they don't do this from factory is cost and replacement. These will eventually tear apart causing other issues.
The clearance is left by design to allow small things like sticks and stones to pass through without breaking anything. Also with such relaxed tolerances in the impeller area there's lots of room for error when assembling.
I put mine on after the first use of my troybilt 2410 10 years ago and never looked back! The very first time I used mine it was wet. Clogged every 15 feet. Like injecting steroids into your snowblower! Mine will damn near pump water! Lol. And throws the snow almost twice as far. Hasn't clogged since, almost 11 years now. I made mine from materials i bought at tractor supply. 💯🔥💪🇺🇲
Dry lube it LOL cooking spray
It's cheaper than silicone spray👍🎯
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow ... is the steps for a turbine engine!