5 Things You Should NEVER Do To Your Snowblower
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- In this short video Taryl gets straight to the point on 5 things you should NEVER do to your snowblower. He'll go over what not to do and explains why not to do it. So sit back and learn something from the small engine master himself, Taryl Dactal. And as always, There's Your Dinner!!
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Number 1: Never let your neighbor borrow it
I laughed out loud on that one. My Dad borrowed his neighbor his push mower and we think he mowed 4 acres with it. brought it back out of oil and engine seized.
@@VikingShipExplorer. Damn you youngsters. "My dad burrowed his mower to a neighbor."? Grow the fuck up! Your Dad LOANED the mower to a neighbor.
@@james1795 LMAO...in my defence, I was left unsupervised at the keyboard with a bottle of Crown 👑...my bad. It's been a great Christmas break...lol.
EXACTLY !
Absolutely and don't get into doing snow removal for your neighbors either. If someone gets hurt even if you weren't running the snowblower you could be held liable and your insurance would probably not cover you. Only operate a snowblower on your own property and treat it like you would an automobile. Children should not be allowed to operate it or any other piece of machinery until they are at least 18 years of age. This may seem harsh but safety has to come first.
No.6. Don't run over a coiled up garden hose or extension cord you left lay out and get covered with snow , I heard it can really jam up your auger and make a mess of things. It took me ...I mean the guy I know hours to clear out.
No.7 Be aware if your snow chain comes off your tyre, you will run over it and break chear bolts.
Yeah I did that but it was after about 10 minutes that I realized most of the cable was unsalvageable so I just started slashing and cutting it instead of trying to delicately take it apart and it came out a lot quicker once my mindset on the method had changed.
I started using my equipment to clear snow for other people and that’s one of the first questions I ask is are there any cables or garden hoses laying around and I just buy some softer shear bolts.
I just wish we actually had snow this winter.
Happened to me, it was a bear until I woke up and removed all the Shear Pins, after that it pulled out easily as the blades turned.
My nephew borrowed my trailer and left a bit of safety strap on the ground that got snowed over before I saw it. I then ran over it with the snow blower and jammed the hook between the bodynand auger. That was a real bear to get out…
See number 5
You cannot tell people not to run a snow blower on a gravel drive way. If you let the gravel freeze and drive over and pack a base down over the gravel, it will be fine. I ran over my Christmas lights in the bushes and they wrapped around the auger. It took me 2 hours to cut them all out. The sad part was, I did it again 2 years later.
Next time pull out the Shear Pins to enable the blades to turn, it’s very easy then.
Yep, all I've ever had is a gravel driveway (and live on a gravel road). Set the skids to max height and take you time. Hasn't been a problem in the last 30 years or so.
Just be aware that gravel eats a hole in the thin chute of a chinese blower really fast.
My feet are set to the highest setting on my two stage and I don't pick up any gravel. I also don't blow the driveway until it's frozen over. My neighbor blew my driveway once with a single stage without the driveway being frozen and blee gravel all over my lawn. It was really bad. I'm surprised I didn't have one of my windows in my house blown out from it. Stupid b****. Pissed me right off.
@@mcmuskie2563 is that the same as putting your bait caster into free spool to undo a backlash?
Also before I start the snowblower with the electric starter, I engage the auger and pull on the rope starter to make sure the auger will turn, before doing it with the engine running. This way if the auger is frozen, then no damage as a burnt belt.
My number one thing not to do with my snowblower is... never operate it on a Beach in Florida.
When I retire I’m moving to south Florida to open a snowblower repair shopb
Are you looking for investors? 😂😂😂
Sure. What do you have?
@@MustangsTrainsMowers Welllll, not much, but I have a couple of shear pins from another snow blower I no longer have....😂
@BoydTheGoofball..You can spend your time with the Maytag Repairman.
I do gravel drives . Shoes down and scraper bar up
i done it for years, after the first couple of snows its nice and smooth on the ground and you dont even know your on rocks/sand anymore.
Yea, its fine, thats why them shoes go down so far. Even says right in my manual when operating in gravel, take a block of wood and drop you skids shoes down. Two stage snowblowers are designed to handle terrains other than flat pavement.
Yeah you guys are right! But taryl has to err on the safe side....been using my 1974 Areins blower on my gravel driveway for years shoes all the way down never had a problem. But other people ain't to bright so you gotta treat them like children instead of adults. So never stick your hand in a wizzing blade kids you'll cut your weiner off!😆
@@moparnut6286 Those same people are the ones who can't comprehend "always point your gun in a safe direction". Not rocket science, but certainly not common sense.
Yup, same here gravel driveway and I usually do a pack job of the first snowfall with the truck tires to prepare the base and then have only limited rocks being thrown there after.
Thanks Taryl, I knew some of your tips but not all. You have a great sense of humor and are a great repairman. Love your "Billy Bob" teeth. I have had them for years. I wear them to my Dentist when I go and new people there get a kick out of them.
I live where the only use for a snowblower is being used as a boat anchor, but I have enjoyed reading the comments and seeing how many different ways people have spelled “chute” and “Taryl” ! Very creative bunch! Now I have to go work on my shoot Tarly!
The comment on gravel driveways should be "be extra careful if you have a gravel driveway". My parents had a gravel driveway when I was a kid, and I've only ever had gravel driveways, and we always had snowblowers. We always packed the driveway down to have a good solid base, and then made sure that we only blew snow where a projectile like a rock wouldn't hurt anything or anyone. I've been fortunate enough that rocks weren't ever a big issue.
One thing that should be on the list is being careful at the end of the driveway after a plow goes by. There is usually a bunch of ice chunks mixed in and ice is about as dangerous as a rock when thrown out of a snowblower. I live on a fairly busy road, and the end generally takes a while as I stop blowing when a car is passing by. On a really bad day, I forgo the snowblower and shovel it by hand. Large chunks of ice also like to eat shear bolts.
I had replaced some of the shear bolts on our garden tractor mounted snowblower because I couldn’t find any. Turns out they are located on a frame of the snowblower but I wasn’t aware of that. Haven’t had any issues thankfully but being a PTO driven snowblower, I would think it might damage the drivetrain of the tractor. Thanks for reminding me to swap it out!
Excellent tips and very timely for the folks that live in cold country.
Good info on all of it including the bolts . Thanks Taryl !
Years ago I had to go to the ER and get a couple stitches in my hand from working on heavy equipment. Feeling sorry for my self until a guy came in that stuck his hand in a snow blower. Luckily he didn't loose any fingers but his hand and fingers were mangled! Not sure how many stitches but atleast 30 or more to put all the torn flesh back to close the wounds. The snow was very wet and it became clogged. He idled the machine down and stuck his hand into the shoot to remove the clogged snow! Great video!
He's both practical and smart, vecause of his experience and knowledge. Great job because people need to hear these practical suggestions!!! 👍
Well I appreciate you telling me about the sheer bolt as I just put in a regular bolt two days ago, thanks from Canada
#7: Pick up any doormats that you have outside prior to the snow starting. They do not channel through a snowblower very well. This happened to a relative of mine and not from personal experience, just for the record!
OMG, I did that a few years ago. Was getting my neighbor's sidewalk, while he was in the hospital, and they'd forgotten to take up the doormat that they had at the bottom of their stairs. Took me hours to cut it out of my auger.
Or some newspapers
The old " just asking for a friend" trick 😊
"Don't be stupid and in a hurry"
Story of my life.
Well, I'm like that too...
Tell myself not to rush but never goes down like that
Great video, Taryl. Loved the sound effects for #2, gravel. 😂🤣😂 Stay safe ☮️
Great tips! I do have an issue with the advice not to use a snowblower on a gravel driveway, though. I feel there are more people that do not have a paved driveway compared to those who do, especially in rural areas. What are we to do, in that case? Shovel a 350 foot driveway by hand? I have used one on my gravel driveway for years. I don't live near any neighbors to hit with rocks. The snowblower does pick up rocks now and then, but it usually only happens during the first storm of the year. Once the driveway has been "groomed" with a slight layer of snow covering it, it's all good, man!
I did mind for the first snow of the year. I put the skids all the way down and didn't pick up one rock. Later when things freeze up good I imagine I will be able to raise the skids some. BTW I picked up this practically new $1700 snowblower for $75 because the seller kept jamming rocks in the auger. As I loaded it in my car I noticed he had the skids raised all the way up. No wonder! Well my gain :-)
Great friendly reminders Taryl on what NOT to do. Thanks for making this video.
Love the videos buddy glad I found this awesome channel god bless everyone
Gravel driveway NO PROBLEM. Set those skids so it’s got 3/4” of clearance. Wait the first storm leave it be to freeze. Then your blower will easily do its thing once that packed base freezes ! I’ve been doing it this way for years.
Good advice.
On the first snowfall of the long Maine winter season, I'd take my car and just go back and forth over every square inch of the gravel driveway in my car, compacting the snow into a near solid sheet. Then the gravel was safely stored underneath and wouldn't be thrown by the auger.
But that was over 9 years ago. Now in Florida I occasionally get two feet buried in sand..
Same for me man
#6. Never forget to find the newspaper(s) under the snow before using your snowblower!
If they were wet, then froze, they will shoot out like a torpedo! Ask me how I know. It knocked my shute off.
#7. Never forget that if you're so old that you're still getting a newspaper that it's not recommended that you even use a snowblower due to the stress it puts on your heart.
@@JohnDoe-ld8nr Indeed! After using a hammer and screwdriver to chisel out the compacted newspaper I left the hammer and screwdriver on the ground in front of my garage. Snow continued to come down covering both. So guess what got jammed in the impeller next!
@@graciebonsai7272it’s hard to guess. But I bet you were screwed. And/or hammered.
@@ttb1513 Yes indeed! I'll save my riding lawnmower versus turtle experience for later!
Taryl in Canada do you realize how many people have gravel driveways lol what you should’ve mentioned is if you have gravel you set your shoes so you can slip your fingers between the scraper bar and the ground that clears most gravel stones and if you have asphalt or concrete you only need 1/8 inch of daylight between the bar and the ground. Once the ground freezes the gravel is like asphalt but you still need that clearance.
Marty is right, for gravel use the longer plastic shoes instead of the short metal ones, set bar on a 1/2 piece of wood when you tighten the shoes. We all love our snowblower, so DO NOT blow snow till the ground is frozen and first snow is packed down. Just let that first one go.....
Do some driveway work in the fall to get things level and packed prior to winter.
For number 3 I use a 6x6 block of wood under the wheels as to tip it foward. That way the melted snow can't freeze in the recoil and turbine. And I put the shifter on a foward speed in case it would freeze on the hex shaft.
# 1 for me is never leave gasoline sit in the carburetor until the next time you try to use it, which could be a year or more!!!
Plumb in a shut off valve and run it out of gas to keep the carburetor from “gumming up”
Great advice Taryl!
I really like your videos.
Our Newspaper gets delivered (tossed) into the driveway, I have "Fetched" it several times with the snowblower.
I have done my neighbors driveway a couple times and have found a newspaper or two. Now I just don’t bother. Got lucky one time, everything went through no problem. Second time paper stuck in impeller and bottom of auger. Spent some time “fetching the paper”
Last time mine ate a newspaper, it broke two belts and a shear bolt. Fun stuff!
@@Mike-tg8gl I hear ya! That spinning auger will really pack in a soggy lump of paper took a bit of time to get it out
That's funny!
Yeah, I had to have a word with my delivery person about that too!
Excellent video and timely. Nice going.
Checked my Honda 1332 snowblower. It was used and had a grade 8 bolt. I’m glad I removed and put oem bolt.
Useful tips saying in a funny way! Thanks! We need something like this. 😊
Don't even use snowblower down here in tha dirty south, but I had to get my Taryl fix for the week!
Brilliant video
I got one that you SHOULD do, WD-40 the shoot and auger areas to prevent excessive rust in storage and it makes snow slide better in use.. WD-40 is cheap insurance on everything metal,. 👍
rince it and coat it with oil each spring.
we got so much salt on the road here the cars looks like swiss cheese.
SC Johnson Paste Wax, man. Best stuff on earth. I put it on my saw blades, my snowblower, mower decks, shovels, toast, hand tools, you name it!
@@gpweaver Ooo, yum! Spreads so easy on toast! ;-)
I use a spray can of teflon available at Walmart and spray auger and chute before I start each time..stops most snow from sticking when your done.....
Great tips as always Taryl!
Hey Taryl . . . Very Good Advice to tell all of your subscribers !
My neighbor put a string of Christmas lights through his snowblower a few years ago.
Brilliant move!
Regular or LED LIGHTS?
I did that twice. It sucks getting them out. Just clip, clip, clip.
I bet they looked good on the tree all rearranged...
Grade 1 & 2 SAE bolts have no markings on heads. I was always told that anything less than grade 5 (3 markings) is ok. Most hardware stores sell Grade 1 & 2 bolts.
You could theoretically do this, I would get the lowest grade bolt you can and heat it cherry red with a torch and let it air cool, then just put a small notch in it with a grinder on each end of the unthreaded part of the bolt. That should break if it gets jammed up. I don’t understand why shear bolts cost so much other than they figure everyone is dumb and will pay $5 for one bolt.
Yes, I use ungraded bolts, and cut two grooves in them, using an electric drill and a hacksaw blade. They fail just like a $5 shear pin.
it's case by case, in the case of this machine it looks like a grade 2 but it's machined weaker with grooves machined into it. use the recommended or suffer the consequences.
Thanks for the advice
5 excellent recommendations and I agree they should be inviolate except when absolutely necessary.
I’ve come across a bunch of blowers with steel bolts instead of shear pins, people around my town just love to break gearboxes I guess. I’ve seen cracked gear boxes a few times.I’ve also seen those rocks get stuck in the second stage of the auger when homeowners throw them out.
Always fun and informative
I see videos on how to make your snowblower throw snow farther and more efficiently by adding rubber fiber paddles to the secondary blades.
I'd appreciate your thoughts on that.
Not worth the trouble (I did it) and they wear down fast, they actually cause increased clogging of wet snow by giving it a place to adhere to.
I've done it on a single stage blower with a rubber edged metal spiral auger. Just the 4" horizontal piece in the middle of the auger. Saves the cost of replacing the entire auger.
I would say number 2 is a bit overboard. If you own a home with a gravel drive or do commercial snow removal like I do, gravel is gonna show up time to time. My old Ariens manual says, if your using the machine in gracel, take a 1,1/8 block of wood and drop the skid shoes down, or drop them all the way. The machine will pass over most of thrm, yea it might still grab one here and their but it goe's with the territory. What can ya do?
Dual stage machines are designed to be used on different terrain aside from flat pavement, like gravrl znd dirt and grass, etc. Single stages are not.
When there is 3-4 inches of snow I go out and pack it down with the car. When it snows more I can snow blow without shooting stones out. Downside is it makes ice after awhile and I have to sand it. Landlord won't pave the driveway because Tax assessment will go up.
great vid, a stick is handy to clear the shute out.
One year we got 2-ft of snow and I got a phone wire wrapped around the auger, the only time it busted a shear pin. It spread the augur housing and the augur came out on one end. Had to use a cotter pin (a soft pin) until I was able to get out because the shear pins were in storage at a different location. Like Taryl said, you are better off using a smaller nail or a cotter pin than a case hardened bolt, I learned that fixing machinery that came here on the Mayflower.
Excellent share
We don't all have the luxury of having paved driveways. Just learn how use it. Been doing mine for 35 years. Tossed plenty of gravel but don't have a choice.
Ditto...
Yep flatlanders have paved roads.
Glad you have all your fingers!!! 😂😂 Happy New Years Bud
My scrub cadet blower eats shear bolts for a snack. I did replace them with ungraded regular bolts and only eats a few each year. It also burned up belts until I put in a higher end Gates green belt. I use it on gravel every snow storm. It finally sucked up a large rock pushed in from the city plow, and threw a rod in the engine from the sudden stop. The impeller did have the factory shear bolt in. I think the good drive belt was what allowed the engine to stop so fast, while the impeller bolt was shearing.
Snowblower??? Never heard of it!!! Cheers and happy new year to ya from SUNNY Australia.
is it weird that i watched this and have never ever even seen snow?
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g'day from Maryborough Vic.
@@amandagardner565 Have you purchased any "Taryl Apparel" ??
@@Warpedsmac no, i would love to, but short on money
I've been using my Yardman snowblower on my gravel driveway for 23 years now but do so with a few things in mind. My Yardman is track drive. The body can be raised in relation to the tracks, so I can set it to ride high over the gravel. I never remove snow down to the gravel. 2nd, when in areas near windows, I turn off the auger and use the snowblower as a plow until I can point the chute in a safe direction. And 3rd, if I scoop up a pile of stones I turn off the auger and pulse it to clear out the stones. Once I did get a larger stone jammed in the 2nd stage just like Taryl said might happen and it was a pita getting it out.
use mine on a gravel drive all the time. Just ensure the gravel is packed/rolled and LEvEL. Set the slides high and you'll be fine. Yeah one or two might get snagged but I really don't do it all, just where the plows pile up at the end from the street (and you are throwing street rocks and ice then)
Well done Tarly 👍
I have a 1983 Noma Canadiana 27" 8 hp that's like an Abrams tank, weighs about 150 lbs and was found on a driveway in summer with a sign that said "fuel pump gone" I knew it was an easy fix, turned out to be the fuel line and a $4 fix along with the cost of some synthetic oil. No rust, no damage, it runs through everything and my White snowblower that I paid $1100 for 10 yrs ago with about 40 hrs on it gets to rest until this beast blows up. And yeah, I have a gravel driveway, ching ching ching like a money machine and road full of gravel in the spring to sweep up.
Very good video, tyral.
Me and my dad love the vids great job
Since some shear bolts (like on mine) ARE in fact standard bolts, the advice should be to use the shear bolts specified in the owners manual and do not make arbitrary substitutions.
Yeah, my Toro has the hardened bolts as well because the gearbox is designed to handle it. I always wondered if I should use shear bolts instead just to err on the side of caution..... even though Toro doesn't recommend.
IIRC, a standard bolt without markings is a Grade 2, and is simply low-carbon steel. Hopefully some engineer somewhere did a shear/torque calculation and came up with the proper cross section and material grade to save the gearbox in all cases...
@@ourkid2000 replace with regular shear bolts. My toro did not cut out like they said it's supposed to do. Ripped the auger apart around the bolt. Luckily, my dealer fixed it under warranty repair and put in actual shear bolts.
No, in fact take them out and replace them with shear bolt or trust the manufacturer that wants you to wreck your equipment and buy another or buy a replacement gearbox.
Got that one in a red 07 yard machines, with a good old tecumseh hmsk 100!
I have to use mine on a gravel drive (70 ft + a turnaround)... it does throw some stones but if you don’t set it to grade and just get down to 1-2” it works fine. You may throw a few rocks but you gotta do what you gotta do. Once the gravel gets packed down it’s not too common of an issue. I’d rather use my snowblower @ a few hundred dollars than put out $6,000-$15,000 for a new driveway. I direct the shoot downward to prevent any accidents. Several years and no issues, but I get the caution about the auger/gear box.
Same here
Also have hard packed fine gravel ... 3/8 in. lift on the skids works fine. But when you a big storm, I'm more worried about tree branches hidden in the snow.
I find more stones thrown at first snow of season before the fine gravel is frozen to driveway (400 ft) after that no problem later in season. Rather throw small gravel then be at the mercy of a plow driver anytime. The big rocks will do the damage so I police them during the summer.....
If your driveway is only 70 feet long you can hand shovel it. My driveway is 360 feet long and I shovel it.
Thank you!!!!
Thank you!
Unfortunately the people who lost their fingers will not be leaving you a thumbs up .
@Horace Pinker>>>> Goddamned funny shit dude... Whenever I am blue I can rely on this channel for some sunshine.
😂😂😂
My cousin "Nine finger Roy" is an example for warning No.1
@@lorallamb2673 Oh ouch I bet that hurt just as much communist Biden taking over
I showed my dad this video. He told me of a neighbor before I was born that got a nice shiny new blower and on the first big snow picked up some kind of decoration from the front walk and launched it through their living room picture window and destroyed a lamp on the table behind it. Had never heard that story before. But knowing the family, I believe it. This was the same family who's son managed to have a VW Beetle fall on him because he kicked the jack it was on (no jack stands) Kid was lucky someone heard him.
What kind of noise did he make?
Taryl, gravel driveway/ snowblower....I'm on a 2 acre plot, the house is set all the way back. I'm 64 yo and can not possibly shovel all that snow. I have a real bad back....
I have a John Deere X300 with a snowblower on it.....I set the height for 2.5 inches....Would this be alright or should I set it higher? I know this isn't a help desk. If you cannot answer, I will understand. You have a life & business to run...
GREAT POINTS YOU BROUGHT UP!!!!!!
It should be ok. Set it at a comfortable height that is not picking up gravel. As Taryl said, make sure to blow in a safe direction etc. But the skid shoe and shave plate adjustment is there for this purpose.
@@kbssmallenginerepair2615 I figured the skid shoe shave plate was set at the factory for use on paved surfaces, which I HAD been doing all along UNTIL I moved in 2018. I have woods on both sides of this property and where the cars/ house is, I'm very careful. Thanks..
No snowblower here, thanks for the video anyway, Taryl.
Got my Taryl package this week too. Thanks again, Taryl.
These are great but is you have a gravel driveway it is either use the snowblower or shovel. In my case I have 150 ft + so I will have to ignore that rule.
Good tips!
So how do you clear a gravel driveway? I don't have a plow. And it's too much to shovel.
Youll be fine!! As long as it doesnt pick up too much gravel at one time..listen for such noises..i have marks on my impeller housing from gravel on my 10hp 30 inch 2 stage john deere..its 20 yrs old now still going strong ..hello from Minnesota
I've been clearing gravel driveways with 2-stage snow blowers for almost 60 years. I certainly am not about to shovel! :-) You just have to be "not stupid". Adjust your skid shoes so you aren't scooping stones, pay attention to the direction of your chute and especially the spout. There's usually no need to be blowing snow into the next county. Keep the spout down low when around obstructions or things that might be damaged by an occasional pebble.
@@eosjoe565 Once the ground freezes I do not have any problems. Just be smart about it
2 stage snowblowers are designed to be able to be used on gravel surfaces. Set the skid shoes and shave plate at a height that is not picking up gravel, and as Taryl stated, blow in a safe direction (watching out for people, cars, windows, etc)
@@hunter47able Agree. The problem is our ground has not frozen the past three winters here in PA. We have cold a few days and the ground gets hard and then a 40 degree day and things are muddy again. And the stones in the driveway, they haven't frozen in the past three winters.
Never have those issues in Florida...still good info especially about the Shear Bolt
Or in SW GA!
I’ve seen auger drive gear boxes destroyed from owners using hardened bolts instead of shear bolts. Taryl is 110% right, don’t use regular bolts EVER in your auger!
With used machines seeing normal bolts in place of shear pins is pretty common.
Over the years I've seen it several times and changed them out.
This was informative and hilarious
You the man!!!
Great video but could you mention some time to let them warm up every time I hear one of my neighbors use one they just crank that throttle up right away on a freezing day and I feel bad for the poor engine. Also they go too fast in high thick snow.
At least part of that behaviour is because the computers in modern cars cover up the importance of a gentle warm up period for any engine. So people don't think about warming up anything anymore. Sure the computer will make the car drive ok, but you are still doing damage by going too hard too soon.
There is no benefit to allowing an engine to "warm up". Engines need only sufficient oil pressure to operate properly. Warming up, particularly at a slow idle speed, can actually do harm.
Well actually with 2 strokes you’ll often hear a term called a cold seizure. That’s when the engine is NOT warmed up because the exhaust side of the piston will heat up quicker and become and oval and scratch the hell out of the piston and cylinder. Engines do need to be warmed up a little. I completely agree with you about it just needs sufficient lubrication and it will run fine but I usually take the extra measure by warming up my engine
@@bradleygower7181 Some newer snowblowers don't even have an adjustable throttle. They just run at full throttle against the governor from the moment they start until they're shut down, like a generator engine. I guess the best a person can do with one of those is at least let it warm up some before putting it to work.
That’s exactly what I do. Only for a minute maybe a minute 30 seconds then I let her eat
Love it big T
I broke two shear pins on my snowblower and had to put bolts in it. It's been 3 years and I need to remember to get those shear pins. I got gravel so it rarely gets used. Only when it's too much for the plow it gets used.
I learned #3 the hard way years ago. I now check to make sure it's NOT iced before starting it. If it is, melt it with a heat gun or something like that.
Thanks Pal 👍🇨🇦
I live in Florida and I still watched entire video...lol
@@harryharry3193 not even one flake🤣
Great job. Laugh and learn.
In the winter of 1994/1995 I worked at a Montgomery Wards in electronics, appliances and Lawn & Garden section. A few times I did final assembly of 2 stage snowblowers putting on the handles and bolts in the 1st stage augers. I didn’t know about the special shear bolts for the 1st stage augers and I think I got them mixed up with regular bolts of the same size as one day a guy came and his snowblower was damaged from having the wrong bolts in the 1st stage auger. Ooooooops!
So you're the reason Montgomery Wards went out of business?
I wonder who made that snow blower ? It looks almost identical to the Craftsman I bought maybe ten years ago. More than idle curiosity, interested in finding parts when needed.
its a yard man its the same a as Craftsman, mastercraft,mtd, yardworks,white outdoors etc etc. any brand that is not a ariens or a honda will be made identical to your craftsman. I think they all come from the same factory they just install a different logo on it.
Guilty of 5 outta 5 over the years, my Daddy always said I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed...😉
Congratulations! I'd shake your hand if you still had them ; )
Hey taryl good morning a great video on what not to do and there's your dinner
my daddy always said just cause granpa calls you sonny does'nt mean your bright
Hammers done need to be sharp
2 for 5
God bless nice job
The single best thing I ever did with the blower was to make a set of auger seals to seal that big gap on the secondary blades . All it takes is an old mud flap and some self tapping screws. No more unclogging the chute EVER and range the snow is thrown greatly increases! Tarly you ought to do a tutorial on making those. You’d save a few fingers flying off 🤢.
I have made shear pins out of nontraditional bolts. Put bolt in drill cut reliefs in with die grinder
Someone out there is going to ask....What's a shear bolt? You know, the guy that does his gravel drive way. Or the guy that tries to blow leaves with his snowblower.
lol
Hardend bolt to shred the Sunday newspaper
Don't knock the leaf blowing if you never tried it.
number 3, ive made that mistake before. i was blowing snow and was ready to go inside. i wanted to spray all the snow out of it but kept forgetting. then the next morning, i went to engage the auger and it stalled the motor like 3 times.
Me too, but my engine didnt stall out, instead the belt became smoke :(
Thank you.
Do you suggest removing an eye patch when near a blower?
Super awesome bud I definitely agree with you about those bolts you have to use the right grade or it will never last
2:51 if you’re too cold or too tired to clear the chute/clean the snow off, but a space heater by it.
You always keep me laughing😆, I love to watch your videos. you are one of the most funniest people on UA-cam.
I really like how you explain things in layman’s terms.
Keep up the great work.
I live along the Gulf Coast and I'm still watching this.
This guy is a trip!!! Crank and Crank...
Now I know. That is, despite the fact it will NEVER snow where I live, LOL. Taryl posts = I watch.
Let's talk about the auger possibly hurting your fingers. I understand the workings of the blower pretty well and I've had mine disassembled many times over the years. I understand, never put your fingers down in the auger area to clear a jam, but for the life of me, I cannot understand where the hazardous tension is. The auger lever would be released, so it's not in the belt right? So where is that stored energy hiding?
Where ever that hazardous tension is, don’t use your fingers to find it!
I have a compressor in my garage. When I'm done using the machine, I pull the compressor hose outside and spray compared air on the machine to clear off 90+% of the snow. Some people I know place a small heater (Milkhouse style - under $25 at Tractor Supply) in front of the machine, facing the auger, to melt all snow and ice. Only has to be on for a short period of time. Lastly, I park my machine on a small scrap of old carpet. It keeps the melting snow in one place so it doesn't spread all over your garage floor. The second benefit to the carpet is that it keeps you from getting rust stains from the skids on your garage floor. Lastly, pick up some ceramic coating, either liquid or spray (liquid is typically better), and put a coating on the auger and impeller housings, inside and out, sling with the inside and outside of the chute. Your machine will clog less as the coating will keep snow and ice from sticking to it. Less snow/ice stuck on the machine means less clearing of the machine when you are finished blowing, and less chance of things freezing up before your next time of need.
Although it cuts into the metal I love adding rubber wipers to second stage. Being able to pump slush is priceless