Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

[toast21602]

15 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

If this is the case, its very likely we can get around this with some shade tree mechanics.  (my specialty).  

 

We'll be in touch...

[Benm]

39 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

If this is the case, its very likely we can get around this with some shade tree mechanics.

the auger cable bracket on my parents' snowblower is currently a 4x1x.25 piece of steel plate that we drilled 2 holes in and banged into a right angle with a hammer. has held up for around 10 years. 

Edited February 3, 2021 by Benm

[RidgeRacer]

So when I came home from skiing yesterday the entire house smelled like gasoline. Went into the garage to see that it was coming from the blower. I filled the tank and put the blue stuff in it when I wrapped up the night before (which i think was my mistake) but somehow, someway there was gas all over the garage floor. There isn't a leak...thinking as the snow melted or when it warmed up it caused the gas to expand and overflow? I don't know. Either way I ran it again last night and it was fine. Burned off a lot of what was in the tank so it shouldnt happen again. I hope.

[indiggio]

28 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

We'll be in touch...

Sorry, jump to end skipped over these posts...

Sounds like belt broke or popped off, same thing w/ mine.
Pull the blower go handle and she moves, pull the auger handle, no movement.

There's typically a cover on top of the unit just behind the exhaust chute where the belt resides, held on by a couple of bolts.   Loosen the bolts and pull up the cover to check the belt.
Post a pic of your blower (LOL)

Edited February 3, 2021 by indiggio

[toast21602]

2 minutes ago, indiggio said:

Sounds like belt broke or popped off, same thing w/ mine.
Pull the blower go handle and she moves, pull the auger handle, no movement.

There's typically a cover on top of the unit just behind the exhaust chute where the belt resides, held on by a couple of bolts.   Loosen the bolts and pull up the cover to check the belt.
Post a pic of your blower (LOL)

Same deal here. Thinking it might be a belt. Have't taken anything apart yet. Both auger and impeller thingy aren't moving.

Edited February 3, 2021 by toast21602

[indiggio]

2 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Same deal here. Thinking it might be a belt. Have't taken anything apart yet. Both auger and impeller thingy aren't moving.

I couldn't find any belts locally.  Had to order a couple, hopefully arriving before next storm(s).

Everywhere I went yesterday in search of one, people were like "Yeah, you and 20 others...", "Sold last one about 11am this morning.."

 

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by indiggio

[Benm]

4 minutes ago, indiggio said:

Sounds like belt broke or popped off, same thing w/ mine.

it sounded like there was no tension. if there's no tension, prob isn't the belt. could be wrong though.

Edited February 3, 2021 by Benm

[toast21602]

small engine repair shops must thrive on the general population. Myself included, if I can't rig/fix this myself. 

[indiggio]

3 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

small engine repair shops must thrive on the general population. Myself included, if I can't rig/fix this myself. 

I have faith that you're well capable of fixing it.

If you can operate a zero-turn lawnmower and make lines like that, you can fix this.

[Benm]

5 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

small engine repair shops must thrive on the general population. Myself included, if I can't rig/fix this myself. 

watch a couple youtube videos. you can do it i promise.  

nice snowblower tho. and briggs engines are uncommon but way better than the tecumsehs normally mounted on them.

Edited February 3, 2021 by Benm

[indiggio]

9 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Same deal here. Thinking it might be a belt. Have't taken anything apart yet. Both auger and impeller thingy aren't moving.

This cover right here should be it, me thinks.
Probably a bolt on either side.

Edited February 3, 2021 by indiggio

[toast21602]

Just now, indiggio said:

This cover right here should be it, me thinks.

There you go with the red arrows again....

[Benm]

Just now, toast21602 said:

There you go with the red arrows again....

yeah pop that bad boy off and you'll be able to see the belts.

here's a nice video. doesn't go into detail about the bracket or cable, but will help you diagnose if it's a belt -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UhWdPv1Z_k

 

[trackbiker]

29 minutes ago, indiggio said:

I couldn't find any belts locally.  Had to order a couple, hopefully arriving before next storm(s).

Everywhere I went yesterday in search of one, people were like "Yeah, you and 20 others...", "Sold last one about 11am this morning.."

 

 

What I've done in the past is take a piece of string and run it around the pulleys where the belt would be then take a measurement. Go the auto parts store and get a belt as close to that length as you can. The pulley adjustment should be enough to make it work.

[RidgeRacer]

Is still showing here. Nothing crazy, flurries I guess. Either way... white stuff falling from the sky

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It snowed four days in a row from the same storm. That’s amazing. 

[toast21602]

12 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

Is still showing here. Nothing crazy, flurries I guess. Either way... white stuff falling from the sky

Same here. Driveway is white again.

[indiggio]

44 minutes ago, trackbiker said:

What I've done in the past is take a piece of string and run it around the pulleys where the belt would be then take a measurement. Go the auto parts store and get a belt as close to that length as you can. The pulley adjustment should be enough to make it work.

Gotta watch the width of the belt too.   If too wide, it'll just keep popping off.

[trackbiker]

58 minutes ago, indiggio said:

Gotta watch the width of the belt too.   If too wide, it'll just keep popping off.

Correct. But with the number of belts at the typical auto parts store you can usually find something that would work.

[JFskiDan]

2 hours ago, trackbiker said:

What I've done in the past is take a piece of string and run it around the pulleys where the belt would be then take a measurement. Go the auto parts store and get a belt as close to that length as you can. The pulley adjustment should be enough to make it work.

You actually can find the dimensions on the internet as well, but there you are putting your faith in the internet, but when you cant physically touch the belt, thats the best you can do.  

50 minutes ago, trackbiker said:

Correct. But with the number of belts at the typical auto parts store you can usually find something that would work.

Correct.  

Most of what i do is figuring out how to make things work with what i can get my hands on right then.  

The belt for Toasts blower is 35 1/4" X 1/2.  

It shouldnt be that hard to find one locally that "will work".  These belts are set up to slip when not engaged, so i'm starting to put my money on the belt.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

To add to the snowblower stoke we actually have two snowblowers at my work.  The red one used to be at my parents house before they moved to a townhouse.  

[NMSKI]

2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

To add to the snowblower stoke we actually have two snowblowers at my work.  The red one used to be at my parents house before they moved to a townhouse.  

That red one is the exact same one I have.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

15 minutes ago, NMSKI said:

That red one is the exact same one I have.  

Is it any good?  I’ve never used either. 

[eaf]

I don't know what to think. Are people discussing snowblowers here because next Sunday storm is gonna surpass the last one and so "be prepaaaared"? Or is that because the new storm is not happening, and so the thread can take a detour?

What's the latest map from restricted forum looking like?

Edited February 3, 2021 by eaf

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

12 minutes ago, eaf said:

I don't know what to think. Are people discussing snowblowers here because next Sunday storm is gonna surpass the last one and so "be prepaaaared"? Or is that because the new storm is not happening, and so the thread can take a detour?

What's the latest map from restricted forum looking like?

Eaf go suck a fart out of ski2lives butt