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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">There are plenty of unused snow blowers out there. You should be able to grab one for parts.</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div><div id="LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:9pt;"><i>Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">------ Original message------</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>From: </b>Hank Ralston<hank@ralstonagency.com></hank@ralstonagency.com></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Date: </b>Mon, Oct 28, 2019 12:56 PM</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a>;</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Cc: </b></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Subject:</b>(ET) Snowblower , shell rusting in the bottom of the case</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div></div><img src="cid:image001.gif@01D58D5E.53C24320" v:src="cid:image001.gif@01D58D5E.53C24320" v:shapes="_x0000_Mail" width="0" height="0" class="shape" style="display:none;width:0;height:0"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><v:background id="_x0000_s1025" o:bwmode="white" o:targetscreensize="1024,768"><v:fill src="cid:image001.gif@01D58D5E.53C24320" o:title="background_arctic" type="frame" /></v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1" dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">Anyone have solution for a repair or replacement to the bottom of the shell to snowblower?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">The shell/case is just bulging inward and just starting to brush the middle of the auger.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">I’m guessing that there is an area of at lease 6” by 3” which would require a curved patch of at least 12”x 6” completed by a fairly skilled welder. Also modify & improve the drainage at the bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">The other is to find or rebuild the entire outer shell, if one exists ,or change it out to some other brand and rig a hole new method of powering it as well as attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">The rest is in good shape and working well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">Thanks, Hank<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099">Fairport NY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#000099" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#000099"><a href="tel:585-414-0880">585-414-0880</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr"><font size="3" color="black" face="PMingLiU"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div>
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