Re: (ET) Snowthrower Chute clogs with snow

["Max Hall" <maxmatic comcast net>]

The waxing is essential; don't quit that habit.

Someone mentioned that you want to keep the VOLUME up.. yes, indeed! If you
are clogging, try using a higher gear to increase the amount of snow coming
through. Back off on speed to keep your current meter reading sane flow 
(you
get a good sense of it in no time).

I also shut the auger off unless I have plenty of some snow coming in the
mouth of the thing... it seems that it gets clogged when you are just
burping bits of snow, and it'll "carry" stray amounts in the not-turning
auger. (Of course, if the auger is well loaded up, back the tractor up a 
few
inches before you restart the auger so that it doesn't have to throw a lot
of mass as *well* as get spinning, which is burdensome enough.)

The slushier, the worse, of course. I always finish those springtime slush
storms by plowing...

-Maxo

PS: great snow throwin' up here in Boston. ~12" and it's a pleasure to have
the ET back on winter duty. (One reverse relay later... welded contacts.
First time I've had that happen.)




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Zachary" <njcfsa earthlink net>
To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:26 AM
Subject: (ET) Snowthrower Chute clogs with snow


> Just used my snowthrower for the first time.  Happy with the job done
> but had to keep stopping to unclog the chute.  I had waxed all surfaces
> a few weeks ago and then sprayed with Pam first thing this morning.
> Is there something else anyone knows to prevent this?
> The snow wasn't really getting thrown very far.
> Is the auger turning too slowly and might a chain adjustment help?
> Thanks for any info,
> Richard "Zack" Zachary
> E12
>
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