Re: (ET) Plows suck for snow (dead blower)

[Dean Stuckmann <dstuckmann icloud com>]

Hi,
You should be able to source the chain at a hardware or farm supply store.

I added about 50 pounds of weight to the top of my blade which really 
helped for scraping down to the ground. That being said, using the blade 
is gonna be a real battle with a foot of wet snow. Tire Chains may help as 
well. 

Good luck!

Take care,
Dean

> On Jan 25, 2026, at 12:00 PM, Chris Zach via Elec-trak <Elec-trak cosmos 
> phy tufts edu> wrote:
> 
> So we have a foot plus of super wet super heavy snow. Had the blower 
> hooked up, it started to do a great job then snap and the motor was 
> spinning.
> 
> Broken chain. Great.
> 
> Question 1: Anywhere I can get a new chain or can chains be fixed?
> 
> Fortunately I had the dozer blade on the driveway, so I got that mounted 
> up and....
> 
> Boy the dozer blade is mediocre at best for moving snow. Can't do it 
> uphill, and it doesn't scrape down to the pavement like the blower. 
> Wondering if I should just hook the dead blower back up and use it as a 
> scraper.
> 
> Any thoughts on how best to move snow with the dozer blade? I've got the 
> bottom of the driveway down to a thin later of snow. E20, 36 volt lift, 
> lift is double looped, lift gets a *LOT* of use.
> 
> Always the worst time to have things happen.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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