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

[Jim Donovan <donovan66205 gmail com>]

I have no idea.  Maybe try a bike shop or chain saw repair shop to replace 
a link in a chain - fairly common of a technique.

Jim



> On Jan 25, 2026, at 4:33 PM, Chris Zach via Elec-trak <elec-trak cosmos 
> phy tufts edu> wrote:
> 
> Yeah the blower is heavy without a doubt; the blade feels like the mower 
> deck in comparison. It went back to sleet/snow so I gave up for today 
> and will try again tomorrow. Turned out to be 12-14 inches of snow and 
> sleet; very heavy. Glad I had the E20 instead of the E15 up there.
> 
> Meantime, blower is out of operation for a bit. Any tips on how to get 
> the new chain on; do I have to disassemble the whole thing to do it?
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 1/25/26 15:59, Jim Donovan wrote:
>> I used my blade on four driveways and the city sidewalk between them 
>> this morning - all after the city plowed the street up the curb and 
>> driveway.  This pile tends to freeze thaw and becomes much heavier than 
>> the 5 inches of dry snow we got.  It is my practice not to plow down to 
>> the concrete for a few reasons - not to mention that at the first 
>> driveway is NOT level/solid and should be replaced.  Did not have to 
>> put my set of chains on.
>> 
>> I found today much better with the blade than the blower I use to own - 
>> it was heavy/bulky and storing it in the off season (10 months) was 
>> problematic.
>> 
>> Looking forward to our next storm to see if the investment of a decent 
>> charger improves my use.  Not a problem with power today (4 hours of 
>> constant use).
>> 
>> Jim
>> KCMO area
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 25, 2026, at 11:59 AM, 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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