SnowBlower Mystery Part (Leftover)

[boovuc 1,090]

Hi Guys!

I am troubled, (ain't that the truth), about a part that has always made me wonder about on my snowblower. Actually I should say OFF my snowblower. It's a a flat red piece of metal 9.75" long, 1" wide and an eighth-inch thick. It has rounded ends and it has a single quarter inch hole at one end.

The PO I bought this blower from gave me all the parts to hook it up when I purchased it three years ago. I have used this blower three winters but this piece I described has never been included on the install. I have no idea what or where it goes. It's brand new so he obviously never used it either.

My blower is the big chute design. (Model 79360-4900900).

I have the book and the parts catalog/diagram. Damned if it isn't even shown on them. The paint on this piece matches the blower. It went with it but where?????

She blew the 6 inches we got overnight in Southern Clinton County, PA like a champ. I'm just curious what this is.

Thanks,

BooVuc

Rote, PA (Mill Hall)

[Wfburton159 0]

The chain guard for thr front of the thrower?

[MikesRJ 552]

The manuals are available on Toro's site;

https://homeownersolutions.toro.com/portal/...ductDetailsPage

[boovuc 1,090]

Nope. It's not the chain guard. It's in place.

I have the manuals. Both the parts catalog for it and the users manual.

(I don't see it in the exploded views anywhere).

I'll try to take a picture of this piece if I can figure out how to imbed it in a post. Bad thing is..........I work as a computer guy and I've never attached a pic on here.

Thanks,

BooVuc

Mill Hall, PA

[MikesRJ 552]

(I don't see it in the exploded views anywhere).

I'll try to take a picture of this piece if I can figure out how to imbed it in a post.

I didn't see it either, and the picture would be very helpful. You can email me the picture an I can post it for you if you'd like.

UPDATE: Picture added

[MikesRJ 552]

After seeing the part, and looking through both the '94 owners manual and the '95 parts manual, I think it may be a part from something else he had on hand. I don't see anything mentioned like it, and cannot image what it would go to on a snow thrower, unless it is a hand tool of some sort for the thrower. Perhaps someone else has an idea. B)

[Herbl 10]

Were there drift bars on the side of the blower, I know that a lot of snowblowers that have added them on to the side of the blower housing..

[Horse Rancher 0]

I have seen this mounted between the front idler

pulley and the arm it mounts on I think they did

this as an easier way to get leverage to put the belt

on I have seen this three times before I don't know

if it is factory or someones custom design

[boovuc 1,090]

Thanks for your responses. I know it's never been used but it is the exact same paint as the wheelhorse blower and that blower has the original paint on it.

I don't think it's a pre-fab part.

Oh well! I'll keep a hold of it in case someone, somewhere can tell me what it was for. I know if I throw it out, I'll need it! (Like everything else I accumulate)!

Thanks,

Boovuc

Mill Hall, PA