scotty 252 #1 Posted January 21, 2015 My snowblower is blowing snow back under the blower im kinda confused. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #2 Posted January 21, 2015 Me too, got any pics of the belt arrangement? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #4 Posted January 21, 2015 no twists in that belt. Is the auger drive chain on correctly? The auger should be screwing toward the center. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 252 #5 Posted January 21, 2015 Thats the best i could get for pictures do these help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #6 Posted January 21, 2015 Unless the cutting edge is is set to drag on the surface being cleared, they all tend to throw some snow backwards out of the center. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #7 Posted January 21, 2015 Here's a short video of my old 416-8 (now Boovuc's tractor) powering my thrower. The rearward "tail" of snow is easily seen. I set my thrower edge about 1/2" to 5/8" off the ground. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 252 #8 Posted January 21, 2015 That does the same thing mine does im glad there's not anything wrong with it. Thanks for the help! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #9 Posted January 21, 2015 Good point Terry. Is the blower scraper edge all the way down on the pavement Scotty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 252 #10 Posted January 21, 2015 It is not. But about how low would you guys recommend going on gravel driveway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #11 Posted January 21, 2015 I don't use my blower on the gravel road unless the plow can't handle it. Then I float the blower about 2" off the surface and then clean it up with the plow. I got tired of raking stones out of the yard every spring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 252 #12 Posted January 21, 2015 Yeah i got the blower as a just in case it gets to deep for the blade. I prefer plowing much more over blowing. I need to find myself a cab haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #13 Posted January 21, 2015 My driveway is mostly limestone "screenings". (< 3/8") I used a piece of 1/2" flat bar as a spacer and adjusted the skids until they touched solidly on the floor. It doesn't disturb the stones unless the ground isn't frozen, but it's still low enough to catch & launch frozen bulldog "waste" 30 feet or more across the yard. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #14 Posted January 22, 2015 You didn't tell me that tractor I got off you was used to throw manure TT! The neighbor told me my high-chute snowblower on the C-175 does the same thing when I do his driveway. It's stone and I keep the blower off the surface. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 991 #15 Posted January 22, 2015 mine do that also,its normal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #16 Posted January 23, 2015 Your drive chain set up is missing a idler, I think the chain is going the right way, but your not getting full contact with the drive gear on the auger, I'll get pics of mine later if no one else does 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theroundhousernr 589 #17 Posted January 23, 2015 Your drive chain set up is missing a idler, I think the chain is going the right way, but your not getting full contact with the drive gear on the auger, I'll get pics of mine later if no one else does Its tough to tell from the pics but I dont see the sloted hole for the idler/tensioner on the blower. I was under the impression that some of the older models did not have this second idler. I always thought it was added down the road. I am not near my blower but I beleive it was also pressed inward where the slotted hole is for alining the idler pulley with the rest of the drive. Could be done with spacers I guees if one wanted to add them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #18 Posted January 23, 2015 Here's a pic of the sprockets on my blower. All the blowers I have had (6-7) had two idler pulleys. You can see the drive sprocket on the upper right, the auger in the center, and the two idlers on the upper and lower left. It's hard to get a good pic of the inside. Kelly is right, your one idler pulley turns the auger in the right direction, but it only has about 1/3 of the tooth engagement on the auger as the two pulley arrangement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #19 Posted January 23, 2015 dug this up a old post by TT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 252 #20 Posted January 23, 2015 Thats a really good picture ill have to save that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #21 Posted January 24, 2015 Here's another one I drew up a while back: Thrower wrappers with only one idler sprocket usually indicate they were supposed to be on a vertical shaft lawn tractor. @Scotty ~ can you post some better pictures of the entire thrower - including the mounting frame and jackshaft areas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,848 #22 Posted January 24, 2015 His third post shows his Tractor and blower belt Terry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbartlett1958 96 #23 Posted January 28, 2015 On the plus side, you can get a lot more chains from a 10' length! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,128 #24 Posted January 28, 2015 His third post shows his Tractor and blower belt Terry. .....but not the area at the rear of the wrapper where the jackshaft mounts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert pelton 0 #25 Posted February 10, 2015 thanks to all for input bob pelton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites