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| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 12:09:57
The forecast was for rain, not slush! I need Al Gore to explain this to a poor country hick like me!!!
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| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/24/2011 : 15:15:42
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Originally posted by uglyallis21
well i did clear my driveway it took three hours but its done,but when i shut down the tractor i heard aloud pop and clank so i took of the hood to find the spark plug not in,well its stripped inside the head,what the best way to fix this if it can be fixed,thanks nick
Bummer, Just got done with some final cleanup with the B210
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| uglyallis21 |
Posted - 11/24/2011 : 14:01:33
well i did clear my driveway it took three hours but its done,but when i shut down the tractor i heard aloud pop and clank so i took of the hood to find the spark plug not in,well its stripped inside the head,what the best way to fix this if it can be fixed,thanks nick |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 22:22:44
Good Luck!! |
| uglyallis21 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 22:18:10
okay thanks Larry ill try it tomorrow,its all i got |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 22:04:59
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Originally posted by uglyallis21
Larry i have a big ten with a 36 inch blower,where would you recommend i put the throttle at cause i would like to clear the driveway tomorrow ill give it one last try,thanks nick
Well, that blower is designed to run off a engine shaft turning 3600 rpm, wide open for your BIG TEN. I would be very leary running WOT if the engine has never been apart, or the head off to see what kind of wear and ridge are in the cylinder bore. If there is much of a ridge you could easily break your top piston ring running it wide open. Ask me how I know...
But you are going to need to run it close to wide open to clear wet snow. It would be real nice if you had a hand held tach and could set it at 3200-3300.
I wouldn't have considered my BIG TEN for todays cleanup unless the plow was on it.
My two cents worth and all.
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| uglyallis21 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 21:38:37
Larry i have a big ten with a 36 inch blower,where would you recommend i put the throttle at cause i would like to clear the driveway tomorrow ill give it one last try,thanks nick |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 21:05:58
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Originally posted by B-16_IC
That's some funny looking rain Larry! We had some a week ago but it didn't stick, thankfully the ground is still warm. I have NO desire to deal with that stuff, I'd rather till and mow!
The ground was just starting to freeze here, so I suspect it's going to be white for a while. I would like to say it'll melt in the next few days but I doulbt it. |
| B-16_IC |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 20:46:45
That's some funny looking rain Larry! We had some a week ago but it didn't stick, thankfully the ground is still warm. I have NO desire to deal with that stuff, I'd rather till and mow! |
| Talntedmrgreen |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 20:20:22
A 36" makes a world of difference when running a 10 or 12hp tractor. Just ditching the extra auger to spin, regardless of how much bite you are taking into the snow, helps a lot. On rusty shutes, I've taken a cordless drill with a brass or nylon brush for removing paint, and knocked off all the rust and pitting I could, then simply shot it with oil or WD40, or whatever ws nearby. Throttle her up, and find that balance of ground speed, and size of swatch (depending on depth and moisture content of your snow) and away you go.
Light snow always seemed the most difficult to work with, for my blowers. That good heavy wet stuff just flies, like blasting a slurpee out of a straw! =] Sometimes I take an old 4" paintbrush that I use to sweep the workbench with, and sweep out the left over snow and slush when I'm done, to prevent ice-up in the chute, when the temps support it. Any left over ice from the last blowing will slow your chute quickly too. |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 20:10:57
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Originally posted by uglyallis21
well i tried the silicone and i guess the snow is just too heavy cause the all the belt where screeching and smoking,and the plow truck isn't running so hopefully the snow will melt soon
What do you have for a tractor and blower? My BIG TEN with it's 36" blower would have had trouble, but my B-210 I used on some wet snow a couple of weeks back and its variable in 2nd worked fine
I dont think the silicone drys at all, Sorry to hear your having problems. I've found with a 16 horse hydro running wide open there is a combination of tractor speed and width of cut that works. The blower has to be real smooth though, especially the chute. and you may have to take small widths per pass. The first pass grtting opened up up can be a problem, especially if you have a 10 horse with a straight 3 speed. Got to keep that auger turning fast. And even a small amount of surfsce rust will make it sticky. A LOT of gravel goes through mine keeping it clean, and I spray it with used oil when I take it off in the spring so all bare metal is nice and shiny.
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| uglyallis21 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 18:40:44
well i tried the silicone and i guess the snow is just too heavy cause the all the belt where screeching and smoking,and the plow truck isn't running so hopefully the snow will melt soon |
| uglyallis21 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 17:49:53
how long so i have to let the silicone spray dry for? |
| acdad |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 16:48:59
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Originally posted by Talntedmrgreen
Look slike you got the old girl saddled up just in time Larry! Felt good to use her for some throwin', I bet!?! We got just rain...and lots of wind.
Same here. Rain and wind. |
| acb10_64 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 12:55:28
Looks like fun! So much for global warming |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 12:53:58
Larry your right, if your front pto handles that using my weedcutter on my 7016 is nothing..... Nice work!!! |
