Survived the BOMB. Had 3' of snow in the driveway with 4' drifts in the apron area. Took ~4 hrs to clear everything: driveway, apron, walkways, steps, mail box, walkout & runoff paths for melt drainage. Got the snowblower stuck in one of the paths-couldn't back it out-had to shovel out the snow blower-1st time that's happened. Temperature at 8-9° with wind gusts up to 40 mph. Sure glad that one's over!
Went out late this morning to clear out new drifts in the driveway so we could run errands. Started up the snow blower easily, but it wouldn't go forward or backwards. Was running well when I parked it yesterday. What the heck?
So, all I could think of was to try adjusting the pressure between the drive plate & the friction wheel. Several turns on the adjustment screw & Bingo! Back in business. Don't know why it held up through the storm only to refuse to move the next morning??? But I'm glad it now works - will check it out more thoroughly in a few days when it's forecast to be in the 40's to be ready for the next one.
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As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!
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