Recent content by nbryan

Plz ignore previous post...

Below -20C or so it gets an hour or 2 block heater. Without any block heating, dead cold, it has started first crank -25 - -30C after 15+ seconds glow but popped, rattled and belched smoke angrily for a few seconds before settling to normal cold diesel sounds. They go! At least my little 26hp...

I don't agree. But that's just me and my situation! My boxblade and front mount blower are my best winter combo, for clearing my gravel driveway AND gravel parking lot that's semi-surrounded by buildings. And at winter's end there are NO snowbanks bordering them all. I scoop and drag snow...

I'm on a back 80 walking trail in this clip, and does quick work of our 700 feet of driveway, and large parking/turnaround lot. Along with a couple miles of trails. It's light and agile for working around heavier bush and forest, and handles well enough for me without ballasted tires and/or...

Generally I'll grease an implement much more frequently when I've just acquired the implement, new or used. Then can tell soon if it's consuming grease much or not, and adjust spaces between lubing accordingly. My ancient 3-point 60" Dixie Cutter rotary mower PTO shaft u-joints get greased EVERY...

Twice I've changed my blower's gear box oil. I also don't mess around with maintenance. I don't need to "hard press" myself at all. I get the dealership parts. Done.

I don't risk mangling my blower when buying replacement shearbolts. They're of a particular hardness, thread depth, and have shear plane machining in some, like the auger bolts. Throwing in "whatever works, as long as it's cheap" is eventually going to wreck something. If it doesn't break? Have...

I need the loader regularly in the winter especially for pallet forking my dry sheltered loaded firewood pallets over to the house to burn. My implement swapping system has become as refined as it can and I'm aware well ahead of time of what's needed. I'd say 1/2 hour each swap either way...

Between the loader bucket and box blade the lighter snow events are no big deal for me, for the driveway and parking anyway, between snowblower events. I take the blower around about 2 miles of trail I maintain for walking with my pyr and go only when it's worth all the messing with the hookup...

What about when you need to raise the blower to assist maneuvering? That's precisely when the front tires need added traction if possible, especially in snowy conditions. Shut down completely the blower first? Nah. You never raise the blower during operation? I do. All the time, but mines a...

And yes gorilla hands help. I f***ing hate driveline attachment, but it's slowly getting easier. THe main thing is getting into a comfortable, well lit position under the driveline so it can be manipulated with the least effort.

I most definitely NEVER have the tractor running while attaching PTO shafts to my tractor. NEVER. That's out of the way, now I'm assuming you're running the tractor to use the 3-point to raise the blower while attaching to the tractor PTO? DON'T DO THAT. With the tractor turned off, the PTO...

If the manal IDs it then follow the manual. I can't see any mention of it in the parts diagrams available online for that blower. Only for the impeller fan mounting bolt. My guess is for balancing it? Maybe ask a dealer what it is? That's a weird way to balance something that's going to wear it...

Please supply a photo, I cannot decipher your description.

If by "propeller" you mean one of the the u-joints? Where the PTO shaft connects to the tractor and blower? without a picture of what you mean exactly, I'll guess it's this PTO driveline shearbolt at the implement end? Sure, get a couple of them, too. Tractor protection in case the implement...