Manual snowblower lift

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Sometimes it does- though we have more maples than pines. View attachment 147907

We have 6 maples and and around 20,000 Pines, Cedars, Spruces, Larches/tamarack, a mix of around a 1000, Aspen/poplar, birch, dogwood, cottonwood and a handful of fruit trees.

 

[psk125]

Went out this morning to blow snow. Chute clogged after about 30 seconds. Ten minutes to clear. Clogged again. Photo shows how far I got. Our snow is simply too wet. Ended up using it as a plow - not very efficient. Lift also seems not to work. If I lever the snowblower up with 2x4's the lift lever will hold the blower up when I remove the wood, and lower down when I release the lever. The blower is too heavy to lift by pulling back on the lever itself however. How is it supposed to work? I do have the "extra" handle that does not appear in any of my instruction manuals. Do I need to add that to the mix?