[AT] snowblower chain drive

[Dick Day]

Hi Ron!

We got right at 4".  Not a breeze blowing, so with the sun shining, it's 
really nice out.

I will keep the chain just like it is and monitor it. If I see it's starting 
to get more play, I may crank it down just a little.  MY only regret about 
buying this blower is that I didn't buy one years sooner.

Thanks

Dick

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From: "Ron Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 11:55 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] snowblower chain drive

> Dick,
>     I think my 84 inch runs at least that loose.  Maybe more.  I played
> like a farmer and just ran mine until it jumped off the sprocket.:-)
> That was maybe too loose????
>     Mine did not come with a high quality chain like Ralph's.  Canadian
> machine, but probably not chain.  I bought some new chain, but have not
> had to replace it yet.  Like Ralph says, they tighten up running in
> snow.  That will just wear out the chain if you keep tightening it, I 
> think.
>     I got about 3 inches here just south of Sioux City.  Are you
> likewise?  I don't have my blower on the tractor yet.  I only have one
> strand of barbed wire between me and North Dakota, so the wind will come
> up and move my snow someplace.  Probably where I don't want it.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 12/4/2011 10:14 AM, Dick Day wrote:
>> Thanks Ralph.  I looks like this unit shipped this way. There is 
>> absolutely
>> nothing in the manual that talks about this.
>>
>> I'll check it after each use for a while and see if it's changing at all.
>>
>> Dick
>>
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>> From: "Ralph Goff"<alfg at sasktel.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 9:54 AM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion 
>> group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] snowblower chain drive
>>
>>> On 12/4/2011 6:54 AM, Dick Day wrote:
>>>> Last year, I bought a 3-pt 72" snow blower. I had a friend come over 
>>>> and
>>>> get
>>>> it ready for me.  This year I got it mounted and greased and noticed 
>>>> that
>>>> there is about 1.5" of slop in the chain drive.  That seems like a lot 
>>>> of
>>>> vertical movement for a chain that is not all that long.  It's not to 
>>>> the
>>>> point of hitting or dragging on any part of the frame.  Is it okay to
>>>> leave
>>>> it like that or should I adjust the idler sprocket and remove some of 
>>>> the
>>>> movement?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Dick
>>>>
>>> My six foot Mckee snowblower usually has a very slack chain driving the
>>> auger. I still have the original chrome chain from 1975 so it must have
>>> been good quality. I don't like to run them too tight as I recall the
>>> chain tightening up itself while working in wet snow .
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAp8DAPvkU
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
>>>
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