Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hi all;

After hearing that the Yamaha were great machines, I was doing a little reading and looking at the machines they still make in japan. Wow, these machines look like tanks. With all the details being written in japanese I have no idea what its capable of, but from the images it sure looks hardcore. I have linked to some of the images for what looks to be their top model. You can see more here http://www.yamaha-motor.jp/snowthrower/lineup/index.html



Its nice that they even included a over on top of the engine so that I can cook supper while I am blowing snow.. lol.. Just joking, not sure what this is on top of the engine. Certainly a cool rig to look at.

This is my second season using the lined chute.  Put it on the machine when it was brand new.

I used a Krazy Karpet that I bought at Chinadian Tire for $7.00.  I cut, shaped and formed it to fit inside the chute.  Takes a bit of imagination and a lot of elbow grease.

A piece off 2x4  - 24" long,  some clamps and a torch to warm the material will help to form it  and  make installation easier.  Mostly trial and error.  Trim, fit & trim some more until you get it right. 

The deflector has a layer of Krazy Karpet then a thin piece of stainless steel riveted to the inside.  Everything is holding up very well.

  Here's a pic:

For $11,854.00 I'd be buying a John Deere diesel tractor and put a couple more grand into it for a snow thrower attachment. 

It's nice but it ain't that nice. 

Can anybody resize this thread so it isn't so wide?  I had to scroll over to the next zip code just to find the "Reply" button.

While these are great and impressive machines, I wonder why something this big don't have a seat and a steering wheel? 

borat wrote:

Can Teflon (the stuff on non-stick frying pans) be painted on the inside of the chute? 

Teflon won't hold up too long against end of driveway snow, salt & gravel.  That's why I put the liner in.  It's very resilient and nothing sticks to it.

borat wrote:
What's the material of the Krazy Karpet?  Is it delrin in sheet form?  Is this similiar to the self healing cut mats?

aa335 wrote:

Can't tell you what it's made of for sure.  Some kind of durable plastic, 1 mm. thick, real slick on one side textured on the other.  It's flexible but not pliable.  Takes a bit of work to form it but stays in place nicely once in.  Kids use them to slide down the hills in winter.     

borat wrote:

I'm thinking about putting this on the chute.  I have a concern about putting holes on the chute to fasten the Krazy Karpet with rivets or screws as this would expose the metal and creates rust. 

What method did you use to make me material conform to the chute?

aa335 wrote:
I used two existing holes that were at the bottom of the chute and the hole that mounts to bolt to control the arc of the deflector at the top.  No drilling required with mine.  I wouldn't be nearly as worried about a couple of small holes vs. all the paint being blasted off the inside of the chute.  Neither situation would likely cause perforation or complete failure of the chute in a normal life time.  However, if you're concerned with drilling holes, paint them when you're finished drilling or put a dab of silicone on the hole when you do the assembly.  I certainly wouldn't let a couple of holes keep me from putting a liner in. 

Anyone know if the gearcase (in the auger housing) is made of cast iron, or aluminum?  Seems like all the cheaper models are using aliminum but the more expensive ones are cast iron that stands up to shock better.  Also, anyone use one of these babies on hard snow?  I just bought, and returned, a nice looking 1330SE that had the snowhog tires, but it jusy did not have the trAction to get it into hard snow like my old 826 (smooth tire, but with chains) does.