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philmeister


Joined: Jan 23, 2006
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Probably a stupid question
Original Message   Jan 23, 2006 8:18 pm
I just bought a used snow blower, about 5 yrs old, 12 HP, 33" dual stage.  It’s a Murray.

I HAVE NEVER USED ONE BEFORE.

So, some stupid questions (I am sure):

When I start blowing snow it works fine, then after 15 minutes, it just stops blowing snow.  (Motor is fine).  Why does the auger just stop turning?  It doesn’t look too packed with snow, and I am going at a normal pace.  Anyways, this happened the other day so I put it away (it was dark) and started shoveling.  This weekend, it was nice outside, so I brought it out to try to diagnose the issue.  I started it up and the auger turned fine! So I put it away again.  Then tonight, I started blowing snow, and after 15 minutes it just stopped turning the auger again - with no visible signs of packed snow inside.

Is a belt starting to slip or something as it heats up? What drives the auger anyway - a clutch or a belt?  What the heck is a shear pin for?

 Thanks!!

Phil

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