I have a new Simplicity snow thrower that has not yet been used. I was testing the engine and the auger yesteday and everything seemed fine. I ran the auger for about 2 minutes and released the auger handle. After I did this, there was loud grating sound coming from the machine that was alarming. It sounded as if something was seriously wrong with the engine. I then noticed that the auger was engaging on its own and that was what was causing the grating sound.
The dealer told me that the noise and the engagement of the auger was caused by the new belts not yet being seated properly, that this was common, and that the belts would seat properly after the first use of the snow thrower. Has anyone else had this happen and is the explaination correct?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
tmac
