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What about riveting a plastic shield inside auger?
Original Message   Mar 8, 2005 4:05 pm
I was thinking today like wife said It happened to me sometimes but every year I had to repaint inside ther auger, I'm thinking in put in a plastic shield about 1/8 thick and rivet on the bottom could this be a good idea?

Walby

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SnowPro


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Re: What about riveting a plastic shield inside auger?
Reply #27   Mar 10, 2005 1:55 pm
Personally, I would NOT put a crazy carpet in the auger area.  It will not last.  Yes, it is quite slippery, but also thin.  It is a good idea, but rocks WILL tear it up. 

 I saw a machine in my dad's shop, a few years ago, where some guy had the same idea.  I guess at first it was alright, but he got some rocks into it, and there were several thin spots, and, you guessed it, it shredded like crazy   It jambed up the impeller so bad he had to take it in to be removed.  The guys theory, IIRC was that he didn't like seeing the scrapes in the paint around the auger.  This would cover it up, protect it and maybe improve performance.  I remember he paid a pretty good price for his "performance enhancement".  Hopefully he took my father's advice and gave it a paint job each year, after that.  I know that is what I do.   By spring, they get rather scratched up.  Gives me some "tinker time" when I am inbetween seasons.  Of course that is when the "honey-do" list seems to appear too!!!!!

Ken

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