Taking Care Of Your Snow Blower

Have you moved out to shovel or snow blow off your driveway and not have the ability to begin your snow blower? Most probably your snow blower would not start because the motor has been to cold. Put a portable heater from the crank case and warm up the oil and it should start. That takes about one hour depending on how cold it is.It works just like a block heater in a car. If you do not own a heater that is mobile use a hair dryer.

If you've got a garage or a shed keep your blower in out of the weather and be certain you remove most of the ice and snow before storage. Otherwise wet snow will cause it to freeze up. Also ensure your auger does not have any snow or ice. If the auger is frozen it could cause you to split a shear pin or a belt.

If you've got a heated garage be sure to have a gas line antifreeze maybe not the regular one but there is a special one that you can use. Check with your dealer. There is one you may use in snow blowers and snowmobiles. Condensation might build up in your gas lines or tank in a heated garage causing the snow blower to rear fire and maybe freeze up in sunlight. The gas line antifreeze should take care of that issue. You should change oil regularly. That will help starting and your snow blower will heat up faster, it's simple to change the oil in the slightest. Use a light weight oil 5W30. If you do not want to modify oil (I highly suggest this anyhow) use synthetic oil 0W30 OR 5W30.

When you start your machine do not start on full throttle. You could blow your motor since it takes a few seconds for the oil to circulate especially if you use routine 5W30 oil or even if it needs an oil change. When it is real cold the engine is stiff and the petroleum could be thick. I have two snow blowers. I had 5W30 regular in one and synthetic 5W30 at another side. Last week it had been minus 34 and a windchill in the minus 40's The one with the normal oil would not start. The one with the artificial did.I changed the oil at the other one, used synthetic plus it started.

Maintain your throttle on a little over half when beginning and let you machine heat up. Test your auger before snow blowing. Also when you shut your machine down turn the throttle slowly. Do not blow snow at full rate. Use first equipment for snow and second or third gear for light snow, so I recommend only first and second but a great deal of individuals use third. The higher gears should be used just for travel ling the snow blower from one point to another. For instance I have two pushes on both corners of my house 40 feet apart so that I use high speed to journey the blower into another driveway. You ought to see you a trader and have you machine assessed over Make sure your belts are not worn. I try and keep spare belts on hand.

Life could be a small miserable if you don't look after your snow blower especially in Northern Canada where we get a great deal of snow, cold and wind. We also had a foot of snow. The next time I went to begin my snow blower It would not move. The wheels were frozen I struck on the wheels using a rubber maul a few times before the blower moved. I hope you find this information helpful.