DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:11 pm
We got more today . As much as I did not want to . I had to fire up the machines , That is when the Blower would finally start . Got to look into that . And put the bucket on Frankie as I still had the forks on . By the time I got the 446 blower tractor going the snow had got real packy and did more pushing snow than blowing . Didn't clog the chute , just packed up in front of it rather than going into the caster . Anyone have any tips for when it does this ??
That happens to my throwers too. Only thing I can think of is, after the first pass, then only take 1/2 bites of snow. That might help. I really have never figured out a good way to fix that trouble.
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:11 pm
We got more today . As much as I did not want to . I had to fire up the machines , That is when the Blower would finally start . Got to look into that . And put the bucket on Frankie as I still had the forks on . By the time I got the 446 blower tractor going the snow had got real packy and did more pushing snow than blowing . Didn't clog the chute , just packed up in front of it rather than going into the caster . Anyone have any tips for when it does this ??
That happens to my throwers too. Only thing I can think of is, after the first pass, then only take 1/2 bites of snow. That might help. I really have never figured out a good way to fix that trouble.
Noel
I've had similar happen with my snowcaster with wet snow. My tractor struggled to push the snowcaster through the snowbank at the bottom of my driveway. My Berco's got teeth on the auger which chew through snowbanks.
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:11 pm
We got more today . As much as I did not want to . I had to fire up the machines , That is when the Blower would finally start . Got to look into that . And put the bucket on Frankie as I still had the forks on . By the time I got the 446 blower tractor going the snow had got real packy and did more pushing snow than blowing . Didn't clog the chute , just packed up in front of it rather than going into the caster . Anyone have any tips for when it does this ??
That happens to my throwers too. Only thing I can think of is, after the first pass, then only take 1/2 bites of snow. That might help. I really have never figured out a good way to fix that trouble.
Noel
I've had similar happen with my snowcaster with wet snow. My tractor struggled to push the snowcaster through the snowbank at the bottom of my driveway. My Berco's got teeth on the auger which chew through snowbanks.
Did you speed up the auger by changing the drive spocket like I did ? I am wondering if the speed of the auger has something to do with it . 2 stage blowers , the auger turns slow and the fan turn fast .
That happens to my throwers too. Only thing I can think of is, after the first pass, then only take 1/2 bites of snow. That might help. I really have never figured out a good way to fix that trouble.
Noel
I've had similar happen with my snowcaster with wet snow. My tractor struggled to push the snowcaster through the snowbank at the bottom of my driveway. My Berco's got teeth on the auger which chew through snowbanks.
Did you speed up the auger by changing the drive spocket like I did ? I am wondering if the speed of the auger has something to do with it . 2 stage blowers , the auger turns slow and the fan turn fast .
I have not made changes to my SB48's drive. My SB48 was built in 2001 and I think it's already got the sprocket upgrade. I could count the number of sprocket teeth and measure the pulley diameter if you want.
Almost every snow I had the last two winters has been that heavy wet stuff. The pushing along and then gulping in a chunk and plugging the shoot. I haven't came up with a good remedy, sometimes a partial cut helps.
I've had similar happen with my snowcaster with wet snow. My tractor struggled to push the snowcaster through the snowbank at the bottom of my driveway. My Berco's got teeth on the auger which chew through snowbanks.
Did you speed up the auger by changing the drive spocket like I did ? I am wondering if the speed of the auger has something to do with it . 2 stage blowers , the auger turns slow and the fan turn fast .
I have not made changes to my SB48's drive. My SB48 was built in 2001 and I think it's already got the sprocket upgrade. I could count the number of sprocket teeth and measure the pulley diameter if you want.
Did you speed up the auger by changing the drive spocket like I did ? I am wondering if the speed of the auger has something to do with it . 2 stage blowers , the auger turns slow and the fan turn fast .
I have not made changes to my SB48's drive. My SB48 was built in 2001 and I think it's already got the sprocket upgrade. I could count the number of sprocket teeth and measure the pulley diameter if you want.
I wonder if someone who gets into this situation could try and slow the engine revs way down, which would slow the auger down and see if that helps any. I know the thing won’t throw very far. But just to see if it changes any thing. Dave’s thought about a slower speed auger got me to thinking. Which could be bad.
Oh oh. More thoughts. I knew I should not of started thinking. The best solution, if possible, is to wait till the snow is starting to freeze or be frozen. Not always practical thou.
Another thought is, do commercial snowthrowers do the same thing. May need to look at videos to see.
. As much as I did not want to . I had to fire up the machines , That is when the Blower would finally start .
The pushing along and then gulping in a chunk and plugging the shoot. 
let's go, it's finally time to blow. 
The best solution, if possible, is to wait till the snow is starting to freeze or be frozen. Not always practical thou.