Single stage snowcaster vs two stage blower

[propane1]

I know a fella that bent the auger in a snow caster. I don’t know all the details, but that would be nasty. I’d rather the chain break.

Noel

[Timj]

I'm thinking the chain breaking must be what the engineers felt was the safety for the caster. That many years without a a change says something.
At the speed the auger is spinning, if it stops right now, something has to give. Even if the chain breaks or there was a shear pin, the inertia in the auger could still bend/break something when you hit that piece of firewood.

I ran a steal decoration through my 2stage pto blower last winter. Broke both 5/16" shear bolts in the pto shaft.

[Eugen]

[Timj]

It was about a 30" circle of thin plate steel that had cutouts to make a picture of a bass jumping out of the water. Don't know how it got out in the yard.

[propane1]

The John Deere snow thrower has a shear bolt right in the auger. It’s broke a couple over the years.

Noel

[DavidBarkey]

I know a fella that bent the auger in a snow caster. I don’t know all the details, but that would be nasty. I’d rather the chain break.

Noel

Thats why Frankie has a caster housing for a bucket . When I got it , it was bent in a twist and was unable to straighten it properly . I would rattle your teeth loose ,but would not not through snow far because of it .

Dave

[propane1]

Any body ever use a Wheel Horse snow thrower. ? Kind of a different auger. Short or long chute. I don’t like the extensions on it. Or maybe the way the thrower is built. Any way, to me that would just pull you into the bank, if it was deep and sorta hard snow.

Noel