QA42A, issues from last winter
 

The 42a that I have on my 149 collects snow on top of the blower and I have to stop, clean the snow off the top of the blower, clear the chute of snow, then I can continue until it plugs up again. I removed the chute last year and sanded and painted it inside and out with rust-o-leum appliance paint, and have sprayed it with pam and it still does the same thing. There is no wire inside the chute, or whatever it's called, and I don't know what it's for. kind of a W shaped thing. Any ideas? Thanks.

It would work best with no paint inside the chute, the snow will shine up the metal just like dirt shines a plow, once the metal is shined nothing will stick to it. You can spray it with wd40 when your done using it to keep it from rusting.

Nothing better than no paint.

:IH Trusted Hand:

Use another means for snow removal until it tightens up, blowing wet snow is hard on everything.

Ehhhhhh. Just have to feed it faster when it's wet. Keep it moving is the key.

The Wire "W" thingy is to keep lawyers away.--------:bigthink:

You know,
them fellers that extort money from companies that make things and people stick their hands/body parts into the rotating devices,---- to unclog them in this case.
And pull back back a bloody stump,then blame their stupidity on the manufacture.

Like the warnings on motorhome cruise controls stating it is not an autopilot, don't leave the driver's seat while vehicle is moving.
Well you get the idea.
If your snowthrower is dribbling snow onto itself like a 60 yr old man making yellow snow, you need to make sure the engine/thrower speed is fast enough to work as designed.
Disclaimer: wet/sloppy snow does not throw well, best to keep forward speed up, insuring the auger is full, to keep it from clogging.
They work better when the engine is working hard and @ 3600-3800 rpm's
In other words, max hp @ max governed rpm's.:beerchug:

The Wire "W" thingy is to keep lawyers away.

I like that, I've got 2 pitbulls and a .357 mag that will keep them away also.

Thanks for the info on the no paint, when I got the blower the chute was all rusty inside, so I took all the rust off with a wire brush, primed and painted it inside and out, it's smooth but looks like I'll get the wire brush out again.

I wouldn't waste time taking off the paint, it is slicker than the rust that was on it. Are the ends of the paddles worn or bent over? The PO of my thrower had a stone driveway and it wore the ends of the paddles and dented the housing. The paddles did not have a good seal to scoop up the slushy stuff. I repaired the dents and built up the ends of the paddles with weld to get it within 3/32". It now throws awesome(with a painted chute). I've seen guys bolt rubber strips to the ends of 2-stage blower fan blades to seal them up so they throw better, don't know why it wouldn't work on a thrower.

Bill