Thanks guys!
Well guys, even with the bigger pulley, the blower did good. I did however, manage to hit a parking block and put a little bend in the newly straightened auger!
Oh well, straightened it once already, so I'm sure I can again. Definitely need the correct pulley. Not really so much it won't throw, but because the pulley can contact the lower cross bar for the lower arms. I'll post some pics later. Haven't uploaded them yet.
As far as the house, more busted water lines. Have the water shut off right now, and have to try and bust out some drywall to fix it.
I feel like I'm complaining an awful lot, but yesterday was bad too. Had a flat tire on an icy road at 11:30 at night, went home to find a hot refrigerator.... AGAIN! (third time) Probably just gonna have to buy a new one.
Just been rough. Don't want to complain, just sharing my crappy day.