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Old 12-20-2017, 01:20 PM
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Default 169 snow ready! - video added
I know everyone likes pix so here is a pic of my 169 with the new to me QA42A. My father came by last night and we got her all ready for snow duties!

One thing I noticed - and others with experience please chime in - the thrower doesn't lift very high and it really only lifts up on one side (the side with the lift arm). The other barely gets off the ground. Is this normal?

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Looks like you're ready. Do you get lake effect snows?
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I'd say you have a lot of slop and/or worn/broken or bent parts somewhere in the lift assembly or quick attach.
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Look at your lift rod. If it is too long, you won't have the ability to lift the snow blower as high. IIRC, some tractors needed different rod lengths, so you may have the wrong length. Easy enough to get a piece of 1/2 inch rod from the big box store and bend new ends on it.
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Look at your lift rod. If it is too long, you won't have the ability to lift the snow blower as high. IIRC, some tractors needed different rod lengths, so you may have the wrong length. Easy enough to get a piece of 1/2 inch rod from the big box store and bend new ends on it.
I'll see if I can grab a video of it later . It came off a 149 I was told
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Here's a video as promised. In the start of the video, you can see that the hydraulics don't move very far at all - I know there is a "stop" but that isn't the issue...is there an additional adjustment?

Second part of the video yoh will see how the one side is lifted more that the other. I am inclined to thing the liftrod is not the culprit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvb0Z2S8oSA
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I think the rod should be 28 1/2" long
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Looks like you're ready. Do you get lake effect snows?

Not so much where I am but about 20 minutes away is a night and day difference
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