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[DoubleO7]

You certainly used up all the life in that gear, LOL.
Stay safe.

[bocephus1991]

Sorry to hear about your blower and furnace! I have two friends near me whos furnace crapped out too. Hope you get it all up and running soon! Least here it has warmed up,was 30 today!

[J-Mech]

As the title says, another update. Been working here at the shop all day. Started getting calls to mechanic again. (Been slow over the holidays. Always is.) So gotta get this snow crap finished up. Lucky for me, my brother Phil (FlyingB) bought a QA42A a few weeks ago, so drug it out of the barn and brought it in. It was pretty rough, but he got a good deal on it. I've finally got it fixed and on the tractor.

Blower was rough. Had to straighten the auger, as it was mangled, as was the cutting edge. That alone took a few hours. The driveshaft had been running loose, so I took it apart and replaced the keystock. Had to straighten the lift rod, and the rod that turns the blower. Also, the pulley was not for a 5/8" belt like I need for the 1811...... so I robbed the one off my tiller gearbox. It's 5.25" so it's not going to throw too well but, should get me finished. I just got back from getting a belt at O'Reilly's before they closed. Because of the bigger pulley, I bought a few sizes..... hope one of them fits.

Here's the before:
NOTE: Do not try and adjust the picture, the blower is standing on it's end.

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Here is the after:

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If I can get it going tonight, I'm going back out and blowing. One of my customers wants to reopen tomorrow IF I get the lot cleaned.


Update on the house:

Ran back home to check on things. Good news: Some of the water lines thawed out. Bad news: They thawed out inside the wall. HISSSSSSSSSSS SOOOO, I will be fixing that soon. Have to cut out the wall. Landlord is a buddy of mine. I actually helped him remodel this house 10yrs ago. He told me just to fix it. LOL. He said, "Your probably the one who ran the water line." LMFAO (It sucks so bad all you can do is laugh.) The tub drain thawed, and the house is warm again. Also, got some propane delivered. Now I just have to make some money. Been running out since I haven't had any work in almost 3 weeks!

Well, going back out to work! Catch you guys tomorrow! Stay warm and safe!

P.S. Sorry I've been so busy guys. Lots of you look like your busy too! Look forward to "catching up" when things here slow down!

[Cubcrazy]

Thanks for the update Jonathan! Glad things are getting better!

[jimbob200521]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

As the title says, another update. Been working here at the shop all day. Started getting calls to mechanic again. (Been slow over the holidays. Always is.) So gotta get this snow crap finished up. Lucky for me, my brother Phil (FlyingB) bought a QA42A a few weeks ago, so drug it out of the barn and brought it in. It was pretty rough, but he got a good deal on it. I've finally got it fixed and on the tractor.

Blower was rough. Had to straighten the auger, as it was mangled, as was the cutting edge. That alone took a few hours. The driveshaft had been running loose, so I took it apart and replaced the keystock. Had to straighten the lift rod, and the rod that turns the blower. Also, the pulley was not for a 5/8" belt like I need for the 1811...... so I robbed the one off my tiller gearbox. It's 5.25" so it's not going to throw too well but, should get me finished. I just got back from getting a belt at O'Reilly's before they closed. Because of the bigger pulley, I bought a few sizes..... hope one of them fits.

Here's the before:
NOTE: Do not try and adjust the picture, the blower is standing on it's end.


Here is the after:

If I can get it going tonight, I'm going back out and blowing. One of my customers wants to reopen tomorrow IF I get the lot cleaned.


Update on the house:

Ran back home to check on things. Good news: Some of the water lines thawed out. Bad news: They thawed out inside the wall. HISSSSSSSSSSS SOOOO, I will be fixing that soon. Have to cut out the wall. Landlord is a buddy of mine. I actually helped him remodel this house 10yrs ago. He told me just to fix it. LOL. He said, "Your probably the one who ran the water line." LMFAO (It sucks so bad all you can do is laugh.) The tub drain thawed, and the house is warm again. Also, got some propane delivered. Now I just have to make some money. Been running out since I haven't had any work in almost 3 weeks!

Well, going back out to work! Catch you guys tomorrow! Stay warm and safe!

P.S. Sorry I've been so busy guys. Lots of you look like your busy too! Look forward to "catching up" when things here slow down!

Looking like things are getting better in Johnathon's camp!

Let us know how the 5.25" pulley works, I'm betting not to well. If all else fails, grab a steel 4.5 from Farm & Fleet and a center and weld it up; that's what I've been running all winter so far. I know people say go with Cast Iron, steel is bad, yada yada yada. Bottom line for me; I got what I could get my hands on locally and haven't looked back. Anywho, good luck and hope to see some pics of your setup in action!

[ACecil]

Thanks for updating us, Jonathan! Good to hear things are looking up for you!

[EricR]

Yes good to hear it's getting better. I got a QA 36a this fall from a "friend" here and I need to do some of the same things you did also, thanks "FRIEND" lol.

[J-Mech]

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.

[ACecil]

Sorry to hear, Jonathan. It will get better!

[Cubcrazy]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Sorry to hear, Jonathan. It will get better!

X2!