Snow Blower Questions

[Redblower]

Just finished my second run at snow with the 682 and H42 blower, should note that I have a blacktop driveway.
It never fails that we end up driving on the snow before I get to blow it so I get the proverbial "hump tracks" from the vehicles.
I was hoping this blower set up would scrape those down at least somewhat but that isn't happening. I spent some time today tinkering it and don't seem to be able to accomplish any down pressure other than the weight of the blower, by design I think? currently the shoes are mounted inboard but the scraper seems to be running right on the pavement, not sure flipping them outboard would do any good.
Any thoughts from the experienced?
Vic

[Shrewcub]

If the blacktop is perfectly smooth/flat you could remove the shoes, sharpen the blade, and put some weight on it. You probably still won't get the humps tho! I had a walk behind blower when I lived in Somerset PA and I know what your talking about. They are a pain even with a shovel Just like after a DUI, Blow before you drive!

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by Shrewcub

If the blacktop is perfectly smooth/flat you could remove the shoes, sharpen the blade, and put some weight on it. You probably still won't get the humps tho! I had a walk behind blower when I lived in Somerset PA and I know what your talking about. They are a pain even with a shovel Just like after a DUI, Blow before you drive!

Like he said..... blow before you drive.
I clean several parking lots in the town I live in, along with mine here at my shop. If I don't get over them before they are driven on..... it's just not getting clean.

[jimbob200521]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Like he said..... blow before you drive.
I clean several parking lots in the town I live in, along with mine here at my shop. If I don't get over them before they are driven on..... it's just not getting clean.

Agreed: it's pretty much the way of the world on this one. As far as taking off your shoes and running bare scrape edge, I'd recommend against this just because I've had a bad experience doing so. Unknowingly (and unintentionally, don't ask) ran a walk behind like that last year and the ware edge was/got so bad, it actually came loose and fed into the feeder, made quite a racket and actually shut down the machine. Different beasts, I know, but the end game (prematurely worn scrape edge) may be the same outcome.

[Redblower]

I've been running a walk behind for about 12 years now up here in northern Michigan (why I acquired this outfit, getting too old to wrestle that thing anymore!) so I was very leery of flipping those shoes around. And as with the walk behind knew to blow before you drive (love that!) was just hoping for better.
It's all good, this just gives me the ammunition I "need" to build the rear scraper blade I want, oh of course will need that cat 0 3pt conversion I want to build, oh and hydraulics right? I'll get it going on, just might take a year or two...
and a lot of help from you guys.
Thanks!
Vic

[Shrewcub]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

Agreed: it's pretty much the way of the world on this one. As far as taking off your shoes and running bare scrape edge, I'd recommend against this just because I've had a bad experience doing so. Unknowingly (and unintentionally, don't ask) ran a walk behind like that last year and the ware edge was/got so bad, it actually came loose and fed into the feeder, made quite a racket and actually shut down the machine. Different beasts, I know, but the end game (prematurely worn scrape edge) may be the same outcome.

I wasn't actually recommending he try that, just to be clear! Just that taking it to the extreme still wouldn't help.

[Redblower]

Never thought that you were Travis, all good.
Thanks guys for helping me put this question to bed.
Vic