2210 Snowblower vibration

[Labrat]

Finally had a chance to deal with the vibration from the mid pto shaft. This is what I came up with. The vibration is totally gone. Still have some chain noise so I plan on trying a motorcycle type O ring chain as they seem to run a little quieter.

 

[chipsndust]

Looks like a nice job. (Just in time, too! ) What is the saddle underneath (pillow block?) Where did you get it? My 2305 seems to be working OK - it gets a little noisy if a shear bolt is loose in the auger.

 

[Labrat]

Yep thats a pillow block bearing. I tried that first but it didn't fix the vibration due to the excessive drive shaft angle so I cut the U joint out and machined it for the cv joint.

The snoblower hasn't run this smooth since I bought it 4 years ago. The dealer already replaced the shaft once but it didn't help.