Quick snowblower question, scrapper blade gap?
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George2615
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If you have a gravel driveway then you should have a gap between the blower lower scrape blade. The reason would be to try and eliminate scraping up gravel. Gravel getting stuck in the auger or blower will bust a shear pin. Most snowblowers have adjustable shoes to set the blade height. When I had a 3 pt. blower I had the shoes set for the highest setting and still picked up gravel and sheared a lot of pins.
If you are blowing a paved driveway then the blade should be as close as possible to the driveway
If you are blowing a paved driveway then the blade should be as close as possible to the driveway
bigtiller
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If you are on pavement, make sure your shoes are the same level as the scrapper blade or lower. If the feet are higher than the blade, you may come to a sudden stop when you come to a construction joint or crack.
RjCorazza
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This is my take also for pavement. My Lucknow blower did not come with skid shoes or a cutting edge, and it gouged the pavement when I was checking it out. I put some oversized skid shoes on it keeping the blower 1/2" off the pavement and it gets most of the snow off. Worked awesome for the northeast blizzard recently, but I had to go back and use a blade to get down to the pavement. I have a 1/2" thick weld on cutting edge on order, which should be about perfect.
