Why they make shearpins
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Thomas
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OUCH.. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif that must a made a little noise.
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was the eyebolt all there was ? Or was it a part of something else that did not get stuck in the works 
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Was just the eyebolt. I was using it to hold up the ROPS (one of two) and noticed it was missing when I finishing snowblowing a few nights ago.
I knew as soon as I broke the shearpin that I had "found" my missing bolt. I didn't think that it was wedged in there though. The auger was full of snow and I didn't mess around fixing it until Saturday, so I didn't know until then that the bolt was actually wedged in there.
Was just the eyebolt. I was using it to hold up the ROPS (one of two) and noticed it was missing when I finishing snowblowing a few nights ago.
I knew as soon as I broke the shearpin that I had "found" my missing bolt. I didn't think that it was wedged in there though. The auger was full of snow and I didn't mess around fixing it until Saturday, so I didn't know until then that the bolt was actually wedged in there.
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Glad to hear that snowman. This is a good reminder to everyone to check your slip clutches and replace shearpins with the proper part. It is a lot cheaper than internal PTO parts.
bky
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yes very true. been there broke it:-(
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I found a 100' garden hose with my blower last winter. Forgot I had left it by the shed, that was a treat to clean out also!
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found my aunt's new brick edged flower bed last year, it was horrible
lblair
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I had a walk behind JD before i got my tractor. I found a case of used oil i put back in the quarts and in the box that i had set along the driveway getting ready to take to reclaim. The blower tossed 2 quarts before i was able to back away. What a rottin mess. The best thing is i bet the blower shoot will never rust/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif, Larry
Kiohio
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I'm sure it was a mess what with all of the absorbant cloths and containment apparatus that you had to use. Of course you had to "properly" dispose of the appartus used to do the clean-up right?. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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AndyR
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My grandfather found a 100' extension cord with his snowblower - and ended up with about 100 1 foot cords /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif
