From the sound of things...
"Robert11" wrote in message
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: Hi,
:
:...
: Anyway, the idea is that one wheel is pinned to the drive
shaft, and the
: other one is not pinned to the shaft, but allowed to rotate
freely on it.
: (you can pin both to the shaft if you want, but becomes quite
hard to
: maneuver it if you do)
Wrong: It'll only be hard to manuver on a dry, clear surface.
It'll work quite well on snow/ice covered driveway, etc., and not
get stuck so easy. Kick 'em both in if you have to blow more
than say three inches of snow at a time & more often than only a
few times a year.
:
: This allows easy turning, but, of course, the power is being
applied to only
: one wheel.
:
: I think I may have set it up incorrectly.
IMO, you did.
:
: Does it matter which wheel is pinned to the shaft and becomes
the driven ?
Doubt it. Unless you can easily let it scrub thru the snow to
get some bite, it's always going to be spinning just one wheel.
:
: They say to use the right one in the manual, but my feeling is
that they
: arbitrarily said
: to use this one to make the instructions easier. I can't see
how it matters
: at all, but... ?
Uhh, dunno why they did that, but why would you doubt their
"experienced" word over your "feeling"? Maybe that's the heavy
side of the snowblower or some other reason that tire gets better
traction. Don't try to second-guess til you've tried the
recommendation first and have something to compare to, IMO.
:
: I set it up with the driven wheel being the left one.
You need both.
: Kid lives a fair distance away, and not thrilled about going
down to change
: it if I don't have to.
Get more than two, three inches of snow at a time to blow? Have
to do it more than two, three times a year? I think you have to
go down.
:
: Think it matters ?
Obviously, I do; set both wheels to drive. He'll appreciate it
when it starts to snow. It's not THAT hard to steer on a solid
surface, anyway.
:
: Thanks,
: Bob
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