On Feb 10, 2:33*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
wrote:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:50:56 -0800 (PST), Bob_Villa
wrote:

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I would add the simplest possibility is sheared auger pins and they are not moving snow to the middle for pick-up and are just snug enough to turn when not under load.
HTH

I said IF the auger is turning and the impeller is NOT turning on an
Ariens 2 stage, the pin is gone. NO OTHER OPTION . period.

Correct-- *But* - The OP said he couldn't tell if the impeller was
turning. * so it might be-- and then what Bob says *is* the Occam's
razor choice.



If the augers stop under load it is a different story - could be a bad
belt, tensioner, or auger shear pins. *Not common to shear both *(or
all 4) pins at once

No-- but I've seen people going up and down their driveway with one
augur turning, blissfully unaware that one is sheared. * * Until the
second one goes-- then they know something isn't right.g

Jim

Happend to me on a new 10hp. First time it was used it was a knock
down drag-out fight to blow any snow at all until I examined it. From
the looks of the hole there had never been a shear pin in it,

Harry K