I totally agree with you. My Ariens Compact is 8 years old and every October before Winter I remove both shear pins and check and while pins are out, I grease both sides and spin auger before replacing pins. Good maintenance. Thanks for the info. Don from Milwaukee
We don't have snow down here in Arkansas, but there is plenty this time of year in Canada, and Alaska. I don't lock down my bolts fully on my lawn equipment so it works fine and have to change the oil in my mowers, grease my equipment, and sharpen my blades so they work fine also. I wish you a Happy 2020 and wishing you and your family a Blessed new year.
i have seen videos of changing shearbolt from you Don in previous videos, but you always find a new angle to the repair thank you for shearing tip to repair my snowblower than send it to expensive repair shop and it is a good feeling to see that the result is always good
Good tip not overtighten!! Thanks. We can just use any cheap 0 grade or 2 grade bolt sold at hardware store, industry supply, Home Depot etc. The shear pins sold as such are exactly the same except marked up way too much money 💰💲 Dankeschön 🌲
Year ago I installed the wrong ones once as they are all converted to hard bolts and picked the wrong ones. Thanks again Don. I don't make those kind of mistakes anymore LOL
Thanks Don..Always good tips. I subscribed to your channel after scrolling thru RU-vid and learned about putting Anti-seize on the axle of your snowblower wheels. I had the blower for about 3or 4 years and had only a little trouble taking off the wheels. Little WD40 and back and fotth motion and was able to get them off. Wiped clean then used same brand anti seize as you had on your video and it works like a charm.
Thanks Dony, did that already but the only shear bolts I can find on line measure 1.75 inches and the bolt I removed from the other side of the auger to make sure I get the correct one measured 3.75 inches...
My Honda 1332 track used snowblower had incorrect shear pins (structural pins). Glad I watched your channel! I got new shear pins for them and unsure if I crank it down or go to just snug or go to loose so the bolt head moved with these Honda snowblowers?
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of a SNOWpocalypse with an exhausted supply of shear bolts. At that point its a matter of survival and you figure you can always repair the machine later. :-)
@@eosjoe565 Be careful with that thinking. I just replaced a bent auger on a snapper I have and if I didn't have an oxy-acetalyne torch, the pulley behind the bucket would not have come off without cutting it off. Regardless, it was a very difficult job, mainly because that pulley was so hard to get off. I just order shear bolts by a 20 pack when I get diwn to 5 I order more. It didn't matter, that auger got all bent up even with a shear bolt. If you break something like a front gearbox it can be a very costly repair vs a dollar shear bolt, especially if you don't know how to make the repair yourself. Be prepared.
@@Mr_Tecumseh I was sort of joking really. I do keep a good supply of shear bolts handy but I can certainly see circumstances where someone runs out of shear bolts during a huge snow storm and has to improvise to get the job done.
@@Mr_Tecumseh I've never bent an auger but I did have a situation once in about 20-inches of snow where the blower suddenly made a loud clunk and stalled the engine. Unknown to me, one of the tire chains had come off and the blower "ingested" it on the next pass. It took a bit of fiddling to free but no damage was done.
Another great video! I'm servicing my snowblower and just replaced the drive belt and rubber friction wheel. I noticed my friction disc assembly, where the rubber friction wheel makes direct contact, is all gouged up and needs to be replaced. Is replacing the friction disc assembly a big job to remove? The model of my snowblower is a Craftsman 357cc model 247.888301
Good video. I was going to take out the shear bolts on an Ariens 624E that was given to me, and the bolt broke with part of it still inside. I thought, no problem, I will hammer them out. Well, that didn't work. They are rust welded in so firmly I have not any success moving them. Used a pin punch and still no success. I am currently repeatedly soaking them with PB Blaster in hopes it might free them up a little.
Hi. Any thoughts on how to replace shear pins on impeller to auger shaft on a John Deere 44” blower? The back one is broken and I can’t line up the holes.
Worked for a Mfg. that built MANY different "brands" and never saw that type of shear pin, although you greased by the fitting I would ALSO use anti-seize on the pin itself ! GLAD I live where I DON'T need the blowers, BUT have heard of chicken farmers using them to blow the chicken crap out of their coups LOL
Glad I found your great video! I'm in need of a 3¾ inch length shear bolt for my Craftsman machine, can only find ones that are 1.75 long. Can anyone help this Canadian?
I tried to remove one of my shear pin and it didn’t come out I still have a part of the old shear pin in the blower and I don’t know how to get it out do you have any suggestions on how I can remove the rest of the broken shear pin? I love your RU-vid videos I have learned so much thanks
@@donyboy73 I had to drill one out. The auger turns for snowblowing & I put in a new shear bolt but the auger still seems seized to the rod. It doesn't have that bit of play when the shear bolt is out . Any suggestions?
"What a bunch of idiots! They connected these augers with this thin, soft bolt? Now it doesn't work anymore! Hello, Ace Hardware? I need 2 grade 10.9 M10x1-50mm bolts please." 🤣🤣🤣
Donny, my zerks broke off due to old age and rust, when i go to replace my sheer pins, instead of grease could I just squirt some silicone wet lube into the shaft?
Donyboy73 thank you. My ariens deluxe 28” sho shear pins arrived tight on mine. Maybe I’ll loosen it like you said in this video. Just to make sure it breaks as it should. I don’t think they mention this in the ariens manual. Good informative video as always! Happy New Years to you
Happy New Year Dony ;-) May 2020 be safe, healthy and very prosperous. My question may not be about shear pins, rather about the pin/bolt/o-ring used to keep the wheels on a snowblower. On the left wheel only, the o-ring pin is always breaking after 5 mins I replace it, and still it snaps. So frustrating when my clients are depending on me. Do you have any suggestions? Sears Craftsman C950-5211-3 9HP / 27inch Part # 577015 Screw 1/4-20X1.75hh Part # 15x145 Nut 1/4-20 Hex Nylock Thanks in advance Dony Montreal, Quebec
I have a Honda HSS928A, I hate the shear pins that are installed, they use a cotter pin to hold them in place, was a PITA to get them off so I could apply anti-seize to the axle, basically had to ruin the cotter pins to get the shear pins off. I wish they used a bolt and nut like every other snowblower seems to use.
What is a good source for sheer pins in Canada? I have a Kubota T2740 blower which Kubota charges 5.00 for each pin. The blower is made in Canada, but not by Kubota, seen different versions in other manufacturers colours and am just trying to source sheer pins at a reasonable price. Any ideas?
It's more than likely a bercomac snowblower you could try contacting them directly on John Deere snow blowers they just use a grade to quarter inch Bolt from the hardware store on garden tractor units
Why didn’t you replace the bolt and then inject the grease? That way the grease would travel further down and lube more of the axle wouldn’t it? OK difficult to know if the axle goes all the way through or only partway into a hollow tube; on my Honda HS55 the axle goes all the way through.
Depends on your surface and conditions. I've been running snow blowers for 50 years on a gravel driveway and chains have made a significant improvement to the traction on the snow blower. No more lost traction or spinning tires even when icy. I've always used cleated chains. If using on a paved surface you probably want to use non-cleated chains.
@@eosjoe565 Thank you for your reply!! Yes my driveway is paved I will head your suggestion. I hope they will help my Cub 28" 3X blower, I am very disappointed on this model, I wish I never sold my MTD 24"
@@woodenbeast9337 It's interesting you say that. I still have my old MTD 33-inch 12HP unit that I bought about 27 years ago. That was back when they still put "fat" snow tires on them. It definitely needed to be chained up.
@@donyboy73 I know, but can you help me? I come from Vietnam and here I don't sell what I need, we only import used second hand goods and broken machines have no parts to repair them.
So the grease only went about two inches down the auger shaft, correct? What about the remaining 8 inches to the left of the shear pin? Is it a good practice to put something like electrical tape over the shear pin holes, to prevent the grease from coming out, so that you can continue to pump the grease all the way down to the other end of the auger shaft? Should marine water proof grease be used, so that it doesn't was away as easily?
That's Honda's "maintenance free/greased for life" design. They know 99% of the people who buy Honda products can't tell the difference between a wrench and a screwdriver so they save a $1 on fittings.
@@haywoodyoudome Honda machine designs have always left me a bit baffled. They produce some of the most reliable machines available yet many of them have some of the DUMBEST maintenance features you've ever seen. Routine maintenance parts that are nearly impossible to access, total refusal to use oil dip sticks on most engines, hard to read inaccurate fuel gauges (or no gauge at all), and some of the smallest fuel filler holes I've ever seen.
I have a snowblower that my friend gave me because mine was having issues. It had 4 shear pins, one is broken and the other three are completely seized in there. I've tried using a hammer, I've used a variety of penetrating fluids but nothing will work. I've even tried heating them up but only slightly to avoid damaging the plastic bushings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I did successfully drill through one. I guess I'll have to keep working at it. Jamie, they aren't collared, they're a simple hitch pin at in end. Thanks for the help guys.
it is better to use proper shearbolt than replace the hole auger shaft and gearbox, AND MUCH CHEAPER I ALWAYS GET PLENTY PROPER SHEARPIN BEFORE THERE IS A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE DRIVEWAY
@@Blazer02LS or 180* off, on some it makes a difference. I set mine opposing so it alternates directing into impeller instead of shoveling all into impeller at once. Now this works 4 me and I'm a blue collar, hands on kinda guy.
mike holubek it happened to me the impeller was 180° off. I put the pin in and the blower was totally out of balance. The impellers have to be offset for the unit to be balanced.
I understand the reason for the pins, but it's a shame that the manufacturer didn't fit crude slip clutches on the shafts. A preset slip when the torque is above a certain level.
No doubt $$$ and the requirement for additional maintenance. Slip clutches require regular routine maintenance to keep them working properly. Check out PTO slip clutches for comparison.
Maybe a little wd40 when removing, it works, snapper suggests 10 ft pounds on the shear bolts. The large ones, same as the ones Ariens used. My uncle worked at a hardware store, he said they used to give brass bolts out as shear bolts for blowers, because they will break. Not sure how true, I just by a 20 pack of actual shear bolts to be safe.
@@REVNUMANEWBERN Yea, it does make sense if you think about it though, brass is soft, vs hardened steel being a lot harder. Again I never actually tried it, so I can't say that it works for sure, but if your in a bind and don't have a shear bolt and you have a brass bolt, it should get you done until you can get more shear bolts. Hopefully someone else with some first hand knowledge will see this and chime in on how good they work or not.
Thing is brass doesn't break that easy, instead it stretches and bends then breaks, most shear bolts are nothing more than a grade 2 steel bolt with grooves cut in them that make them weaker so they break. The grooves are cut so they set in the space between the inner shaft and the auger tube.
@@Blazer02LS Thats what I read on the forum today about brass. So I'm not sure why according to my Uncle the hardware store was selling brass bolts as shear bolts, but I don't think it was a very good idea. Maybe they just wanted to make money. I have never had one of those shear bolts break clean for me, I always have to knock the middle section out with a roll pin punch its a pain in the ass. Even in this video, the old pins in the blower were all bent up and he had to knock it out.
I hated the shear pins on the craftsman I had, hard to replace, I have small hands and very awkward to get at. My Honda is a piece of cake. Bad news though, be cautious when you buy them. One repairman sold me shear pins, good price, standard bolts. A Honda motorcycle dealer sold me some shear pins. I became suspicious when my snow thrower was chewing through a 2 inch diameter branch. The actual shear pins have a "S" imprinted on the bolt hex head.