Posted by Bob on February 08, 2020 at 13:21:44 from (64.255.159.199):
In Reply to: Erskine Snowblower posted by UP Oliver on February 07, 2020 at 23:45:09:
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If you can get someone to operate it while you watch it in action, it shuld be easy to see if the "fan" slows down when snow enters it.
Also note if the "fan" is running in the correct direction to match the "scroll" shape of the housing.
NOT sure what could have gotten changed, but if turning the wrong way they don't work well!
Is this a "front-mount"? if so, some units use an "odd" roller chain drive configuration at the back to reverse/correct the rotation. NOT sure if Erskine ever did that.
This involves using an idler or two and running one sprocket on the backside of the chain.
On the odd chance yours has a drive like that, someone could have installed the chain incorrectly.
Here's one version of a rotation-reversing chain drive, the "green" sprockets are the idlers:
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