Grease zerks? There are grease zerks on both augers (left / right)īushings / bearings? The friction disk definately turns on bearings (from manual). Once I correctly greased the chute and the worm gear, the rotation is effortless. Whether the machine is running or not, it takes the same amount of force to turn it.Ĭhute rotation? I did need to properly grease the chute, as Lowes only had a squirt of grease on it. If you get the opportunity to handle the machine at a dealer, you will be able to judge the amount of force needed to turn. Turning? I consider the machine relatively easy to turn for its size, I do however need to mucle the machine a bit. My uneducated first impression is that the chain would not slip, but your shear pins better work.Īre there grease zerts on the auger shaft? The Ariens unit did not have them.Īre the auger pivots bushings or bearings? Not sure about the desireability of the chain vs a belt. The John Deere rep sent me a piece of literature in an email that shows chains like a bike chain for the drive. I use a snow cab so I have to have something that I can reach while inside of the cab. It looks like the handle for the crank is on the operatoring dash board for lack of a more concise term. With all of the turning I do flip the chute often as well. Has the Worm gear either slipped for you or frozen up? They use to use that type of application on machines years ago, but they were durable. So how is it to turn? I do a lot of turning in my application. Let me know if there are any other details I can provide. Auger/Impeller? Auger is listed as 14", and impeller as 12", but I have not measured.Mechanism appears robust, but takes 5-10 cranks to move from left to right. Chute control? The chute control uses the more traditional hand crank connected to a type of worm gear located at the bottom of the chute.I can't comment if this is the same as the Ariens differential as I have never used one of those machines Each wheel is independently powered, so steering is very easy. What is Easy Steer? Unfortunately, JD has not provided a great deal of info on this feature to help consumers, but I can tell you that there are no triggers on this machine.I purchased the JD 1130SE from Lowes in Canada earlier this fall, so I can hopefully answer some questions related to this machine. Just wanted to say 'thanks' for all of the useful info. I have been reading posts on this board for some time, but have not contributed as I have primarily been learning from the rest of you.
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