Removing the discharge chute- why not a locking nut?

[Gym123]

You answered your own question!

"MBAs of the world, unite!"

We need to invade their annual suare and give everyone of them a giant wedgie and shove their faces in dog doo.

I also believe that anyone who designs any mechanical device or vehicle should be forced to service them for a year, so they'll know what SHOULDN'T be done and where they SHOULDN'T cheap out.

 

[Boomer49]

what are you going on about.... I just finished snow blowing 8", sheezzzz

I live down below Tampa, Fla. and it's 56 degrees right now. Projected low tonight is 49 degrees. I grew up in Conn. and don't really miss the snow at all. Today reminds me why. I feel your pain.

 

[Freddie21]

Another form of retainer would be more expensive to purchase and install. The shaft would have to have a hole in it or threaded.

 

[rhkraft]

Just make sure there no kids or pets around that can get hit with thrown rocks and debris. Thats why the deflectors are there. You hold them up with a bungee cord.

 

[Gym123]

I live down below Tampa, Fla. and it's 56 degrees right now. Projected low tonight is 49 degrees. I grew up in Conn. and don't really miss the snow at all. Today reminds me why. I feel your pain.

I have a friend in the Immakele area and he's originally from Joliet, IL, but moved to KC in '94, retired to central Missouri and then to FL as a parents' condition declined. All he does is complain about hot & humid this, hurricane that......If I call today, he's say it's cold. Jeez, some people- it's supposed to reach 31 here today after two days at/below 20, but we're supposed to have three days above 42 next weekend. I'll take that.

It snowed here Thursday and Friday, screwed up my shoulder AGAIN after I finished on Thursday and had to use the two stage on Friday, but it wasn't too bad- good think it's self-propelled. If I'd had to shovel or use the dinky one, I would have had to pay someone. That's what I get for buying a house with a 105' driveway.

 

[Gym123]

Another form of retainer would be more expensive to purchase and install. The shaft would have to have a hole in it or threaded.

It's not like they made those in house- all they would have to do is spec it differently, order, receive and install them. It's not a huge hardship. It does, however, require engineers to think reasonably, rather than using pure logic. I think that an automated machine, they could thread well over 100/hour, rather than squashing the bulge on the end but they probably make that and the ring at the other end at the same time.

If you haven't serviced boats, you should look online for horror stories about removing and reinstalling oil filters, raw water pump hoses and other parts. It's clear that those nimrods have never worked on a boat in their lives.