Snow Blower here in New England not sure how you refer to them.

I personally don’t own one but I just used my father's - clearing him out from the Nor’easter that just came and went.

He has a cub cadet - I’m almost positive - and one of the tires is low in air. Not sure if I need to pay attention to air pressure but wanted to ask before I added more.

I know, dumb question but also not my piece of equipment.

Thoughts?

Yes, air pressure matters. Last time I had one tire low I could tell, I think it wasn’t skimming the surface evenly, it was a long time ago. I’m talking low enough that I could squish the tire with foot pressure.

I do yearly maintenance in Nov, tires are part of it.

I don't need no stinking air pressure ~

Honda for the win

A-Jay

48 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Honda for the win

Yup, you win. I’m sure you’ll get confirmation soon…congrats bro

@padlin, thank you! I look up the tire pressure.

2 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Yup, you win. I’m sure you’ll get confirmation soon…congrats bro

Yup - you were right.

Ed McMahon just called.

Dinner for one at Burger World

and a free Mallo Cup for dessert.

So blessed.

A-Jay

Tires on mine indicate a recommended air pressure. So yes I try to keep them at that PSI.

If the tire pressure isn't even you'll pull to one side.

@A-Jay Honda makes a nice blower. I used that exact model for a few winters on Donner summit. I found there are some drawbacks to tracks. Tracks are very situation dependent. You can't free wheel in reverse with tracks so if you need to do a lot of short passes or 180⁰ turns they're slow. They'll help a ton if you have to throw the same snow twice, but even a triple stage will bog down trying to chew it's way through a hardened berm.

5 minutes ago, MontanaBasser said:

@A-Jay Honda makes a nice blower. I used that exact model for a few winters on Donner summit. I found there are some drawbacks to tracks. Tracks are very situation dependent. You can't free wheel in reverse with tracks so if you need to do a lot of short passes or 180⁰ turns they're slow. They'll help a ton if you have to throw the same snow twice, but even a triple stage will bog down trying to chew it's way through a hardened berm.

@Jigfishn10 sorry for the hi-jack.

@MontanaBasser It seems your user experience is different than mine.

If there's snow - the tracks go.

As for 'slow', - speed is not a priority for me.

Whereas effectiveness is.

Plenty of that up in here.

I will never not have tracks on these units.

I just wish I could get this beast up on the roof !

YMMV

A-Jay

16 hours ago, padlin said:

Yes, air pressure matters. Last time I had one tire low I could tell, I think it wasn’t skimming the surface evenly, it was a long time ago. I’m talking low enough that I could squish the tire with foot pressure.

I do yearly maintenance in Nov, tires are part of it.

So another stupid question, do you let air out when storing in the warmer months?

20 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

So another stupid question, do you let air out when storing in the warmer months?

I don’t, never heard of such. I just drain the tank and run it dry, that’s it till Nov. Others go the stabil route, owners choice.

1 minute ago, padlin said:

I don’t, never heard of such. I just drain the tank and run it dry, that’s it till Nov. Others go the stabil route, owners choice.

Thanks so much for your help ... More snow today but thankfully not a lot. Stay warm

I only use ethanol free gas in mine. So no fuel stabilizer needed.

No such luck here, other the the $$$$ cans at the hardware store.

Same. I’ve looked for ethanol free around here and it isn’t.

My background is in buildings - all buildings. Do not ask me to repair anything that is powered with fossil fuel. So question regarding ethanol free gas; I know with older engines ethanol can create havoc but wouldn't the newer engines today be designed to accept ethanol?

31 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

My background is in buildings - all buildings. Do not ask me to repair anything that is powered with fossil fuel. So question regarding ethanol free gas; I know with older engines ethanol can create havoc but wouldn't the newer engines today be designed to accept ethanol?

Nooooooo.

38 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

My background is in buildings - all buildings. Do not ask me to repair anything that is powered with fossil fuel. So question regarding ethanol free gas; I know with older engines ethanol can create havoc but wouldn't the newer engines today be designed to accept ethanol?

I use regular gas, throw a little startron in it and run it for the season, then drain the fuel and run it dry..then empty they carb bowl. Takes all of 15 minutes but worth it.

The problems with ethanol tend to occur when the gasoline is just sitting there in a "seasonal" engine.

As @deaknh03 stated, you can use fuel stabilizer, and/or just run it dry too. Ethanol sitting around in gas for an extended period of time will often ruin the carburetor. I have ethanol free gas widely available around me, so that's what I use in my outboard, snow blower, and lawn mower.

If you run the engine regularly, there's no issue. Like with your vehicle.

My old coworker just starts up all his power equipment in winter and lets it run for 15-30 minutes. He said the neighbors look at him funny firing up a lawn mower with snow on the ground at 20 degrees but his stuff always fires up haha