2010-09-09T18:26:23Z Joe Reid joe@joereid.com urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b91C-0003939e0af6 http://jrc.comment.680/ 2010-03-11T06:46:30Z 2010-03-11T06:46:30Z 2010-03-11T06:46:30Z Haha, suck! I hit a coiled up garden hose once, but luckily it was soft enough to just get shredded. It scared the hell out of me though... Joe noemail@joereid.com http://jrc.comment.679/ 2010-03-11T06:22:08Z 2010-03-11T06:22:08Z 2010-03-11T06:22:08Z Yeah, ask me how I know about those...I'll give you a hint, it has to do with my father's snow-blower, and a grill cover that I had removed and let get covered by snow... Dave noemail@joereid.com http://jrc.comment.678/ 2010-03-11T05:49:23Z 2010-03-11T05:49:23Z 2010-03-11T05:49:23Z Well that makes sense! I suppose I should do that... Joe noemail@joereid.com http://jrc.comment.677/ 2010-03-10T12:04:59Z 2010-03-10T12:04:59Z 2010-03-10T12:04:59Z The reason that "bolt" broke is that it is intended to when the load becomes too much for the auger. It's called a shear pin, and it does just that. When there is too much load placed on the auger, it shears, instead of the gears in the gearbox. I'd say take those bolts out, go down to a good hardware or power equipment store and ask them for two new shear pins. Maybe pick up a couple extra in case it happens again during a heavy snow. Dave noemail@joereid.com