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01-20-2019, 02:07 PM

sorner

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551 blower lift rod help

While blowing snow this morning, more like slush, I had a clog so I lifted the blower to clear the clog and my lift rod that goes from the lift arm to the blower turned into a U and knocked the side panel off the hood from the extra weight of the jam of slush and snow. I was able to get it off and heat it with a torch, and hammer bend it back relatively the way it was and I almost got finished and it bent again. Clearly it’s weakened now. I’m thinking I might have one made. Is it anything special metal wise? I seems hollow. It also seems like it should have some reinforcement at the factory bend. Because that’s where it kinked.

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