(ET) Snowbower working-ish

[Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Snowblower is back online. First thing that happened of course is the 
ice scraper at the bottom broke. Oh well, add new ice scraper to the 
list; it was worn anyway.

Even at several hundred pounds the blower can't get under the ice. It's 
2 inches thick topped by snow. However I CAN break it up by getting 
under it with the ice shovel, which breaks it into large snice chunks 
that the blower can then pick up and throw. Break, blow, repeat.

There is no danger of snow clogging the chute. More likely I'll put a 
chunk of ice through a retaining wall or something. But it is progress.

Snowblower is NOT happy. The bearings are most certainly shot, will need 
to replace those in the spring. The chain is holding, but there is more 
current being drawn than should.

At least the motor is ok.

C