Saw that. Apparently, the blades wouldn’t

always stop when the lever was released. If you release the lever, walk around to the business end of the snowblower, and stick your arm into the still rotating blades, you probably should not own anything mechanical.
Sigh.

In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 02/20/2021 at 6:46PM

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Saw that. Apparently, the blades wouldn’t -- Spudnut 02/20/2021 6:46PM

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Saw that. Apparently, the blades wouldn’t

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