I was outside checking on the yard, and walked by Yarbo in his dog house. I was surprised to see how dirty and dingy he looked. Since the weather is so nice today, I decided to take advantage and give Yarbo some Preventative Maintenance.
First, I drove him to the side of the house and gave him a bath with the water hose. Did I mention he was REALLY dirty! Washed out the auger, the tracks, and everything else. Now he looks good as new again. Nice and clean.
Then I checked the auger and impeller to make sure there was no damage, and to verify the condition of the sheer pins. All looks well, but I noticed a couple of places on the auger blades where the black paint has come off. I’ll hit that with some spray paint after the winter season is done.
Next, I removed the S1 module, and checked the impeller belt and pulleys. I’m really pleased to say that the belt looked perfectly fine! No signs of damage or undue wear.
Finally, I flipped Yarbo on its sides, and inspected & greased the tracks (for the first time all winter!!). While the tracks were completely devoid of grease, there were no signs of wear or abraision on the rubber tracks. I was kind of worried about that, so it’s nice to see that all was well. After giving the tracks some grease, I drove Yarbo around a bit to distribute the grease, then gave him a second application of grease for good measure.
All in all, Yarbo looked to be in very good shape, with nothing troubling observed. Knock on wood that it stays that way!
