10 Places To Get Your Snowblower Tuned Up NOW In WNY

You've got a lot to do to get ready for winter. From putting the patio furniture away to cleaning out the gutters so they don't gather ice, one thing you don't want to skip every year is getting your snowblower tuned up.

Tuning up a snowblower is a waste of money until you can't get it to work right

It seems pretty insignificant until winter gets here and you haven't done it. Then you struggle to get it to start, keep it running smoothly, and, most importantly, throw snow.

We've all been there when we get a surprise 2 feet of snow overnight, and you go out to clean out the driveway the next day, only to find that it won't start at all. Or, it's okay with the first couple of days of light snow, then we get a day of heavy snow, and it's not throwing snow; it looks more like it's slowly vomiting snow.

Getting your snowblower tuned up could help with most of these things.

What do they do to "tune up" a snowblower?

There are a lot of people who insist on tuning up their own snowblower, and that's fine. But if you don't have the time to do it yourself, or even more importantly, if you don't know what you're doing, it's best to take it somewhere to get it tuned. Not every place does the same thing for all tune up services so you should ask what they will cover when you talk to them, but some of the things that they will often go over include:

• Oil change
• Change the spark plug
• Adjusting the grader/scraper bar
• Adjusting the skid shoes
• Check belts
• Lubricating the auger and chute

Places fill up fast, so don't wait!

Many places already have a long line waiting to get their snowblowers tuned up for the winter. Many of them will tell you not to wait to get yours done. If you wait until the snow comes or after you try to start it for the first time, you might find that you're going to be waiting longer.