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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SkidRoe" data-source="post: 32776" data-attributes="member: 3290">Dozer, I am not trying to burst your bubble, please take any comments that I make as a concerned fellow gearhead that has seen more than his fair share of machinery fail over the years (and then have to pick-up the pieces and try to get it working again).One other thing that I noticed, I would be careful connecting the motor to the drive shaft with a keyed coupler.  If there is even the slightest amount of run-out in that shaft you could take the bearings out of the motor, or even worse, break the motor off of it's mounts (I cringe to think about the amount of carnage that could create).  I notice that the original blower had a U-joint locacted in the same position between the shaft and the gearbox. Is there any way that you could work that back into your design?Other than that, it looks really good!! The adjustable feet are a great feature, especially if you are going to be blowing out a gravel driveway.  I bet you can't wait to sink it into a snow drift!!  Keep the progress reports coming!!</blockquote>