snowblower shear pins, OEM or aftermarket?

[luca]

in regards to snowblower shearpins...OEM MTD shear pins without a cotter pin are $5 each through most retail and online suppliers.

I can buy 10 aftermarket shear pins made for MTD machines on eBay for a little less than $20 shipped to my door.

Is there a real difference in functionality between the two? Does the non-OEM ebay work equally well as OEM?

 

[oggb]

As long as the pin is a certain rating it should work fine. We used to use tons of shear pins from who knows where where I work at. They seemed to work fine.

 

[DaHen]

Hummmm. Don't know if their is a real difference in the functionality but I'd rather stick with the original parts. I usually go through one pin every two years.

Better to know that the shearpin will snap instead of busting a connecting rod.

 

[pottymouth]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the MTD OEM pins come out off the very same line that the aftermarkets do.

 

[boraticus]

Shear pins aren't anything special. They're an inexpensive part being sold for the price of gold by dealerships. It's a rip off. Plain and simple.

Take the shear pin to a hardware store and buy similar sized grade 2 bolts and nylock nuts. You can buy a life supply for the cost of five dealership shear pins.

 

[deeter16317]

Originally Posted By: boraticus
Take the shear pin to a hardware store and buy similar sized grade 2 bolts and nylock nuts.

This is what the OLD MTDs used for years...we had a bigger Sno-Flite built in the late 70s/early 80s, and that's what they used.

 

[Hootbro]

Originally Posted By: boraticus
Shear pins aren't anything special. They're an inexpensive part being sold for the price of gold by dealerships. It's a rip off. Plain and simple.

Take the shear pin to a hardware store and buy similar sized grade 2 bolts and nylock nuts. You can buy a life supply for the cost of five dealership shear pins.


New ones are beveled for the stress relief. Use of a standard bolt may not work properly.

 

[Texan4Life]

You can get shear pins and bolts at Tractor supply... or at least ours does.

 

[antonmnster]

Oh just throw a Grade 8 in there

 

[big_impact]

Originally Posted By: antonmnster
Oh just throw a Grade 8 in there

there ya go borticus, JUST KIDDING!!!