On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 6:09:41 PM UTC-5, Ignoramus13634 wrote in rec.crafts.metalworking:
I have the same Bolens snowblower with the same behavior. I did not
> even realize that I had a problem.
>
> Furthermore, I think that you just made your snow blower unsafe to
> use.
>
> It is supposed to stop blowing, or moving, if you let go of the
> handle. That's a behavior that makes it very easy to stop if something
> happens. Dead man safe, so to speak.
Good point. Like removing the guard on a lawn-mower or a saw.