Hi Karl, Are you mounting the cab high enough? Here is a page that shows the cab on different snowblowers. In all the pictures it’s well above the chute crank rod. There is also an installation video. https://amzn.to/2Nshojc
Let me know if that’s not the fix.

Perhaps you can help me with something that has been bothering me… I bought the snow cab (490-241-0032) specified for my Storm 3090 on the Troy-Bilt website. But because of the hand crank built into the chute control rod, I can’t figure out a way to mount the cab to the snowblower in a manner that the hand crank won’t be impeded by the mounting bar. Is there a replacement chute control rod that will work that doesn’t have the hand crank? Or some other easier fix that I am missing?

Thanks again for all of the great information.

Karl

Hi Brad, I don’t have any MTD snowblowers at this moment. The tension spring attaches the same way on all of them. I suggest searching YouTube for “changing impeller belt on Troy-Bilt snowblower” and you should be able to find a video showing the spring and where it goes.

Hi Pat, Yes, snowblowers are designed to be able to tip them up on the nose (service position) Make sure you have less than a half tank of fuel or it will run out of the tank. Also, when you tip it up about a tablespoon of gas will run out of the carb but it quickly evaporates.

Just read your review of the 3090xp and agree with everyone else. Very comprehensive great photo’s easy to understand. Thank you for that! I also follow Donyboy and he’s got some great utube stuff. Okay onto my question.
I just purchased a slightly used 3090xp and in your review as well as the manual, it show that you can tip the blower onto the auger housing. By doing that will the the oil drain into other parts of the engine?
I unfortunately tipped my John Deere gas push mower forward to clean the deck and oil ended up getting into the air filter and other parts of the engine and it hasn’t run good since. So I don’t want to have the same experience with the 3090.

Hi Greg, These never go bad so I would start by following the wires and check all the plugs in the wiring harness. Wiggle them, pull them apart and make sure they click. There may be a fuse in the wiring but I can’t find a wiring diagram to tell you where it is.
I’ve heard of a few joysticks going bad but they don’t fail completely.

After that, I’d find a Troy-Bilt repair center. Remember you can pull the clip in the metal rod that connects the chute to the controls and operate it manually.

Hi Jim, Starting at the lever on the handle – is the cable that’s attached going down to the frame tight or loose? If it’s loose then check the handle and where the cable fits into the handle. The cable will pop out of there some times. Sometimes the cable breaks. You will need a replacement if it’s broken.

The pulley, belt and tensioner for the auger are under the black plastic cover in the middle of the snow blower between the engine and auger. Look at the belt to the front of the machine. Is there tension on the belt? If there is no tension then go to the back of the snow blower and wiggle/move the rod where it’s connected to the cable from the handle lever. Does it move? and does it apply tension to the front belt? It is doesn’t that rod may be frozen. Tap it gently with a hammer and it should free up.

If you can’t find the problem – Home Depot doesn’t fix your snow blower. They use local servicing dealers. But, since you purchased it from Northern Tools. Call Northern Tool and ask them to find the local servicing dealer. You can then take it there and have it repaired.