Jiffy 2hp binding

[Curley]

I have a 13 year old jiffy white lightning with an 8 inch bit. Cuts like a champ till it's time to break through the bottom of the hole. then it binds up. I'm running ripper blades on it. They are supposed to be ok for it. Are they to aggressive. Could the point be to dull? Starts cutting great, throwing chips well till I get to the bottom. Any help would be appreciated.

[Curley]

After doing a search here and on google I came up with a few options. Did the carb adjustments as described by Lone Wolf and gave it a try. Ran better but still hung up. Gave the governor screw a quarter turn and she punched right through on several holes. Just not enough rpm's to keep the clutch engaged. Easy fix, On the mine it's a torx screw under the throttle handle.

[yank0073]

I wonder if your governor spring was weak/stretched.  Turning the governor screw just put more tension on the spring during wot.

[ice dawg]

They were known for that. When you get close to going through the bottom of the hole lift it up a few inches and set it back down. It will probably still bind up a bit, but not as bad.