Does anyone have an easy way to remove snow from equipment after use

Mike0616 · Feb 19, 2025

Spray equipment with silicone spray before you use it. If snow won't stick the issue is moot. Been doing this for years and I could fill in floor drains as there is so little snow to melt.

Bobrown14 · Feb 19, 2025

TJP440 said:
Just wondering if anyone has an inexpensive easy way to remove accumulated snow after using the tractor blower etc. my uit is in a heated garage and when it snows enough every day to use the unit(s) it melts amd makes a small lake LOL.
I've tried a windshield scraper which is somewhat OK but is time consuming and leaves a lot behind.
Also tried compressed air which works somewhat well but again is a bit time consuming.
They flat air nozzles but I'm not sure if they would work that well LINKY Another version of a nozzle LINKY 2 .

So i thought I'd ask here TIA and

+2 on a battery powered leaf blower.... we get snow every day all winter long. Works for cars and trucks too!

terramiteman · Feb 19, 2025

what about using a "weed burner tourch" before putting it in the garage??melt most of it off before hand, then maybe only a "small puddle"??

RayIN · Feb 19, 2025

tjandrews said:
Is there a RIGHT direction? In my experience, no matter which direction I aim the blowing snow, it comes right back into my face - especially on windy days.

Start at the top then work down. Starting at the bottom results in a snowman. Just like peeing, never into the wind.
A leaf-blower works great for blowing rinse water off vehicles to prevent spotting.

CAPT Seabee · Feb 19, 2025

A small hot water pressure washer that presumably you use for other things. Important to do the work off to the side as you don't want to create a skating rink where you don't want one.

joeyd · Feb 19, 2025

I clean off my tractor with a front plow and rear blower before I put it in the heated shop. That minimizes the water that collects. Then I squeegee that out the front door. I use a short scrub brush with stiff plastic bristles and a 8" drywall knife. The knife makes quick work of the plow face and is thin enough to get between the moving pieces of the plow and the rear blower. I also keep a 18" wood stake to help get at the tight spots.

TJP440 · Feb 19, 2025

RayIN said:
No good deed goes unpunished.

I too in the past cleaned many a neighbor's driveways (mostly elderly like Iam becoming) but as time went on they passed away and there was little to no reciprocation or appreciation shown. So that slowly stopped. I'll still do it when asked if the husband is out of town.
I'm going to try the leaf blower first as it's the cheapest and I'm a tighta-- Thanks again for all the replies

WinterDeere · Feb 19, 2025

When I bought my first house, I was 23 and my neighbor was a very out-of-shape 50-something. I would hand-shovel or do our entire shared driveway with my little Ariens 824 walk-behind 24” snowblower. Had 13 years of that.

Now I’m the 50-something, but still in good shape, and I’m plowing a 25 year old’s driveway.

Retired LE · Feb 19, 2025

TJP440 said:
Just wondering if anyone has an inexpensive easy way to remove accumulated snow after using the tractor blower etc. my uit is in a heated garage and when it snows enough every day to use the unit(s) it melts amd makes a small lake LOL.
I've tried a windshield scraper which is somewhat OK but is time consuming and leaves a lot behind.
Also tried compressed air which works somewhat well but again is a bit time consuming.
They flat air nozzles but I'm not sure if they would work that well LINKY Another version of a nozzle LINKY 2 .

So i thought I'd ask here TIA and

Some of the issue depends on what kind of snow you are dealing with. Is it dry or is it water logged and sloppy? If dry, a leaf blower works great. You can also pre treat the blower by using some silicone spray or non stick type spray throughout the interior so that the snow won't stick as badly. If storing it in a heated garage, perhaps leaving it outside would be best.