My 1990 8 hp Bolens plugs up in the wet stuff. I have to go through it slowly on high throttle. I always give myself time for the chute to clear before I slow the engine. But I do go through heavy wet slush too.
We've had rain Mon, Wed, Fri and today. If the temp was like it used to be- would have been a lot of snow. Everybody has their sled ready. I tease them that they will be doing mud runs this year through the woods- who needs a snowsled!