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

[masscity]

Arly told me about DuPont Snow & Ice repellant that works great. I only put it on my auger shaft, because with damp snow it will build up on there and quit blowing.

 

[bigtiller]

You might try one of these. I have one with a 48" wand, the thing blows very hard out the series of small ports at regular air compressor pressures.

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It blows much harder than a regular air gun and with a wider pattern. Also easy to reach up into chutes.

Any idea of the CFM it uses? The link did not offer that info.

 

[1Mech]

Not sure but it moves quite a bit of air. My 3 hp, single stage twin cylinder compressor, can just about keep up with it if I am clearing a bunch of leaves and other light debris.

 

[masscity]

Not snow, but I bought a DeWalt 20V leaf blower to clean off my brush hog and zero turn mower.

I got tired of pulling out my compressor hose way out of the shop to clean off my machines.

 

[RammerJammer]

Floor drains have been outlawed in many states due to what the drain might actually drain into the surrounding soil.

How it is here in Michigan at least unless that drain is plumbed directly into a approved stormwater outlet.

Governments are more and more like banks: Nonsensical policies/rule/regulations.

Think about it: Snow-melt (or, whatever liquid) is on the garage floor. So . . . It can go into a floor drain or the floor can be sloped toward the door(s) allowing the fluid to exit that way. And, it eventually winds up in the same place. Is there a requirement for oil separators on garage/shop door openings?

(I get that having a drain *might* encourage a doofus or two to pour undesirable fluids into same. But, they could just as well pour it down the toilet.)

I apologize for expanding the hijacking of this thread. I try to do so seldomly, however.

 

[KennyG]

Trying to understand regulations is not good for your mental health. Originally it was required that commercial facilities like repair shops and industrial facilities have drains with oil separators. If you've noticed, these don't drain outside, at at least all the ones I've worked in. That seemed like such a good idea they extended it to residential. As a result, home garages don't have drains and are sloped to drain outside. The term is "unintended consequences".

 

[JB Good]

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

I like to use a silicon spray in the chute and auger area, reapplied several times during a snowy season. It makes cleaning with a vehicle Snow scraper/brush easy.

 

[DABS311]

I have heard that Pam helps the snow fall off the blade, so a consideration might be applying that to the worst surfaces for snow buildup. This may make cleaning surfaces easy with a broom.

Chris

I used Pam for a while but then she moved!!! Kidding. I use it under mower decks too for easy cleaning.

 

[oldbones]

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

I don't have an easy way, other than take the above advice about moving to Florida.
But your biggest problem is the heated garage/shop. You take a nice warm piece of steel outside and the snow is going to stick to it immediately, then freeze solid to the steel while you're outside. Another problem is the concrete floor. Both are fixable, maybe.
I have my tractor and loader sitting in a 30x40 heated ag shop, at about 50 degrees. When I need to move snow, I pull it outside and let the engine warm up. While it's warming up, the hood, frame, tires, snow pusher, and everything else except the engine is cooling off. Very seldom does snow stick to a cold tractor.
When you're done, blow/brush off what you can.
I have the 30x40 heated shop with 2 drains, and the insulated attached garage on the house has same. These drains are just holes in the floor with 12 inch tile about 4 feet deep, with a steel cover. You could do similar with a smaller tile or pvc pipe. Just cut the hole in the floor, insert the pipe, dig some dirt out through the top, slide the pipe down, dig some more, slide some more, until it's down. Or just use a post hole digger and gently dig it out without hitting the sidewalls and collapsing the dirt, then slide the pipe down.
Here, we wouldn't dare slope the floor so water would run out. The door bottom weatherstrip would be frozen solid to the concrete, and you'd rip it off trying to open the door, or rip it up trying to pry it loose from the concrete.

 

[fishhead]

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"??

you could use something like this, but then i guess you don't need the tractor and blower

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