Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Snow sticking in loader bucket

[tamarack]

Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to keep snow from sticking in loader bucket? Any help would be appreciated. Have a good day.

 

[daTeacha]

The most commonly recommended product is a simply spray on item like a non-stick cooking spray. There are others, too. This comes up every time it snows. Check the archives for other products and solutions.

Personally, if I had the problem, I would probably wax the interior of the bucket or wipe it with Rain-X windshield cleaner before using it.

 

[MrJimi]

The main reason the snow is sticking is because your bucket is warmer than the snow is and all the other ideas are good also
If you leave your tractor outside the next time it snows, It will not stick

 

[daTeacha]

So does the dirt stick because the bucket is warmer than the dirt??

 

[MrJimi]

So does the dirt stick because the bucket is warmer than the dirt??

Moisture

 

[George2615]

I haven't done it to my tractor bucket but have used Western (red) or Meyers (yellow) plow paint on my truck plows and not had snow stick. The dealers tell me the plow paint has something in it to help prevent sticking.

 

[Bigboyskioti]

My tractor stays in the barn (unheated) and the snow sticks..... I've thought about a good coating of cooking oil or the non stick sprays.

 

[john_bud]

How about wrapping the back of the bucket with 20,000 W of heaters? Then the snow will melt.

Or spray with Pam or silicon spray or mist with diesel.

Rich, - Van der waal's forces.

jb

 

[rimshot]

It's just gonna happen if snow is at above freezing temperatures and if the snow is heavy and of high water content. I live in a climate of practically daily winter snow fall. For us, the climate is normally constantly well below freezing so the snow is dryer and much lighter. In short, it just does not pack like the Fall and Spring snow does. Driving wet snow into a wedge shaped bucket is a sure fire recipe for it to stick. Snow plows like Western and Blizzard make are designed for deflecting snow in order to move it. FEL Bucket collects first, packs and then trys to dump. Now, that's no snow job!

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[MrJimi]

Generic Pam can be bought at your local dollar store for a dollar