To Blow or Not to Blow [that is the question...]

[Marveltone]

I've been blowing snow in anywhere from sub-zero to 35 above temps (bordering on slush) with little to no issues. I think the key is keeping your PTO speed up, as well as lubrication of the chutes and impellers. Last couple of winters I used Pam cooking spray. Worked great. This winter I decided to try food grade silicone spray lubricant. Once again, nothing seems to stick. I also agree with the posters who say to eliminate all signs of rust, as rust acts like a speed bump and snow accumulator.

When the snow turns into honest-to-goodness slush, then I remove the blower and use the grader blade to scrape everything clean.

Joe

 

[adventure bob]

Oh you environmentally unfriendly tractor guys (before everyone panics that's a joke).
Use PAM, yeah the kitchen spray, on your chute. Survives water better than most oil based lubes, non toxic, and if use the garlic butter version the snow cones are good.
My problem isn't when there's a ton of snow that's wet and heavy, my blower eats that really well. Its when there's just enough snow that the driveway is slicker than snot, but not enough to blow.

 

[flyingcow]

Still seems strange to me......IMO, Anything you spray onto the blower will be gone inside of 30 seconds. I can't see that it would hep any.

 

[Wolfy]

Fresh smooth paint maybe?