Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Is there anything I can spray on my snow thrower auger housing and discharge chute, and my shovels, to stop wet snow from sticking so badly? I tried silicone, and I did not see any improvement. Do I just need to scrub them down with an abrasive cleaner like Soft Scrub?

Do I just continue to swear?

BTW: We received our first real snow in Spokane - 6 inches and still coming down, more on Thursday. Yahoo! (Last year was record dry!) My 926DLE does great but  sheared a pin on a sprinkler head or something, and the clip holding the chute deflector shaft to the u-joint departed half way through the job. I was glad to have spares, and strongly recommend that everyone have a few shear pins and cotter pins on hand, and a complete set of belts if you are comfortable working on your own machine.

Thanks.

John Davies

JohnEDavies wrote:

Hi John.  I have always used multiple coats of automotive wax on snow removal equippment. Apply the wax to a clean surface Sometimes during use (wet, sloppy stuff) I will give things a shot of Pam cooking spray.  This all helps out a bit, but some snow is likely to stick regardless what you do.

http://www.mo-deck.com/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=8

Theres a link to a product which will coat with a polymer i.e making it more like the so called "plastic" shoots equipment is using now

Clear bottle of stuff called  "Snow Shooter"   $5.99 can.  Purchased it at Canadian tire but I have seen it at Home depot too.

It works too!  I sprayed it on my neighbors machine and it actually threw snow a little further.

Down side is you have to apply it every time you use your blower.