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

With wet snow, the auger tends to get packed with snow.  I have found that spraying the auger and impeller with WD-40 before I get started helps immensely.  I've used cooking spray but it doesn't last as long as WD-40.

What other solutions do you use?

I have no snow sticking anywhere. Even wet snow doesn't stick enough to cause any effect on the efficiency of the machine. If it's real sticky, it will stick a bit to the side of the intake housing and maybe a bit will adhere to the gear case but that's about it. Never get enough of a build up to make a difference. As mentioned, the chute is lined with a piece of Krazy Karpet or whatever it's called now. That stuff is very durable. It's on it's third season now and looks like it has lots of life left in it yet. It's showing a bit of scuffing but that's to be expected with all the gravel and sand thats mixed in with the end of driveway deposit. It's a bit of work to make and install, but hey, if it lasts ten years or more and saves damage to the chute, it's worth it.

This Sno Jet spray has worked fine for me.  

I wax the chute and the inside of the bucket.Then I use DuPont Teflon Snow and Ice Repellent and spray it all over the auger,impeller etc.

 I never heard of using floor wax before,sounds like a great idea.

Do you guys know whocarries  sno jet spray? I see it on ebay wondering if one can get locally?

Stll bone dry here in jersey :( 

njal wrote:
Got mine from Sears.

http://tinyurl.com/y9o4ekm

thanks for the heads up will check out my local sears