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

I keep reading about the multiple decades of service that sno-thros can provide with proper care and maintenance. That is part of the reason I spent more $ than I needed to on more machine than I needed; make it last and it will have been worth it.

I get the impression that rust is usually the killer of an aging machine. Mine has yet to see any snow (or salt) – still patiently waiting in the garage, though last weekend’s heavy dusting was tempting just to get it out. My question – to fight rust, apart from using car wax (?) does anyone use commercial automotive products such as “Krown” oil spray (www.Krown.com) designed for vehicles (Canadians will know what I’m talking about, eh?) to protect snow throwers?

One could buy the aerosol cans or bring the whole rig up to a location for a quickie spray. Any thoughts? Would it mess up any internals such as friction plates? The stuff sure works on cars, both of mine are year 2000’s driven in the Toronto area winter salt. The EOD would be full of the stuff to attack the sno-thro. Thanks in advance.