3-pt V-style snow thrower

Miles · Nov 2, 2012

Does anyone have any tips/tricks to make heavy wet snow slide thru these better?

The unit works perfectly when temps are less than 10 degrees F

Thanks

jon f mn · Nov 2, 2012

No good ones, but it helps to raise it a bit off the ground then go back for the last 3-4".

old popper · Nov 2, 2012

I don"t know how it would work for you, but small residential blowers and push blades work well with a coating of "spilled diesel fuel" on them. Be sure to spill the fuel while the surfaces are dry. Don"t forget to report the spill. (wink, wink)

Anonymous-0 · Nov 2, 2012

Wax the snow contact surfaces.

wisbaker · Nov 2, 2012

We used to get "snow wax" from Superior chemical/Northwoods. It's a spray on wax to spray on snow blowers, plow blades and I think some of the guys would put it on their truck lights to stop the snow from sticking. Can also use regular car wax, spray car wax, boat wax, Johnson's paste wax and I have used silicone spray at home and one of the teflon sprays might help you out.

lyle3 · Nov 2, 2012

paint it with the teflon used on gravity boxes for grain ect

buickanddeere · Nov 2, 2012

Sorry but a V snowblower is a totally useless waste of time and money.
A good idea but too bad they don't work.

oldtanker · Nov 2, 2012

PAM or other cooking sprays.

Rick

ss55 · Nov 2, 2012

Maybe check with your county to find out what they use on their snow plows? Some newer snow plows have a slick sheet of UHMW polyethylene covering the moldboard (McMaster-Carr).

Graphite (gravity box) paint wears very well and works works fairly well, especially after it gets polished a little.

For worst-case conditions I suggest spray-on "glide" wax for downhill and cross country skis. Glide wax is hard and wears very well but it would be expensive for large areas. Swix and Toko are two good brands, their web sites explain how different waxes work in different types of snow. Don't use a soft "grip" wax ment for the traction area on cross country skis, snow sticks to "grip" wax.

Spray-on car wax works well on snow shovels and snow blowers. It works better and wears longer than than oils or cooking sprays. Be sure to apply wax several days ahead of time so the wax is dry and hard before you need to use it. If the wax is wet or soft snow will stick to it.

Turtle Wax and Meguires make spray-on car waxes. Nu-Finish is a petrolium based car wax that sheds snow well too.

JDseller · Nov 3, 2012

They are compacting the snow before the blower. You can paint the slides with anything you want and they do not work well in any thing but powdery snow.

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