yep typical , i used both tractor and walk behind blowers wet snow is a problem first go real slow and make sure you coat inside of blower with silicon but to be hones for the 38 years on my long drive way i own both a with a blade and a old conveyor belt cutting edge and if its deep i get out the monster Ariens walk behind if its super wet i have a tractor your size also with a ratchet rake poly clamp on edge lol i tried it all over the years even a diesel pickup with a fisher blade still prefer a tractor
I have had a snow blower for years. My experience is when it is that wet I don't even try to blow snow. When the wet snow goes thru the chute the temp drops just enough to freeze in the chute.
Glad you finally heard me yelling that you weren't getting any snow blowing out of your chute! It's been fun watching your solutions evolve. I had a brilliant idea of using WD-40 to help the snow release -- Didn't work any better than your experience.
The issue of the snow sticking is a problem with all snowblowers, walk behinds up through the bigger PTO / motorized blowers. The only real fix is to have rubber 'extensions' or wings attached to each blade on your impeller that throws the snow up the shute. This is the real issue with the clogging, not the shute itself. The rubber will make the impeller a tighter fit (form fits itself) to the cowling that it rotates inside of, in turn not clogging the cowling up as it now cleans the inner wall of the cowling as it spins. In smaller walk behind blowers the throwing distance is also noticeably improved as well. It is not a 100% cure all, but if combined with a non-stick treatment (wax / polish / teflon / cooking spray)on the shute it will greatly reduce the number of clogs you will have. Side note, the set up you have is my preferred set up as well (over front mount blower) because you can keep the loader on along with the blower, gives you options and allows back dragging. Here in Atlantic Canada a snow pusher blade is very common in the place of the bucket. Some folks are moving to inverted blowers (three point rear blower that you pull and the snow enter the front of the blower as you drive forward) but the cost is nearly double and just not worth it for me. Hope this winter works out well for you, La Nina has brought us almost no snow so far this year, which extremely unusual for us.
Thanks for the great comment and information. Like yourself we have had only a trace of snow this year. I wish it would snow so I could try some of the changes you suggested. Thanks again,
A front mounted hydraulic snow plow, with a poly blade to protect your driveway, would work much better in wet/heavy snow (at least for me). The snow blower is great for powder/non windy days. Also, plowing backwards, downhill, would not work for me (hurts my neck). I have discovered that there is no one way to remove snow as conditions are always different. Nice job with this video. Thank you.
Thank you for your input and for sending a comment. Any suggestions on the type of plow or model plow? I would need something that attaches to the loader bucket since I have an older style loader which doesn't have quick connections. Thanks again.
Thanks for the response and great idea. I was going to try applying a ceramic coating to the chute. The same coating used by detailers to protect a cars finish. I will also increase the RPM's next time. I believe I was running the tractor around 1800 which was probably too low. Thanks again!
Actually, I like the snow blower with the changes I made. I'm going to test the difference between using silicon spray and ceramic coating the inside area of the blower and chute to prevent clogging.
yep typical , i used both tractor and walk behind blowers wet snow is a problem first go real slow and make sure you coat inside of blower with silicon but to be hones for the 38 years on my long drive way i own both a with a blade and a old conveyor belt cutting edge and if its deep i get out the monster Ariens walk behind if its super wet i have a tractor your size also with a ratchet rake poly clamp on edge lol i tried it all over the years even a diesel pickup with a fisher blade still prefer a tractor
Good info thanks.
I have had a snow blower for years. My experience is when it is that wet I don't even try to blow snow. When the wet snow goes thru the chute the temp drops just enough to freeze in the chute.
Thanks for the thumbs up and comment.
Glad you finally heard me yelling that you weren't getting any snow blowing out of your chute! It's been fun watching your solutions evolve. I had a brilliant idea of using WD-40 to help the snow release -- Didn't work any better than your experience.
I'm waiting for snow to try another idea, ceramic coating. The stuff you can apply to your car paint finish, nothing is supposed to stick.
The issue of the snow sticking is a problem with all snowblowers, walk behinds up through the bigger PTO / motorized blowers. The only real fix is to have rubber 'extensions' or wings attached to each blade on your impeller that throws the snow up the shute. This is the real issue with the clogging, not the shute itself. The rubber will make the impeller a tighter fit (form fits itself) to the cowling that it rotates inside of, in turn not clogging the cowling up as it now cleans the inner wall of the cowling as it spins. In smaller walk behind blowers the throwing distance is also noticeably improved as well. It is not a 100% cure all, but if combined with a non-stick treatment (wax / polish / teflon / cooking spray)on the shute it will greatly reduce the number of clogs you will have. Side note, the set up you have is my preferred set up as well (over front mount blower) because you can keep the loader on along with the blower, gives you options and allows back dragging. Here in Atlantic Canada a snow pusher blade is very common in the place of the bucket. Some folks are moving to inverted blowers (three point rear blower that you pull and the snow enter the front of the blower as you drive forward) but the cost is nearly double and just not worth it for me. Hope this winter works out well for you, La Nina has brought us almost no snow so far this year, which extremely unusual for us.
Thanks for the great comment and information. Like yourself we have had only a trace of snow this year. I wish it would snow so I could try some of the changes you suggested.
Thanks again,
With wet snow like that use the bucket much faster. That snowblower needs help.
Agreed.
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Thanks for the comment, will try.
Thanks for the comment, will try.
A front mounted hydraulic snow plow, with a poly blade to protect your driveway, would work much better in wet/heavy snow (at least for me). The snow blower is great for powder/non windy days. Also, plowing backwards, downhill, would not work for me (hurts my neck). I have discovered that there is no one way to remove snow as conditions are always different. Nice job with this video. Thank you.
Thank you for your input and for sending a comment. Any suggestions on the type of plow or model plow? I would need something that attaches to the loader bucket since I have an older style loader which doesn't have quick connections.
Thanks again.
Any shoot of any blower clogs in wet snow…please trust me!!!
Thank you, I wasn't sure if it was me or the blower. I am going to try something different this winter and if it works, I will share it in a video.
Use furniture polish on snow blower. It helps a lot! It also sounds like you need a tad more rpm.
Thanks for the response and great idea. I was going to try applying a ceramic coating to the chute. The same coating used by detailers to protect a cars finish.
I will also increase the RPM's next time. I believe I was running the tractor around 1800 which was probably too low.
Thanks again!
Not a very good snowblower, huh?
Actually, I like the snow blower with the changes I made. I'm going to test the difference between using silicon spray and ceramic coating the inside area of the blower and chute to prevent clogging.