Snowblowing clogging question

G1355

Well-known Member
So I finally got to try out my allis for the first time today. We got heavy wet snow and let's just say I spent more time unclogging it than blowing. I have heard of spraying the spout with Pam or wd40 and wondered if this well work or if it doesn't do anything. Or what to do to keep this from happening. Will it be fine in powdery snow? Think the wet stuff will be the only time I have troubles
 
I have tried different things over the years, including silicone spray. All of them seemed to help a little bit, but heavy wet snow is a pain to blow. Not unusual for people to end up in the hospital here with shredded fingers in that kind of snow when they try to unplug them using their hands!
 
Sometimes a wet snow it is best to use the blower as a blade and just push it out of the way. Bring it to Missouri Thursday, we are to get 3+ inches, you can try it out in my 1/4 mile drive.
 
If this is a single stage blower(single or 3 belt) the most common causes of chute clogging in wet snow is not running eng at max speed & forward speed TOO fast

If you're used to a 2 stage walk behind or tractor mounted blower useing a single stage blower becomes a learning experience as single stage don't handle deep wet snow that well,the most important thing is learning to gauge forward speed versus depth/wetness of snow.

Other possible cause's of problems,worn belt(s),worn/misadjusted clutch mech,worn/bad bearings on blower causeing excessive mech drag on blower drive system when blower loaded.

You might want to goto link below & click on operation on left side of pg,select snowthrower from list of acc,see if any blowers shown/listed match your's,if so read manual may give you some hints as to clutch adj & operation of blower.
snowblower
 
It's a single stage on a 410 allis chalmers garden tractor, ran it wide open in first gear, but I like it better than my blade I had before.
 
if single stage they are not very good in it. Fullrpm and go really slow or take half swath bite. Two stages are better btu they take power i run a 8ft tractor unit nd it takes rpms and power at very slow travel
 
With single stage blowers, ground speed is critical. Too little speed , and the chute clogs due to lack of flow. Too much speed, and the belt slips and won"t last very long. Yes, powdery snow will be better, but single stage blowers are best used with hydrostatic tractors due to the ground speed can be dialed right in to match the conditions.
 
Ya we have two 9ft and a 8ft double stage, but like using my garden tractor on the cement by the house and shop, just like to run it, don't need to but I like to.
 
I have a shuttle so its basically a hydrostatic, I can go slow in each gear and speed it up.
 
You adapted the thrower to the tractor IIRC. You might gat a tachometer and make sure the engine gets up to 3600 rpm. Also check the diameter of the pulleys. If you have or can get a photo tachometer you can make sure you have enough rpm's at the rotor.
 
Had a video tried to upload didn't work though. Might try again. It sure spins fast though pretty sure it spins faster than it should. Pretty sure the snow being as wet as it was was most of the problem
 
You should be able to blow snow fine with a single stage. Ground speed is important. In other words GO SLOW. Pam works great for snowblower chutes,you just have to put it on often.
 
Not what you want to read, but get up early tomorrow morning and do it. The stuff will be froze and grind to powder and blow so much easier. I tried using my B110 and blade this afternoon and wound up putting her back in the shed. Will try tomorrow with my big tractor and blade.
AaronSEIA
 
Took the skid loader and finished than we got 6 inches of
powder today so I blew that and that was fun blowing, never
plugged and blew at least 50 to 75ft I was amazed
 

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