Snowblower question

steel

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Does anyone out there have a "miracle cure" for slushy snow hanging up in the chute of my twin screw snow blower? Annoying. Thanks
 
In my case I turn around and use the FEL which is allot easier on my neck. I like it better anyway as long as its less than 5 inches to be removed.
 
I paint the inside of the snowblower and the chute with the graphite paint used in grain wagons and then before each blowing spray siiicone inside the chute. Not perfect but it helps. Also allow the blower to run empty to clean it out before stopping the blower. hope this helps.
 
I have never had very good luck with snowblowers when you are dealing with wet slushy snow. There were times when a warm wind would cause huge amounts of drifting for some of my customers I plowed for and it wqs difficult to deal with with a plow or a blower .Be sure chute is clean when you are done. Letting a little snow freeze in there will make it worse. As mentioned, maybe some sort of silicone spray might help.Run it at as high rpm as you can.
 
When the snow is that wet that it sticks to the blower, I quit. It usually does not happen here til we get closer to spring. All winter it is dry and cold and blows like dust in the wind.
 
Is the chute well painted? If it is rusty, that is a better adhesion surface for snow/ice to build on. The painted surface will work better with various lubricants (Pam/silicone, etc). Lubricants on a rusty coarse surface don't do much good.
 
Thanks for the responses. I've got a loader and rear blade on another tractor for the minor jobs. This year's snowfall is top 5 all time in Iowa. The IH 80 chute wear surfaces are shiny, but I do like the idea of graphite paint. Off to the Orscheln's.
 
I have lined the inside of the chute with poly similar to the material used on flex head skid shoes. Minimal plugging issues.
 

Keep revs WAY up, including when changing direction, push clutch in, leave blower at PTO RPM, lift on 3pt and wait until it's completely clear, then lower RPM to move forward again.
 
I only use the blower to move the banks along the driveway if they get up over 4' and I can no longer move them back with the plow. I have found it's best not to even attempt to use the blower with slushy stuff. The plow is so much faster and easier to use the blower has become pretty much a last resort. (I use a 9' Viking power angle plow on my Allis 6070 with an 8' twin auger, 2-stage hung off the rear).
 

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