We live in an area that tends to get a lot of wet snow - with temps that hover just above or below freezing for much of the winter. One of my relatively consistent problems with my BX2750 snowblower (front attachment on a BX24) is that a thin layer of ice tends to collect between the auger and the back of the chute - or in some cases right at the edge of the auger blade in the chute. If I stop for a bit and forget to check and clear this, it often freezes and ... there goes another shear pin. Annoying, but not a game-breaker. Anyone have a trick to stop this from happening?
Ice in BX2750 auger chute
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Not sure but I’ll be using my new BX5455 hd snowblower for the first time this winter. I did spray the crap out of all the metal parts with “jet snow” or “snow jet” the stuff thats supposed to prevent snow from sticking. I will be watching for this so thanks for the warning! You could always carry a small propane (plumbing torch) and melt it as it builds up? My tractor (BX25d) and blower will be outside under a shed roof but open to the sides all winter.
I do throw a cover over the blower so I can start clearing with clean equipment. I also have one of those “flame thrower” units for killing weeds…maybe I’ll hit the insides of the blower with some careful heat after using it each time.
I do throw a cover over the blower so I can start clearing with clean equipment. I also have one of those “flame thrower” units for killing weeds…maybe I’ll hit the insides of the blower with some careful heat after using it each time.
The ice build-up is a result of the heat that is generated by the friction of the snow exiting the chute on the inside, and the cold on the outside of the metal. If the chute has a good coating of paint, and you use ski wax on it you should be able to get through a storm without any freezing ice blocking the chute. Another trick is to use Turtle Wax spray wax before you start blowing snow. Never, ever put your hand into the chute to clear a jam, because you could lose your hand if the rear impeller should move from being under tension. I always clean with a snowblower chute shovel. They are available from small implement dealers. Strange thing is that for all the walk-behind snowblowers the tool comes as standard equipment, but if it is a tractor-mounted snowblower, it doesn't.
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Ideally, remove the auger(for GREAT access), wash the housing real good, dry it, them hand rub 2 coats of GOOD wax on it.Obviously has to be done in a nice warm area..
yeah, I did say Ideally...
as well, always spray 'something slippery' before use...
spray with winter WW fluid(alcohol) after use
really nothing will work 100% , except moving to an island on the equator....
yeah, I did say Ideally...
as well, always spray 'something slippery' before use...
spray with winter WW fluid(alcohol) after use
really nothing will work 100% , except moving to an island on the equator....
On my last tractor I found that removing the 'hand shield' at the end of the discharge chute made a really big difference. It was a heavy molded wire that would prevent you from sticking your hand in. The problem I found was the heavy wet snow tended to start a clog there and shortly the chute was plugged.
I also sprayed the chute interior with 'Pam', a cooking spray oil but removing the guard made the biggest difference.
I also sprayed the chute interior with 'Pam', a cooking spray oil but removing the guard made the biggest difference.
Yeah, those “guards”
I was debating whether to remove mine or suffer with it. I usually remove all “guards” from my equipment as they are really the manufacturer’s way of “copping out” of potential lawsuits…on our collective, dime. Anyone that inserts a hand into RUNNING equipment of any type is going to get the Darwin award eventually.