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[smlobx]

Ski please post up some pictures of your tractor at work when you get a chance. It brings back memories of when I was a kid and we had huge (for me anyways) snowstorms in NH.

[JaSAn]

 . . . We only got 6 inches overnight but very heavy wet sierra cement . . .

 

Mr. ski3pin:

 

What do you put on your snow equipment (shovels, snowblowers, blades) to keep your 'very heavy wet sierra cement' from sticking?  

 

We get something similar here in Minnesota in the late season storms that is very heavy, sticky crud that I have to shake the shovel to get off, continually unclog the chute on the snow blower, etc.

Tried spray wax, Pam, WD-40; doesn't work or only works for a little while.

 

Any advice is appreciated.

 

jim

Edited by JaSAn, 02 March 2024 - 06:52 PM.

[ski3pin]

This is not perfect, but is the best I've found -

 

DuPont Snow & Ice Repellent

[ski3pin]

The local hydro electric project operators use this on their huge snow removal rotaries to make them slippery. They buy it in 55 gallon drums. I have a buddy who swears by it on his walk behind snowblower and shovels. This is also an option -

 

Fluid Film

[pvstoy]

While not home my neighbor is using diesel fuel and hydraulic power this morning to remove the first wave of the heavy wet Sierra snow.
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[pvstoy]

It is nice to have neighbors with toys.

[ski3pin]

It is nice to have neighbors with toys.

Tools Patrick, tools, not toys.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

It is nice to have neighbors with toys.

 

Tools Patrick, tools, not toys.

Those tools should all have a heated cab.

[PaulT]

Tools Patrick, tools, not toys.

Says the guy with many, many toys, tools. 

Plus, these tools came with an operator who makes homemade cinnamon rolls and the morning coffee. How fortunate can you be? 

 

Paul

[rubberlegs]

Both Mr. and Mrs. ski3pin score high on the fortunate index.