[AT] Snow blower lubrication

[Jerry Rhodes]

Dick, here is wear I think most are getting it wrong, the tefron ring arond 
the chute takes care of the turning of the chute, BUT the snow hits the 
inside of the chute, that is what needs to be "lub'ed", keep it clean, free 
of rust, I paint mine with POR15 and wax it at times or spray with PAM, this 
will keep the snow moving out of the chute, even wet stuff.

Jerry NW Ohio

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Day" <dickday0 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Snow blower lubrication


The reason for posting this question is since I've never owned one
before, I did some research on how to maintain a snow blower, and
every site I saw said to make sure the chute is lubricated. The
manufacturer is saying the opposite.  I was just looking for opinions.



On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:
> I suppose a little powdered graphite wouldn't hurt, but it might not
> help much either. Why don't you just try it the way it is? i.e. "don't
> fix what ain't broke".
>
> Mike
>
> On 11/12/2010 9:26 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>> Well, my new 72" snow blower is still sitting on the pallet. Once my hand
>> gets back into shape, I plan in checking all bolts and nuts, chain 
>> tension
>> and making sure all fittings are greased.
>>
>> My question concerns the spot where the chute rests on top of the box.
>> There is a big Teflon ring that acts as a spacer between the chute gear 
>> and
>> the round opening it sits on. The manufacturer is suggesting that we do 
>> not
>> need to lubricate this since the Teflon ring will keep the two metal
>> surfaces from sticking. They also said that some lubricants will get hard
>> in extremely cold weather.
>>
>> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>>
>> As always, thanks for the feedback.
>>
>> Dick Day
>>
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