Re: (ET) Snow!

["SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

On refinishing:

I completely rebuilt and refinished my snowblower last fall. I tried
sandblasting with a small home setup but it was horribly slow. I ended up
using an angle grinder with a wire brush which worked well - just took 
time.
I used sandblasting for the 'nooks and crannies'. Took three evenings to 
get
to bare metal.

I then used POR-15 (http://www.por15.com/) followed by a standard spray
paint to get the yellow (I have found no good match  yet). The POR-15 is
supposed to very tough and good against rust. Seems ok so far. I need to 
add
the silcone spray - that's a good idea.

I did my mower the same way. I left the underside just POR-15 as it doesn't
see daylight (POR-15 shouldn't be used without topcoat when exposed to
sunlight). It seems to clean off easily and has been pretty good protection
from debris.

BTW, the elec-trak.org site has a paint formula. Haven't tried it though.

SteveS
E12Ss
E20


----- Original Message -----
From: <rajrajan001 attbi com>
To: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
Cc: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Snow!


> David,
>
> I just did 6-8" heavy wet snow in North Andover, MA last weekend with
> reasonable success.  I had to unclog the chute 6-8 times while doing our
250'
> driveway.
>
> Best snowthower performance comes with a slick surface anywhere the snow
might
> touch.  Of course this is very hard with our old slightly rusty machines
with
> flat worn paint.  As a group member (remind me who)suggested to me,
rubbing
> parrafin wax (at grochery or hardware store)all over all the surfaces
before
> each use gives some slickness to help.  Watch out because there are many
sharp
> edges to mash your knuckles on, best to use thick gloves and do it
carefully.
>
> The best solution would be to sand blast the rust spots and prime and
paint the
> whole inside of the unit, but this is alot of work.  I am thinking about
doing
> this next summer.  The same approach (new paint) will make the lawnmower
decks
> less likely to get grass clogged and stuck to the deck and makes it easy
to
> clean out.  Does anyone recommend a really good paint for these severe
dutys?
>
> Also, running with a good charge for maximum motor power helps.  I have
found
> it is best not to stop and start many times to prevent clogging.  Go at 
> it
as
> continuously as possible.  Also, make sure you are eating enough snow at 
> a
> time, obviously also not letting the ampmeter go beyond the high scale.  
> I
also
> found this to help.  Lastly, getting the chain (and chain&belt if the
36-38"
> version)snug and well oiled, and maybe replaced if worn will help.
>
> James
> > On 3 Feb 2003 at 7:21, Rob Brockway wrote:
> >
> > > The snow blower however is somewhat limited ...
> >
> > I found this to be the case too.  The blade works better for me.
> >
> > But others have reported the opposite.  This leads me to believe that
either
> > there's some variation in the snow throwers, or some wear mechanism 
> > that
> > makes some of them perform below par, or perhaps both.
> >
> >
> > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> > 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> > 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> > 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
> > 1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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