Does anyone have an easy way to remove snow from equipment after use

[TJP440]

Just wondering if anyone has an inexpensive easy way to remove accumulated snow after using the tractor blower etc. my uit is in a heated garage and when it snows enough every day to use the unit(s) it melts amd makes a small lake LOL.
I've tried a windshield scraper which is somewhat OK but is time consuming and leaves a lot behind.
Also tried compressed air which works somewhat well but again is a bit time consuming.
They flat air nozzles but I'm not sure if they would work that well LINKY Another version of a nozzle LINKY 2 .

So i thought I'd ask here TIA and

 

[Xfaxman]

Try a leaf blower: Image Search

 

[oldnslo]

Soft bristle broom or snow broom meant for clearing snow off of a car.

 

[RjCorazza]

I have used a broom and commercial leaf blower in the past with good results. The blower gets practically everything off, even packed snow.

 

[TJP440]

HMM may have to try the leaf blower, thanks

 

[bigtiller]

Just wondering if anyone has an inexpensive easy way to remove accumulated snow after using the tractor blower etc. my uit is in a heated garage and when it snows enough every day to use the unit(s) it melts amd makes a small lake LOL.
I've tried a windshield scraper which is somewhat OK but is time consuming and leaves a lot behind.
Also tried compressed air which works somewhat well but again is a bit time consuming.
They flat air nozzles but I'm not sure if they would work that well LINKY Another version of a nozzle LINKY 2 .

So i thought I'd ask here TIA and

If you don't have a floor-drain in your garage, it isn't that difficult to make a drain-pit.

In my first garage, I buried a 12" x 48" tile in sand and covered it with a drain cap. Melting snow from 2 cars and a snowblower was never a problem.

 

[5030]

Floor drains have been outlawed in many states due to what the drain might actually drain into the surrounding soil.

How it is here in Michigan at least unless that drain is plumbed directly into a approved stormwater outlet.

 

[5030]

I park my tractors in an unheated barn so any snow that accumulates on the blower or snow blade stays on it and I don't worry about it at all.

 

[not2old]

Floor drains have been outlawed in many states due to what the drain might actually drain into the surrounding soil.

How it is here in Michigan at least unless that drain is plumbed directly into a approved stormwater outlet.

Similar here. I had installed a drain in the preparation of pouring my concrete floor in the shop. The inspector told me an oil separator was required with a drain in a garage floor so I just cut off the top and eliminated the drain before pouring the concrete for the floor.

 

[KennyG]

Most places prohibit drains now unless there is an oil separator. I have drains in my garage but it's 50 years old. I helped a guy pour a garage slab one time and he formed in a french drain but then skimmed it with 1/2" of concrete. After inspection, he broke it out. Where there's a will there's a way.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

One of the positives of not having permits or inspections where we live...

 

[edgarrian]

Interesting so many say the drains are prohibited. We built and moved into our home Jan of 2016. We have garage drains and its not a big deal. I wouldn't want a garage unless it had floor drains. Honestly what's the difference between washing outside or in the garage. The states and areas that prohibit this are functional idiots

 

[ArlyA]

I have the same question..

 

[JeepHead]

I park mine in a heated shop too. I use a broom and leaf blower to get the majority of it off and then let the heat do the rest. Haven't had an issue yet.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

We usually have enough fluctuation of temps here that parked in an unheated barn is enough to get off enough. This year, seems like we are stuck in single temps forever. Used torpedo today to melt off snow and grease all fittings.

 

[WinterDeere]

Interesting so many say the drains are prohibited. We built and moved into our home Jan of 2016. We have garage drains and its not a big deal. I wouldn't want a garage unless it had floor drains. Honestly what's the difference between washing outside or in the garage. The states and areas that prohibit this are functional idiots

Agreed. What's the difference if any fluids dripping off my car run out through the door opening onto the ground, versus collect in a floor drain and then are piped outside to the ground?

I could understand if there are prohibitions about running floor drains into municipal sewer systems, they may not be equipped to separate some garage chemicals from the treatment water. But if it's piped to a drainage field on your own property, or to the curb or storm water system were any fluid leaving you garage is headed anyway, then what's the difference as to the route it takes?

As to the OP, I use a hog brush on a broom handle for clean snow. If I'm doing on-road travel and come back covered in road salt and brine, then I follow the hog brush with a clean rinse from a garden hose. If I hose the tractor off, and it's too cold to dry the tractor in the sun or shed, I'll move a car out of one of our heated garages to park the tractor in a heated space to dry.

 

[RayIN]

HMM may have to try the leaf blower, thanks

I use a gas leaf-blower to clear off sidewalks and steps; but, it must be performed ASAP after a snow, before it has a chance to pack.
Only downside, wind blowing in wrong direction makes you a snowman..

 

[jpwazz]

Just wondering if anyone has an inexpensive easy way to remove accumulated snow after using the tractor blower etc. my uit is in a heated garage and when it snows enough every day to use the unit(s) it melts amd makes a small lake LOL.
I've tried a windshield scraper which is somewhat OK but is time consuming and leaves a lot behind.
Also tried compressed air which works somewhat well but again is a bit time consuming.
They flat air nozzles but I'm not sure if they would work that well LINKY Another version of a nozzle LINKY 2 .

So i thought I'd ask here TIA and

one thing that helps is the snow not sticking to begin with, each fall before the snow starts to fly i will polish the backblade and bucket with an inexpensive car polish, if i end up plowing a lot sometimes i will reapply.

 

[J&K]

My shop has a floor drains but I use a car snow Brush to get most of it off before putting tractors away. With using mostly wood heat in shop also the humidity is low so what ever pools dries up in a hurry.
House garage is heated but no floor drain. Floor slopes to the overhead door so I just us a good squeegee and push it out the door. If real cold out and don't want to cause a skating rink, I have a dedicated 10 gallon wet/dry vac and just dump it outside.

 

[whocares99]

I use a small Milwaukee cordless blower. It has a flexible tip that you can shove into all the crevices and blow the snow away. After that its into the heated shop and whats left melts away.