47" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

[JJE64]

47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

I have a brand new 47" snowblower for my X585. It was used twice this season. I am fairly good at cleaning it off/out before being parked in the garage after use.

However, I noticed this morning that it has a larger layer of very bad rust on the bottom edges of the blower housing. These are the edges where the sides of the blower meet the bottom. The paint is chipping off, also.

Has anyone else had this experience after such a short term? This seems way too accelerated of a condition after only one season.

Please advise

Thanks
John

 

[JDFANATIC]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

jje64,

It happens. Here's a pic of a 46" single stage after ten years of blowing gravel:

Still use this blower, even though I cleaned it up (paint) last summer after another 4-5 years blowing the now paved drive.

They are durable. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[beenthere]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

Road salt and/or rocks along with ice in snow will eat through most anything if there is metal underneath. Salt doesn't ever get cleaned off, no matter how hard one tries. That was told to me by a metallurgy chemist, not my own idea.

Wire brushing and painting each spring will help to keep the sno-blower in good shape. I think that is a powder coating paint that is used. Possibly a greasy finger or lack of cleaning helped yours along. But painting is part of maintenance. However, I don't do that on my FEL bucket, and it can show some rust too, and the paint has come off in places. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[trlong]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

John,

What make is the 47"? J.D.? Shamefully, I have no garage, barn, or shed to store my 47" 2-Stage J.D. in. Therefore, it sits out all winter and summer (well lubed, ofcourse).

After two seasons, the only rust on mine is on the bottom of the skids and a few spots inside the scoop and chute where stones from the gravel/crushed slate driveway have chipped the paint off. If there is chipping of paint from a "Non-Contact" surface (hasn't been scouring stone, rock, pavement), I'd talk to the dealer. It is possible they just didn't get a good prep on the surface before painting. The paint on mine is flawless, except where expected from wear and is limited ONLY to those spots (no further chipping away of paint). Check Warranty.

Tom

 

[Hypernix]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

I have a 54" Puma snow blower with green paint and after 3 winters of use it has many spots were the paint is gone and some rust starting to show. Most of it are "contact" spots. It sat all summers outside under a tarp because I don't have enough space in the shed for it.
I will take some time this summer to repaint those spots.

Hypernix

 

[RalphVa]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

The snow plow on my Gravely wore its paint off in several places very quickly. I applied some Rust Reformer (RustOleum brand; others available), and it never rusted again. It converts iron oxide (rust) to black iron sulfide. You can paint over it.

Ralph

 

[BloomingtonMike]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

Another good product is Boeshield Rust Off. It is sold usually in the tools department - Woodcraft and Sears both have it. If you get the two-pack (Rust Off and T-9) from Sears use the rust off, when it is dry paint the area, when that is dry hit it with the T9. Should work very well.

Rust Off is what old iron tablesaw guys use to clean off the 30-40 year old rust on the old Delta tablesaw finds.

 

[beenthere]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

Mike
What was that 'first line' /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BloomingtonMike]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

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What was that 'first line' /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )</font>

WOW - I think my keyboard broke during that post. Horrible. All fixed!

 

[PILOON]

Re: 47\" Snowblower Rusting after only one season

JDFANATIC
A trick I tried that works well is to carefully cut a tight fitting strip of high density poly sheet and form it with a plumber's torch.
Otherwise I'd call it a 'plastic liner'.

I did this for two reasons; wear, but mostly that wet snows would not stick and plug my snow shute.
Works great for both reasons.

My inspiration came from seeing plastic shutes on many current walk behinds.