I've been thinking about getting my other snowblowers ready for the Midwest winter, soon..(even though we have high's predicted around 90 all week!)
I have a specific question about my Ariens Platinum 24...even though I clean and grease the axles (and inside of the wheels) each season I still get surface rust and one wheel is usually very difficult to remove. This machine is only 3 years old with about 10 hrs on it...
Are there any best practices to remove light surface rust and then any favorite greases to use on the axles to prevent them from rusting solid?
I've been cleaning the axles with a penetrating spray (Corrosion X) and scrubbing them with a scotch brite...then greasing with RoyalPurple synthethic grease. I think the RP grease is lousy as it seems to dry and harden quickly...time to look for a better grease for this application.
It seems that if I hadn't pulled the wheels and greased them each year that by now they would already be rusted solid to the axles.
What are you guys doing that's working for you?
I have a specific question about my Ariens Platinum 24...even though I clean and grease the axles (and inside of the wheels) each season I still get surface rust and one wheel is usually very difficult to remove. This machine is only 3 years old with about 10 hrs on it...
Are there any best practices to remove light surface rust and then any favorite greases to use on the axles to prevent them from rusting solid?
I've been cleaning the axles with a penetrating spray (Corrosion X) and scrubbing them with a scotch brite...then greasing with RoyalPurple synthethic grease. I think the RP grease is lousy as it seems to dry and harden quickly...time to look for a better grease for this application.
It seems that if I hadn't pulled the wheels and greased them each year that by now they would already be rusted solid to the axles.
What are you guys doing that's working for you?