Windshield Wipers clogged with ice

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  1. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    4CB4EA31-545C-42C2-B0BE-EF5CED0EEA45.jpeg Don’t buy this. I tried it last week and didn’t work. Buy the gallon of Rain X fluid.
     

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  3. Ffx95

    Ffx95 Road Train Member

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    I don’t have issues with ice build up. Maybe you have paperwork on the dash blocking the defroster? Also I mix 90% alcohol with my washer fluid melts the ice really quick. Been abit harder getting them though since the pandemic though.
     
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    I’m in Colorado. Been driving here for many years hauling lumber all over the state. Here are a few tips and tricks we use to deal with icy conditions and clogged up wiper blades.

    1) easy fluid heater. Make a coil of metal brake tubing and zip tie it to the engine block. Splice washer fluid line to run through it. Works like a charm when you get the coil in the right spot.

    2) make a L shaped tool to hang out the window to flick the wipers in the stroke to thump against the glass. Works well.

    3) Winter wipers exist for a reason. Get them.
     
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  5. Final Drive

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    Something that I'll have to look into here I only have my truck heater on and it's sticking..
     
  6. Final Drive

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    Same situation but nothing is sticking to the windshield..
     
  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Ha ha.
     
  8. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    There is nothing on the dash. The truck is new from factory and maintained by KW dealership.
     
  9. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I appreciate the DIY instructions.
    I have a pin puller to use like the L-shaped device.
    What I described happened with new out of the box winter wipers.
     
  10. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    Wyoming and Montana, much worse
     
  11. gentleroger

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    What I've noticed is that ice starts forming on the arm/back of the blade first which ends up pulling ghe blade away from the glass every so slightly. It doesn't seem to matter what you do with the cab hvac in that situation. When I'm driving in that type of weather I just plan on stopping every hour or so to knock the ice off the blades and clear the snow from where the wiper doesn't hit. I also clean the brine/salt off my mirrors and check my tail lights are clear. The leds don't melt the snow, so its very possible for the back of the trailer to be completly snow covered, camouflaging you to overtaking traffic.
     
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