Johndeerex728
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Runner said:I'm thinking something like this might work:
He'll yeah
Runner said:I'm thinking something like this might work:
I like the idea of the guage wheels, my input is to wish they'd pivot rather than be rigid.
beenthere said:The Deere 51" broom has pivot wheels that likely could be adapted.
At a $$$ premium; idea is right though. Having casters means less damage to the road which is the idea of this whole project.The Deere 51" broom has pivot wheels that likely could be adapted.
I may be missing something here but, why not just use skid shoes.??
I have been snowblowing for 25 years on gravel and sheared very few bolts. I have roughly 16 hours on my 3pt. blower and I have sheared none.
I don't know why someone has to modify a blower with gauge wheels.??
Am I missing something.!!:confused2:
I can't figure out how you guys running blowers with skids on gravel keep from throwing your whole driveway into the yard. I tried it and didn't get 10 feet before it sounded like the world was coming to an end and the blower was sunk into the gravel. And, that was with wider skids, twice the size of the stock ones, set at about 2 inches off the ground.
Maybe the problem is that it doesn't get cold enough for the ground to freeze hard around here. We will have 50 degrees one day and 12 inches of snow the next, so the ground stays soft.
i made wider skids for my 3pt blower and gravel drive. works fine. i leave them high until i get some good hardpack, then i removed them. works great for me. even w/ any skids/wheels on the ends, you can still scalp the surface if you are riding over a high area where both skids/wheels are lower (crown of drive for example).
one thing mentioned earlier about running the front blower in 'float'...isn't this what you would want? i drop my 3pt to the max, and then it just rides up and down w/ the terrain...seems to me float on the front would do the same.