Snow Attachments ABS Plastic Pipe Snow Blade Edge

[KHNewman]

I just changed from Schedule 80 to Steel Pipe for this winter I was destroying at least one piece of pipe per storm and it was a PITA coming off all the time. I am planning to actually weld the pipe to my cutting edge so it is permanent.

 

[Willl]

I am planning to actually weld the pipe to my cutting edge so it is permanent.

What ?, won't this make it kind of difficult to use during non-snow times ?

 

[NWOH_Grizz]

Took a piece of 2" ABS, cut off a couple of 8" pieces, and slit it lengthwise on the radial arm saw. Snapped each piece over the blade edge, about 10 inches from the ends, tight fit. Works great, 600' of paved drive here. No scraping marks like the FEL leaves.

I'm using a 3PH blade with a SSQA-to-3PH adapter, and push the snow out front. Just have to make sure I go slow as the blade doesn't have any trip-springs, but the drive is all flat. Sure beats using my ATV with a 4' push blade.

 

[JB4310]

Was gonna start a new thread but I don't think this is worthy, so instead I'll bring this one back up.

I've tried every type and size of plastic pipe on my plows with the same result, BROKEN or BENT pipe. Works great until it breaks or falls off.

After plowing up a ton of gravel this year in the first storm I decided to try steel, like I said the pipe idea is great but just not plastic for me.

Found a piece of light weight steel pipe in my pile, it is an odd ball size around 3.5 inches, pretty thin wall so it was easy to cut an inch slot out of it. I cut the slot wide enough to drop pieces of 1/4" plate down inside the pipe so the pipe would stay steady and not move much.
The plate rests flat against the blade and is welded at the top of the slot and there was just enough space to get in there and weld the plate at the bottom of the pipe.

Hand cut some end pieces with a torch and that's welded all around the end of the pipe and bolted to the side of the plow. Couple of minutes on and off.

Got to try it out and it worked great with out any damage to the pipe except wear on the bottom, reduced the scrapping and removal of the stone surface by 95%. I'm happy, as it was a PITN trying to be so careful not to scrape up stone, it took alot longer and still made a mess. Now I just plow like it's on pavement, was faster and no stress.

Only problem may be that cause the pipe is very light I may have to weld another skid piece on the bottom if this one wears out, but that will be well worth the effort.
This is on a 6.5 foot western plow frame mounted to JD 4310

JB.

 

[Scott in IN]

Last year I broke both ABS and PVC pipe on bottom of my plow. Sometimes I would get a couple of passes on the pipe before it would break, other times not so much.

Sooo, this year I picked up a piece of metal pipe at the scrap yard. I ran a chalk line down the length of the pipe and cut a slot in it with my torch. I pounded the pipe on my cutting edge, cut a hole on each end for a bolt (to keep it from sliding off) and called it good. I saw no need to weld it on as it was a tight fit and pushing the snow actually pushes it back on the blade.

All said and done, the STEEL pipe is waaaaaaaay better than the PVC / ABS.

 

[ray66v]

Was gonna start a new thread but I don't think this is worthy, so instead I'll bring this one back up.

I've tried every type and size of plastic pipe on my plows with the same result, BROKEN or BENT pipe. Works great until it breaks or falls off.

After plowing up a ton of gravel this year in the first storm I decided to try steel, like I said the pipe idea is great but just not plastic for me.

Found a piece of light weight steel pipe in my pile, it is an odd ball size around 3.5 inches, pretty thin wall so it was easy to cut an inch slot out of it. I cut the slot wide enough to drop pieces of 1/4" plate down inside the pipe so the pipe would stay steady and not move much.
The plate rests flat against the blade and is welded at the top of the slot and there was just enough space to get in there and weld the plate at the bottom of the pipe.

Hand cut some end pieces with a torch and that's welded all around the end of the pipe and bolted to the side of the plow. Couple of minutes on and off.

Got to try it out and it worked great with out any damage to the pipe except wear on the bottom, reduced the scrapping and removal of the stone surface by 95%. I'm happy, as it was a PITN trying to be so careful not to scrape up stone, it took alot longer and still made a mess. Now I just plow like it's on pavement, was faster and no stress.

Only problem may be that cause the pipe is very light I may have to weld another skid piece on the bottom if this one wears out, but that will be well worth the effort.
This is on a 6.5 foot western plow frame mounted to JD 4310

JB.

I made a similar rig for this year. I used a piece of 1.5 inch diameter schedule 40 steel pipe.

I just welded two tabs on it, and bolted it on in front.

It's not snowing enough here yet to take the tractor out, so I don't know how it works.

 

[bp fick]

Last year I broke both ABS and PVC pipe on bottom of my plow. Sometimes I would get a couple of passes on the pipe before it would break, other times not so much.

Sooo, this year I picked up a piece of metal pipe at the scrap yard. I ran a chalk line down the length of the pipe and cut a slot in it with my torch. I pounded the pipe on my cutting edge, cut a hole on each end for a bolt (to keep it from sliding off) and called it good. I saw no need to weld it on as it was a tight fit and pushing the snow actually pushes it back on the blade.

All said and done, the STEEL pipe is waaaaaaaay better than the PVC / ABS.

Honestly? I think the implement makers are missing the boat not selling these as an option.

 

[JB4310]

Honestly? I think the implement makers are missing the boat not selling these as an option.

Yeah, was thinking of a way to make it universal like one of those tooth bars.

Well I really got a chance to use my steel pipe on plow blade as we had close to 2 feet of snow here in central CT yesterday, no problems with the pipe just took a long time plowing.

Been using the front mounted plow last couple of years cause it's way faster than the loader in normal snows up to 12 inches, but it looks like 1.5 to 2 feet is the limit for plowing with this size machine. Was having trouble with the big piles, pushing them back.

Time to make another steel pipe for the bucket.

JB

 

[ray66v]

I just tested my SCH 40 steel pipe, and it works fine.

I had no intention of cutting a slot in it. Just weld two, or more if you like, tabs to it, and bolt it through the tabs, to the bottom of the plow. easy on, easy off.

I have a 1.5" piece of SCH 40 steel pipe 72" long, with one tab 12" in, on each end. I made the tabs out of 10 ga. steel, about 2" long.

 

[JB4310]

I just tested my SCH 40 steel pipe, and it works fine.

I had no intention of cutting a slot in it. Just weld two, or more if you like, tabs to it, and bolt it through the tabs, to the bottom of the plow. easy on, easy off.

I have a 1.5" piece of SCH 40 steel pipe 72" long, with one tab 12" in, on each end. I made the tabs out of 10 ga. steel, about 2" long.

So you through bolted it to the cutting blade? That would make it pretty universal, like a tooth bar.

I thought of that also but was still on the slotted pipe plan, your way sure simplifies it, but since you're saving all that time and effort on not ripping the pipe then I would beef up that mounting method, with heavier steel and larger pcs for those tabs and I would put a tab on the back side of the blade opposite the front ones. Bolting it through front tab, the cutting edge and the back tab, that should stiffen it up enough for my abuse.

I'm gonna seriously consider this for my high volume materials bucket's cutting edge, basically it would be exactly like installing the tooth bar.

Good idea.


JB.