snow blade rubber edge help

[Dave N]

And the problem I have is that with the blade actually moving in three planes (left-right with the angle, forward and back with the tilt on the FEL, up and down with the FEL), I seem to always slowly knock it off "level", so when angled, either left or right corner hit first and want to dig in. It happened on the gravel even with the shoes on it (the round spaceship kind).

 

[Dave N]

No access to mud flaps I'm afraid

 

[ruffdog]

Plow Blades

 

[zoedog2012]

I have an asphalt driveway and concrete parking area between the house and shop, I was worried about scrape marks also so I got stall mat, it lasted about 20 minutes. I use a rear blade and it does not leave any scrape marks. Only scrape marks I have came from using the FEL bucket on the concrete.

 

[John0829]

I understand about not wanting to mark up the asphalt but I just wanted to add back in the day when I was the one out on the motor grader clearing roads and parking lots (private and non-private. The powers that be decided that my old Cat grader need a rubber edge for much the same reason. The old grader didn't care but the folks that had to walk or drive the areas sure did, made the areas slick as snot on glass. The next year I had my old metal cutting edge back, seems the few scrape marks were not that bad after all.

 

[LouNY]

This type of plastic blade will do a good job and last longer then the rubber one,
there are less expensive places to get one then here;
72" Blank Cutting Edge - Blank Snowplow Cutting Edges - Fallline

 

[RjCorazza]

I am in my 4th season with a 1.5" thick polyurethane cutting edge on my rear blade. I wore about an inch off it over that time, and lowered it for this season. It works well on pavement and concrete, but doesn't scrape ice and hard pack snow like steel.

On my front blade this is my first season with a UHMW polyethylene edge (1.25"). It scrapes better than the softer polyurethane edge, and seems to be wearing ok. I plow anywhere from 10-15 long rural driveways, and I'm certain either material would last almost a lifetime if I were just plowing my 600' driveway.

 

[MossyDell]

I appreciate this thread because am doing my first plowing with a front blade and thick rubber edge from Kubota. Problem is, I wore about 1" off in my first use! I think the problem was more from gravel than my asphalt. I have some gravel but also helped the neighbors with a long gravel drive. But my asphalt is rough in spots.

May have to flip my rubber a lot earlier than I thought. And will use it down all the way only on my asphalt. Will check out those plastic edges!

 

[MossyDell]

I am in my 4th season with a 1.5" thick polyurethane cutting edge on my rear blade. I wore about an inch off it over that time, and lowered it for this season. It works well on pavement and concrete, but doesn't scrape ice and hard pack snow like steel.

On my front blade this is my first season with a UHMW polyethylene edge (1.25"). It scrapes better than the softer polyurethane edge, and seems to be wearing ok. I plow anywhere from 10-15 long rural driveways, and I'm certain either material would last almost a lifetime if I were just plowing my 600' driveway.

Is yours the FallLine brand that Lou linked to? It would help to know of all options. Lou's reference looks real good though. Maybe the one sold by FallLine is sold by all others, idk.

 

[MossyDell]

Also, can the polyurethane edges be easily cut with a power saw? I have a 5' blade and the FallLine ones are 6'.