I Stink At Removing Snow From My Gravel Driveway

[SARG]

My set-up. Minimal signs of wear on the replaceable edge after 5 winters. ( even though I bought a spare )

 

[jyoutz]

I NEVER use the blade in the "forward" position on gravel. Pushing snow with the wrong side of the blade won't dig in, as you say. I did make shoes for the blade which works too.

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I’ve never had shoes work on soft gravel. They just dig in and make 2 trenches.

 

[Blue Mule]

I'm in Kentucky and we got blasted by this storm last night. Still don't have electricity. We get snow every winter. My M.O. is that I don't plow gravel. There's no need. I do plow any sections of our private road that are paved. But on the gravel I just leave it alone. It gets mashed down by traffic quickly and within a couple of days it's melting. Not worth tearing up the gravel surface. Gravel costs too much these days.

 

[ruffdog]

I’ve never had shoes work on soft gravel. They just dig in and make 2 trenches.

Well, yeah.....before the ground freezes, nothing really works good. That is when I just drive on the snow to pack it down. I really hate having to clean gravel out of my yard in the Spring. Grrr

 

[oosik]

I have a mile long gravel driveway. It is normal that I have to plow snow before the driveway has frozen up and is hard as concrete.

Turn the rear blade 180 degrees and plow as usual. This will keep the gravel in place and do a fair job of snow removal.

I have never needed shoes nor Teflon edges. My eight foot Rhino rear blade is heavy enough to remove all the snow - even reversed.

 

[jyoutz]

Well, yeah.....before the ground freezes, nothing really works good. That is when I just drive on the snow to pack it down. I really hate having to clean gravel out of my yard in the Spring. Grrr

The reversed and floated blade does work with soft unfrozen gravel.

 

[jyoutz]

I'm in Kentucky and we got blasted by this storm last night. Still don't have electricity. We get snow every winter. My M.O. is that I don't plow gravel. There's no need. I do plow any sections of our private road that are paved. But on the gravel I just leave it alone. It gets mashed down by traffic quickly and within a couple of days it's melting. Not worth tearing up the gravel surface. Gravel costs too much these days.

But allowing snow to melt into the gravel makes a mushy mess of the road.

 

[RayIN]

It's unwise to use a snowblower on a gravel driveway; Just sayin

 

[Alan W.]

I'm in Kentucky and we got blasted by this storm last night. Still don't have electricity. We get snow every winter. My M.O. is that I don't plow gravel. There's no need. I do plow any sections of our private road that are paved. But on the gravel I just leave it alone. It gets mashed down by traffic quickly and within a couple of days it's melting. Not worth tearing up the gravel surface. Gravel costs too much these days.

Sorry to hear about your power outage. Im probably a bit further south of you and ours was out about an hour. Warmed up and the rain melted most of ours.
I do usually plow my gravel drive plus a couple of my neighbors when we have enough accumulation.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

It's unwise to use a snowblower on a gravel driveway; Just sayin
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