Snow Blade Avoiding removing gravel while plowing snow.

[jon edwards]

I was talking to a friend today. He said he had a local welding shop cut a grove in a 2inch pipe so he could slip the pipe over the mold board on his blade. They also put a couple of attachment points on the pipe and he used rubber tarp fasteners to hold the pipe in place. He said this eliminated the issue of getting into the gravel while plowing snow. Has anyone ever done this or seen a similar setup?

Thanks

 

[murphy1244]

I was talking to a friend today. He said he had a local welding shop cut a grove in a 2inch pipe so he could slip the pipe over the mold board on his blade. They also put a couple of attachment points on the pipe and he used rubber tarp fasteners to hold the pipe in place. He said this eliminated the issue of getting into the gravel while plowing snow. Has anyone ever done this or seen a similar setup?

Thanks

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[ray66v]

Slitting the pipe, is totally unnecessary.

Just weld some tabs on it, and bolt it on the bottom, using the existing bolts.



I also added some 10" rubber castors, as gauge wheels. This allows me to set the blade a couple inches above the gravel.

I don't move more than a 5 gallon bucket of gravel off the driveway, all season, anymore.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

There are a few threads on it around here. Some use PVC pipe. There's a vendor here who sells plastic shoes that seem to do the job.

 

[s219]

I was talking to a friend today. He said he had a local welding shop cut a grove in a 2inch pipe so he could slip the pipe over the mold board on his blade. They also put a couple of attachment points on the pipe and he used rubber tarp fasteners to hold the pipe in place. He said this eliminated the issue of getting into the gravel while plowing snow. Has anyone ever done this or seen a similar setup?

Thanks

Very popular mod here on TBN, and it's my preference for snow removal (also tried horse stall mat for a cutting edge but not as good as the pipe in my opinion).

As ray66v noted, I just welded ears onto some iron pipe to bolt onto the blade. But if you have a plasma cutter, you can slit the pipe and just hammer it over the edge.

Prior to using an iron pipe, I tried this with PVC, and it worked well but of course wore out very quickly.

 

[Oldpath05]

Slitting the pipe, is totally unnecessary.

Just weld some tabs on it, and bolt it on the bottom, using the existing bolts.

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I also added some 10" rubber castors, as gauge wheels. This allows me to set the blade a couple inches above the gravel.

I don't move more than a 5 gallon bucket of gravel off the driveway, all season, anymore.

One issue I see with this is the when the pipe is on the front of the cutting edge, it would have a tendency of holding snow on the blade, perhaps if it was bolted behind the cutting edge would be better.

 

[jon edwards]

Thanks for the replies. That helps.

 

[s219]

Here's how I set mine up. You can weld the ears on any position you like. I tried to minimize any front overhang.

 

[fried1765]

I was talking to a friend today. He said he had a local welding shop cut a grove in a 2inch pipe so he could slip the pipe over the mold board on his blade. They also put a couple of attachment points on the pipe and he used rubber tarp fasteners to hold the pipe in place. He said this eliminated the issue of getting into the gravel while plowing snow. Has anyone ever done this or seen a similar setup?

Thanks

Look at "Edge Tamers"

Go to: r2manufacturing.com

 

[ray66v]

One issue I see with this is the when the pipe is on the front of the cutting edge, it would have a tendency of holding snow on the blade, perhaps if it was bolted behind the cutting edge would be better.

You could certainly do that. Or, mount it in the center below the blade.

My thought was, ice and any obstructions would not be able to bend it away in the front.

It's been the way it is in picture, for 5 years. And, it works great. Including when I back drag the plow.