Back Blade Skids

[MtnViewRanch]

The ones on my blade are 6" in dia and the vertical post is 2" solid steel. I am glade that I have mine. If they don't do any good, then the ground is to soft. No you don't have to have them, but they make things easier IMO. Oh, and mine were $200 a pair.

 

[jobguy]

MtnViewRanch; Any chance of a closeup of the skid and mounting? Is there a web site selling the skids?
Thanks

 

[MtnViewRanch]

MtnViewRanch; Any chance of a closeup of the skid and mounting? Is there a web site selling the skids
Thanks

Couldn't get a close up until Sunday. Don't know of any website that sells them. They need to be purchased from an implement dealer as far as I know. I do know that they are not the same price from all the manufacturers, but then again they are not all built the same either.

 

[EMB5530]

I have read about people using steel sch40 pipe cutting a slot in it and putting bolts through where your bit attaches

Dont know how well it works but it would not sink if the ground is soft and a stick of 3" sch 40 ought to be around $100 for 10'(brand new price) and you could also use w/ crowned driveways.

 

[Solo]

Here is a close up on my Woods blade. Woods RB72 skid shoe - TractorByNet.com Photo Gallery

Woods RB72 Skid shoe - TractorByNet.com Photo Gallery
Solo

 

[GregbkH]

This is what I've done to my back blade for snow removal. The skid shoes are very heavy. The posts are 3" solid steel. The cost me $200 from the shop I bought the blade and tractor from. I haven't had a chance to try them out yet. Maybe today. I do know that on soft, not frozen gravel, the shoes will dig in. That is why I installed the pipe over the cutting edge of the blade.

 

[JoeL4330]

gregbkh: did you look at the hydraulic tail wheel for your blade; that's what I use to keep from digging when using it to clear snow on my gravel drive

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

I built a pair of skid shoes that bolt through the cutting blade bolts on each end of the blade. Quick, cheap, and a little green paint. Nothing fancy.

I put a piece of 1/4" stock on the bottom of the shoes. This is below the cutting edge of the blade by that much. And is a replaceable, sacrificial foot.

Tried it out the first time today with about 6" of new fluffy snow.
Ground isn't frozen , or frozen very deep yet.
Worked well.

Good luck

 

[MtnViewRanch]

jobguy, here are some close ups of my skid shoes. I was wrong about the 2" solid stock, they are 2 1/2" solid stock with the outside of the sleeve being 3" dia and the shoe is 1/2" stock 6" dia.

 

[Brushhill dave]

What I use on my blade is a couple of 2" heavy wall pipe caps with a stud welded into them and a nut welded to my blade. I double nut the stud on the blade. It gives me independent adjustment for each side.