Kubota's first snowfall with polyurethane edge

[kennyd]

I got it from here Misc Poly Edges - Blank No Holes

I ordered 1"x6"x60" blank no holes. Then I drilled my own holes, I used a 5/8" spade bit, the type made for wood, in a drill press on slow speed. It worked great. I had to make the metal retainer strip, that is 3/8" x 2 1/2" x 59"

With the solid lift rods yes it floats up and down, but not side to side. The blade stays horizontal with the tractor. Now it floats side to side independent of how the tractor is sitting.

Thanks Jeff!

You are 100% correct about the side-to-side thing...I was being short-sighted when I asked, hope I did not come acrossed the wrong way. Nice Work! And thanks for the links.

 

[Jeff H]

Well the storm was rain, then snow for a bit, then rain again. It is sunny today and the pavement is dry. So I didn't get to try it out. If buying this polyurethane edge scares aware the snow all winter it will have been a great investment!

 

[Ductape]

What? You couldn't try it as a squeegee ??

 

[Sackett2]

sucks to do all this work and not get to try it out.

When I got my sears lawn tractor with snowblower , the first big snowstorm hit and the battery was too weak for the extreme cold of North Dakota--- the repair guy was 2 days out... grrrr

A Lieutenant bought a walk behind snowblower in the fall and anxiously awaited a good storm to try it out. it was a dry winter overall. Finally he told me he went out to the driveway after a 1/2 inch dusting, shoveled all the snow into a small pile so he could run the blower through it.

 

[JoelD]

I would think chain on one side would not let it "float". When the chain side is the high side it would float, when the rod side was the high side it would lift the chain side up with it.

Maybe that I'm missing something though.

I bet that set up will work really well.

Is there ever a need to add weight to the blade?

Joel

 

[shaqer74]

I love the chain idea! Need to do that!

 

[Opti-Mist]

I found last year that one side or the other of my back blade needed to be adjusted by the 3PH side link if I swung the angle from one side to the other.

FWIW, if the rear blade is level, both laterally and fore/aft, no adjustment should be required.

 

[Window Geek]

FWIW, if the rear blade is level, both laterally and fore/aft, no adjustment should be required.

Actually Opti-Mist, that depends on the crown of your driveway. I've got a few digs in the pavement from last year where the blade couldn't float the angle of incidence. "Oh *those* marks, honey? They've been there a long time now. Must have been that guy with the skidsteer a few years back."

I think the chain on one side would work as long as there is a lot of slack. 'Course when you pick it up it might be a little lop sided too.

 

[NBstunter]

will someone tell me the advantage of the poly edge? or is it only for paved driveways or something? if the grounds frozen i dont see how it could help someone wanna give me some info lol. the chains would do nothing for mine the pivet pin to put it up on an angle is so warn out it has a good 8 inchs of travil at the end.

 

[Jeepnford]

Less likely to gouge or otherwise damage hard surfaces.