alexinPA
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It's much easier and cheaper to cut 4 inch steel pipe and put it on loader edge. I've been using it for 10+ years
I went easy way and mounted wheels in blower skids holes. Not adjustable but working fineThese are adjustable so the edge can be set to any height. By the time winter is going full bore, the wheels are adjusted so they are just dangling, and the skids keep the edge very close to the ground.
I too pack snow on my gravel drive (hopefully) before major storms hit. I want about 6-12" worth packed down to 1-2" for a good base before I drag a blade or blower on it. I absolutely hate picking gravel out of my grass so I try not to carefully prevent it.The only good way to keep from moving gravel, is like jfsawatzky said, pack down some snow.
I plow 325' of gravel driveway, and move less than a 5 gallon bucket of gravel all season.
A snow blower is definitely the wrong tool for clearing snow on gravel.
I did that with mine and made a world of difference. The originals were maybe 1" wide and 5" long at the best. The ones I made are 2" wide and 6-7"" long, they helped steering it too as they didn't dig in. I keep the edge 3/4" up.Thinking about making some wider, longer shoes that won't be so prone to digging into the ground, to raise the cutting edge out of the gravel. Has anyone found this to be effective?
The only good way to keep from moving gravel, is like jfsawatzky said, pack down some snow.
I plow 325' of gravel driveway, and move less than a 5 gallon bucket of gravel all season.
A snow blower is definitely the wrong tool for clearing snow on gravel.
I don't agree with this. What takes me 4 hours to clean up with the fel I can do in about an hour with the snow blower. And the snow is gone. Like I don't have to push it any where.A snow blower is definitely the wrong tool for clearing snow on gravel.
I do this with the "wheels" being trailer tongue jacks mounted to the backside of the blower housing. This is on a front blower on a Kubota BX2230. JonThese are adjustable so the edge can be set to any height. By the time winter is going full bore, the wheels are adjusted so they are just dangling, and the skids keep the edge very close to the ground.