Snowblower PTO Snowblower Feet

[GoodGuy]

I'm strongly considering cutting off the feet on my new to me used blower. Does most of the collective still use the feet or remove for better cleanup?? Thanks, Eric

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I'm strongly considering cutting off the feet on my new to me used blower. Does most of the collective still use the feet or remove for better cleanup?? Thanks, Eric

IMO Simple to answer....Do you have a dirt or asphalt driveway?

If you have asphalt...whip out the torch and make those feet history..

If you have a gravel driveway...live with em...I have adjustable shoes on my blower...to start the season I bring the feet down so the blower rides 1/2" above the surface...once I get a nice base I bring the shoes up so the blower rides 100% on the ground..

 

[Scooby074]

WHat SD said

You could upgrade and design something adjustable if you have a gravel drive. I leave our blower up , till we get a packed base. after that its shoes get raised all the way.

 

[JDeerekid]

I would leave them on. They are not hurting anything by being there. For a gravel drive I would definately leave them. I would just shorten or lengthen the distance of your top link on your 3pt hitch so that if you have a gravle drive let it ride on the feet until you have a good snow base, then you can lenghten your top link so that it does not ride on the feet. For pavement or concrete just keep your top link lengthen so it rides on the cutting edge or the blower.

 

[brandoro]

I would also leave them on and adjust the top link to raise the cutting edge up out of the gravel or, once things are packed down to lower the cutting edge right down. That's what I always did with the 3pt blower, worked well. I have a front mount blower now with adjustable feet so will see how that works in a few weeks.

 

[devildog1]

By the looks of your material below the snow blower, it looks like your driveway is gravel. I would leave them on or in the beginning of the snow blowing season you'll be throwing stones all over the place.You can make them adjustable with a little time by cutting off feet and drilling some 7/16" or 1/2" step holes to adjust height of feet.
Devildog

 

[smfcpacfp]

I definitely would not cut them off. You blower ride on the water which melts below the feet, just like the water melt under the blade of a skate. You would have a lot more resistance without them, and wear on the front edge of the blower.

 

[GoodGuy]

Thanks Folks for your suggestions & thoughts. Yes, I do have a gravel drive that is crusher dust so the top cover is fine particles but my concern was with the feet I wouldn't get the close cleanup & would have to use my bucket or rear blade to scrape the excess left because of the feet. I realize that I go overboard somewhat with clean up but where I am located, the better the cleanup the less ice buildup.

 

[lungdoc]

Sounds like you might be trying to get down to bare gravel - not desirable. Use the feelt to leave a small amount to build into a packed layer, then use without feet (by raising them or tilting blower etc.) once that is there to scrape to a constant thickness.