Putting a 2.75" hardened steel pipe on rear blade for plowing in soft conditions?

[Topzide]

Weld studs on pipe to match the skid mounts. That way you can put pipe on and off as needed.

 

[ruffdog]

Admittedly this was the part of my road that is just packed dirt. Which just turns into packed mud under the snow when it's above freezing.

Plowing snow in mud? Good luck.

 

[bigtiller]

If used just for snow, drop down to a cat. 1, rear blade. If turned around backward it would better than your HD blade.

 

[In.the.Piñons]

Plowing snow in mud? Good luck.

It's not as bad as it sounds, but I do need to put some gravel on it. It's a project that was supposed to happen this year, but you know how that goes lol.

 

[In.the.Piñons]

If used just for snow, drop down to a cat. 1, rear blade. If turned around backward it would better than your HD blade.

I'll keep that in mind, but I just spent a small fortune on hydraulics for this blade, so I hope I can get it to work.

 

[jjeff]

I've welded pipes to cutting edge for plowing snow, despite what others say and think if you have access to a plasma cutter that works it's easy, clamp pipe in a stick of angle iron preferably as long or longer than pipe, use edge of angle as a straight edge dragging torch along edge, loosen clamps rotate pipe slightly and cut adjacent groove. Learned the harder way have plasma cutter consumables on hand or your going to be using a grinder to finish cut. Lol

 

[gstrom99]

I tried this last winter and it didn't work for my conditions. The shoes sunk into the road and caused the blade to dig in. Admittedly this was the part of my road that is just packed dirt. Which just turns into packed mud under the snow when it's above freezing.

If the shoes dug in, I think the round pipe will dig in worse. I'd look into making longer (like 12") skids mounted on the side.

 

[jjeff]

If the shoes dug in, I think the round pipe will dig in worse. I'd look into making longer (like 12") skids mounted on the side.

Initially surprised me yrs ago cuz I thought the same thing. It doesn't really even plowing snow on thawed soft ground in my experiences. I think cuz the roundness of pipe for cutting edge spread out over entire plow length helps keep the plow from digging in. Provided your not exerting extra down force on pipes cutting edge.

 

[ruffdog]

If the shoes dug in, I think the round pipe will dig in worse. I'd look into making longer (like 12") skids mounted on the side.

This company sells very large (30" long) skids for snow blowers for soft conditions:

SHOP | ARMORskids®

 

[ruffdog]

I have a local guy that gets it from the oil fields. Cost me $35 for 9ft length 1/4" thick, 2 & 3/4" dia. J55 tool grade steel, schedule 80.

AI....J55 steel is not a "tool steel" but rather a low-grade casing and tubing steel specified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) under the API 5CT standard. It's primarily used in the oil and gas industry for shallow wells due to its low cost and wide application range, with a minimum yield strength of 379 MPa (55,000 psi) and a minimum tensile strength of 517 MPa (75,000 psi).