Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat?

   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat? #61  
Didn't mention what the driveway was dirt with grass or gravel or paved, however between the teeth on a landscape rake would leave a lot of residue unless you have some sort of blade or mold board at the bottom.
 
   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat?
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#62  
Lots of great ideas, thanks! With some "unevenness" to the gravel drive, I would think grader blade shoes would still have me shaving high points of gravel if not frozen. I guess I'm still leaning towards the steel pipe on the blade, or below the blade with welded tabs for mounting through bolt holes. I was thinking of 2" or 2.5" O.D. pipe so as not to be too small. Anyone go bigger pipe than 2.5"?
 
   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat? #63  
The larger the pipe the less likely to scrape gravel.
However, the larger the pipe the more snow it will pack down and ride over.
 
   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat? #64  
What works really well is 'edge tamers'. Very clever product!
They clamp on and are affordable.
Just like adding a pair of skis.
a pair on a 4 ft bucket or perhaps 3 on wider ones.
I DIY'd a pair for my 60" snow blower and never need to rake any gravel anymore.
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   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat? #65  
Those edge tamers look nice.


Was thinking of these for the bucket, though not sure on the bolt and handle



And then there are these, though bolt on



I used these for my snowblower. Run really nice in that application.

 
   / Rear blade for snow on gravel, pipe or rubber mat? #66  
I use three 3" Edge Tamers for my 72" loader bucket. Two at sides plus 1 in middle to prevent scalping. Have a lot of uneven areas. Works very well. R2Manufacturing has been xlnt to work with. Can also get handy extensions to carry logs, etc. with. I use them for some things in the summer as well.
 
 

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