This will be our 2nd winter at our new place, I have about 100yd gravel driveway. I have a 6' box blade that I pushed snow backwards, that worked 'good enough' after trial/error with getting the right angle so as not to scrape a bunch of gravel. Obviously no angle to divert snow to the side with the box blade.
I recently found a great deal on a rear blade with offset and angle adjustments. I got it wide enough to cover my tire tracks when angled too. Now my question is about modifying it so that it doesn't scrape gravel with the snow. I've see two popular methods of putting a slit pipe over the cutting edge of the blade, and also sandwiching thick horse stall mat with some material protruding below the blade to act as a wiper or squegee.
I'm wondering if the horse stall mat would be more for concrete/asphalt use? Would the best method for me be to use the pipe on the blade? I'm thinking metal pipe instead of the PVC or ABS due to cold and brittle of the plastic.
Anybody use the horse mat method on gravel? ...I'd like to use the best method for my application the first attempt, so that's why I'm looking for input.
I recently found a great deal on a rear blade with offset and angle adjustments. I got it wide enough to cover my tire tracks when angled too. Now my question is about modifying it so that it doesn't scrape gravel with the snow. I've see two popular methods of putting a slit pipe over the cutting edge of the blade, and also sandwiching thick horse stall mat with some material protruding below the blade to act as a wiper or squegee.
I'm wondering if the horse stall mat would be more for concrete/asphalt use? Would the best method for me be to use the pipe on the blade? I'm thinking metal pipe instead of the PVC or ABS due to cold and brittle of the plastic.
Anybody use the horse mat method on gravel? ...I'd like to use the best method for my application the first attempt, so that's why I'm looking for input.