Captain Dirty
Platinum Member
Is there a rule of thumb giving the number of square inches of skid per hundred lbs. of implement so that a snowblower or blade will "float" on various surfaces, specifically loose stone?
My son got some 3/8" stone for a driveway project, but had to move the pile to make way for an arborist's truck. He spread much of the stone on his existing driveway. The previous stone surface had fines and was fairly well consolidated; the present surface is loose. When I plow or blow my mushroom skids make 2 furrows, the plow leaves a pile of stone and snow, or the blower spreads stone all over his adjacent yard. I have my top link shortened and the skid shoes at max height on the plow. I am considering larger skid shoes. If it is a trial and error process, I would prefer to make fewer tries.
My son got some 3/8" stone for a driveway project, but had to move the pile to make way for an arborist's truck. He spread much of the stone on his existing driveway. The previous stone surface had fines and was fairly well consolidated; the present surface is loose. When I plow or blow my mushroom skids make 2 furrows, the plow leaves a pile of stone and snow, or the blower spreads stone all over his adjacent yard. I have my top link shortened and the skid shoes at max height on the plow. I am considering larger skid shoes. If it is a trial and error process, I would prefer to make fewer tries.