Skid shoes on a scrape blade

[ustobefarmer]

 

[jgayman]

I do 2 things to help with your situation. First I turn the blade around so it arc's the opposite way. This keeps it from digging in. second, I have a manual 4-way blade that allows me to tip the blade left/right as well as angle it. I angle it at around 30 degrees but I just pull the other pin and allow the blade to follow the contours of the road. This eliminates any high pressure spots. Have no problem with pulling gravel now.

I do the same thing in regards to running the blade backwards so the curve is in the direction of travel. I have thought about going with the pipe on the cutting edge but I find that even though I normally plow backwards, I occasionally have to pull the blade and allow the cutting edge to dislodge ice and thick packed sections of crusty snow.

If I had the pipe over the edge there are many sections where the blade would simply ride up and skim over the hard packed snow.

 

[jgayman]

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Nice caster wheel fabrication job !