Snow Attachments Snowblower Snow Skids

[oosik]

See what RjCorazza has pictured there. When I had a 3-point blower I got a pair of shoes/skids - whatever - directly from the dealer. They were at least twice as wide where they touched the ground and were $56 for the pair. As I remember - - 10" wide by 16" long.

The blower company that I got my unit from is long out of business but with that picture - somebody handy with a welder should have no trouble making up a set.

 

[cabover4us]

Snowblowerskids.com, this is where I bought mine for my 60" rear snowblower, skids are 16" long.

 

[Redfox2]

Yes, yes, yes! The Fisher plow shoes are exactly what I thought of when you mentioned ' skid shoes '. If I were to be fabricating such, I'd make a shoe that would be more like a very short ' ski ' ( perhaps 2" x 4 " or 2.5" x 5" rather than a round plate, with the shaft closer to one end of the skid and the leading edge like the tip of a downhill ski. The bracket to support the skid( which would attach to the back of the plow or sno-blower ) would be longer to reduce the strain of the torque produced by the drag of the skid on the ground. The same technique of adding spacers between the skid and the bracket would regulate the height.

 

[Jack Murdock]

This is my first season using my 54" front mount snow blower on my John Deere 2520. we got almost 20" over 2 days here in upstate NY and I have a gravel driveway about 1000 feet long. After the first pass with the shoes down all the way I still caught gravel ( 1 rock as well so I changed my first shear pin as well ) so I was gifted a set of short snow skis from the local ski area and bolted them to the shoes. What a difference. The skis have metal inside yet are flexible as well. I used 3/8 carriage bolts and just bolted them on. No more digging in hence no more gravel.

 

[Jack Murdock]

This is my first season using my 54" front mount snow blower on my John Deere 2520. we got almost 20" over 2 days here in upstate NY and I have a gravel driveway about 1000 feet long. After the first pass with the shoes down all the way I still caught gravel ( 1 rock as well so I changed my first shear pin as well ) so I was gifted a set of short snow skis from the local ski area and bolted them to the shoes. What a difference. The skis have metal inside yet are flexible as well. I used 3/8 carriage bolts and just bolted them on. No more digging in hence no more gravel.

And the skis were free.....about 18" long.

 

[atitus74]

And the skis were free.....about 18" long.

We need to see this animal. Pics Pics Pics!!

 

[Jack Murdock]

well lets see if that works

 

[atitus74]

Yeah, ha ha that is fantastic. Love it.

 

[leonz]

I have old cross country skis and I could definitely do that.

 

[Jack Murdock]

I have old cross country skis and I could definitely do that.

I don't know what kind of ski's they are but they are wide and short just like me.