Truck tire tread for plow edge

[bcp]

Ran across this PDF file about how to make a soft edge from a truck tire tread.

http://www.michiganltap.org/sites/ltap/files/Repurposing_Truck_Tires-print.pdf

Now, if I had some snow....

Bruce

 

[tthopskin@yahoo.ca]

that looks like a lot of work .what is the life of one ....it mite have said but never read it all

 

[Baby Grand]

I did this in late 2008 - see post #21:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/133717-edge-rear-blade-3.html?highlight=rear+blade
Works great. Still using the same piece of tread with lots of life left.
Omly problem I've had is that the blade will hop/judder on the bare asphalt if set with no angle (bulldozer style). My blade only weighs 340#. I think if I could add 100# to the back end of the frame it would set itself down steady and just wipe the asphalt like it does when angled.
I take it off if I need to use the blade for moving soil.

 

[JRL305]

I wore out the plastic wear bar on my Warn plow on my ATV and cut a strip off of a 3/4" horse stall mat. I did the same thing with the drilling and mounting. It does vibrate on dry asphalt but on wet snowy surfaces, it seems fine. I put the metal wear bar between the plow and the rubber strip and put the bolts in from behind. I used fender washers and nylock nuts with an impact driver. Now I can flip it if it wears out one side. The mats are $40 and I can get a bunch of strips out of it. I got my first strip from my neighbor who did it on his tractor, but I guess if it works out, I'll be buying my own mat at TSC. It cuts with a carpet knife. It just takes about 10 swipes to get all the way through.

 

[flyingcow]

great ideas guys, thanks. I have a 35x75ft truck garage and my truck and trailer goes in it every night(I haul milk for a living). I keep the garage heated, lowest 40f. Warmer if I'm in there working.But this creates quite a mess when the truck thaws out. I've been trying to find a "squeegee" to hook to my bucket of my FEL. Scraping the blade on the cement is not desired, neither is cleaning floor by hand. Since i have multiple old truck tires, I'll fashion one to hook to my bucket. May just drill a few holes in the bucket, get an old cutting edge from my local plow guy. Not too excited about drilling holes into the cutting edge of bucket, but if i did just 3 holes thru the bucket, then weld 4 or 5 extra studs onto cutting edge(the one i get from the plow guy) to help clamp/hold tire in place. Plus it'll be easier on my pavement backdragging by the house.

Thanks for the thread, using the internet for good......tractor ****.