Urethane cutting edge

[rtm038]

Does anyone know where can I buy strips of urethane in order to make a custom cutting edge for my JD snowplow?

 

[Thomas]

There recent thread by Jeff H which might help...vendor name given.

-Kubota's first snowfall with polyurethane edge-

 

[Low Bucket]

Does anyone know where can I buy strips of urethane in order to make a custom cutting edge for my JD snowplow?

Check this thread out.

Kubota's first snowfall with polyurethane edge - TractorByNet.com

Go on down the page and you'll see the link he posted.

He also posted pictures.- Very cool looking!

 

[Diamondpilot]

I got a big piece once from a counter top guy. It was a scrap piece that was about 5" wide. Basically gave him $20 and I was out the door. I went to them and asked if they sold it and he said no, but he would give me a scrap if I bough him and his crew lunch.

It was used for custom cutting boards.

Chris

 

[ragkar]

last year I researched the poly edges in a commercial snowplowers forum. the consensus was that it's very low wear and low damage. One guy said that he could plow his lawn without harming the winter grass.
Talk to your city snowplow driver, the ones driving a plow with an orange cutting edge, and ask their opinion.

 

[suttonsuperduty]

Check Urethane Soultions LLC
I just purchased two,one for my 9 ft fisher and a second for the 8 ft Ingersoll Rand power angle plow I use on my L3240.
Not enough snow to try either yet.
I have plowed with urethane edges in the past with no problems.
Gary

 

[Low Bucket]

I got a big piece once from a counter top guy. It was a scrap piece that was about 5" wide. Basically gave him $20 and I was out the door. I went to them and asked if they sold it and he said no, but he would give me a scrap if I bough him and his crew lunch.

It was used for custom cutting boards.

Chris

Hey Diamondpilot,

How thick was the piece?- I never thought about checking with those guys.

I need some for a couple projects.

Thanks!

 

[Diamondpilot]

Either 3/4", 7/8", or 1". I do not remember. I have since gotten rid of the piece of equipment it was on. I though about trying to get a 1/4" or 3/8" piece when I rebuilt my snowplow last fall for the face but ended up just going back to steel.

Chris

 

[Danno1]

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You could also use a piece of UHMW-PE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene). It's a very abrasion resistant white plastic and can be cut and drilled w standard woodworking tools.

Avail fr McMaster-Carr or a plastics supply house.


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[Diamondpilot]

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You could also use a piece of UHMW-PE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene). It's a very abrasion resistant white plastic and can be cut and drilled w standard woodworking tools.

Avail fr McMaster-Carr or a plastics supply house.


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I have a feeling that is what I had. I cut it wit a band saw and drilled it with normal drill bits.

Chris

 

[studor]

The other place to check is a belting supply house -- they would have a variety of materials that would work as a wear edge

 

[Low Bucket]

Either 3/4", 7/8", or 1". I do not remember. I have since gotten rid of the piece of equipment it was on. I though about trying to get a 1/4" or 3/8" piece when I rebuilt my snowplow last fall for the face but ended up just going back to steel.

Chris

Thanks!

Any size over 1/2" will work.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Not the product you asked about, but a farmer I knew used a tire to scrape the feedlot. I think it was a large tractor tire but you could improvise with most any tire large enough I think. He cut it to open it and cut some of the sidewalls down, spread it out into an arc and attached it to a 3 point hitch. It had a lot of capacity and also worked like a squeegie.

 

[Mundy]

I work at the county and some of the plows here have a wing plow on the side to clear shoulders. It has a cutting edge that looks like pieces of tire stacked next to each other. Seems to work well kind of like the belt supply idea.

 

[sal64]

hello i get mine from curbel plastics 1 inch buy 8 inch uhmw they cut to your lenth i think i paid 150. lasts me 2-3 yrs.