Snow Plow scraper blade
I thought it best to start a new thread for this instead of keep posting it on “what did you do to your Viking today”.
I have been experimenting with ideas to keep the plow scraper from digging in an dumping gravel in my yard making a mess to clean up every spring.
my first attempts we’re adjusting the angle and height of the plow; this doesn’t do much to help.
Next I put a piece of PVC on the edge. This works great but after 3 plowing’s it is getting broken up and coming off.
Tonight I took a piece of horse stall mat and bolted it on like the PVC I had on. This should be much more durable and work as well I hope 🤞. Next time it snows I will find out and report back. Pictures of each below 👇
I have been experimenting with ideas to keep the plow scraper from digging in an dumping gravel in my yard making a mess to clean up every spring.
my first attempts we’re adjusting the angle and height of the plow; this doesn’t do much to help.
Next I put a piece of PVC on the edge. This works great but after 3 plowing’s it is getting broken up and coming off.
Tonight I took a piece of horse stall mat and bolted it on like the PVC I had on. This should be much more durable and work as well I hope 🤞. Next time it snows I will find out and report back. Pictures of each below 👇
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Necessity is the mother of invention. Eager to find out how this works.
A couple of ideas and believe me I've never used a snow plow and won't ever have to in this country so I'm probably way off 🤣but here goes,
1 Why can't you lower the domed "sliders" down so that the blade edge is always half inch off the ground?
2 I've got conveyor belt here from a mine, it is 1/2 inch thick and reasonably flexible but stiff and durable, what about using a flat piece of that bolted BEHIND the plow edge vertically (not wrapped around like your horse mat) it will hold the plow up being stiff and because it is behind the plow will fold back whenever it encounters any rocks?
3 Could you cut slots in your plow edge so that the rocks could go through?
1 Why can't you lower the domed "sliders" down so that the blade edge is always half inch off the ground?
2 I've got conveyor belt here from a mine, it is 1/2 inch thick and reasonably flexible but stiff and durable, what about using a flat piece of that bolted BEHIND the plow edge vertically (not wrapped around like your horse mat) it will hold the plow up being stiff and because it is behind the plow will fold back whenever it encounters any rocks?
3 Could you cut slots in your plow edge so that the rocks could go through?
Agreed, can't this be fixed by simply lowering the sliders?
I have had the sliders set so that the blade is 1 inch off the ground since day one. Somehow it still picks up gravel.
I have seen pictures of the rubber not wrapped around with claims that it works well. I just couldn’t see it flipping back under every time especially when pulling snow back with it. Here is the picture
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I have seen pictures of the rubber not wrapped around with claims that it works well. I just couldn’t see it flipping back under every time especially when pulling snow back with it. Here is the picture
i was thinking this could be fixed by lowering the sliders - just being a smart ass 🤣😀
As I mentioned above for some reason it doesn’t. Maybe has something to do with when the blade is angled to the side.i was thinking this could be fixed by lowering the sliders
yeah that wolvy forum pic u just posted looks as if they thought of everything. pretty slick. I have a warn winch and 72" plow set. I like having it, but plowing with a utv/atv is not as easy as some would think. Better than shoveling and better than a snowthrower.As I mentioned above for some reason it doesn’t. Maybe has something to do with when the blade is angled to the side.
The best fix would be to get my driveway paved. 😄. But I dont have Cactus’s money
Few people do.The best fix would be to get my driveway paved. 😄. But I dont have Cactus’s money
I've got quite a long driveway. However if I had large acreage, there would be no paving - too expensive.
- maybe just a run up to a parking pad - and the pad would be concrete and run-up tar and chip. .
- maybe just a run up to a parking pad - and the pad would be concrete and run-up tar and chip. .
mine is around 400 yards long and I have 4 approaches to the different buildings, and a woodshed to keep cleared. (That’s a lot of raking in the spring.)
the crushed gravel in my yard never seems to pack in and it sticks to the snow until i get it packed we have had about a foot of snow in the last few days witch is more than we had all winter.some people seem to have good luck with a snowblower mounted on the front of there machines.
Yah once I have a good pack on the driveway it’s not a problem.
It’s been vey cold here the last week or so, single digits and below zero F at night. River froze over. Starting to get a warm up today with a high close to 30 F. And forecast in the 40’s all next week with rain so maybe awhile before I use the plow again.
I may at some point try the rubber not flipped back under like above picture to see what works best.
It’s been vey cold here the last week or so, single digits and below zero F at night. River froze over. Starting to get a warm up today with a high close to 30 F. And forecast in the 40’s all next week with rain so maybe awhile before I use the plow again.
I may at some point try the rubber not flipped back under like above picture to see what works best.
I wonder why the PVC worked well. If it was the roundness of it then maybe try a piece of steel water pipe the same diameter. Cut a slot in it lengthwise and slip it over the plow edge same as the pvc.I put a piece of PVC on the edge. This works great but after 3 plowing’s it is getting broken up and coming off.
The pvc I ran through my table saw to cut it full length. I don’t have anything to cut steel like that.
Also the pvc after being cut collapsed the slot cut and had to be pried open and beat on with a rubber mallet. So it pinched the scraper very tight to stay on and secure. Steel wouldn’t do that and you would have to come up with a way to secure it.
Also the pvc after being cut collapsed the slot cut and had to be pried open and beat on with a rubber mallet. So it pinched the scraper very tight to stay on and secure. Steel wouldn’t do that and you would have to come up with a way to secure it.
I'm very late on this but I feel your pain. My driveway and lane are all gravel and around 600ft. Anyone who plows on gravel understands quick that those skids don't help. The only help for me has been to hope for a small base of snow to pack down and freeze so i can then plow what falls on top of that.
Unfortunately where I live in Nova Scotia we get a lot of freeze and thaw cycles so what snow does fall and gets plowed often melts again later. This winter we had hardly any snow, and some seasons we get tons.
This year I was raking gravel again! If any of your solutions work well I'll be watching to see!
Unfortunately where I live in Nova Scotia we get a lot of freeze and thaw cycles so what snow does fall and gets plowed often melts again later. This winter we had hardly any snow, and some seasons we get tons.
This year I was raking gravel again! If any of your solutions work well I'll be watching to see!
Well the rubber started ripping off so I removed it. Lowered the sliders as far as they would go to raise the blade to maximum height off the ground. Hopefully next winter this will help me get more of a good snow pack and keep more gravel where it belongs. But like you mentioned JTM we get a lot of thawing in between snow falls and this adds to the problem.
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