Snow FEL Blade Attachment for Snow Removal

[jdeilus]

Is there a non metal attachment that I can mount to my FEL for snow removal. I don’t get that much snow, so I can’t justify a snow blower. I don’t want to mark up my concrete slab and asphalt driveway with the metal bucket blade. It would mount to my MT125 FEL.

 

[GeneV]

Is there a non metal attachment that I can mount to my FEL for snow removal. I don’t get that much snow, so I can’t justify a snow blower. I don’t want to mark up my concrete slab and asphalt driveway with the metal bucket blade. It would mount to my MT125 FEL.

If you want to use your bucket w/o scratching up your blacktop:

 

[RjCorazza]

X2 on the Ratchet Rake snow edge. Easy on and off, great for light use.

 

[Captain Dirty]

The ease of installation makes the Ratchet Rake Snow Edge look attractive. The synthetic blade (composition not specified) is rated to last 32 hours with a replacement cost of $85 to $110. I do not know how much snow removal you may do; you would have to decide if the expense were worth it.

On almost any implement with a bolt-on edge, one could remove the original steel edge and replace it with a less aggressive material. The less aggressive material might wear faster than steel. UltraHighMolecularWeight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is said to be more abrasion resistant than steel. If you are handy, a 1/2" x 6" strip of UHMWPE is around $12 per foot; you might be able to re-use the original mounting bolts, and new plow bolts are not terribly expensive.

 

[GeneV]

As far as cost effective, the snow edge is hard to beat. I think I paid like $300 for it, somewhere around there. As for wear, well I got a fairly large driveway to clear...I used it for 2 seasons and the wear edge is still plenty thick on the snow edge.

So pricewise, I think it's a great option. But I'll also say that clearing snow with the bucket is kinda slow going. I got tired of it, so ended up welding my old craftsman gt snow plow onto a ssqi plate, and now use that instead. I got a UHMW strip mounted on it to protect my blacktop.

If I was just now approaching this need from scratch, I'd probably just drop some cash on a snow pusher. When this plow gives out, that's probably what I'm going to do anyways.

 

[hks003]

If you have a grader blade, just split a piece of 1" pvc and slide it over the blade to keep it from messing up your drive way. Put a couple ratchet straps around it to hold it in, and go on! May have to replace the ratchet straps periodically, but that's cheap.

 

[ruffdog]

Can you get a 2" receiver on your loader? A Snowsport plow uses a 1" thick rubber wear strip and is a floating plow so you don't have to float the loader. I have used mine on the RTV900, NH tractor, truck, and Toolcat. It will never mark the pavement.

 

[jdeilus]

If you have a grader blade, just split a piece of 1" pvc and slide it over the blade to keep it from messing up your drive way. Put a couple ratchet straps around it to hold it in, and go on! May have to replace the ratchet straps periodically, but that's cheap.

Someone else told me to use a rear grader blade. I don’t have one, but I am looking to purchase one. Tractor supply has a 5 ft blade that could work, but they recommend the 4 ft one. I would rather use a 5 ft one. Any recommendations. It’s for my MT125

 

[GeneV]

If you google "dyi snow pusher", there's a lot of fun ideas. I really like the ones build from giant tractor tires.

Then you got this dude:

Snow Attachments - My snow pusher build

Have bin thinking about this for two years, just found the culvert. This is only in the first stage, yes it is not centered or balanced , and I am going to cut it down from it 11 plus feet to about 8. Or so . Just thought it looked cool

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Someone else told me to use a rear grader blade. I don’t have one, but I am looking to purchase one. Tractor supply has a 5 ft blade that could work, but they recommend the 4 ft one. I would rather use a 5 ft one. Any recommendations. It’s for my MT125

Get the 5' one. Your 125 won't have a problem using it. When angled, a 5' blade will just barely stick past your tires.

 

[jdeilus]

I went and purchased a 5 Ft County Line Grader Blade. It’s been one year since I bought my MT125 and I thought the blade will be a good birthday gift. I have to figure out how to put together the 3 point Hitch tomorrow. The parts have been sitting in a box for a year. I will use it to plow snow even though we probably won’t get any this year, and to attempt to smooth out some property. I’m not so good at use if the FEL for that. I’ll post some pictures of my work on the yard if I don’t mess it up.

 

[jdeilus]

I installed the County Line 5ft grader blade today. I was a little concerned that the blade would not lift high enough, but it raises 15in from the ground. Played around the yard a little to see how well it handles. Messes a lot of yard up, but I will have fun fixing it. What is there out there that I can but on the blade for snow removal? I’m afraid the medal blade will damage my asphalt drive way.

 

[LouNY]

You could get a poly edge to bolt on for a cutting edge.

 

[RjCorazza]

I ran a slightly wider county line lightweight blade for years behind my L3410. It was fine on pavement with the steel edge, and great for pushing snow backwards into the grass without damaging the turf.
Currently I use UHMW polyethylene edges on heavier blades. The heavier front and rear blades with steel edges will mark up pavement, but not real damage.

 

[jdeilus]

If anyone buys the 5 Ft blade from Tractor supply, I would suggest also buying a new top link that is slightly longer than the one that comes with the tractor. There is literally no tool for adjustments.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

You can find UHMW Polyethylene edges on eBay, for certain. And from other sources.

If i still lived in, or near, a big town, I‘d call a plastics supplier/fabricator, and see what they had in the offcutts.

I called a former employer, and they have scrap UHMW, 5/8-in. thick about 4-in. Wide, and 4-ft. long. I picked up three pieces, and made edges for my snowplow and the FEL bucket on the tractor.

 

[GeneV]

You can find UHMW Polyethylene edges on eBay, for certain. And from other sources.

If i still lived in, or near, a big town, I‘d call a plastics supplier/fabricator, and see what they had in the offcutts.

I called a former employer, and they have scrap UHMW, 5/8-in. thick about 4-in. Wide, and 4-ft. long. I picked up three pieces, and made edges for my snowplow and the FEL bucket on the tractor.

I got a strip off of amazon a few years ago, it was the cheapest place I found it at the time.