Better snowplowing - plastic scraper blades 4FEL

[frasierdog]

Just cleaned the paved driveway for the first time yesterday using JD4110 FEL bucket. The float position still had too much downward force on bucket. My driveway is on curve and uphill, so one side of bucket digs first. Ended up using normal stick position and bucket angle to scrape, went pretty well.

Has anyone got better idea or seen a plastic bucket edge scraper that would save my asphalt?

I do need to use my bucket to place snow due to hill on both sides of drive, so plow blade alone won't help. I was thinking of modifying small snowblade to attach to FEL bucket that can be winched up to open bucket for snow placement.

Any ideas would help, I have learned a great deal from all of you thru this forum :>)

 

[markie61]

Search past posts for "horsemat", "stall mat", "conveyor belt", and/or "retread", etc. You will find alot of posts about this subject.
Mark

 

[deerechas]

You can use a piece of black poly pipe. split the pipe slide it over the cutting edge and bolt it in place.

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

What I did was to bolt a 2 x 4 on either side of the bucket, 1 ½" width side down, about ½" below the front blade. Now it slides along the 1 ½" wide piece of wood and does not scratch the driveway. Worked great when picking up mulch dumped in the driveway this summer. I think it will do just a well with the snow and a lot $$ then $40 an inch. Two 18" 2 x 4, 4 -2 ½ by 5/16 bolts a few washers and nuts and about 30 minutes is all it takes.

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