SkunkWerX
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Here are some end plates that I fabricated for a 6 foot wide 3 Point Blade.
Why did I do it? Snow. But it could be used for loose material as well, dirt, woodchips, sand, etc.
1. Had the idea.
2. Had the steel lying around. Only thing I bought was some 5/8" bolts and some 1/4-20s. I truly have less than $10 in this project.
3. Had the time.
4. The moldboard already had some factory 5/8" holes in it. :thumbsup:
The real "why" is because I do as much pushing of snow as I do plowing. I plow the driveway back and forth, but the area in front of the garage, beside the garage and a parking area in the front of the house all get snow pushed off of the pavement into lawn areas. Here in the Mid-Atlantic we can get some heavier wet snow, very messy for the blower, but it still needs to be pushed out of the way.
A dedicated snow pusher would be overkill and a big expense, not to mention adding it to a front mount plow blade and the 3 pt. blower.
When using the front or rear plow for the large rectangular areas, extra passes always have to be made due to spill over, or taking half-passes to keep the snow going where it needs to go.
This scraper blade was a "barn find" on Craigslist, last spring, but luckily it had been under a tarp, and parked on blocks, so it didn't have ground rot like so many old attachments that die slow deaths sinking into dirt for years. It had it's share of rust, got disassembled, wire wheeled, and painted. It also has a nice reversible cutting edge, that had never been turned over. The used edge has plenty of life left and there is a brand new beveled edge when flipped.
I didn't get the blade for this project, but after thinking about it, getting some additional use from it would be nice.
The end plates are 3/16" or thereabouts, maybe it's 10 gauge plate?? The lower white pieces are HDPE, cut out from the top of a car wash barrel. The idea is that the HDPE is sacrificial if it hits an obstruction, then the 3/16" plate steel is next and would bend before the moldboard would deform. I cut a few more HDPE blanks while i was at it, to have on hand for replacement.
Will it work? Will it be more efficient? I think it will be, it will be proven (or be a failure) when we get some plowable snows.
That's the story, for what it's worth.
Thoughts and comments welcomed.
Why did I do it? Snow. But it could be used for loose material as well, dirt, woodchips, sand, etc.
1. Had the idea.
2. Had the steel lying around. Only thing I bought was some 5/8" bolts and some 1/4-20s. I truly have less than $10 in this project.
3. Had the time.
4. The moldboard already had some factory 5/8" holes in it. :thumbsup:
The real "why" is because I do as much pushing of snow as I do plowing. I plow the driveway back and forth, but the area in front of the garage, beside the garage and a parking area in the front of the house all get snow pushed off of the pavement into lawn areas. Here in the Mid-Atlantic we can get some heavier wet snow, very messy for the blower, but it still needs to be pushed out of the way.
A dedicated snow pusher would be overkill and a big expense, not to mention adding it to a front mount plow blade and the 3 pt. blower.
When using the front or rear plow for the large rectangular areas, extra passes always have to be made due to spill over, or taking half-passes to keep the snow going where it needs to go.
This scraper blade was a "barn find" on Craigslist, last spring, but luckily it had been under a tarp, and parked on blocks, so it didn't have ground rot like so many old attachments that die slow deaths sinking into dirt for years. It had it's share of rust, got disassembled, wire wheeled, and painted. It also has a nice reversible cutting edge, that had never been turned over. The used edge has plenty of life left and there is a brand new beveled edge when flipped.
I didn't get the blade for this project, but after thinking about it, getting some additional use from it would be nice.
The end plates are 3/16" or thereabouts, maybe it's 10 gauge plate?? The lower white pieces are HDPE, cut out from the top of a car wash barrel. The idea is that the HDPE is sacrificial if it hits an obstruction, then the 3/16" plate steel is next and would bend before the moldboard would deform. I cut a few more HDPE blanks while i was at it, to have on hand for replacement.
Will it work? Will it be more efficient? I think it will be, it will be proven (or be a failure) when we get some plowable snows.
That's the story, for what it's worth.
Thoughts and comments welcomed.
