Edge Tamers

[mic214]

I finally got a set of Edge Tamers for my bucket and installed them today. Of course, now we have no snow in the forecast for the immediate future. Well, at least I am ready for it!

 

[RNeumann]

Nice!

 

[fried1765]

I finally got a set of Edge Tamers for my bucket and installed them today. Of course, now we have no snow in the forecast for the immediate future. Well, at least I am ready for it!

They are a great product!
If you have much crown in your driveway, a third one in the middle of your bucket is a good idea.

 

[Lawnranger]

Those work great! I leave mine on most of the time now, unless I need to really dig into a pile of material. They work great for snow, and for cleaning manure piles up in the paddock in the spring. I have even pushed piles of leaves in the fall with them on the bucket.

 

[PILOON]

They are a great product!
If you have much crown in your driveway, a third one in the middle of your bucket is a good idea.

That or perhaps moving them part way towards center might just do the trick.

 

[mic214]

That or perhaps moving them part way towards center might just do the trick.

I had a member on another forum recommend that I move them in about 10" from each side of the bucket. I think that might be a wise idea.....

 

[RNeumann]

I had a member on another forum recommend that I move them in about 10" from each side of the bucket. I think that might be a wise idea.....

All depends on crown, road width, plowing width etc. I’m sure, when it snows for you in about 3 years, you will get it fine tuned to your road.

As an example I have a 6’ bucket and a 10’ road with crown. I’d probably start with one on the right edge and the the left one in about 18” or so. Then just run down the “right” side of the road.

 

[PILOON]

Yep they sure work.

I have a DIY on the trailing edge of my angled blade and oversized skids or shoes on my blower.
On the blower it saves me sheer bolts as well as rakeing gravel in the spring.

When I plowed commercially first snow on non frozen gravel drives was the worst of the worst.
Making it even worst being in cottage country not one client had a paved drive.
I ended up making small skis for that 8 ft fisher blade that hung on the front of my plow truck.
The factory round skids simply dug in and made total messes.
3" X 12" little skis did the trick!

 

[joeyd]

I read on another thread that someone put them on their snowblower. Does anyone have any history with that? With my gravel drive it sure would be nice if that were true.

 

[PILOON]

I read on another thread that someone put them on their snowblower. Does anyone have any history with that? With my gravel drive it sure would be nice if that were true.

I've done that.
About 3" wide, upturned at both ends and 12" long.
Simply welded then onto the factory skids.
Bonus is no more sheered bolts.
No more raking stones for me.

 

[joeyd]

Piloon,

What type of snow base does that leave on the drive? With the spring thaw and rain the base on my driveway turns to ice until it melts back down to gravel.

 

[PILOON]

Piloon,

What type of snow base does that leave on the drive? With the spring thaw and rain the base on my driveway turns to ice until it melts back down to gravel.

OK, it leaves about 2/3 inches of base but with reasonable snow tires that no problem plus in spring that melts real fast.

 

[the old grind]

... If you have much crown in your driveway, a third one in the middle of your bucket is a good idea.

I added a third one in the middle to deal with a decent crown, rather than futz with spacing them 'just right' on a 60" wide bucket and getting at best 'close enough'. 550' unpaved and nicely crowned. Had to re-grade/remove gravelly 'curbs' made by years of being plowed by a PO's truck plow pals. :confused2: Edge Tamers have reduced my plowing time by about 1/2 as I'm no longer sweating bucket level to such a fine degree.

IMO this is no time to skimp and expect just two Edge Tamers to be enough, other than to prove a point. You only buy 'em once in a lifetime. The 'berms' blades make are great for collecting drift, and it takes a FEL to really move snow off of the right of way vs heaping 'siderows' to melt back into the middle. Use your loader for what it does best, relocate snow so Spring melt runs off where you want it to.

 

[joeyd]

OK, it leaves about 2/3 inches of base but with reasonable snow tires that no problem plus in spring that melts real fast.

Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

 

[Oldoak]

OK, it leaves about 2/3 inches of base but with reasonable snow tires that no problem plus in spring that melts real fast.

Yep, and that's just what I look for and leave on my gravel driveway. No windrowing gravel.