Gravel driveway, front bucket

[Borthwick]

I just read through the other thread in the snow removal sub which seems to focus on plow blades. I have a Kubota LA-203 bucket I’m working with.

I gather that ABS is the material to go with for a gravel driveway. I’m going to need a little help figuring out how to affix it to the bucket’s blade.

Give me your best ideas please.

 

[RjCorazza]

I think the best solution for a bucket on gravel is the use of bolt on skids. I have (2) Edge Tamers from R2 manufacturing that are perfect in gravel or grass.

 

[LouNY]

Before a driveway gets froze I'll often back blade with the loader bucket, or the back blade run backwards.

 

[chim]

I ran a Ford 1210 with a 5' rear blade only (didn't have a loader) for a few years while the driveway was still gravel. It worked OK, but the blade often needed to be turned "backwards" to avoid wrecking the gravel. For the next 10 years it was a B7500 with an LA302 and a rear blade. This was after blacktop and that made it a whole lot nicer.

Occasionally we'd get a deep snow when the loader was handy, but most of the time the rear blade, angled to one side, worked just fine while driving forward.

 

[gstrom99]

I ran a Ford 1210 with a 5' rear blade only (didn't have a loader) for a few years while the driveway was still gravel. It worked OK, but the blade often needed to be turned "backwards" to avoid wrecking the gravel. For the next 10 years it was a B7500 with an LA302 and a rear blade. This was after blacktop and that made it a whole lot nicer.

Occasionally we'd get a deep snow when the loader was handy, but most of the time the rear blade, angled to one side, worked just fine while driving forward.

A back blade works a ton better than a front loader bucket, for snow. Almost always flipped around, backwards.

 

[Borthwick]

I think the best solution for a bucket on gravel is the use of bolt on skids. I have (2) Edge Tamers from R2 manufacturing that are perfect in gravel or grass.
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Thank you for that suggestion. I just placed an order.