I need some advise on how to remove a frozen windrow from the snow plow

[Looking4new]

I need some advice on how to remove a frozen windrow from the snow plow that has been driven on many times and is frozen rock solid. I do have a rear blade mounted. I have a snow blower on the front and unfortunately my loader is buried at the moment. What I was thinking is take my tow chains and wrap them around the blade in a circular direction so that part of the chain passes over the cutting edge sort of like making a poor mans' ice blade. What do you guys think? Will this work or am I beating a dead horse?

 

[Oaktree]

Sounds like a good way to end up in the hospital or worse. If it's solid ice, your only option might be to chop it up with an axe.

 

[Rustyiron]

I need some advice…….. frozen rock solid.
am I beating a dead horse?

Ice is just about as hard as rock, hit it with some salt when it's warm enough and try to get under it. Unless you have some heavy machinery, like the big yellow kind, you will only be beating your machine.
Salt, sunshine & patience my friend.

 

[Cord]

Salt might weaken the ice so you can then scrape at it. My thoughts is to throw some sand on it for traction and then cover the area with stove ashes. The ash absorbs the suns heat and does a pretty good job of burning off ice.

 

[jix]

previous post cancelled

 

[newbury]

Can you get an extensions cord and some heat tape to it? Or build a small fire on it?

 

[LD1]

Salt might weaken the ice so you can then scrape at it. My thoughts is to throw some sand on it for traction and then cover the area with stove ashes. The ash absorbs the suns heat and does a pretty good job of burning off ice.

Stove ash is better than sand for traction too:thumbsup:

 

[Looking4new]

I wrapped my towing chains around the blade and over the cutting edge tight and will try with that tomorrow. If that doesn't work, then I will hit it with the ashes and try the next day after the sun has been on it for a bit.

 

[chim]

I wrapped my towing chains around the blade and over the cutting edge tight and will try with that tomorrow. If that doesn't work, then I will hit it with the ashes and try the next day after the sun has been on it for a bit.

If you run that over paved areas it won't take very long to see wear on the links exposed to the abrasion. Ice shouldn't affect it.

 

[Looking4new]

Update....It worked! No pavement here the driveway was gravel and so is the road. I went over the mouth of it 3 times and then blew that away and went and did the same thing 3 more times and also widened out the driveway to the ditches on both sides. The young lad that was doing it is working on his first year of plowing with a Polaris 4x4 and is afraid of the ditches.