Light Duty Back Blade Upgrades

[Gypsyman]

Thought I would throw this out there for future reference if someone is looking to beef up a light duty rear blade.

The blade is an 84" Tarter GB6R6 that I picked up on sale. The plans for this blade are nothing more than snow removal and light gravel grading of my parking area but I decided to beef it up a little anyway.

As you can see the starting point was a bolt on stiffener across the bottom that also serves as a mounting point for the adjustable 8" skid shoes. The skid shoes were purchased from my local steel supplier and fabricated in house with adjustment bushings and washers.

Next was a full width center plate to help with the general strength of the blade.

At the top a piece of 4" wide plate bent at a 45 degree angle serves as a directional lip to help roll material forward and limit the amount that can spill over the top of the blade.

Last on the list was adding a bushing to the main frame for a retractable stand. I'm finishing up the single leg stand tomorrow.

Once the stand is done she'll get a coat of paint and be ready to go. All in all a pretty fun little project.

 

[Marveltone]

Looks good! I had my lightweight Woods blade beefed up after it got bent from hooking a tree root. Added a hunk of angle iron to the front to stiffen the mounts and really braced up the blade itself. Made a big difference!

Joe