Rear blade rubber cutting edge

[Mac25]

Does anybody have pictures of attaching rubber stall mat to their rear grader blade for snow removal? Thanks

 

[gogojuice]

I wouldn't mind seeing this too. In the end, I opted for a high density poly urethane wear bar used on ATV's from WARN.
Just took the metal blade off and attached it.
Warn Industries - ProVantage Upgrades: Plow HD Wear Bar

 

[chim]

I can't find the pic but we made a squeegee for the tractor at work. We cut a strip from an old truck tire so we had the tread section as one long straight piece. Then we cut it a couple inches longer than the blade width. Then we removed the replaceable wear edge, punched holes that matched the bolt pattern and reassembled the blade with longer bolts, sandwiching the tire tread between the wear edge and the moldboard. The tire tread sticks down about an inch or so below the steel.

This was done in the summer to deal with some mud. It was left in place and tried on snow. The guys liked it so much we left it on. It works better on gravel areas because it doesn't disturb the stones as much. It also helps on the blacktop because it doesn't catch the edges of patches. It has shown very little wear.

 

[Baby Grand]

I can't find the pic but we made a squeegee for the tractor at work. We cut a strip from an old truck tire so we had the tread section as one long straight piece. Then we cut it a couple inches longer than the blade width. Then we removed the replaceable wear edge, punched holes that matched the bolt pattern and reassembled the blade with longer bolts, sandwiching the tire tread between the wear edge and the moldboard. The tire tread sticks down about an inch or so below the steel.

This was done in the summer to deal with some mud. It was left in place and tried on snow. The guys liked it so much we left it on. It works better on gravel areas because it doesn't disturb the stones as much. It also helps on the blacktop because it doesn't catch the edges of patches. It has shown very little wear.

I did the same in 2008 for snow removal on a blacktop driveway.
Works great. Used a reciprocating saw to cut up the tire.
Make sure you drill your bolt holes with extra clearance - makes for much easier assembly.
I did have to get longer plow bolts to match the new thickness.

 

[gogojuice]

Baby,

Looks good and I am 100% sure that cost a lot less than my factory made one lol.

I think next time I'll go that route and give it a shot.
Did you have to cut the width of the tire too or just cut off the sidewalls?

Cheers

 

[JD 4520]

Does anybody have pictures of attaching rubber stall mat to their rear grader blade for snow removal? Thanks

I used a rubber stall mat on my front blade if that is what you mean. I will get you a picture. It works well on both concrete drive and asphalt driveway.

 

[Baby Grand]

Baby,

Looks good and I am 100% sure that cost a lot less than my factory made one lol.

I think next time I'll go that route and give it a shot.
Did you have to cut the width of the tire too or just cut off the sidewalls?

Cheers

gogo,
I just cut off the sidewalls.

 

[JD 4520]

I used a rubber stall mat on my front blade if that is what you mean. I will get you a picture. It works well on both concrete drive and asphalt driveway.

Attached is a picture of my front blade using a strip from a rubber stall mat. I purchased the stall mat for about $40 and should get 5 blades out of it so figure $8 each vs. one from the dealer that will cost $75. It works perfect and would see no reason to not continue to use this method. I flip them over so I get two uses from each strip. One side will last me a season so I have enough from one mat for several years at my rate of wear and tear.

 

[Mac25]

Attached is a picture of my front blade using a strip from a rubber stall mat. I purchased the stall mat for about $40 and should get 5 blades out of it so figure $8 each vs. one from the dealer that will cost $75. It works perfect and would see no reason to not continue to use this method. I flip them over so I get two uses from each strip. One side will last me a season so I have enough from one mat for several years at my rate of wear and tear.

What did you use to cut it with? Knife, sawzall, jigsaw?

 

[JD 4520]

What did you use to cut it with? Knife, sawzall, jigsaw?

I used a basic utility knife scaring it once and went back over it a couple of times. That worked well for me. I also used a jigsaw to compare the two and found that the utility knife did the best job for me. I didn't mention earlier, but I used a 1" thick stall mat. If you plan to use both edges, make sure you cut the strip wide enough to flip over otherwise you won't be able to get the double use from it.