Rubber lip on snow blade

[ernemats]

How far below the metal edge of the snow blade do you have the rubber lip? I am going to use 3/4 inch thick rubber mat I got at tractor supply. I am going to mount it between the wear strip and the blade.

 

[ramoffroader]

I have a Fisher blade on a quick attach plate with a rubber cutting edge that sticks down about 2 inches. Works great in gravel driveway and on lawn. Down side wet heavy snow it has a tendency to ride up on top of the snow and makes for a slippery drive way. Hope this helps

 

[PILOON]

I have a Fisher blade on a quick attach plate with a rubber cutting edge that sticks down about 2 inches. Works great in gravel driveway and on lawn. Down side wet heavy snow it has a tendency to ride up on top of the snow and makes for a slippery drive way. Hope this helps

That's one problem as unless backed any rubber will want to flex.
A better solution is to use HDPE (hi density poly) as do many snow contractors.
Many outlets sell it in 6 inch X 3/4" lengths.
Fairly easy to machine with standard power tools.

HDPE is fairly stiff and has wear qualities similar to Teflon but more rigid and affordable.

 

[farmeratheart]

When I put together my stall mat rubber edge for the TSC sourced back blade, I left just about an inch below the steel cutting edge. We get a lot of that wet heavy snow and found that I could push it clean off the pavement by adjusting the top link to a more aggressive stance. Powdery snow required a much less aggressive angle.

Now I use a 6.5’ Fisher plow on the loader arms. Again, I left about an inch below the cutting edge. The attitude of attack of this plow is adjusted by the curl function of the FEL. I am considering ultra high molecular weight hdpe when I finally replace the stall mat strips.

Good luck

Frank

 

[FrankJG]

I'm doing exclusively gravel driveways and this year bolted a 3/4 mat on the backdrag blade, it extends about 2-3 inches pass the steel edge. It work like a charm to prevent picking up gravel.

I'll remove it as soon as my base is frozen since the steel edge do a better job at scraping bumps and packed snow.

 

[ernemats]

Put the rubber on and decided to try 2 inches below the wear plate, will see how it works if we get any snow.

 

[Big Chief]

I used the TS mat, about 2.5 inches past the blade. Lasted less than I season because the flexing eventually cracked the mat. I recently reduced the over hang to 3/4 inch and it does not flex back when pushing forward. It protects the driveway nicely but not as clean of a job as the steel blade.

 

[coolconnection]

Well with my snow blade I bought the rubber lip kit the they sell with it. It is a piece of coal mine conveyor belt about 3/4 to 1 inch thick. It is very rigid so it keeps its shape very well. I have had mine on the blade for over 10 years and it still probably has another 5-8 years left on it. Then I can flip it over and use the next edge for another 15 years. The belt is made out of Kevlar and rubber so it will last a very long time. I just ordered some for my father-in-law for his rear blade on his LS. Power Trac will cut it the size you want. Very tough though.

 

[farmeratheart]

I used the TS mat, about 2.5 inches past the blade. Lasted less than I season because the flexing eventually cracked the mat. I recently reduced the over hang to 3/4 inch and it does not flex back when pushing forward. It protects the driveway nicely but not as clean of a job as the steel blade.

This why I have been happy with the 1” lip. The back blade install was used for 5 years and was still ok when I sold it. On the Fisher front plow (much heavier blade) I’m seeing some wear as we go into its 4th season.

 

[RoyJackson]

I have the rubber lip (an inch thick) that is sold as an option for my Frontier (Deere brand) blade. The blade sells with a replaceable steel cutting edge. Since I have an older asphalt drive, with some cracking (age and frost heaves), I wanted something less like to damage the drive.
The rubber lip uses the same mounting bolts and washers used to hold the steel cutting edge.
Biggest problem I've had is the washers bending and pulling in to the lip's slots. Other then that, the rubber lip did a pretty good job and very little wear. After last year's winter, I replaced the washers and doubled/tripled the number of washers. I think the optimal fix would be a 1/4th inch thick bar across the full width (72") of the lip, replacing the washers completely...that would spread the loader rather then concentrating the load at each bolt/washer...we'll see how it works this winter.
I've read and watched Youtube videos discussing use of the high density polyurethane lips. The HDP won't flex like rubber and, according to what I've read/watched, wears quite well...I might consider that in the spring