Self-leveling rear link....at least it works for me....

[GC1710]

I found a cheap rear grader blade at auction and have since shortened it and am hooking up a ram for angle control. I added a 1" drop of horse mat which works like a great squeegee on the concrete. Here is a video of a little snow before this latest addition I'm discussing now. In the video you can see I have control of the tilt angle with the hydro top link which helps me move over bumps. However (and on to the subject) I had noticed when the concrete started to angle my blade would not....got to thinking I needed a hydraulic sidelink I could put in float.....however my rear 2 spool doesn't support float. So I went to Tractor Supply and for $27 came up with this free floating link which replaces my manual adjustment link.....I think it really is going to work great. I hadn't really seen something like this before but I'm sure it has been done before. Now the blade rides on the contours/slope of the driveway and the weight of this beast keeps the blade on the ground. ....While I was at it I added a 1" thick UHMW strip on my front bucket....I know nothing beats a plow but this setup works for me....

Only work needed was my drill press and an angle grinder....didn't even break-out the welder for this...


Snow Plow Back Blade Massey GC1710 snow removal - YouTube

 

[Steave]

I don't have any horses but I too find many uses for horse mats and they come in different thicknesses. Good ideas you got there. I use the mats for debris deflectors on my flail mowers and they would also make good mud flaps. Fairly cheap and readily available.

 

[GC1710]

Just bumping (and updating) this thread because of Winter season coming. The "floating" chain link worked marvelous last year, as did the 1" thick UHMW strip. Here is a pic of the UHMW after one season and I cleared our entire cul-de-sac many many times (asphault) with lots of bucket use on the road. This season I will flip the bar and also use this material on the back blade instead of horse mat as it didn't hold up quite as well (but did a great job).