SnowPlow test #1

charlz · Dec 9, 2007

Nice! Too bad shipping is twice the cost of the material for me

Not that I would need it for a snowplow.. but looks good to put a skirt on my rough cut mower.

LBrown59 · Dec 9, 2007

See if you can find a scrap pick up bed mat
and cut what you need out of that.

I have bought new bed mats at big lots for 25 bucks.

== L B ==

charlz said:
Nice! Too bad shipping is twice the cost of the material for me Not that I would need it for a snowplow.. but looks good to put a skirt on my rough cut mower.

SkunkWerX · Dec 10, 2007

bx24 said:
Skunkwerx

How thick of a piece did you go with? How did you cut the material? (with a circular saw???)

The stuff I got was 3/8" thick. It has fiber cords embedded.
I used a fresh utility knife and just kept scoring. I got to the point it would bend with a crease, like cardboard, then finished by slicing down the crease on the backside.

I don't think I would use a circular saw it might grab harshly, I think I would try a jig saw with one of those knife style blades installed.

If I was dealing with 1/2" or thicker material, I would probably run it through my bandsaw.

Bottom line, it wasn't a huge problem using the utility knife.

jmfox · Dec 10, 2007

Has anybody found a good source for nylon strips? I guess some of the other polymers and plastics may be good as well, if they are tough enough and cheap enough. You would think there would be a good surplus source.

jmf

texbaylea · Dec 10, 2007

Since I live in the "sunny" south I don't have your needs but a suggestion from the time we had a breeding kennel. I cut down truck flaps to make the dog doors as the longest lasting material I could find. A band saw was the perfect tool for the job. It cut cleanly and quickly. For the thick stuff you would probably want a 3/4" blade, 4-6 teeth per inch.

Vernon

SkunkWerX · Dec 15, 2007

This reply is meant only to tie together 2 threads.

if you are curious about the fabrication of the snow plow blade on the Kubota BX2350, you can visit this thread to see how it got started:
Kubota BX2350 Front Snow Plow Project

novi408 · Sep 2, 2008

SkunkWerX,
Do you have the seller's name on ebay where you bought the rubber strip? The link you had posted last year is no longer valid and I didn't have any success doing a search on ebay.

Thanks.

KevPH1 · Sep 3, 2008

novi408 said:
SkunkWerX,
Do you have the seller's name on ebay where you bought the rubber strip? The link you had posted last year is no longer valid and I didn't have any success doing a search on ebay.

Thanks.

I can't help you with the email address. Have you thought about flat drive belting? TSC sells belting by the foot.