Using schedule 40 on rear blade

[tjones59]

Tried using a 2in piece of schedule 40 on my rear blade so I didn't eat up my gravel driveway when plowing snow today. Driveway is about 400ft and I made 4 passes which did amazingly well then when clearing off the parking pad I notice the pipe had split in half. My guess is it's getting brittle. Does anyone know of another way to put a curl on that blade edge so it doesn't chew up the driveway and lasts? I saw a video someone recommend using black ABS but I can't find it in any of the big box stores in 2in x 6ft only 1.5in x 5ft. Appreciate any help.

 

[LouNY]

I use my blade backwards when the ground is real soft, pushing or pulling.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I'm guessing you used schedule 40 PVC? Not schedule 40 black iron?

Turning around can work, or putting a rubber edge like from a horse stall mat can also take the bite out of the cutting edge

 

[DJ54]

Worth it to use iron pipe, even if you have to pay someone with a plasma cutter to cut the pipe. I used a piece of angle iron as a straight edge to cut mine plus welded tabs front and back to keep it on. It's been on there well over 10 years now.

 

[leonz]

As LouNY has mentioned to you you should try plowing with the blade reversed
as the blades reversed cutting angle will be such that it will not dig in
the ground.