Plowing snow

ASEguy · Feb 22, 2013

The first snow I plowed this year was 3 inches total. My back blade worked well enough on our driveway which is 100 ft. long with a slight incline. This snow and ice was a different story. It piled up on the back blade and wouldn't move. I was not wanting to go too fast on the ice for fear of playing bumper cars. A front blade probably isn't going to happen. I do use a 2x10 on the leading edge so I don't dig into my asphalt driveway. Anyone have any ideas. Thanks for your time. Gerard

GordoSD · Feb 22, 2013

Replace that 2x10 with 1/2 inch thick, 4 inch wide reinforce rubber from conveyor belt. Bolt it on so it is 3/4 inch below the steel. It will squeegee snow off your LAWN without damaging the grass.
This is a 60 inch blade on my ATV

notjustair · Feb 22, 2013

With the blade I use now you have to use a pretty sharp angle to get it to roll off. That also means you have to work the brakes to do it in a straight line as that's a pretty big side draft. I go down both sides at the outside edge to open up a piling place and then go back to the center and work all of that out. We had 14 inches yesterday - I was glad I had chained up the blading tractor.

old · Feb 22, 2013

Ya I had to break down and put my V-Plow on so I could get out my drive way. Tried 3 times to drive out but spun out all 3 times going up the hill on my drive but you know about that hill since you have been here

glennster · Feb 22, 2013

i use a can of PAM no stick cooking spray. works good on a blade or in the 'chute of a snowblower.

ASEguy · Feb 24, 2013

Yeah my tires broke free too. I had to apply the brakes to keep it going. I think I'll laod my tires after all.

ASEguy · Feb 24, 2013

I'll try the Pam. Thanks

ASEguy · Feb 24, 2013

Thanks for all the replies.

sammydwm · Feb 24, 2013

instead of Pam we used this stuff. Works great

http://shop.northwoodstm.com/products/Snow-Wax-Nonstick-Coating.html

ASEguy · Feb 24, 2013

Looks like this could do double duty for me.

old · Feb 24, 2013

Ya that is the reason my back blade has all those weights hanging on it so I can get traction in the back. I almost never use that blade it just hangs there for the weight

Brad Buchanan · Feb 25, 2013

I push snow with the backblade in normal position (curved part to the rear) in reverse.

Did it by mistake one time and found it plowed good and if the snow was 'packy' or mad ice on top would ride up and not get buried.

Brad

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