Thrower skid wheels?

[ironman]

I saw this ad for a QA-42A for sale.
It looks like there is some kind of wheel on the skid.
I'm guessing it's an owner mod. Doesn't seem like a bad idea.
Just curious if anyone else has done this and what your experience with it is.

[darkminion_17]

I know some model snow throwers on Wheel Horse tractors had steel wheels. Those pictured on the Cub Cadet seem to stick out a bit far though...

[Grandpa53]

I've used a set of 5" plastic mower deck wheels on a 341 blower in northern Minnesota for several years. They work great in dry snow in temps below the mid 20 degree mark. Anything above freezing or in wet conditions the snow will accumulate on the wheels and cause them to slide instead of rolling.

[Frank1541]

I put on a set of skid wheels two years ago. They have held up better then I expected. I might have to replace them next year. I would never run the blower without them. These are the ones I got.
https://www.amazon.com/Canamax-490-2...C9WKYHCJ&psc=1

[ironman]

Originally Posted by Frank1541

I put on a set of skid wheels two years ago. They have held up better then I expected. I might have to replace them next year. I would never run the blower without them. These are the ones I got.
https://www.amazon.com/Canamax-490-2...C9WKYHCJ&psc=1

I like that design with the little skids fore and aft of the wheels.
I'm thinking 2" or larger bearings might work for the wheels.
Might try to fab something up like that.
Thanks for the link.

[Grandpa53]

I've tried different shapes and sizes of wheels on mine and found that the larger wheels work better. They roll more easily than the smaller diameter wheels. Also wheels with a rounded profile will allow the blower to slide sideways more easily when turning without digging into the underlying surface. Hope this helps.

[ironman]

Originally Posted by Grandpa53

I've tried different shapes and sizes of wheels on mine and found that the larger wheels work better. They roll more easily than the smaller diameter wheels. Also wheels with a rounded profile will allow the blower to slide sideways more easily when turning without digging into the underlying surface. Hope this helps.

The rounded profile makes sense. I was considering narrower would be beneficial by not hanging out so far sideways, as darkminion pointed out up above.
Just pipe dreaming right now, gotta see what the scrap pile yields that might work, and right now it's too damn cold for that.
Thanks for your input, Grandpa.

[Billy-O]

You could line your shoes with UHMW.... if not wheels

[ironman]

Or possibly use like 1" thick UHMW and create the whole skid out of it and forget about the wheels.
Good idea Billy-O, now were gettin' somewhere.

[Ambush]

^^^ That would be my solution.