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Old 02-23-2015, 09:22 AM
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Thanks guys for the replys!
Who sells the scraper edge for these plow blades? I might put that extra edge on there for added protection. I do have one section of concrete that is tore up a little and have to be careful plowing that section.

I really didn't have any issues with the deck being on there. I suppose I could take it off next winter. Not going to mess with it now in the cold weather. Hopefully we are almost done for snow this winter.

Used it this past weekend for the first substantial snow fall we've had. Close to 8". Plowed it several times to try and keep up with it...Overall it went pretty well. Beats the heck out of shoveling it..LOL

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I would take that deck off. There is more snow coming, around my neck of the woods we get lots of snow in March

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Who sells the scraper edge for these plow blades? I might put that extra edge on there for added protection.
What do you mean? You can't put 2 cutting edges on it.....

For that blade I imagine the only one you can get an edge from is CCC. Otherwise, a welding shop, or local steel supplier can probably get you a piece of steel, and you can make you own, or have the welding shop make it.

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What do you mean? You can't put 2 cutting edges on it.....

For that blade I imagine the only one you can get an edge from is CCC. Otherwise, a welding shop, or local steel supplier can probably get you a piece of steel, and you can make you own, or have the welding shop make it.

X2 on removing the mower deck.
Hes talking about stacking the cutting edge. I don't see why he couldn't. It would require longer bolts. I also don't have a clue if it would offer any advantage on a small tractor. We do it to our plow trucks at work but its because we have things in the roadway that break blades such as manholes and street reflectors and gas valves and all sorts of other things. Things like that shouldn't be an issue in a driveway.

Extreme sells cutting edges as well. Cant say they fit your blade but its worth checking.
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2 advantages of doubling the cutting edge.
1st is strength, less chance of bending the blade, as those are built quite flimsy.

2nd, the OEM cutting edge is so thin, you will wear it out in a season if you do a fair amount of snow removal, so by doubling it you have more surface to wear, thus it last longer.

I have a 54" blade on my 3235, with the factory OEM wear edge, I was replacing it every year.
I have a gravel drive, 100 feet long by 20 feet wide and 50 foot wide at the end where I park.

I replaced the OEM wear edge with 3/8 inch thick plate steel, have been using this wear edge now for 4 snow seasons and still have 2 inches of steel below the main blade.

Skid shoes, well lets just say I don't use em.
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The best solution to the blade question is a blower
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up north we dont use blades, go big or go home
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Given the blade in which he posted a link to, I should say his LT wont have any trouble in the deepest of snows. But then again I have not had much experience using a toilet flapper as a snow blade
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Skid shoes, well lets just say I don't use em.
Same here. I would bolt a thicker plate as a wear edge (let it protrude more than the factory edge), and plan on replacing every so often (looking like the 1/4" thick SST stock from Amazon will last me three years doing my neighbors and my drive).

I find it grinds itself to a sharp edge, which helps get under the packed snow and ice and lift it (especially critical when someone has driven on it before I get to the fresh stuff). Else with shoes it just skims over the top. This last snow storm was a perfect example, where we had freezing rain on top so it wanted to ride up.

And I know every little crack and seam in what I plow (my own drive and elderly neighbors)

Plus, with those tires he needs a clean surface to grab. Shoes will leave a layer of snow which wont be great for traction.

I have seen some here use a thick rubber edge (I assume with shoes).
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