snowplow folks??

Anonymous-0 · Jan 3, 2012

anyone that does it for a living (or a lot of it) use the rubber edges on the bottom? Just wondering how long they hold up in commercial (??) use. Thinking one would outlast me for cleaning poop and my little driveway.

Thanks, Dave

Jim in Ma. · Jan 3, 2012

For a driveway I think it would be good but not on a public road.
I have seen people cut a 3 or 4" strip of stall mat and use that for a cutting edge.

chevytaHOE5674 · Jan 3, 2012

Plow a lot of snow UP here and wear out a steel cutting edge about every year or two. Don't think rubber would last very long at all.

Harold Hubbard · Jan 3, 2012

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Some pretty heavy duty stuff uses rubber, and there are also plastic (Polyurethane?) edges. They are often used where the underlying surface is expensive and easily damaged.

Blackhole49 · Jan 3, 2012

We use a 16" snow pusher(+-3000lbs) at work for
parking lots. Took 3 years to wear out one side of
the rubber edge before we reversed it. As long as
your not applying down pressure it should hold up
fine.

Ken Macfarlane · Jan 3, 2012

I've got carbides on the bottom of one of my snowplows, I'd think
rubber is a step in the wrong direction.

Chuck NH · Jan 3, 2012

Snow pushers do use a rubber cutting edge, however, they also have steel wear shoes on the outter wings to support the weight of the pusher instead of on the cutting edge. Rubber edges will wear quickly if not properly adjusted and will tear if struck against a raised manhole cover or similar obstructions.

LeoinMI · Jan 3, 2012

I retired from the Airport where we used Rubber blades on a couple of our plow trucks. The trucks had a front mount 12 ft. plow with a rubber blade and a conventional 12 ft. underblade that was steel.
The rubber blade was used for cleaning up wet slushy snow on the pavement, and also for pushing snow in grassy areas close to taxiway lights without tearing up the ground. The rubber blades lasted usually one winter before having to flip them over. We had adjustable wheels on the front plow to raise or lower the blade according to the conditions of the pavement and wear.
Hope this helps,
Leo

samn40 · Jan 3, 2012

We do a lot of muck scraping on concrete twice a day in our
freestall dairy (140 cows) The scraper is like a rear mounted
snow-plough. years ago we were wearing out the rubber blades
every month,so my dad cut the sides off an old semi truck tyre
and used the flat tread piece bolted on to the blade, it lasted for
about 4 years, but worked better one way as it would hop a bit
the other way. Now we use the complete flat part of a shovel tyre
and no metal blade at all . the industrial shovel tyre is about 18"
deep and we bolt it to a piece of 4x4 square or box
section.....Indestructable!!!
Sam

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