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Snow plow pad question

WearyTraveler
I've got circular snow plow pads for my kubota. Like the ones in the picture. The plow usually tears up my gravel driveway. I'm thinking about getting pads that are rectangular with a small upturn on the front.

Anyone have any experience with the rectangular ones?

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  • babun
    GreatGuns wrote:
    I would actually anticipate them to be more aggressive with 8 points (four per) added into the mix, instead of none. Just a thought. ;)


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    Use the round pads. You problaly need a more rounded pad like these.

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  • jimdeere
    I just remembered, when we had gravel drive, I removed the shoes. With the gravel drive, it was impossible to remove all snow and ice. The best was to work a little gravel up on top of the hard stuff.
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  • Rocky Raab
    One word: wheels.

    I replaced the skids on my last two walk-behinds with small wheels. They make a HUGE difference. I can maneuver the blower with ease, it glides along much easier both forward and reverse, and the wheels last many times longer.

    I cannot imagine why snow blowers come with skids. It's ludicrous.
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  • spasmcreek
    i have a 12' dozer blade on the front of my 4wd tractor...used pads a couple of times and took them off....only problem is if i got going to fast on uneven and the setup started dipping ...just slow down and keep the rite amount of down pressure.....lots of fun to push snow opening twp roads for the neighbors....and i have had to open a road after a blizzard so the twp patrol could get out and open roads...had 3 mild winters and dodged any heavy snow this one ...so little use ...but it's READY
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  • WearyTraveler
    GreatGuns wrote:
    I would actually anticipate them to be more aggressive with 8 points (four per) added into the mix, instead of none. Just a thought. ;)


    Are you referring to a "shoe" like this? With a limited surface area I believe this would just give you two trenches down a gravel drive.

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    Those are similar to what I'm thinking about getting. You say they're no better than the round?
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  • pip5255
    more surface area would be better for you, the pads are the wear part so they do wear down but if your blade is digging in then it sounds like it needs to be set higher to prevent digging into stones.
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  • us55840
    Ran a snow plow for about 8 years.

    The "key" to not making skid marks on gravel is do NOT drop the plow blade all the way down so the full weight is on the skids.

    It makes no difference of you have the oblong 'skids' or round 'skids' as either will make marks in a soft surface.

    ;)
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