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Wayne Wiseman Guest
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:54 am Post subject: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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I have a Ford 801 tractor with a light duty 5' grader blade that I use to plow snow off my 400' driveway. The medal blade leaves marks on my freshly sealed blacktop. Does anyone have a homemade solution to a rubber blade or a place that I can purcahse. Currently I'm using rubber belt from a round hay baler with large C claims.
Hope someone has a better ideal or place to purchase.
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old Tractor Guru
Joined: 12 Mar 2000 Posts: 75238 Location: Lake of the Ozarks area of MO
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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I have heard of using a piece of PVC pipe with a slit cut in it to fit the blade. If you use the right size it will go right on and sit there. |
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KCTractors Long Time User
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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I don't know about PVC pipe, but know steel pipe works and the blade will NOT cut into your lawn either. A brother has it on a 10 ft snowplow and he used a 3" diameter pipe and he said it will not ride up over the snow. |
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souNdguy Tractor Guru
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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stiff rubber horse stall matting.
buy pre cut or by the foot at tractor supply.. ( mine anyway ) |
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Royse Tractor Guru
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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Why not use what you have and just bolt it on with the cutting edge?
Might have to change to longer bolts and buy washers. |
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Wayne Wiseman Guest
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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Just want to say thanks for your input. A lot of good ideas. Great website viewers.
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ASEguy Tractor Expert
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:36 am Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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I used a 2x10x6 ft. piece of wood and bolted it to my existing holes on my Woods blade. |
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Michaels Dad Long Time User
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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soundguy wrote: | (quoted from post at 19:24:29 12/29/12) stiff rubber horse stall matting.
buy pre cut or by the foot at tractor supply.. ( mine anyway ) |
Horse stall mat doesn't have any reinforcement, so it will break off especially in cold weather. I tried some as a shield on my shredder.........lasted about 5 minutes.
Since I don't what snow is, I'm guessing PVC is the way to go. |
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Chris in SK Long Time User
Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Posts: 695 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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How about a strip of heavy truck tire tread cut off a tire and bolted on? |
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souNdguy Tractor Guru
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make |
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you must have bought the hors stall matting that loked like black trash bag material.
i have som matting that is 10ys old as shields.. it actually is holding up better than truck mud flap, that I am also using.
what hold sup a lil better is conveyor belting.
PS.. the horse matting I use has cords in it.. you must be seeing that 'crumb' matt that is about 1/4" thick and just formed from composite rubber crumbs... I wouldn't line a ..well.. horse stall with that stuff.. :)
I use the thick extruded looking matting.. has bias cords in it like an old tire.
hard to cut.. I'd used a saw to cut up mine.
i really think we are talking about different products. |
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