Rubber blades for 5' grader blade, buy or make

[Wayne Wiseman]

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.

Thanks
 

[old]

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.
 

[KCTractors]

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.
 

[souNdguy]

stiff rubber horse stall matting.

buy pre cut or by the foot at tractor supply.. ( mine anyway )
 

[Royse]

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.
 

[Wayne Wiseman]

Just want to say thanks for your input. A lot of good ideas. Great website viewers.

Wayne
 

[ASEguy]

I used a 2x10x6 ft. piece of wood and bolted it to my existing holes on my Woods blade.
 

[Michaels Dad]

[Chris in SK]

How about a strip of heavy truck tire tread cut off a tire and bolted on?
 

[souNdguy]

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.