Snow removal with rear blade

[Greg Buechner]

Are you guys pulling in forward or pushing in reverse to move snow?

 

[8nfeller]

I do both with my rear blade .
Doug

 

[sfurn52]

both -- but pulling or pushing with the blade "backwards" saves the gravel a lot more ---

YMMV

 

[Greg Buechner]

Will shoes on the blade help keep the blade from digging to deep?

 

[MarkWV]

shoes save gravel, I with blade backwards when I hit pavement turn around and back with blade going right way, already practiced 1.5 hours today

 

[MarkWV]

shoes save gravel, I with blade backwards when I hit pavement turn around and back with blade going right way, already practiced 1.5 hours today

 

[snoop-nc]

I'd "play with" top link adjustment before trying shoes. IMHO shoes WOULD work, but what are you gonna do this spring when you try to use the blade to clean out a ditch or other grading work??

 

[Greg Buechner]

I would remove the shoes in the spring. Woods makes a shoe kit for the RB72 but they want a couple of hundered for them. I'd make up my own brackets to bolt the the blade and pick up some snowplow shoes.

 

[Ed S.]

I'd "play with" top link adjustment before trying shoes.

That's exactly what I do - shorten the top link up so the blade is "leaning forward" a bit. It won't cut into the gravel so much (you're still going to drag some with you, regardless).

es

 

[Jeff2N]

I push snow backwards with my blade. With rear weights and chains you can push a lot of snow.
I use a 6' backblade and took a 2" steel pipe 6' long and cut a 1/2" slot the entire length of the pipe then slip it over the cutting edge of the blade. Tap it on with a BFH and it will clamp itself to your blade and not fall off. It will still move a little gravel around but works great when pushing snow back on the lawn, doesn't tear things up at all. In the spring just knock the pipe off and your ready to grade.

 

[Jess Pidlin]

I've heard of cutting a slit in a 1 1/2" or 2" piece of galvanized pipe the length of your blade, and welding straps to it that will align with the bolts in the blade. The pipe will ride over the gravel.

Someone previously posted about this with pictures.

Thats one of those things I'm going to do as soon as I get a [i:c41ef779ad]roundtuit [/i:c41ef779ad] .

Y'all have a gooden...

Jess