edgro 676 #1 Posted December 15, 2016 I have a long sidewalk with lots of ups and down, so in an effort to not smack the high spots with the blade when plowing, I came up with this. I made a new edge out of 1/4x3 flat stock, and added these small wings on the ends, I angled the wing so that when the blade is angled, the wing is pointing straight ahead. The idea is to ramp up and over the sidewalk cracks, instead on hitting them. I also thought that with a little more metal out there it might wear a little longer, as it seems the ends of the blade wear more than the middle. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,528 #2 Posted December 15, 2016 Great idea, let us know how it works. Thanks for sharing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,814 #3 Posted December 15, 2016 Please keep us informed with the results. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,515 #4 Posted December 15, 2016 Looks great. Please update post with your "in use" performance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #5 Posted December 15, 2016 Looks good. Keep us posted with the results. Have you tried any rubber or vinyl or UHMW for the uneven sidewalks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edgro 676 #6 Posted December 16, 2016 Plowed today, So far seems to be working as intended. With the blade angled, the leading edge is going up and over the uneven sidewalk, rather than catching and flipping the blade down Have not tried any non-metal edges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt 339 #7 Posted October 9, 2017 The city saying they will fix the side walks last year to keep people from tripping where the tree roots have caused them to heave. I have only seen one spot on the east side were I live that Lansing's Public Works has done anything too. All they did was to put asphalt on both sides of were it heaved. Starting last year I put a edge marker in on all 4 corners of were the sections of side walk has raised allowing me to ease up to and lift the blade the blade over obstruction. I also do along gutter in the street since city plows either fail to come through our area or stay 3 to 4 feet from the curb and use markers to show were the trees have pushed the curb to cause same obstruction but from the side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edgro 676 #8 Posted October 9, 2017 Surprisingly enough, BWL had them remove a very large sycamore tree from my corner that was originally causing the sidewalk problem. Now I have a huge ground level stump that most likely will be there forever. Someone from the city was out looking at it, and I asked him about all the money spent on replacing perfectly good sidewalks to made them ADA compliant. The answer was that's all federal money they have no control over. Anyway, I no longer have to deal with the huge sycamore leaves anymore, so that is good as far as the modified blade edge, so far it works as intended, and I like it 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites