Snow Plow Scrapper Blade

[Bar Nuthin 2,485]

2 hours ago, Alrashid2 said:

Bought a 3 ft x 4 ft x 1/2 inch horse stall mat at TSC for 40 bucks and cut a strip.

 

@Alrashid2 Please report back on how well it conforms to the low spots/dips in your blacktop. I thought about going this route, but I already had a scrap sheet of HDPE lying around, so I used that.

My driveway is old (but nicely sealed) and has several low spots that my blade rides above. There is a huge ornamental pear tree that sheds thousands of berry-sized fruits that turn into a "mush".

I can scrape the majority of the mess into a pile with my current blade - except it still leaves the low spots. I'm really wanting to come up with something that works more like a squeegee but still pushes snow.

 

Edited January 1, 2025 by Bar Nuthin

[Alrashid2 474]

Thought I'd report back tonight. We haven't had a ton of snow, but I've been plowing every chance I can, even if there's just 1" on the driveway!

 

Rough calculation here. 

Have plowed 4 times. 125 ft driveway, takes 4 passes.

So the Horse stall mat rubber wear bar has gone 2000 ft or approximately 0.34 miles and still is 1" wide, barely work down!

 

It conforms very well to the uneven asphalt. Does much better than my snowblower did and definitely better than a steel wear bar.

 

I wanted to go the middle ground with the high density plastic wear bar, solely for better longevity. But, based on my experience so far, the horse stall mat will last many seasons and is CHEAP!

 

40 bucks and I have enough material to make 5 or 6 wear bars, which are flippable... At this rate one 3x4 ft mat will last me over a decade!

Edited January 25, 2025 by Alrashid2

[Wayne0 1,563]

9 hours ago, Alrashid2 said:

Thought I'd report back tonight. We haven't had a ton of snow, but I've been plowing every chance I can, even if there's just 1" on the driveway!

 

Rough calculation here. 

Have plowed 4 times. 125 ft driveway, takes 4 passes.

So the Horse stall mat rubber wear bar has gone 2000 ft or approximately 0.34 miles and still is 1" wide, barely work down!

 

It conforms very well to the uneven asphalt. Does much better than my snowblower did and definitely better than a steel wear bar.

 

I wanted to go the middle ground with the high density plastic wear bar, solely for better longevity. But, based on my experience so far, the horse stall mat will last many seasons and is CHEAP!

 

40 bucks and I have enough material to make 5 or 6 wear bars, which are flippable... At this rate one 3x4 ft mat will last me over a decade!

Looks like a good idea to me.I've got a piece of bed mat left over from my shed ramp that will fill the bill.