That depends on what you're doing. For an asphalt or concrete driveway, you won't get all the way down to the surface with the skid shoes extended. On a gravel drive, you might want them down a bit so all of the gravel doesn't wind up in your grass. I have a mostly gravel driveway that's paved near the garage, so I don't use the skid shoes. After the ground freezes, the gravel stays put for the most part. What doesn't just gets raked back into the driveway in the spring. I would say the steel to make a new cutting edge is going to be cheaper than new skid shoes.
|