Plow skids

[Methos]

Originally Posted by Matt G.

If you use any kind of skids on a paved driveway, you will wind up with a sheet of ice. The skids are for gravel driveways so the gravel stays in the driveway.

What you need is a plastic cutting edge so you can get down to the bare surface of the driveway.

Matt again.

[jlampe94]

Ive made some skids for my QA-42A snowthrower out of the commercial cutting board and they worked great for paved driveways, wore down a lil quick because the snowthrowers kinda heavy but worked great otherwise. I like westofb's idea on the casters, thats what some of the county-township trucks over my way use on their plows.

[green 4 acres]

my 10xl sears gt has a awsome snow blade that I will adapt to the 128 , it pivots left to right letting you plow through heavyer snow-- It has steel skids -- In 20 years of use I have not marred the drive -- unless the blade hit it -- it seems to glide on the skids remember also the concrete is frozen and icy or wet 4130 might work even better as hard to grab


128

[ol'George]

I used a broken leaf from a truck spring
They are about 2-1/2" wide and maybe 3/8" thick.
I just bent them up @ a 45* angle on each end (using a torch) and welded them to the worn out skids on the Qa42 thrower
I'm sure they will outlast me!
cheap,easy, works great, and they wear like plow shares!

[green 4 acres]

I forgot to mention the tire chains are the real concrete scrapers