Does the PVC on snow plow work

[Kelldog]

To stop tearing up gravel? In my case the denalli pro

 

[Jerryg]

To stop tearing up gravel? In my case the denalli pro

There has been other posts about this. Some people are using horse stall mat from tractor supply.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

To stop tearing up gravel? In my case the denalli pro

Maybe, but the best way is to not plow.
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I live on a gravel road and have gravel driveways.
I do not plow the first few snows.
Drive all over your plow area and just pack it down.
This gets a good ice layer on top.
By doing it this way, I do not worry about the gravel or the grass.
My plow area

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Have a good day

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

To stop tearing up gravel? In my case the denalli pro

I've both bolted and welded on schedule 80 PVC or Steel pipe over the plow or blade edge, to keep guys from dozing the surfacing off roads. Training wheels.. don't cut all the snow off is key, build up some snow pack. Was part of my job a long time ago.
Best

 

[dweber23tr]

I usually set my skids a little higher until things freeze up. But I always keep the cutting edge 5/16 or so off the driveway with the skids. Very rarely have piles of gravel in the yard unless things haven't froze and I get careless.

 

[03mossy]

My driveway is about 250 yards of gravel and then 40’x60’ of cement in front of the garage. What I struggle with is finding the perfect setting to cleanly plow the cement but not tear up the gravel.

 

[906UP]

Pipe on the cutting edge is common up here until late Dec when stuff starts to freeze down

 

[hadleycat]

My pvc pipe broke every time I used it on my gravel drive that is about 75' long. I gave up on it and just lower the shoes on my plow now.

 

[906UP]

My pvc pipe broke every time I used it on my gravel drive that is about 75' long. I gave up on it and just lower the shoes on my plow now.

That's not surprising, we use a steel pipe with a slit to fit over the cutting edge, have tabs welded on the ends so it can be bolted to the plow.

 

[ChadD]

That's not surprising, we use a steel pipe with a slit to fit over the cutting edge, have tabs welded on the ends so it can be bolted to the plow.

P.O.I.D.H

 

[906UP]

P.O.I.D.H

No

 

[Hawk53]

I have a couple of wooden drags (one is 2x6" by 4ft the other 2x6" by 8ft) that I pull to level and set the snow. Once I get a good base set I use my plow to clear the snow away.

 

[tjoreo]

I thought for a test I would just tack weld a piece of 2 3/8" oil pipe on my cutting edge and see how it worked. I liked it so much that I never took it off and just removed my skids completely. Like stated above, it leaves a little layer of snow on the ground that eventually will freeze over and allow the gravel to be covered. We push our snow as far as we can in our yard when we can. One disadvantage of leaving this layer of snow/ice on the drive is it takes mine about an extra week to thaw out in the spring compared to my buddies with the stock setup. On a side note, it probably takes him over a week raking up the gravel from his yard so I figure it is a win.

 

[03mossy]

I thought for a test I would just tack weld a piece of 2 3/8" oil pipe on my cutting edge and see how it worked. I liked it so much that I never took it off and just removed my skids completely. Like stated above, it leaves a little layer of snow on the ground that eventually will freeze over and allow the gravel to be covered. We push our snow as far as we can in our yard when we can. One disadvantage of leaving this layer of snow/ice on the drive is it takes mine about an extra week to thaw out in the spring compared to my buddies with the stock setup. On a side note, it probably takes him over a week raking up the gravel from his yard so I figure it is a win.

Would you mind sharing a pic of this?

 

[ToddACimer]

I switched my plow to 1/2" UHMW last year and it catches a lot less, cleans concrete better and it is way quieter. I try not to plow grass so I don't have a good opinion on that