AWESOME Snow Plow Blade Hack for Gravel Driveways

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

🔴 *ATV Snow Plowing Video // Plowing Lots of Snow on Long Driveway* kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWO1e5tvZbSEaNE

[@martingibson1225]

For those who do not know the difference: ABS has a much higher impact resistance the PVC, which might explain why those who have tried this with PVC end up breaking the pipe. ABS is also stiffer so it will retain its shape better over the length of the blade. In addition, plastic pipe usually comes in different wall thicknesses, RE Schedule 40 or Sched 40, or Schedule 80, (sched 80), which is the thicker wall thickness of the two.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Good explanation!@@martingibson1225

[@zpbeats3938]

Such an unbelievably elegant, simple, cost effective, AND effective solution. My man, high five!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

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[@flyinthebug35]

I saw your other video about using this piping and I immediately went and bought a piece of ABS pipe and installed it. I have not used the snowshoes anymore, as I really like the job it does with the pipe...and as you said, saves me throwing gravel all over my lawn that I used to need to rake up every spring. Thanks for this hack! Works amazing and never had to replace the pipe in 2 winters use now.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

That's great!

[@richardmonson8657]

Great idea

[@richiekuhn576]

i did the same thing works amazing thanks for the tip!!

[@johnlepore1562]

For my 72" old Fisher Plow mounted on a 1981 Kubota 295, my son fabricated a piece of 2" pipe on the cutting edge. It works really well! and leaves the driveway gravel behind during plowing. Thanks for leading this terrific idea!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Very cool! Your welcome 🙏

[@BPFDesigns]

I'm a disabled Vet, and I need to use a Polaris Ranger to plow my driveway - about 1/4 mile long, gravel and a 10° incline at it's steepest. I struggled for a long time with my blade cutting into the driveway, and just making life that much more difficult for me (I'm an amputee). But your hack here has saved me so much literal pain and frustration, as well as being cheap and easy to implement. Thanks for the video!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You are very welcome 🙏

[@mrbeans2425]

Def smart. I just bump my blade up a little bit, itd be too time consuming for me to hop in and out and keep having to put it on and take it off. If 90% of what i did was gravel you bet your ass id love one of these!

[@Clancy2105]

I tried this after watching this video. I used pvc foam core. It worked like a charm. Thanks for the great video

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Great to hear!

[@daveinarmstrong]

Thank you for this genius idea!! You've saved me lots of grief plowing my long rocky gravel driveway. 5 star idea!!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

@@daveinarmstrong thanks but I'm just a parrot. I saw it somewhere else

[@DCSPORTSTER]

I just installed a solid-wall 2” ABS pipe on my plow blade works great. Thanks for the tip.

[@shaggy1958]

Great idea! I can use this trick to help pack a toboggan run.

[@KPussGT]

I'm going to try this on my snow blower. Thanks.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

let me know how you make out

[@avlisk]

I'd like to know, too. I have a gravel driveway and am always throwing rocks and breaking shear pins.

[@brianw8963]

I used 1” black iron on my Ranger. Works great. Cut a 1/4” wide slice and welded it on .

[@jamesdenton3692]

"ALMOST" makes winter fun.😁

[@NSEasternShoreChemist]

Years ago, my neighbour plowed my gravel driveway with an ATV plow. It tended to dig in horribly. Nowadays I use a tractor plow that's mounted on my front-end loader. It's much heavier, yet doesn't dig in at all unless the ground is exceptionally soft (i.e. there's been a mid-winter thaw). Neither plow has shoes or a pipe. I think a lot of ATV plows, due to their light weight, have an aggressive cutting angle to dig into the snow. My tractor plow is not aggressive at all. I mean, there's a bit of gravel that's plowed up every spring, but I'd rather that than leaving a couple of cm of snow behind, because where I live, it will likely rain on that and later freeze, making a layer of ice. Besides, with a back blade, putting back plowed-off gravel is pretty quick and easy. That being said, this is definitely a trick I would use if I was plowing a lawn.

[@greggroth5003]

Great idea! I tried this on my heavy duty Bush Hog 40-06 rear blade for my tractor. The cutting edge is quite a bit larger than an ATV blade, so I used 4” PVC pipe to fit over the attachment bolts. Quite easy to put on. Tried it out briefly and it works great! This blade is made for moving dirt, so it is very heavy and digs into my gravel and grass. I had tried running the blade backwards, but it has a pronounced blade support structure that hampers snow from rolling to the side. Blizzard here tonight, so tomorrow will be good test!

[@robertbramwell4836]

I use a 1’ 1/2” piece of metal electrical conduit and has been on for years. I def broke multiple pieces of pvc before I tried the conduit.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing

[@larrywarolin7215]

You must have a State license and a permit to use electrical materials. You may say you are plowing snow with it but it could be seen as commercial electrical work. You're looking at big fines, maybe prison. If you happen to bend that conduit you better hope it doesn't kink or it won't pass inspection. Did you ream or file the end that you cut? That inspector where you live is sneaky too. He'll get you, it's just a matter of time.

[@rdk2086]

@@larrywarolin7215 what the hell are you talking about?

[@bryansummers3219]

That's some high speed plowing! You have really got that dialed in.

[@NorthwoodsNomad]

Wow ! That a great idea ! Love this ! Thanks for sharing .

[@dennmillsch]

I think PVC pipe is built sorta like hollow-core doors. They have a strong skin on the inside and outside, but the inside is weaker filler material. It doesn't take long on the gravel to wear through the thin outer PVC. Old ABS pipe was solid plastic so it would last much longer. I see some commenters are saying that newer ABS is also made with a weaker core. I don't know about that, so the point would be when you buy an ABS pipe for this, check the end and look at the cross-section to see if the pipe is solid plastic or layers with weaker stuff in the middle. I'm gonna try this -- if our local store has solid wall pipe. I don't have a snow plow but rather the front bucket on my sub-compact Kubota BX25. It's impossible to get the snow and not pick up a little bit of gravel.

[@Lavavoth]

Thank you so much for this video. I am looking to buy a house with a driveway that is 650 feet in length and I was trying to figure out how to plow it. I’m so glad I found your channel.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

An atv is very capable of plowing for the most part. In 7 years I've needed to get a truck in hear only twice. Snow was too deep and wet.

[@RobLaw-iw9kf]

Nice hack, it'll come in handy... tnks

[@nortonashburn6119]

I ve been doing this for years and yes it works!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Awesome!

[@dans8978]

I've found a 1-1/2 piece of metal conduit well...i made 3 passes with mild steel welding wire and then used a hard cast welding rods to create a lobe where it makes contact with the surface ..absolutely no wear on the pipe, I've been using it for 13 years...

[@patrick_video_images9572]

Sounded good. Got the pipe only to find my Warn blade brackets prevent pounding the pipe past the middle of blade. Back to the drawing board!

[@timwhynot]

Looks great. I still push stones with the skid plates on, especially wet snow where the rocks just roll up with the snow. Is there any benefit from the pipe with skid feet on with wet snow?

[@dadhobbies]

There is a lot of ABS pipe that is now called cel-core. It is much weaker. Closed cell foam core with abs liner on the inside and outside. Not as strong as the old regular solid pipe.

[@jackiesanders489]

My Yard tracotr with the wheels taken off the mower deck and the deck set all the way down works well too. But i enjoyed your video.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Thank you 😊

[@AndyD1926]

excellent tip!! Thanks for sharing it!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

@@AndyD1926 you're welcome 😊

[@G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Great trick. If you can find ABS, it should serve you much better than PVC, since PVC doesn’t do well in cold temps. Might be better than skid shoes. Thanks for sharing.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

I didn't realize abs was so hard to find. Your the second viewer that has said that. What's going on with abs?

[@Ktonrider]

How long do you think it would last plowing asphalt and concrete driveways? I don’t like using metal because I don’t wanna scratch customers driveways up.

[@gordbaker896]

Always plow the spoil to the EAST side of your driveway . Prevailing West wind won't drift in snow so much.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

My driveway runs east and west in the woods

[@gordbaker896]

I would plow it towards the South side.@@GettingItDoneRepairs

[@nhjohn1275]

What is the spoil?

[@BrickBike]

@@nhjohn1275the snow removed from the driveway. More of a term excavators use for excavated dirt really

[@gordbaker896]

It is what comes off the end of the blade.@@nhjohn1275

[@tjf1531]

Been doing this method for last 7 years and works well, not perfect but very helpful.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

7 years, awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@Clancy2105]

So awesome. I gotta do that to my tractor plow

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Good luck !

[@hphillips7425]

Good idea. I have a piranha Blade on my Kubota front bucket. I think something similar would be a big help for me

[@johnlepore1562]

Thanks!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Welcome! and thank you John!

[@ericking9042]

Wow that is a great idea ,thank you for sharing.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You are so welcome!

[@johnr7684]

Hi Great video. How does this hack work on pavement / gravel combo plowing. I have about 150' of gravel and 150' of asphalt Thanks

[@jodycowan8715]

I did this on my v plow for years. Worked great. Just cannot drag unless you pin the pipe to the cutter.

[@firstlast-sp3rk]

Fantastic Thanks

[@wdrdiyman1674]

Yes, indeed...it works on an 8.5-foot Hiniker plow blade on a pick-up truck for me too. Not a new idea...just perform a search at KZbin for "plow edge guard" or a similar string. I tried a PVC pipe....chewed to pieces in 25 feet; a steel, corner fence post....twisted like pretzel after two hours. Best solution: 2-inch steel pipe...sliced longitudinally to fit over blade with a plasma cutter or angle grinder....held on by three 3/8-inch, grade 8 bolts with nylon-lock nuts. One can plow a gravel road in full float mode without lifting/pushing any rocks. Best to allow a thin crust of snow/ice to build up on the top of the gravel to allow the guard to skim the top. If your gravel layer is very thick, you may still push rock with an edge guard without a buffer layer.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Great idea for the truck plow!

[@SteinerFab1357]

That was amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for that !!!!!!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@13612]

how does this not climb up over the snow. I have a polaris with one of their plows and took the skids off the bottom because they would dig into the gravel. Not sure how that can just stay down or does the plow need to be weighted?

[@salvor1]

are ATV transmissions really built to plow snow?

[@larryfine6013]

Good stuff , abs is softer than pvc , pvc will tend to break or shatter, doesn't like the cold,

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

well that makes sense

[@andrewbalfour7130]

Thanks for the idea. I will try this on my ventrac kv552

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Have fun

[@ueoalf]

im going to try this on my jd 212 42inch plow thanks

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You're welcome 🙂

[@michaelgranback2652]

Great idea! Thank you

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You bet!

[@chriscamgemi368]

Great job Brorher,l love the Chadian hacks for clearing snow ❄️ Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Thanks 👍

[@jucamvil]

Mine has skid shoes. Wouldn't I need this hack?

[@dand3975]

I have round steel shoes on my 54" blade. ABS sounds like a good idea to me. I might try using 18" pieces of ABS on each end of the blade and remove the steel shoes. The first snow or 2 is when the ground is soft and gravel driveways get torn up. After the ground freezes it is not much of a problem.

[@1wheeldrive751]

Skid shoes don’t help much on a properly crowned gravel driveway. You want your road crowned so the water sheds to the sides, especially if it is running uphill. That way the erosion happens in the ditch and not in the middle of your driveway. The problem with snow plowing a crowned road is the plow (or snowblower) wants to shave the high part of the crown, even with the side skid shoes all the way down, and takes out a lot of expensive gravel. I welded a piece of 1 1/2” steel pipe to the front edge of the shave plate of my 54” snowblower. That is enough to allow the blower to float over the gravel without digging in. The steel pipe does wear down eventually, so I imagine that the ABS pipe would too, even faster. But the snow blower is pretty heavy, so even in the float position, there’s a lot of down force on the pipe. I also have a 6’ grader blade mounted on the 3 point hitch of my tractor that I turn around and drag backwards when the ground is still soft. It would probably work better running forward with a pipe on it, but I haven’t got around to trying that. Might have to try a piece of PVC pipe on that to test it out. The steel pipe is much more money, plus welding it to the edge will mess up the grader blade for summer road work.

[@brianw8963]

I used 1” black iron , cut a 1/4” slot, which was a bit of a task, and welded it on full length both sides on My 6’ blade on my Polaris Ranger. Works great. Backdragged after snow was pretty much melted off and it worked great for that also. I figured if it wears much, I’ll just run a couple weld beads on it in the off season.

[@1wheeldrive751]

@ - that might have been the best choice. The diameter of the pipe is going to be proportional to how much down force (weight) you have on it. Bigger diameter will give more deflection, so less likely to dig in, but you’d leave more snow behind with a lighter rig.

[@brianw8963]

@@1wheeldrive751 It is plenty heavy, I beefed up the mounting bracket . It works great.

[@mikegreer9041]

I built little skis on the adjustable skids

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Wow good idea. I'd like to see that

[@TomSmith-me7ph]

Great tip, I have a gravel driveway and use a blade on my lawn tractor.

[@donbarnes6426]

ABS pipe, but what kind schedule 20 40 80 or hybrid

[@gunlabchris]

Great idea

[@joshuanagelkerke]

This is exactly the information I needed. Best place to buy this plow?

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

I bought the plow system at a local powersports dealership but I think the best deal is on amazon now.

[@thomasd9237]

👍 it does work 👍

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Yes sure does!!!

[@ericlavoie4697]

i will try this

[@cindylewis13]

Im gonna try it tomorrow

[@Nlorbliaya]

Where do I buy an atv from? I got a long driveway.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

At a powersports dealer nearest you

[@richardbryant5773]

Great idea thanks

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You’re welcome 😊

[@reloadnorth7722]

Excellent idea.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

heck ya!

[@terryedge3423]

I also installed pcv on the blade wow what a differance no rocks in yard

[@dharv22]

Hey Roland...fellow Canadian here...Nova Scotia to be exact...i literally just did this technique. I cut 1 1/2" black ABS pipe to 66" to fit my plow blade. Then i set up the table saw with the blade just making it through the pipe thickness. Tried first to pound it on but no success. Then i cut a V in one end and Shazam, went on no problem. Fortunately we have no snow right now...like +8 right now...December 28th. Am looking forward to plowing tho with little damage to my lawn and gravel. Cheers man...love the videos. BTW...i run cfmotto 800 ex eps...love the machine. Happy trails all..!!!😊

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Hey there! Have you had a chance to try this yet? Thanks for the kind words :-)

[@dharv22]

@GettingItDoneNorthOf7 Yeah I did. Works amazing...no gravel no hassle...love it..!!!

[@427Ron]

That was a great video

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Thanks!

[@jdubya54]

That's awesome. I'd rather use that then skid shoes. I didn't see it catch one time

[@nathanduckeorth806]

And it doesn't slide off??? I may try that ,thanks for the tip!!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

I didn't for me

[@adventureoverlanding9719]

I would add a wide strip of something on the top of the blade to reduce snow in the face.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Ya be meaning to but never get to it. 😊

[@ES-iz4wf]

What size snow blade is on your Suzuki

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

54 inch blade.

[@ES-iz4wf]

Thank you for the reply

[@Lucysdad66]

I got used to runing a dozer Without skip plates that's very difficult to do

[@jimvenizelos4649]

I can see how pipe might break if it contacts rocks, exposed stones, uneven/rutted driveways

[@dickiedo136]

Has anyone tried modifying this for rear end snow blower being used on a gravel driveway?

[@grousehunter67]

Is this a 2 wheel drive atv ?

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

4 x4

[@Sluggo01]

Doesn’t work as great as snow but it does work really good in the woods where you’re pushing walnuts, i use it every fall

[@jdoboy6835]

I'd like to know what quad you are using? Suzuki KING QUAD? I think I heard you shifting. Does anyone make a manual shift, Gear drive quad, anymore? If I knew, I would buy 2 !!! ;>)

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

It's a 2004 Suzuki Eiger. I don't know if anyone makes a manual shift anymore. I'd like to know myself 😊

[@joecyr5211]

Honda Foreman makes a manual foot shift

[@josephpecor9000]

Pvc and abs plastic,are different

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Yep

[@fjb4932]

Lift the blade up Before you hit the snow berm. ☆

[@Useitorloseit1]

everybodies gravel is different, couple froze in rock bumps would probably break abs

[@keesanka1]

Maybe some people expect too much.

[@kevinhullinger8743]

You most likely have people who do not even own a ATV or truck that have never plowed making assumptions. Arm chair experts all over the internet. I say this because for some reason this video was suggested to me and I haven’t plowed for many years or looked it up.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Ya well thanks for taking a look anyway. Have a great day!

[@timberray9572]

Hey, you stole my idea, and I stole it from someone else. I have been using this hack for a few years now and it works great. Use a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade to cut the pipe, its a lot safer.

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

That's a strong accusation. Do you have proof I didn't come up with this idea on my own.haha I've been doing this for years. 😀

[@mjb2424]

OR... You could just have enough experience and operator touch to plow without grabbing stone!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

I do that but sometimes the elevation keeps changing. Plus it's good to show people options

[@itsruf1]

Only good for a perfectly flat asphalt drive...

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

not true

[@itsruf1]

@@GettingItDoneRepairs "hack people" are funny.

[@edwinhermanson8842]

Tried it don't like it. On two quads

[@jeffreyjohnson909]

Drop the blade on not frozen drive bump the blade up and go

[@brianboe3774]

How did utube know I been raking rocks out of my grass for 30 years ?

[@jeromepeterson4043]

I’d have to use a tablesaw to cut that pipe. I can never cut anything straight with a Skilsaw!😜😜

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Sorry bud but thirty five years of plowing here including gravel parking lots. As soon as your plow hits resistance it leans forward with the springs stretched and those pipes will be up of off the ground just like plow shoes do and become a total loss. We tried many things on our six plow trucks over the years.

[@Scummy_shovel]

Yet he has a video of it working perfectly. Tons of comments of it working for people. Maybe you’re in the wrong business?

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Lol

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Haven't had an issue yet. Maybe a truck plow is so heavy. I don't run into anything much so my blade doesn't lean forward

[@midwestguy3361]

What size is the ABS pipe​@GettingItDoneNorthOf7

[@brianw8963]

What do you mean by “as soon as it hits resistance”? How can you push a blade of snow and not encounter resistance? The blade should only flip down if you hit something solid, sorta acts like a fuse. If the springs are tensioned correctly, it should not be flipping down just pushing snow.

[@fredmonroe6042]

Breaking down no big deal rinse and repeat.

[@jdubya54]

Worked for 2 passes then it exploded

[@brianw8963]

Black iron pipe won’t do that . Works great , but has to be welded on.

[@rogerpullin8997]

I don’t like snow

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You have to embrace I always say lol

[@ursclavadetscher9361]

Anyone with common sense would raise the plow a couple inches above grade. I plow a half mile of gravel road in the mountains of WA. Without plastic pipes on my equipment with no issues.

[@shaggy1958]

Gee! That is so cool! You must be better than everyone in your neighborhood. 😮

[@deepthinking8100]

This is a great idea

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Sure is and thanks for watching 😊

[@michaelbrigham3620]

Thanks!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You're welcome 😊 Thanks for your generosity

[@169clemson]

Thanks!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You're welcome and thank you for the super thanks. Much appreciated 🙏

[@jamesfretwell157]

Thanks!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Your welcome and thank you! 😊😊

[@joshuanagelkerke]

Thanks!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

Thank you and you're very welcome 😊