I decided to continue my testing setting up the blade for snow use. I took the length of 2” schedule 40 PVC I had and cut a slit in it with my circular saw.
I left a 1” overhang on each end of the blade thinking I may have to put some clamps there to hold the pipe in place, but I doubt it’s necessary. It fit tight over the cutting edge.
I went out and tested it in the drive way and was really surprised at the results.
It really didn’t matter if the blade was straight or angled, or if I set the blade to float or not it really dug into the gravel. The shoes I made performed better, at least with the blade set straight.
I know a lot of people have had success using this setup so I’m thinking I need to try it again once we actually have snow on the ground as it will probably ride over the gravel better. I was also thinking I could modify the shoes I made to have a wider stance, something like Noel has on his blade.
So I guess the testing will reconvene when the snow falls!