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Creative solutions to snow clearing challenges which are damaging equipment or causing injuries.
Includes ground shipping to the Lower 48 States.
Do you dread clearing snow with the front blade, snow pusher, front or rear snowblower or other snow implement because it just doesn’t work to clear your pavement as it should? Is the snow clearing approach you are using putting you or someone else at risk for personal injury due to the environment where they are trying to clear snow?
Has your snow implement been damaged as a result of the poor snow clearing conditions? You surely don’t want anyone to fall or get hurt due to the snow or ice not being removed.
Let’s talk. Share the challenges you are encountering and if possible, provide us with pictures of the pavement or surface you are trying to clear. By carefully considering the challenges faced while clearing snow, we have helped many who were ready to give up on snow clearing, find a way to clear the snow, stop the violent impacts and pavement battles and get the snow moved so its safer to walk about on the pavement surface.
We have built custom layered snow clearing edges to fit plows, blades blowers and more. We have even helped those who wanted to use an existing box blade, rear blade, front or rear blower, snow pusher or other implement, to get the snow cleared after making a custom solution for their implements.
You don’t have to buy a new snow implement to clear snow use a creative approach to remove therisk, just see if we can’t make a better snow clearing edge from the equipment you are using.
Here are two actual case examples where we helped the customers solve difficult problems.
Case 1. - A medical facility which has an open style of campus with extensive open area sidewalks and paved walking paths. Some areas of the these paths are in need of replacement. The pavement is in hilly terrain. The total areas of pavement total over a mile of length.
The small equipment being used to clear the snow was damaged from frequently striking the edges of the uneven and raised pavement, the repairs previously made and the inconsistent raised surfaces. The process had gotten so that no employees would operate the machines, calling in sick and some even on medical restrictions from injuries from having been clearing snow themselves and incurring injuries when working to clear snow.
The employees were drawing straws to see who HAD to run the equipment to attempt to clear snow. The risk management department was concerned they were going to get sued when the next person was hurt. Something needed to happen.
Our solution - We constructed special wear edges for the front mounted snow blowers and blades which would clear the snow while also allowing the edges to scrape away hard pack and snow accumulation. The edges were constructed to absorb some impact from uneven surfaces while also being strong enough to scrape the surfaces of the pavement. Snow was cleared regularly, the snow wasn’t walked over for a day before being cleared. More frequent snow clearing meant less hard packed and ice areas, In the end, the results were Positive for all involved.
Case 2. - A residential driveway which the resident clears with his 44” Deere front snowblower. His driveway is very cracked and uneven due to long term poor maintenance. During snow clearing last winter, the resident damaged the snow blower several times, requiring repairs and the blower spent several weeks in the shop on multiple times by slamming the steel wear bar into the raised section of pavement.
He tried to raise the blower shoes high enough to avoid the wear edge striking the pavement edges, but then the snow was 3” of hard pack on the driveway. He also ripped off the blower shoe mounts 3x by catching the shoes on pot hole edges, raised pavement areas, etc. His attempts to make changes continued to create new damage to the equipment.
We created a special layered snow clearing solution using both the rubber material for the ability to absorb impacts and not bring the equipment to a violent stop and the UHMW for its strength and snow scraping abilities. These layers were assembled to allow the implement to scrape snow and clear away the winter weather, with the ability to handle the uneven surfaces.
The results? Less time spent repairing damaged snow clearing equipment. Less chance of employee injury when clearing snow and encountering uneven surfaces and materials. Less spring clean up of damaged walks, parking and even lawn edges. No longer were straws drawn to see who lost and had to operate the snow clearing equipment. Some normalcy returned to what had become a “hostile work environment” because the uneven pavement and inconsistent surface levels had made clearing snow nearly impossible and no one wanted to be responsible for the task completion.
We have developed solutions that involved special snow clearing wear edges. Other solutions involved oversize shoes to help the snow blower and blades transition over the uneven pavement while clearing snow. Creativity can help resolve many challenges. Looking at the problem with a fresh perspective helps to provide solutions which allow the snow to be cleared and equipment damage to be averted.
We can develop an improved snow clearing edge for your implement given the facts and a chance. These solution aren’t priced much differently than normal rubber edge kits or UHMW wear edge solutions. Of course, each situation is different and the range of costs will vary based upon the size of the equipment and extent of the challenges.
Most of the edges or other solutions we produce in this type of product range from $400 to $900 for specialty solutions. f you are facing any of these snow clearing challenges, let’s talk and see what we can do.
Pavement which is in poor condition
Surfaces which resemble the pictures in this listing.
It’s difficult to use the equipment as it keep striking edges or raised surfaces of the pavement.
Risk of slip and fall for those using the walks because of trip hazards, un cleared areas.
What is the best way to start this process? By following these steps.
Describe the snow clearing difficulties and challenges.
Provide photos of the difficult to clear areas
Tell us what equipment you are using and how its being used.
Let’s work together to find some options which we can construct for your equipment to help clear snow, etc.
We can give you a budget for the edges or solutions and then decide what to do from there.
Of course, its impossible to guarantee that we can resolve all snow clearing challenges, but we sure can help work toward some solutions which reduce the the difficulties now being faced. We had one client last week who tore an entire wear bar off their snowblower when they struck the edge of a raised section of pavement. The person operating the snowblower was injured and had a fractured wrist as a result of their snow blower use, We want to help look for alternatives which reduce the risk of injury, not simply live with it,
It starts by you contacting us with the details of the challenges you are facing. It doesn’t cost you anything to discuss the situation.
Let’s see what we can do to help find a better way to deal with the problem.
How this process started many years ago, Many years ago.
My next door neighbor, who is a dear friend, had a very rough concrete driveway. There were broken sections of pavement and the surface was so bad, I had to run with the bottom of my Deere 54” plow raised 2” above the driveway to remove most of the snow. Other wise the steel plow edge would catch on the edges of broken pavement sticking up all over the driveway.
As I was clearing the area in front of the garage doors, the small lawn tractor I was using caught an edge of a broken section of pavement and the plow tripped forward violently, causing the blade to slam forward and face down on the drive and then snap back upright, locking itself by accident. When the plow snapped back vertical, the lock out pin on the older style plow caused the plow to lock and prevented the plow from tripping.
A few seconds later, the edge of the plow caught another broken section and brought the tractor to a immediate stop.
I was steering the tractor using the spinner knob on the steering wheel. The violent nature of the stop caused my knees to strike the tractors dash and I broke the hood and side panels. My thumb was fractured, etc. My chest struck the steering wheel which broke the center hub on the wheel. In the end, I decided there has to be a better way and I have been seeking it ever since.
Do you battle uneven pavement which causes the blade edge to bang on the expansion joints or edges of broken sections of pavement? Are you tired of struggling to get the pavement cleared of snow and hard pack or ice?
We can create a custom made plow edge or pusher edge for your snow clearing implement to help you clear the snow, reduce the banging and scraping of the steel plow edges. Here are common pavement situations where this snow clearing edge is easier to use than a steel edge, stops damaging the pavement and also gets the snow and ice cleared.
Do any of these pavement or surface challenges sound like what you are dealing with when clearing snow?
Pavement is rough or VERY rough and uneven and difficult to clear snow from?
The surface has pothole repairs, pavement crack filling and sealing and other attempts to keep the water from penetrating the road surface.
Surface you are trying to clear is uneven, causes the snow implement edge to strike pavement, strike the raised areas and fails to clear the lower areas of the pavement.
When you clear snow, you tell yourself, “There has to be a better way”.
Let’s see if we can’t find it. The solutions are far better than taking no action at all.
The price listed was the average cost of a custom solution for a new wear edge of rubber and UHMW layers or larger blower shoes or another approach to improve the performance of the snow implement.
Share your snow clearing challenges and we can work together on a solution. Allowing the snow implement to continue to be torn up isn’t the answer and finding a way to improve the results and stop the damage to equipment, slow the decline of the pavement and prevent the machine operator from being injured is very important and considerations worthy of careful reflection.
Includes ground shipping to the Lower 48 States.
Do you dread clearing snow with the front blade, snow pusher, front or rear snowblower or other snow implement because it just doesn’t work to clear your pavement as it should? Is the snow clearing approach you are using putting you or someone else at risk for personal injury due to the environment where they are trying to clear snow?
Has your snow implement been damaged as a result of the poor snow clearing conditions? You surely don’t want anyone to fall or get hurt due to the snow or ice not being removed.
Let’s talk. Share the challenges you are encountering and if possible, provide us with pictures of the pavement or surface you are trying to clear. By carefully considering the challenges faced while clearing snow, we have helped many who were ready to give up on snow clearing, find a way to clear the snow, stop the violent impacts and pavement battles and get the snow moved so its safer to walk about on the pavement surface.
We have built custom layered snow clearing edges to fit plows, blades blowers and more. We have even helped those who wanted to use an existing box blade, rear blade, front or rear blower, snow pusher or other implement, to get the snow cleared after making a custom solution for their implements.
You don’t have to buy a new snow implement to clear snow use a creative approach to remove therisk, just see if we can’t make a better snow clearing edge from the equipment you are using.
Here are two actual case examples where we helped the customers solve difficult problems.
Case 1. - A medical facility which has an open style of campus with extensive open area sidewalks and paved walking paths. Some areas of the these paths are in need of replacement. The pavement is in hilly terrain. The total areas of pavement total over a mile of length.
The small equipment being used to clear the snow was damaged from frequently striking the edges of the uneven and raised pavement, the repairs previously made and the inconsistent raised surfaces. The process had gotten so that no employees would operate the machines, calling in sick and some even on medical restrictions from injuries from having been clearing snow themselves and incurring injuries when working to clear snow.
The employees were drawing straws to see who HAD to run the equipment to attempt to clear snow. The risk management department was concerned they were going to get sued when the next person was hurt. Something needed to happen.
Our solution - We constructed special wear edges for the front mounted snow blowers and blades which would clear the snow while also allowing the edges to scrape away hard pack and snow accumulation. The edges were constructed to absorb some impact from uneven surfaces while also being strong enough to scrape the surfaces of the pavement. Snow was cleared regularly, the snow wasn’t walked over for a day before being cleared. More frequent snow clearing meant less hard packed and ice areas, In the end, the results were Positive for all involved.
Case 2. - A residential driveway which the resident clears with his 44” Deere front snowblower. His driveway is very cracked and uneven due to long term poor maintenance. During snow clearing last winter, the resident damaged the snow blower several times, requiring repairs and the blower spent several weeks in the shop on multiple times by slamming the steel wear bar into the raised section of pavement.
He tried to raise the blower shoes high enough to avoid the wear edge striking the pavement edges, but then the snow was 3” of hard pack on the driveway. He also ripped off the blower shoe mounts 3x by catching the shoes on pot hole edges, raised pavement areas, etc. His attempts to make changes continued to create new damage to the equipment.
We created a special layered snow clearing solution using both the rubber material for the ability to absorb impacts and not bring the equipment to a violent stop and the UHMW for its strength and snow scraping abilities. These layers were assembled to allow the implement to scrape snow and clear away the winter weather, with the ability to handle the uneven surfaces.
The results? Less time spent repairing damaged snow clearing equipment. Less chance of employee injury when clearing snow and encountering uneven surfaces and materials. Less spring clean up of damaged walks, parking and even lawn edges. No longer were straws drawn to see who lost and had to operate the snow clearing equipment. Some normalcy returned to what had become a “hostile work environment” because the uneven pavement and inconsistent surface levels had made clearing snow nearly impossible and no one wanted to be responsible for the task completion.
We have developed solutions that involved special snow clearing wear edges. Other solutions involved oversize shoes to help the snow blower and blades transition over the uneven pavement while clearing snow. Creativity can help resolve many challenges. Looking at the problem with a fresh perspective helps to provide solutions which allow the snow to be cleared and equipment damage to be averted.
We can develop an improved snow clearing edge for your implement given the facts and a chance. These solution aren’t priced much differently than normal rubber edge kits or UHMW wear edge solutions. Of course, each situation is different and the range of costs will vary based upon the size of the equipment and extent of the challenges.
Most of the edges or other solutions we produce in this type of product range from $400 to $900 for specialty solutions. f you are facing any of these snow clearing challenges, let’s talk and see what we can do.
Pavement which is in poor condition
Surfaces which resemble the pictures in this listing.
It’s difficult to use the equipment as it keep striking edges or raised surfaces of the pavement.
Risk of slip and fall for those using the walks because of trip hazards, un cleared areas.
What is the best way to start this process? By following these steps.
Describe the snow clearing difficulties and challenges.
Provide photos of the difficult to clear areas
Tell us what equipment you are using and how its being used.
Let’s work together to find some options which we can construct for your equipment to help clear snow, etc.
We can give you a budget for the edges or solutions and then decide what to do from there.
Of course, its impossible to guarantee that we can resolve all snow clearing challenges, but we sure can help work toward some solutions which reduce the the difficulties now being faced. We had one client last week who tore an entire wear bar off their snowblower when they struck the edge of a raised section of pavement. The person operating the snowblower was injured and had a fractured wrist as a result of their snow blower use, We want to help look for alternatives which reduce the risk of injury, not simply live with it,
It starts by you contacting us with the details of the challenges you are facing. It doesn’t cost you anything to discuss the situation.
Let’s see what we can do to help find a better way to deal with the problem.
How this process started many years ago, Many years ago.
My next door neighbor, who is a dear friend, had a very rough concrete driveway. There were broken sections of pavement and the surface was so bad, I had to run with the bottom of my Deere 54” plow raised 2” above the driveway to remove most of the snow. Other wise the steel plow edge would catch on the edges of broken pavement sticking up all over the driveway.
As I was clearing the area in front of the garage doors, the small lawn tractor I was using caught an edge of a broken section of pavement and the plow tripped forward violently, causing the blade to slam forward and face down on the drive and then snap back upright, locking itself by accident. When the plow snapped back vertical, the lock out pin on the older style plow caused the plow to lock and prevented the plow from tripping.
A few seconds later, the edge of the plow caught another broken section and brought the tractor to a immediate stop.
I was steering the tractor using the spinner knob on the steering wheel. The violent nature of the stop caused my knees to strike the tractors dash and I broke the hood and side panels. My thumb was fractured, etc. My chest struck the steering wheel which broke the center hub on the wheel. In the end, I decided there has to be a better way and I have been seeking it ever since.
Do you battle uneven pavement which causes the blade edge to bang on the expansion joints or edges of broken sections of pavement? Are you tired of struggling to get the pavement cleared of snow and hard pack or ice?
We can create a custom made plow edge or pusher edge for your snow clearing implement to help you clear the snow, reduce the banging and scraping of the steel plow edges. Here are common pavement situations where this snow clearing edge is easier to use than a steel edge, stops damaging the pavement and also gets the snow and ice cleared.
Do any of these pavement or surface challenges sound like what you are dealing with when clearing snow?
Pavement is rough or VERY rough and uneven and difficult to clear snow from?
The surface has pothole repairs, pavement crack filling and sealing and other attempts to keep the water from penetrating the road surface.
Surface you are trying to clear is uneven, causes the snow implement edge to strike pavement, strike the raised areas and fails to clear the lower areas of the pavement.
When you clear snow, you tell yourself, “There has to be a better way”.
Let’s see if we can’t find it. The solutions are far better than taking no action at all.
The price listed was the average cost of a custom solution for a new wear edge of rubber and UHMW layers or larger blower shoes or another approach to improve the performance of the snow implement.
Share your snow clearing challenges and we can work together on a solution. Allowing the snow implement to continue to be torn up isn’t the answer and finding a way to improve the results and stop the damage to equipment, slow the decline of the pavement and prevent the machine operator from being injured is very important and considerations worthy of careful reflection.