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Bob - MI 03-19-2013 05:56:53 24.231.245.48 Report to Moderator	I have a pretty long driveway and I am going through the OEM shoes on my 42" Cub Cadet blower pretty quickly. I am wondering if any of you guys have ever tried to make a set of rollers that would take the place of the standard bolt on the side shoes? I realize there are a number of things that may not allow this to work long term but I figured I can't be the only one who finds this to be an issue. My next option will be to make a set of my own shoes and get them hardened to reduce wear. Thanks in advance for your opinions! [Reply]   [No Email]
Dave Sherburne NY 03-19-2013 09:57:50 50.48.51.160 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   I had the same problem with mine, it's a 42 inch MTD/CubCadet, mounted on a Power King. I had an old mower deck laying around, so I took the wheels and axles off and mounted them on the blower using the same holes the skids were in. I wasn't ready for the 7" of snow we had last night, in central NY. I had the tractor in the shop with the chains off so I could roll it around while I figured out how to mount a cab on it. I found out within 10' that there was a reason to have chains on it. [Reply]  [No Email]
Jim in Ma. 03-19-2013 08:23:31 72.70.101.172 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   I just welded on some hard rod facing to the skids on both the tractor and walk behind blower. Works for me. [Reply]  [No Email]
IrvIA 03-20-2013 20:45:20 207.199.229.145 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Jim in Ma., 03-19-2013 08:23:31   Thats what I did, Stoody manganese hardsurfacing. [Reply]  [No Email]
JD Seller 03-19-2013 08:13:41 208.126.196.144 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   You are trying to reinvent the wheel. There already is a product that does what you want. It is called a roller skid shoe. It is a skid shoe with a roller that sticks down just a little in the middle. So if your on hard surfaces the roller carries the blower. If you hit a soft spot the skid will carry it just like your current skid shoe does. Roller skid shoes [Reply]  [No Email]
RayP(MI) 03-19-2013 06:53:36 207.241.137.116 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   I made a couple of extra skids out of channel iron - about 1 inch wide and 3/4 inch thick. Mounted them under center of blade with existing bolts that held edge on. Reduced wear on blade, outside skids, and significantly reduced the blade cutting into the ground, - throwing stones, etc. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick2 03-19-2013 06:43:57 174.19.219.132 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   You could also use cast steel or steel wheels, or small rubber tires if you have enough space to mount them. Weight and speed shouldn't be a problem for that unit. I researched rubber gauge wheels for large truck mounted snowplows but they couldn't stand up with the weight and speed issues. Otherwise a small skid shoe will work. [Reply]  [No Email]
Glenn F. 03-19-2013 06:09:16 166.181.3.142 Report to Moderator	Re: Kind of OT, Snowblower roller shoes in reply to Bob - MI, 03-19-2013 05:56:53   My last 8hp walk-behind had roller shoes, (about 3" disks). They last a long time, but if you're clearing off anything but pavement they cut often cut in and allow the head to drop too low. Glenn F. [Reply]  [No Email]