Disc Blades Used To Scrape Ice, Manure

Disc Blades Used To Scrape Ice Manure MANURE HANDLING Equipment Dave Julian cut the cost of replacing bucket and blade edges worn away by scraping ice and frozen manure He designed a framework that uses recycled tillage disc blades to do the scraping “Implement dealers usually have piles of worn disc blades that they have replaced on tillage implements ” explains Julian “I figured out a way to mount them on skid steers When the discs wear out they are easy and cheap to replace ” Julian notes that replacing the normal cutting edge on a skid steer bucket or blade can run $300 to $400 He sells his ice scraper for $1 200 Used discs can usually be bought for scrap steel prices The laser-cut steel framework holds discs in a slightly offset pattern Julian uses 1/4-in steel plate and 1/4-in thick 2-in square steel tubing in the framework The structure is heavy enough for mounting scarifiers or even a V-plow “I built it super rigid so it could be a tool carrier ” says Julian “It can be easily modified to hang other tools It would be easy to attach an auger or blade to it ” Julian says the ice scraper can find use year round “I’ve used it in the summer to clear brush and trees up to 2 in diameter ” he says Check out the video of Julian’s ice scraper at FARMSHOW com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dave Julian ph 605 695-2196; djdigger@live com; www payliner biz

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.