What are these holes for?

[rmaynard 15,434]

I have a model 79350, 48" snow plow on my 1996 416-H. However, I've never noticed these keyhole type holes in the bottom reinforcement bar on the bottom of the backside of the blade until today.  I am curious what they are for.

 

[ebinmaine 67,404]

If there is a set like that near both ends of the plow, those are for mounting shoes or plow feet if you like.

[c-series don 8,687]

I agree with Eric, but other than the old style mushroom skids I haven’t seen factory ones that bolt in there? 

[ebinmaine 67,404]

2 minutes ago, c-series don said:

I agree with Eric, but other than the old style mushroom skids I haven’t seen factory ones that bolt in there? 

 

 

I don't exactly know how the originals were set up. I have a set that was made by a fellow hillbilly from down in wv. I can show pictures of how those might go on.

[c-series don 8,687]

I understand that carriage bolts would slid in the holes but again I haven’t seen any from the factory. That being said, now someone will probably post a picture!! 

[ebinmaine 67,404]

@gwest_ca any info? 

[rmaynard 15,434]

Nothing is shown in the parts book.

[ri702bill 8,313]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

If there is a set like that near both ends of the plow, those are for mounting shoes or plow feet if you like.

Yup...I got a set with my 79350 plow, but welded 3/8" thick wear pads to the undersides. IF noone else posts a pocture of the OE ones, I can post one a bit later of mine...

[rjg854 11,358]

21 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

. IF noone else posts a picture of the OE ones, I can post one a bit later of mine...

[ebinmaine 67,404]

Here's the aftermarket set I have.  

 

The part that touches the ground is 3" x 4"  

 

They're made of a hunk of 4 x 6 rectangle tube steel cut at the corners and heated and bent to the angle. 

 

 

 

[Handy Don 12,209]

Following in hopes that someone will have a picture of a factory-made set!

[rmaynard 15,434]

55 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

. If no one else posts a picture of the OE ones, I can post one a bit later of mine...

 

Please do Bill

[lynnmor 7,303]

This might help: https://www.partstree.com/models/92-6840-toro-skid-kit/

[ebinmaine 67,404]

Just now, lynnmor said:

This might help: https://www.partstree.com/models/92-6840-toro-skid-kit/

 

Yes!

[ri702bill 8,313]

18 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

This might help: https://www.partstree.com/models/92-6840-toro-skid-kit/

The drawing is a bit washed out, but them's them...

[rmaynard 15,434]

Only difference is my slots go horizontal, those are vertical, but that appears to be the answer. 

Thanks

[8ntruck 6,998]

When the Toro on line parts list was operating, I found a listing for the feet, saying they were still available.  A trip to my local Toro dealer turned up a price of something like $70 each.  I think that's a bit steep for what is essentially a bracket.  Then again, they might be made out of a heat treated high carbon steel for wear resistance.

[Handy Don 12,209]

2 hours ago, rmaynard said:

Only difference is my slots go horizontal, those are vertical, but that appears to be the answer. 

Thanks

Slots for adjusting are more likely in the skid than on the blade. I’d take the parts tree image with a grain of salt.

[peter lena 8,606]

@rmaynard  https://www.google.com/search?q=quad++atv+snow+plow+skids&sca_esv=9267af3241730e66&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&ei=p96sZsSiKcWcptQPksbC4Qw&  never stop an issue with  one stop idea , those quads have an amazing amount of stuff , carriage bolting on a slide point / bracket , is simple easy , would also , use the spring enhanced set up , for blade float  / ease . nothing sarcastic implied ,   , pete

[ri702bill 8,313]

17 hours ago, rmaynard said:

 

Please do Bill

Went to the garage to do so, but ....

Plow moldboard is buried in the far corner with the skids not visable. Murphy's Law I guess... Murphy was a pessimist.

[pfrederi 17,701]

Official $70 skids

[rmaynard 15,434]

2 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Official $70 skids

Cool. Thanks for the picture.

[Keaton 434]

we have something like this on our skid loader so it does not destroy our gravel driveway

[pfrederi 17,701]

They work okay with the blade at 90 degrees angle it and they tend to dig in....

[ebinmaine 67,404]

21 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

They work okay with the blade at 90 degrees angle it and they tend to dig in....

 

 

Yep. I tried a set last winter. 

Good idea. Poor execution. 

I figured round feet would be better but not so. 

Perhaps I need to go larger diameter? 

 

Next winter I'd like to try a 48" wide "scoop".

That would be facing forward all the time so feet would work better.