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Wed December 16, 2009
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Asking Price
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$29.00
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Excellent
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Description:
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Heavy Duty skids CUSTOM MADE to fit your snowblower.
Tired of having your snowblower banging into each uneven section of sidewalk, catching on every crack in the driveway? This replacement set of skids allow you to avoid damage and keep smooth control over cracks and other uneven surfaces.
What makes these skids different?
Superior Design over original skids
Superior Materials
Made in America with American Steel
1a) Poor Design of stock skid: Standard skids are designed for absolute lowest cost. They are stamped out of very thin metal and are less than 5 inches in length. The short length of the skid forces them to have a very steep angle to the skid itself, almost 60 degrees. This makes for a harsh upward jolt every time a bump is encountered. Attempting to use them on uneven sidewalks and driveways makes for a rough ride.
1b) Superior Design of Heavy-Duty Skid: The replacement snowblower skids are made from 1/4 flat bar, more than twice as thick as the stock skids. They are wider and more than twice as long as the original skid as well, a fact I'll get back to in a moment. The steel is much better at taking a beating than the unknown recycled 'metal' of the stock skids.
By Designing my skid over 12 inches long, I can make the angle of the skids much less - at 22 degrees its less than half that of the original skid. For every bump the skid encounters, it has twice the distance to lift the snowblower up over the bump as a stock skid. My replacement skid has the ends of each skid turned up slightly steeper to handle bumps up to almost 2 inches. You may have bent your stock skids, but you're not going to bend these.
www.snowblowerskids.com
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Keywords:
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snowblower skids heavy duty
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For Sale By
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Junior Member
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Registered: December 2009
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