Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I have a new skid design for my 926dle. The outside measurements are 10.75"l x4.5"h x 1"w. I retained the original profile and added 5"-6" in length. The profile is like this. 4.5" of flat riding surface. At 4.5" it tapers up .5" out to 8.25"as measured from the rear. From this piont it tapers up another .75" to the tip of the skid. A double bevel I guess. I hope this isn't too confusing. Anyway, with my broken up concrete driveway this works like a champ. The skid "looks" ahead much farther than the stock skid and allows more time for a gradual transition between the un-even-ness (technical term). You can now set the skids for a lower scraper bar position and of course a cleaner finished job.  I have some really bad spots, as much as 1" and this setup GLIDES right over. Very impressive. I got to wondering if snowblowers are tested on a real driveway....   This is a prototype that will be machined soon. It does look impressive on the machine. More befitting for a machine of this calibre. Any ideas as to what type of steel I should be looking at? I will probably use the same construction design as the stock skid - a flat plate with runners welded on. My design will be revesible and invertible. Painted orange and you know why.

John