Re: (ET) Repairing Snowblower shoes.....

[john j casey <jjcrmc verizon net>]

Hey Chris,

My paver driveway wears the skids faster than an asphalt drive.  Like you 
I bought regular skids and then found on ebay (I think) MTD Roller Skid 
SnowThrower Skid Shoes, model 490-241-0038.  
Seller is Snow Blowers Direct.  Replaces any skid shoe with 2 3/4” or 3” 
bolt centers.
Cheers



> On Feb 3, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com> wrote:
> 
> This weekend I decided it would be a good time to replace the skids on 
> my snowblower. They were worn down and one was to the point where the 
> skid was basically gone. I picked up a spare set over the summer, so I 
> figured might as well.
> 
> Replacement was a bit of a pain: All three nuts were seized and even 
> with penetrating oil I wound up breaking the carriage bolts to get them 
> off. Replaced with galvanized bolts, my guess is they will have to be 
> broken/cut in another 30 years.
> 
> However now I am left with two shoes and I was wondering: How common are 
> these parts? If they're rare/NLA then should I re-shoe them somehow? My 
> guess is I could weld on a chunk of metal and they would be good for 
> another 10-20 years, but I was wondering what other people think.
> 
> Thanks!
> C
> 
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