I "think" I replied to your other thread. Anyway, my plow truck is a 2001 Dodge ext. cab, 4x4, 1/2-ton with Western poly plow with ultra mount. I don't even have my skid feet attached! ...But I think I know where they are. *lol*
Anyway, the plow has a piece of 1 1/2" galv. steel pipe on the blade. This offers much more "dig-in" protection than the skids. In soft (unfrozen) ground, you will likely need to add some additional surface to what I call the Turf Bar (the steel pipe) to prevent it from scraping up unfrozen dirt and gravel. We have such a short amount of the season where the ground isn't hard-frozen that I don't worry about the additional surface area, but then many places south of us might have to consider that option.
To attach my Turf Bar, I scribed a straight line down the length of the pipe, then used an angle grinder, and I think maybe also an older circular saw with metal-cutting blade, to make the initial cut. Then used the angle grinder to open the cut enough to where it was a snug fit. Then, with the blade and Turf Bar resting on concrete blocks, I measured from the Turf Bar to the lowest bolts on the plow, on backside of plow. Cut some pieces of steel, drilled holes, removed the nuts and added the new pieces, then welded these new pieces to the Turf Bar. If memory serves, I made 4 such brackets; 2 near the end (about 6"? from end) and the other 2 equally spaced in between. ....There might have been a 5th tab in the middle - can't remember.
We don't have any gravel or pavement, so this setup has been working beautifully for the 5 years I've been using it. Once the ground is solid, I can plow over any part of the yard without fear of the plow digging up soil. However, our ground is VERY soft, and the truck tires will still make indented ruts in the soft ground. Makes it a "B" to mow the following year!! Hope this helps.
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