Top 7 Reasons Polyurethane Snow Plow Cutting Edges Are Better Than Rubber And Metal Snow Plow Blades:
- Outlasts Rubber by up to five times.
- Will not damage roadway markings, reflectors or cobblestone.
- Blades can be custom made to your specification
NO LIMITATIONS – Deal directly with the manufacturer. - Reversible design provides two usable wear edges doubling the life.
- Urethane quality blade at rubber pricing!
- Reduce truck downtime because you don’t have to change the edges as often – Cut maintenance costs.
- Eliminate plow scrapping noise. Preferred by hospital and apartment complex snow plow operators, also used by schools and universities to eliminate noise and damage.
Urethane blades last longer!
The Surface Saver Snow Plow Blade Features:
- We offer single plow operations up to state DOT sized operations.
- Extremely durable material outlasts rubber and cheaper grades of urethane.
- Will not damage roadway markings, reflectors or cobblestone.
- Hard enough to break up packed snow and ice yet soft enough to provide a squeegee clean surface on roads or runways full of slush.
- Available sizes: 6”, 8”, 10”, 12” high x 1”, 1-1/2″ or 2” thick. Standard lengths up to 144″ long; longer lengths and different thicknesses available.
- Available with mounting slots (3/4” x 3-3/8”) or blank (without punches).
- Resists tearing and chunking, produces low frictional forces and reduced drag.
- Polyurethane snow plow blades flex to absorb impacts and ride-over raised road obstacles, such as manhole covers, thereby reducing impact shock to both drivers and plowing equipment.
- Reversible design provides two useable wear edges for double the life.
- Urethane snow plow blade is flexible down to -30° C.
- The Surface Saver Blades produce less friction than rubber blades, allowing higher snow plow speeds.
Plowing airport runways, city streets, and parking lots provides unique challenges to winter maintenance professionals.
The need to keep these surfaces clear of snow and ice must be balanced against the desire to minimize damage to the road surface and raised obstacles such as runway lights, reflectors, and manhole covers. The Surface Saver Snow Plow Blades are stiff enough to break through frozen snow and ice, yet flexible enough to absorb impacts with raised road hazards. Since the blade is helping to absorb the impact forces, plow driver safety is improved and equipment stress is reduced.
The Surface Saver products set the highest standards for performance in the snow removal industry, offering exceptional service life in the harshest conditions.
Polyurethane acts as a seal on the plowing surface. When plowing, the elastic nature of urethane will allow in to conform to the surface. This creates a “squeegee” effect that wipes the surface much better than a steel cutting edge. Additionally, this elastic quality makes it excellent for plowing on gravel, reducing cab chatter and wear strip life. Additionally, urethane is flexible and has elastic memory that can help act as a shock absorber and surface preserver. Often, there are surface blemishes such as rocks, patchwork, and seals rising above the plowing surface that will get hit by the snowplow cutting edge. Rather than violently tear into the surface like a steel cutting edge, urethane cutting edges will move over the blemish without causing surface or plow damage. Universal Urethane Products has trialed different materials, different durometers, and different formulations for the cutting edge. Through numerous lab testing, we can confidently say that we have created a superior cutting edge for the industry.
Designed to combat unnecessary downtime and maintenance, The Surface Saver’s specially-formulated polyurethane is site-tested to withstand temperatures to -30º below zero and is proven to outlast steel, rubber and plastic alternatives, as well as other polyurethane products in the industry.
The Surface Saver blades have a five times higher abrasion resistance than rubber blades. Using The Surface Saver Blades made from a special formulated compound will reduce labor cost and downtime. Our new compound gives you polyurethane quality blades at rubber/neoprene pricing.