Arnold 490-241-0010 Univ Snothrw Slide Shoes

I recently purchased these snowblower skids for a 25+ year old Craftsman that was starting to show it's age. The original skids, when brand new, were nothing more than your typical bent chunk O metal about 3 inches long that rode along the ground getting caught on anything that wasn't completely smooth. In fact, they were getting so bad that they would catch and grab on even smooth blacktop. I had always wondered "why don't they make something better for these things?". In a nutshell, original snowblower skids kinda suck, right from the get-go.So I recently stumbled upon these universal replacement shoes and despite the frightening price of them, decided to take a chance.Wow.Let me go on record by saying that if I were to buy a brand new snowblower tomorrow, I would buy these shoes for it, and take the original ones and heave them somewhere into the dark, cobwebby recesses of my garage. Via con dios, poorly designed crap.These things are fantastic. For starters, they are LARGE and LONG, longer in fact than the entire bottom edge of my snowblower. Where the original hunks of bent metal (a marvel of engineering, indeed) were shorter than the bottom of the housing, which was starting to make the edges wear and bend, these cover the entire bottom and then some, making the sides much stronger, probably stronger than they were when the thing was brand new.They are a hard poly plastic, so they slide beautifully over ANY surface. Installation was a dream, with an offset cam for one of the bolts for precise adjustment for virtually any make or model. While the price is much higher than most replacement skids, keep in mind that they come 2 in a pack, where most replacement shoes are individual items to purchase. They are also reversible- when the bottom gets worn down, just flip them over and tighten the bolts, and you're good for another few seasons. So, for the "steep" price, you are essentially getting FOUR shoes, rather than one.If you are looking for something to make your snow removal easier (and who doesn't want that?), then get these replacement shoes, even if your snowblower doesn't need them yet. It's no hype and it's no joke, these things are awesome.Winter, do your worst. I'm so ready for you.

First and foremost is that these dont fit perfectly on all mtd throwers. I have a huskee from ts and after 10 plus years the steel slides are worn down to nubs and catch and tear up the ground. I got these as replacements and proceeded to put these on. No matter how i placed them only the 2 smaller bolts would line up. The larger bolt would not line up not would it fit thru the 3rd hole in my blower. Second is the use of carrage bolts on this kind of piece. I hate hate hate carrage bolts and this is no exception. Uggh. But unbelievable after much twisting and chiseling and hacksawing the old bolts were off and the new ones still fit and were able to grab what remained of the mangled square holes in the side of my blower. I tightened these down until they were starting to deflect ever so slightly. My doubts about there ability to stay in place and not slip have all been laid to rest. These things actually work! My first trial was dealimg with a foot of heavy wet lake effect snow with my muddy wet diveway. These glidded over the mud and thru the snow like a champ. Yea they held and didnt catch on anything except the tree roots in my one parking spot. I gotta say these impressed me. All in all installation is pretty easy if they line up with your existing holes. Dont panic if you cant get all three holes to line up. 2 will hold just fine. Also note there are 2 dufferent size bolts and nuts so pay attention to that. Cold doesnt seem to effect these as far as i can tell. Also make sure you install these with the flat flush area pressed against the thrower body as i dont think they will hold if reversed. I got 10 years on my steel set so im hoping to get 10 years on these. 5 years a side seems like a reasonable goal. By then i will probanly be ready for a new thrower anyway

Just installed them on a 1992 Craftsman 5/22 two stage snowblower to replace the steel skids that had been replaced several times over the years.They new poly skids took literally 5 minutes to install. Just have a 1/2" socket and ratchet ready. Because they are plastic, they glide over surfaces very smoothly. However, because they are several inches longer than the original skids, they tend to float over snow rather than cut into the snow because of the increased surface area. I find myself lifting the handlebar on the snowblower so it clears closer to the pavement. A minor inconvenience for the ability to easily push the machine around like an upright vacuum cleaner rather than engage the self propulsion drive and creep along in light snow.

Just finished installing the slides , looks like good quality , I actually used the existing hardware , just used the adjustment spacer that comes with the slides , easy enough to install , i will definitely update this review at a later time after a few snow falls , ps , shipping was great fast and efficient , definitely recommend both partiesThis is for the Ego 2 stage snow blowerUpdate , it's been about 6 times using this product , extremely satisfied , and not a single issue , I definitely would recommend this product , I'll definitely be adding another set for years to come

Nice product. Should have done this years ago.Easy installation. Looks like it will adjust to fit any hole spacing. Comes with hardware in 2 different sizes. Hardest part was getting the old rusty bolts out. In the picture I have old slider laying next for comparison. New ones allow snow blower to slide through snow much easier.

Replaced metal shoes to prevent damage to newly installed brick work on the driveway. Multiple holes and two sizes of bolts means it is likely to fit many models of snow blowers. Fits my 30 year old Craftsman Snow Blower. No instructions included but simple to figure out. Just have to really tighten the bolts to make sure they don't slide when subject to frequent use.

Le produit est en apparence solide avec tous les boulons nécessaires. Installés sur un souffleur Bercomac 52 pouces, je n'ai eu aucun trou à percer.

I can make it fit my 2015 Craftsman snowblower, the holes don't line up ideally so its not a great fit and I will probably have to keep on top of adjusting and tightening it. Also, only used them once so far, I have a big driveway of 300 feet and they are already starting to shred a bit, so hopefully they do last...