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OntheRidge
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R2 Manufacturing - Home Of The Edge Tamer
The Edge Tamer goes on your tractor loader bucket, acting as a skid, for moving snow and mulch. It keeps the stones in the driveway and the grass on the ground.
www.r2manufacturing.com
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Those are the original patented ones, made in Upstate New York.R2 Manufacturing - Home Of The Edge Tamer
The Edge Tamer goes on your tractor loader bucket, acting as a skid, for moving snow and mulch. It keeps the stones in the driveway and the grass on the ground.
All others are Chinese copies that infringe on their patent.
Just sayin'. The R2 guys are friends of mine.
Pretty cool idea. I wouldn't pay $70.00 each for them though...
Pretty easy to make yourself.... prolly only take 2 or 3 beers....
Pretty easy to make yourself.... prolly only take 2 or 3 beers....
On a side note.... they look like cast.
It says "steel" ..... so they are most likely Cast Steel..... as opposed to cast Iron which is more brittle...
although, cast Iron will last longer / better wear resistance
It says "steel" ..... so they are most likely Cast Steel..... as opposed to cast Iron which is more brittle...
although, cast Iron will last longer / better wear resistance
Problem with these is you cant use your bucket to back scrape. Thought about a set but backed off.
Kenny, we kind of stomped on our own toes over time. From the time of WW2 on we (Americans) were frugal in all that we did. We made things last or fixed what we had and refused to purchase anything we could make do with.
I remember as a young boy being in the barn late at night "helping" my dad work on his stuff. He took an ordinary pickup, removed the rearend and put duals under it so he could haul more when he drove to Pueblo to buy watermelons.
As time went on we became conditioned to not spending money, we had to save for a rainy day. Then our fearless leaders decided everyone would benefit if Chinese made some things for us.
That was the beginning of the downfall. We were already conditioned to buy the least expensive thing that would work, and here came the Chinese selling things so cheap we couldn't do without. And we're still buying it!
Spending triple on something for no additional benefit is simply setting hard earned money on fire, IMO. No moving parts, it gets drug through the gravel & asphalt at home, and any failure is of little consequence in every measurable way.
I’m all about supporting made in the USA, and especially smaller operations, but it has to make sense for the consumer as well. If it were anywhere near an equivalent price, I’d have no problem spending more. Triple is a bit of a reach.
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I certainly understand this.
One of my duties at work was to move & set in location with extreme accuracy, 4' and 5' granite cubes, while grouting them with epoxy to a thick, isolated concrete slab.
These were the bases for various test beds for extremely accurate fiber gyros.
I bought a set of 6 cheap pry bars ranging from 10" to 38". (don't remember where, but it was pre-harbor freight)
I think I spent about $30.
Used them for years to "walk" the blocks around to position them, and finally broke the big one.
Had a friend who was a snap-on dealer. and he offered me the "family price" of $345.
I explained I didn't need the whole set, just the large one, and he told me that was just the large one.
I declined, went to HF and bought another set of cheapies for about $40.
I still use them today.
Is the snap-on better quality?
Undoubtably.
But $345 for one vs $40 for a set of 6?
Pretty hard to justify on a working man's budget.
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I studied the chinesium copies on ebay, and decided if they were like some of the junk HF has (don't get me wrong they do have some decent hand tools), and I didn't want anything to do with them.
Emailed at Ryan at R2 on Friday night with a question, and got reply in 15 min. Ordered a set from him last night. Not cheap, but US made in cast steel sold me. Buy once, cry once.
Emailed at Ryan at R2 on Friday night with a question, and got reply in 15 min. Ordered a set from him last night. Not cheap, but US made in cast steel sold me. Buy once, cry once.
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Here is what I use. They work okay on my gravel drive but they worked much better on my neighbor's asphalt drive. Here is a link to them and a picture of one on my bucket right after I installed them.
Amazon.com : KUAFU 2Pcs Snow Plow Skid Shoes Steel Replace for Part Number 2873423 Compatible with Polaris ATV UTV Snow Plow Blade : Sports & Outdoors
Amazon.com : KUAFU 2Pcs Snow Plow Skid Shoes Steel Replace for Part Number 2873423 Compatible with Polaris ATV UTV Snow Plow Blade : Sports & Outdoors
www.amazon.com
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another alternative. this place (pocono metalcraft) is near me and has them...
They are legit. I got a set of bucket ears from them.
poconometalcraft.com
They are legit. I got a set of bucket ears from them.
Tractor Bucket Ski Edge Turf Tamer Skid Protector
These attachments allow your bucket to glide 3/4" above grade saving your grass, soil, gravel, etc from being displaced. Each measures 12" L X 4.5" W. Two skis are recommended for buckets up to 48" wide. Three bucket skis are recommended for buckets wider than 48" Available in John Deere...
poconometalcraft.com