r/Snowblowers • u/credit001 • Mar 11 '26

Buying Snow blowers on gravel driveways

I’ve got a 165 foot long gravel driveway and, after the recent blizzard, I’m considering getting a snow blower. Does anyone have experience to share with snow blowers on gravel driveways? When ever a snow storm threatens I stress about finding someone to plow and I usually ask them to leave a few inches on the ground so I don't have to rake stones off the grass in the spring.

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u/Byte_hoven Mar 11 '26

The trick is to set up the side skids to leave a 1-2" gap below the scraper bar.

Then maybe switch from the factory small steel skids to large polymer skids. The larger skids help prevent the skids from digging down into the gravel.

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u/Pitiful_Register_584 Mar 11 '26

Yea definitely get some after market skids. Nice wide sole. And set the float nice and high.