Universal Adapter Brackets

Jump ahead one year. It is now 2011... I have been through a full Winter and I am finding that the No.1 Complaint from my customers was that the Roller-Skid did not fit their machine. I figured I was being pretty clever by simply making the slots a little wider to accommodate both 3" (Ariens) and 2-3/4" (MTD) bolt centers... but I was still not addressing the John Deere and Husqvarna owners who had bolt centers of 2" and 2-1/2". To compound the problem, the inherent design of the Roller-Skid with a wheel in the center made it difficult to locate nuts and bolts in this area. That's when I started to work on a Universal Adapter Bracket that had infinite Center To Center (CTC) positions which would make it possible for the Roller-Skid to fit to any 2-Stage Snow Blower by simply rotating the brackets. What I wasn't anticipating was that because of its "Universal" nature it was also capable of mounting ANY skid to practically ANY snow blower! I use the word "practically" because I don't claim to be familiar with every machine out there (yet).


Another problem that the new brackets solved for me involved the new line of Sno-Tek Snow Blowers that Ariens introduced. The mounting bolts for this product were located 2" above the bottom edge of the auger box. Most machines are 3/4" to 1" above the edge. What this meant was that the wheel of the Roller-Skid just barely contacted the surface when it was adjusted fully down. But now, because of the new Universal Adapter Bracket it can be extended down with plenty of room for adjustment.

This product will be available in this Fall for about $15.95 retail. All of the attaching hardware is included.