Rubber Wear Strips Extend Equipment Life

2018 - Volume #42, Issue #3, Page #26

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If you can use rubber wear strips on your blade or snowplow, Steven Chalmers of Castle Rock, Colo., would like to hear from you. He recently started a company that sells heavy-duty rubber strips made from used conveyor belt material.
  “I purchase scrap trimmings of conveyor belt material, cut them to length, drill holes as requested by the customer, and sell them as rubber wear strips for snowplow blades,” says Chalmers. “This is heavy-duty, stitching-reinforced conveyor belt material so it’ll last a long time. I started selling the strips about 1 1/2 years ago and have already sold more than 1,700 ft. of material.”
  The idea came to Chalmers when he saw the material advertised for sale by Repurposed Materials, Inc. (www.repurposedmaterialsinc.com).  “I buy large 1,000-lb. rolls of the material, then cut it up and sell it on my own website (www.RubberWearStrip.com). I have more than 50 bolt patterns to choose from across a dozen different lengths. The strips are 1 in. thick and anywhere from 4 to 5 1/2 in. wide. Prices start at $53 with free shipping to the continental U.S.”
  Chalmers says he has also purchased from Atlas Belting in Wisconsin.
  He says his rubber wear strips are “a dream to use”. “The strip glides right over cracks in a driveway that would stop a tractor in its tracks, which is an unpleasant experience for the operator and hard on the tractor, too. The rubber is also easy on the surface you’re plowing and more gentle on lawns if you happen to veer beyond the driveway or sidewalk. And, it makes plowing a quieter job.”
  He says the conveyor belt material isn’t new so it will have assorted gouges and scrapes in it. “However, the strips are 1 in. thick so there’s still a lot of life left in them.
  “The customer can drill his own holes, or go to my website and tell me which bolt pattern they want. Nuts and bolts are included only for smaller blades such as on garden tractors, ATV’s and UTV’s.”
  Prices range from $53 for a 42-in. strip to $89 for a 9-ft. strip, with free shipping.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Steven Chalmers, 4829 N. Mesa Drive, Castle Rock, Colo. 80108 (ph 303 981-9879; steven@rubberwearstrip.com; www.RubberWearStrip.com).

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Rubber Wear Strips Extend Equipment Life MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers If you can use rubber wear strips on your blade or snowplow Steven Chalmers of Castle Rock Colo would like to hear from you He recently started a company that sells heavy-duty rubber strips made from used conveyor belt material “I purchase scrap trimmings of conveyor belt material cut them to length drill holes as requested by the customer and sell them as rubber wear strips for snowplow blades ” says Chalmers “This is heavy-duty stitching-reinforced conveyor belt material so it’ll last a long time I started selling the strips about 1 1/2 years ago and have already sold more than 1 700 ft of material ” The idea came to Chalmers when he saw the material advertised for sale by Repurposed Materials Inc www repurposedmaterialsinc com “I buy large 1 000-lb rolls of the material then cut it up and sell it on my own website www RubberWearStrip com I have more than 50 bolt patterns to choose from across a dozen different lengths The strips are 1 in thick and anywhere from 4 to 5 1/2 in wide Prices start at $53 with free shipping to the continental U S ” Chalmers says he has also purchased from Atlas Belting in Wisconsin He says his rubber wear strips are “a dream to use” “The strip glides right over cracks in a driveway that would stop a tractor in its tracks which is an unpleasant experience for the operator and hard on the tractor too The rubber is also easy on the surface you’re plowing and more gentle on lawns if you happen to veer beyond the driveway or sidewalk And it makes plowing a quieter job ” He says the conveyor belt material isn’t new so it will have assorted gouges and scrapes in it “However the strips are 1 in thick so there’s still a lot of life left in them “The customer can drill his own holes or go to my website and tell me which bolt pattern they want Nuts and bolts are included only for smaller blades such as on garden tractors ATV’s and UTV’s ” Prices range from $53 for a 42-in strip to $89 for a 9-ft strip with free shipping Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Steven Chalmers 4829 N Mesa Drive Castle Rock Colo 80108 ph 303 981-9879; steven@rubberwearstrip com; www RubberWearStrip com

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