Machinery All Around the Farm Box scraper called to duty as snow pusher Skid steer snow pusher converts back to box scraper when the snow is gone. By Paula Barbour Paula Barbour Resides In: Des Moines, Iowa Besides cleaning copy, I've been the All Around the Farm page steward for 20-plus years. This is the longest running feature in Successful Farming; it first appeared in 1929. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 11, 2022 Close Photo: Lant Elrod In the midst of shopping for a snow blade to use with their new skid loader, Derek Mann says he, his dad, and brothers tapped the brakes when they took a fresh look at a box scraper they'd acquired several years ago. "We noticed the thing would come apart pretty easily. So one day we started taking it apart, mocking up a mounting plate, and adding extra skids and beams." WATCH: Mann Family Farms builds and puts to test the "world's greatest snow pusher" The result: About a $3,500 savings vs. purchasing a new commercial snow blade. Materials, such as those for strengthening the back of the scraper, were on hand. A couple components have to be switched to convert to a snow blade pushed by a skid loader in the winter from a leveling scraper pulled by a tractor the rest of the year. A favorite use: Cleaning snow from a 70×11-foot farm scale, which once was cleared manually by the Manns with shovels. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit