Anyone familiar with the 2 cycle snowblowers is aware they have height adjusting metal skids or feet on each side of the auger housing(at least my Craftsman does). Those feet eventually grind down and need replacing every so often, depending on use, of course. I was thinking of making new skids out of a tougher material but unsure of what that material could be. It would obviously need to withstand the grinding of the concrete much longer than the metal.
The metal skid is simply a flat stock bent to a 90 degree and slightly arced where it makes contact with the ground. When it grinds away, I'm left with a piece of sharp metal sticking straight down and gouging into the cement, making it very difficult to push the blower as well as ruining the concrete. If I used a solid piece of, let's say, acrylic, it may grind down, but it'll remain whole and allow me to still push the blower, until it bottoms out on the scraper bar.
What material could be used to make new skids?
Thanks