Runners on front mount snowblade?

[Osageage]

I have a front mounted blade on my ‘53 cub that I plan to use on my fine-gravel, fairly-level driveway. The driveway has minimal center humps. I currently have runners mountaed that raise the blade about an inch off the ground hoping to keep the blade from digging in or catching on exposed obstacles. I unforltunately don’t have a flaxible clevis for the blade. Several questions:
1. Do runners only work with the blade at a 90 degree angle to the road? If I angle the blade right, I assume the runners will steer the blade right and possibly damage the mounting platform.
2. or should I remove the runners if I want to angle the blade to push snow to the right?

[Barnyard]

Leave the runners on. You should be fine.

[Gary Dotson]

You can replace you lift rod with a short piece of chain. You don’t want down pressure when plowing snow. The skid shoes will be fine.

[Mcald62]

You can replace you lift rod with a short piece of chain. You don’t want down pressure when plowing snow. The skid shoes will be fine.

That’s a good idea, I’m going to try that today.

[Urbish]

And to answer your other question, the runners won't get enough of a bite to steer you to the right. But they may gouge up your fine gravel if the ground isn't frozen yet. Also, if the snow is heavy enough, you'll be getting steered to the left anyway. If that happens, raise the blade a bit and make multiple passes, taking a deeper bite each time. The Cub is a fine snow plowing machine.