How 3 Materials of Plow Stakes Compare When Run Over

The Problem

In short, most plow stakes, excluding KAGE Innovation’s, should not be run over. Most plow stakes are not designed to be run over and damaged. They are solely there to be a snow place marker but do not compensate for the reality of snow removal.

Most snow contractors understand the headache that is involved once one of their snow stakes gets ripped out of the ground and the operator no longer knows where the driveway or road is and eventually causing damage to the turf. You may also find that that stake is found in the spring along with twenty others where the snow pile used to be.

If you are looking to purchase the right plow markers, then you have to consider how durable they are and whether they are made for the plow operator and other vehicles to run over and fulfill their purpose even after the fact. However, this is not the only factor to consider. You must also consider the cost and installation time when choosing which plow stake you should use as a commercial contractor or homeowner.

Most plow stakes are made out of metal, fiberglass, or plastic. As you can imagine, running over a metal plow stake would not be very good for your vehicle or machinery. This can cause damage to the cosmetics of your vehicle at the very least and may cause you a great deal of money. It could also damage or tear off pieces of your car or machine, such as the exhaust or puncture a tire.

Most contractors started to use plastic or fiberglass snow stakes to mark off driveways and roadways. While this causes little to no damage to vehicles or machinery, other factors must be considered. When you run over a plastic stake, oftentimes, it gets ripped out of the ground and ends up in a snow pile at the end of the street. Therefore, the snow plow operator can no longer see where the edges of the driveway or roads are, which increases the risk of damaging property, costing the contractor more time and, ultimately, money when spring comes.

The Solution

While plastic stakes seem to be the best option for driveway markers, they have their own challenges. When they get run over, oftentimes, they will get ripped out of the ground and therefore serve no purpose for their primary function.

KAGE solved this issue by revamping the inexpensive plastic snow stake to an improved version. Each driveway marker has a small slit that runs the entire stake length. This gives the stake greater flexibility and can be run over multiple times before breaking or getting torn out of the ground. These are heavy duty driveway entrance markers that are designed to make it easy for operators the know where the pavement is while they are plowing. Our plow stakes are a bright orange to increase visibility for operators to see.

Most of the time, you can even tie the stake in a loose knot, and it will rebound and retain almost all of its shape. We offer bright orange snow stake that come in three different sizes, which are, 26″, 32″, and 36″.

Another problem that KAGE solved was the time-consuming and effortful process of pounding each plow stake into the ground. This process takes many hours, and bending over every 50 feet for miles gets tiring, especially if you are using a battery-powered drill and have to go back to the truck every couple of hours.

KAGE offers a simple and easy solution to this problem. KAGE manufactures a stake pounder and quiver kit. This is a simple install tool to help make the driveway marking process easier in the fall. What this does is allows you to create a hole with one hand and a few taps on the pounder, then you are able to reach into your quiver with about a hundred snow stakes inside to press the stake into the ground.

You also don’t need to worry about carrying extra tips around because there is a built-in tip compartment inside the pounder. The KAGE quiver is versatile and has adjustable straps that allow you to strap the quiver to yourself in the way you like the best. You can sling it around your back or even strap it to your waist and leg.