A ski shaped glide of
hardened steel, two or more of which can be attached to the bottom of a bucket on a front-end
loader when the bucket is used for plowing
snow with the lift hydraulics in float position. The glide specifically referred to as a bucket-glide, significantly and effectively prevent the bucket
cutting edge from digging into the road or ground surface when plowing, especially when the ground surface is soft or uneven. To accomplish this objective the bucket-glides are attached to the underside the bucket bottom typically with one in the middle and one near each outside edge with the glide's toes extending upward just beyond the bucket's
cutting edge. The
acute angle bend of the toes allow the bucket to be tilted downward to enable the bucket
cutting edge to effectively engage the
snow and enable the bucket to glide over and follow the
terrain without having the cutting edge dig in and remove unwanted material. The invention allows the operator to adjust the bucket tilt angle to accommodate for most ground conditions. When plowing
snow on soft, unfrozen ground a slight bucket tilt angle allows more of the bucket-glide's surface area to make
ground contact and therefore provides more bucket support, preventing the cutting edge from digging in. As the operator increases the bucket tilt angle it progressively reduces the bucket-glide's surface area contact with the ground and support of the bucket resulting in more of the bucket's weight being transferred to the bucket's cutting edge. This reduced bucket support is useful because it allows the cutting edge to aggressively scrape hard surfaces like pavement or frozen ground while still maintaining ground clearance. Bucket glides are attached with a bolt or clamp.