Patent ID: 8033036

Claim:
A snowplow wheel kit in combination with a standard snowplow comprising: a snowplow blade; a left unit and a right unit, each of the left unit and the right unit comprising: a wheel; a castering assembly comprising: a U-shaped frame having a right section, a center section, and a left section, wherein each of the right section and the left section have an aperture centered therein, a bottom edge, and an axle continuously disposed from the right section aperture to the left section aperture; wherein each wheel rotatingly engages the axle; an elongated cylindrical insert having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion permanently affixed to the center section of the frame, the top portion having a locking mechanism; wherein the castering assembly pivotally engages the wheel; an adjustable elongated insert extending upwardly from the castering assembly; wherein the left unit and the right unit mount to a respective right front side and a left front side of the snowplow blade, the snowplow blade having a plurality of ribs; an adjustable receiver mount mounted to the snowplow blade, the receiver mount comprising: a base section having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end mounts to a snowplow blade rib; an L-shaped adjustment section having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion perpendicularly slidingly engages the base section second end, further wherein the upper portion has a plurality vertically-aligned equidistantly-positioned holes centered therein; a securement member adjustably slidingly engaging an upper portion hole and the base section second end at a desired height; an opening disposed within the lower portion, wherein the insert slidingly engages the opening; wherein the insert slidingly engages the lower portion opening of the adjustment section whereby the snowplow blade slidingly engages an amount of snow disposed on unimproved surfaces.