I'm 62 and ever since I was a kid I've wanted to ride in, or drive one of these rigs. I've heard them referred to as a "Michigan," growing up in Maine? Thanks for this, very cool!
You don't do your burning in the winter time ?? Here in Wisconsin, winter burning doesn't require a permit, because there is little to no danger of it spreading. Burning in the spring and summer is more difficult, and most years, it would be completely prohibited in the Fall.
Those "Trygge" chains will amaze you. When the snow gets packed down to ice, your grader will not negotiate it at all with just rubber, no mater the tread depth. Talk to your road association about a shared putting up of money for the chains. You will never buy another set for that grader. Even new tires won't address the ice issue. Buy the chains before you spend the money on tires, you won't regret it. Those tires will be just fine after the spring melt off, and for maintaining the road... Look forward to you next video.
Hey you still got a pile of logs there! I'm gonna call you and see if you still have some you wanna get rid of when I come up next spring... I could use some good firewood! I just scored an 18' dump trailer....
An older Oshkosh P-Series or MPT Series truck cannot be beaten for serious snow removal. MDOT, WsDOT, WyDOT, and a few others have them listed at government auctions sometimes. Heavy-duty 4x4 and 6x6s are available with a litany of wings, plows, belly scrapes, and blowers.
The trick with a snow plow is to not let the snow get really deep. Otherwise you run the risk of getting stuck. For your tractor, (hopefully a cab tractor), get a front mount snowblower otherwise you'll be suffering with a twisted back and neck from driving in reverse while blowing snow.
My brother had an Austin Western Pacer 301 grader. It is 4 wheeled and 4 wheel drive. It is about 1300 lbs lighter that the Cat 120g, not counting its front snow plow. It would plow 2 feet of snow without any problem with its 13' x 26" blade. With the front snow plow blade it would plow 4 feet of snow without much trouble. I have seen him clear 20 foot drifts fairly quickly with it. The pickup was much faster to plow with on light snows. Never seen a snow storm he could not plow with the grader. I use a compact tractor with a blower but he had 2 miles to clear. The grader was much faster on the road, my blower was faster in tight areas around buildings as the graders length made it difficult in the tight areas.
@@EssentialMountainHomesteading Yes, the 4X4 with 4 wheel steering was great on his winding mountain road. When he got older and not so keen on plowing he made an agreement with several of the neighbors. They got together and bought a small 6 wheeled grader and would clear the lower parts of the road that where straighter. And plow the entire road with the pickup on light snows. He would clear all the way to the county road on the heavy snows.
I looked up the TRYGG chains and a set of chains costs more than the grader, those chains on my grader would be like putting a gold door on the out house.
FANTASTIC cameraman/woman!!! Great angles and views !
I'm 62 and ever since I was a kid I've wanted to ride in, or drive one of these rigs.
I've heard them referred to as a "Michigan," growing up in Maine?
Thanks for this, very cool!
Great video thanks. Merry Christmas
Just thinking how much has been completed since this time last year Great job Josh!
Nicely done. So, did you have the blade up just a hair so it didn't scrape the newly laid road too much?
I'm going to say yes...yes I did that on purpose. 😎👌
You don't do your burning in the winter time ?? Here in Wisconsin, winter burning doesn't require a permit, because there is little to no danger of it spreading.
Burning in the spring and summer is more difficult, and most years, it would be completely prohibited in the Fall.
Those "Trygge" chains will amaze you. When the snow gets packed down to ice, your grader will not negotiate it at all with just rubber, no mater the tread depth.
Talk to your road association about a shared putting up of money for the chains. You will never buy another set for that grader. Even new tires won't address the ice issue. Buy the chains before you spend the money on tires, you won't regret it.
Those tires will be just fine after the spring melt off, and for maintaining the road...
Look forward to you next video.
That's some great information, thanks for sharing.
They use a grader on our road. He got stuck in a ditch a couple of days ago. They sure can move a lot of snow.
They use grader here on Quebec for the road when it's snowing it can break ice 10" thick with the special blade equipped
Hey you still got a pile of logs there! I'm gonna call you and see if you still have some you wanna get rid of when I come up next spring... I could use some good firewood! I just scored an 18' dump trailer....
I'll save you a few logs
An older Oshkosh P-Series or MPT Series truck cannot be beaten for serious snow removal. MDOT, WsDOT, WyDOT, and a few others have them listed at government auctions sometimes. Heavy-duty 4x4 and 6x6s are available with a litany of wings, plows, belly scrapes, and blowers.
Your right, I would love an old oshkosh
I'm curious to see how well it works when it gets really deep. That's why I want a blower for my tractor...
I think a blower is definitely the way to go
The trick with a snow plow is to not let the snow get really deep. Otherwise you run the risk of getting stuck. For your tractor, (hopefully a cab tractor), get a front mount snowblower otherwise you'll be suffering with a twisted back and neck from driving in reverse while blowing snow.
My brother had an Austin Western Pacer 301 grader. It is 4 wheeled and 4 wheel drive. It is about 1300 lbs lighter that the Cat 120g, not counting its front snow plow. It would plow 2 feet of snow without any problem with its 13' x 26" blade. With the front snow plow blade it would plow 4 feet of snow without much trouble. I have seen him clear 20 foot drifts fairly quickly with it. The pickup was much faster to plow with on light snows. Never seen a snow storm he could not plow with the grader. I use a compact tractor with a blower but he had 2 miles to clear. The grader was much faster on the road, my blower was faster in tight areas around buildings as the graders length made it difficult in the tight areas.
@@robb1165 I love the idea of 4x4 on the grader it would be unstoppable.
@@EssentialMountainHomesteading Yes, the 4X4 with 4 wheel steering was great on his winding mountain road. When he got older and not so keen on plowing he made an agreement with several of the neighbors. They got together and bought a small 6 wheeled grader and would clear the lower parts of the road that where straighter. And plow the entire road with the pickup on light snows. He would clear all the way to the county road on the heavy snows.
I would love to see an update with Joe Off Grid. I couldn't find his channel when I searched for it...
That cat is a super plower Josh
Good job Josh
I hope it will push as well when the snow gets really deep
WOW! You just posted this 15 min ago Josh and already 92 views!! Sweet!!
You need a front plow on your garder for push deeper snow out of the way
New batteries starting that nice, lol. Merry Christmas
Definitely better then the old ones
Is that a 6.4 diesel or v10 in the dually sharp truck
Diesel, it's the best!
Needs a front blade and Wing for snow plowing. IT'll make your life 100% better.
YO BROTHER. CHAINS FOR THAT GRADER IS GONNA HURT------THE WALLET. OUCH
You might want to trade in the grader for a Pay Loader ? Just sayin
A pay loader is on the wish list of things to get, right after a Cat 345CL low hour excavator with a three yard bucket.
Essential Mountain Homesteading
A Big Bobcat might be a cheaper alternative?
Find a wing for that blade you'd love it even more
I'll keep my eyes open for one.
Don't skimp on chains! Look at TRYGG studded chains that are made in Norway. The SMT chains will last you a lifetime with your use.
I looked up the TRYGG chains and a set of chains costs more than the grader, those chains on my grader would be like putting a gold door on the out house.
@@EssentialMountainHomesteading I see that they are overpriced in the US. Would probably be cheaper to ship directly from Norway.
That's a good Idea, I'll look into it.
@@EssentialMountainHomesteading I see for 14-24 tires they are $2300 in the US, and $1000 for a pair in Norway.
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@@CamppattonFamilyCompound haha
@@HiddenValleyHomestead That's okay, I have been first about ten times today
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WOW! You just posted this 15 min ago Josh and already 92 views!! Sweet!!