This should be my last comment on this video, just wanted to let you know I came on your channel by accident and I'm glad I did. It is one of the most enjoyable video channels I have seen. I'm 75 now and unable to work but I moved heavy equipment and oversize loads all over North America for about 45years and to be able to sit and watch something I thoroughly enjoy is very soothing. Thank you for your time doing these videos and I'll be sure to look for other ones. God Bless!
Thank you sir! Your comment really touched my heart. I'm glad you like them as I share my tractor seat virtually with others. Who would think that people find this interesting! May God Bless you and your family!
Wow 45 years!! Thank you for your service to your country. I know thats usually reserved for military members but people like you make America the great country it is. Weather you are keeping the roads clear for the trucks that transport food and merchandise or driving those said trucks without you America would collapse so thank you for 45 years of your life in service to your country and fellow Americans!
I found this so relaxing and peaceful. A world away from living in the big city but a reminder of some times spent in the Sierras in my youth. I felt like I was there on your mountain, or God's mountain really...it felt that way. I can still imagine breathing in some mountain winter air. Amazing sense memory that is just a breath away. Thank you!
Really nice report. However, after watching you clear snow with your hands, I'm hoping that someone gives you a broom for your birthday. It was great to see how beautiful the whole area is. You gave us a unique tour of the gorgeous Sierra foothills.
Same thing I was thinking. I am also OCD. I would have removed all the snow off your vehicle to reduce weight. I agree with the person that said to plow drifts in opposite direction so winds won’t cause increased height if your drifts!! Is that ALL YOUR LAND??? It is gorgeous!!! Looks like you live in Gods Country!!! It takes a lot of machinery to take care of a spread that big!!!
Beautiful country. BTW: Your plow blade is engineered to push the snow off to the right. The ‘funnel’ end will discharge the snow further away from the edge of the road with a sloping bank.
I'm going to have to agree with the original comment. Use the blade and push the snow to the right or down wind side, to start. The drifts will be smaller in the future with less snow on the upwind side. Good video, though, fun times and interesting. Minnesota plains home here, so we deal with snow and winds all the time.
I've been assigned snow plowing this winter for my car dealership, I'm really excited. We bought an older (mid 2000's) Hyundai 780 wheel loader (I believe it's a 780..). Anyways.. I'm super excited! This is my first time operating heavy equipment at this scale. They've already shown me the controls of the machine and taken me for a few test runs around the parking lot, got me familiar with how it operates and moves, etc. Can't wait for the first snowfall! Thanks for the great video :)
I love watching this. I live in northeast Ohio and my mom’s mom was born and raised in West Virginia and I got lucky to get the love of mountains from her. I said I live in northeast Ohio. I’ve spent my entire life here and we used to get a respectful amount of snow and now we don’t get any these days. I just miss playing and driving in the snow and watching it fall and accumulate and watching this video lets me live vicariously through you!
@ people that live in Ashtabula, Lake, and Geauga counties try and say that we still get snow. Lake effect snow does not count and they don’t even get as much snow as they used to either. It’s very depressing.
I lived in the mountains for many years, both Sierra Nevada, and then Oregon, and this brought back some dear memories. I used to commute 40 miles to work, over the summit on I-80, and many times while the hwy was still being cleared. (Even closed, they let me, a local through.) It made me smile when you said you moved there from North Dakota, while I moved from there TO se ND. Thanks for taking me along on the trip. I LOVED being on the mountain roads in winter.
Thank you for your memories. What I find amazing is that it changes all the time. God's handiwork produces some amazing views and some wildlife along the way.
Thank you for a wonderful video! You have an incredible tool for moving snow quickly in that John Deere tractor and plow, and you certainly have need for it, with where you live. Beautiful scenery, awesome country. You don't have many neighbors, I imagine. You are very blessed.
What a great video, I'm from Cowansville, Quebec, Canada, its nice to see snow, we are in an open winter here, milder than normal temperatures ,very little snow ,good luck with the plowing, i am in an apartment complex now, but have opened up many driveways, back in the day when i had my property,,,,,
Honestly with a machine that size and tire chains I'd make the first push with a straight blade, not angled, because you don't have to worry about spillover. I do it all the time with my plow truck. Also, depending on snow depth I angle the plow less to make the swath wider. The more snow the more angle. When I come to a drift I push the snow to the leeward side, piling it up on the windward side just makes the drifts worse over time.
So nice to see someone who knows how to properly plow snow a real rarity on RUclips videos. Dealing with drifts can be challenging . Nice plow set up too.
This is a great video. Shows me how big and deep the valleys are I didn't get to go on many trip to visit places when I was younger so it is good to see them from on videos or how ever I can. Thank you for the scenic route. Lol
If you can still get it through your gate, a cheap trick we used to do is scrounge a piece of conveyor belting to bolt onto your plow blade at the left edge. Heavy belting in an arc is surprisingly strong and will grab or kick quite a lot of snow. Thus widening your path but still flexible around trees, posts and rocks.
Alan, I really like this idea! Do you roll a belt around a loop and bolt it back to the blade? Do you have any pictures as this is a good idea. thanks so much!
@@almosthomeranch8447 The application really depends on what width and thickness of belting you can locate. Typically, it runs about 3/8” to 3/4” thick and can be a myriad of widths. Let’s say you found some 3/8” thick x 24” wide. That would likely be pretty flexible and you might not be able to extend it very far. Let’s say your plow blade arc measures 40” from the top of the cutting edge to the top edge under your rubber flap. You would want to cut a 40” x 24” piece and lay it in against the end of the blade, with the 40” length running vertically. Try clamping it down temporarily with a couple large welding type clamps near the top and bottom. Then experiment with how much you have extended out beyond the end of the blade and still have it quite stiff. Remember, the snow exerts a lot of pressure, so the thicker and stiffer the belting, the better (to a point that is). We found it’s best to use a piece 3/16” or 1/4” steel strapping, hammered to match the blade arc to bolt thru on top of the belting to help prevent tear-out. Keep your bolts fairly close together (like 6”), but that spacing will depend on the belting’s thickness. Also, you don’t want to bolt very far away from the inboard edge of the belting to prevent snow from wedging underneath. Sorry, I sold my plow so no pictures. Hope this helps!
I just thought of another pretty important tip, be sure to bevel the inboard edge of the belting to help snow slip up and over the belt’s thickness. If the belting does not have steel reinforcing in it, you can bevel that edge with a circular saw. Cheers!
One more good reason I need a full on front loader. Although my wife might not agree since our drive is only about 200’ and is mostly plowed by the town. But still!
Hello from a former North Dakotan, I grew up in the Red River Valley. I too remember a few good blizzards growing up! Love the Shelter Belt reference, if I remember correctly at one time Grand Forks County had the most Shelter Belts than any other county. I do know that a lot of farmers have removed quite a lot due to age/die off and for more tillage.
It's nice to see you running chains buddy. So many people out there don't have a clue how much difference between with or without chains. I setup an old Case with a 10ft on the front and I put a 10ft wing on the right side to counter act the push and it worked really great. Just thought I'd share that with you because it is well worth it. Take care chum.
New to your channel, thanks for sharing your video's. I use to plow snow while in the seat of my D4 open cab 4 miles every winter as a necessity for us and others on an unimproved county road. Thanks again for sharing your seat time with us.
Very similar to what we have up here in B.C. I plowed snow as a kid on an MF 135 with a blade on the loader attachment. Love looking at the Cascade mountains!
Fellow North Dakotan here, that is a lot of snow to push. Good choice of equipment. Looks like you're doing a great job. If I have one piece of advice that will save you lots of time, let the wind do the work. Push the snow to the side of the road to where the wind does not blow it back onto the road. ... On your second pass, try to only use 75% of your blade to push the snow. Otherwise you end up pushing snow onto your cleared area.
Some good comments and here's a shout out to another ND neighbor. You know how hard those drifts can be back there. I remember going snowmobiling in the ditches thinking it would be soft but it would be like concrete. What memories!
A few more very heavy snowfalls and high winds filling in the roadway and even that machine won't be able to clear the road. with the blade. Only a snowblower can move the material far enough away that the machine is not working against itself.
@@kerrryschultz2904that thing can simply push back banks when they get high. Guessing that thing is good up to 2 plus feet of snow and no matter how hard it’s snowing they should be able to clear once before getting to that 2-3 ft range
That blade is designed to be winged to the right at all times. The funnel helps throw it farther. Looks like you would really benefit having a snow blower in that machine. Would take longer to clear the road but the benefit of throwing it far it always a huge plus. I habe a little 4066r deere with a pronovast cyclone blower. Throws it about 75-100’.
We have an old-time V-blade on our 1960 Hough loader...not that new hydraulic "split" kind they have for trucks. It works best when you maintain speed..We make a single higher-speed pass downhill and the snow curls up a good 4-6' high before coming off the blade. If we need to do pushbacks..we'll take a pass up the hill again with 1/2 the blade and down again on the other side with the other half of the blade. We just got lucky that the V-blade came with the loader when we bought it. It's the single best implement we could put on it. We plowed prior with an IH tractor and plow, and it was tedious but do-able. If you can find an old V-blade..I strongly suggest you get it and have a shop weld a QA to it for the loader.
That's a good suggestion and if anyone comes across one setting in a field I'l love to know about. Or, of course if someone would like to donate one that would be even better! thanks for the comment!
You've got the longest driveway i've ever seen, good thing you have a big tractor, shoveling that by hand would take you to July/August of 2026 . Lol. Great video, thanx for the ride along.
Also, when turning sharp corners, make your blade straight until you straighten out again. When the road straightens, your plow, angled one way or the other, but while turning. If you make your blade straight, you'll actually plow a whiter swath of snow while turning the corntrust me. I know what I'm talking about. Try it if you don't believe me and measure it
24” in 24hrs is the record in a day where im located. Mtns of NC. Worst storm was Blizzard of 93’ we got between 36” & 48” in three days. Military had to do food drops for remote hillbillys/billyettes, and livestock. One very remote older billyette shot at one of helicopters that was attempting to drop her food. True story!
I see you’re putting the snow on the wrong side of the road where it is drifting put it on the opposite side. The way you’re doing it you’re going to get deeper and deeper snow drifts but I’m enjoying your video. Keep up the good work.
I was reading all the comments to see if someone was thinking this as well. Definitely at the top of the ridge it needs to go to the opposite side. Looks like fun time though thanks
Driving my ford focus last winter to big white was nothing short of scary. Yes, it’s a questionable choice to bring a 2FD car up a mountain, but the sheer amount of slipping I got on certain days was crazy. But who am I kidding, I cant judge of the point of no experience of driving a 3-5 ton snow plow through extreme conditions 24/7. So hats off the employees working there at big white keeping canada’s largest ski resort open throughout the winter season! As a (new) local, I will be returning for the season of 2025.
Stumbled upon your video of pushing snow. Most enjoyable, thanks for taking us along. Your location is very interesting, would like to follow your road on google earth. At 77 I and living on east coast I doubt I'll make it back out that way again. Pulled our camper through Oregon and Washington in 2018. Best wishes.
This rig would be awesome with an 8’ blower instead of the blade! I use something similar to this in Alaska for 3 decades only difference was the blower! I was throwing snow 60 feet off roadways!
What a beautiful window to look out of that is one awesome office doing a good job at what time did you start no one else about the best time when it’s deep like that in the grand canyon the should give you a blower 👍
Up in these mountains there’s not a lot of people to talk to. That’s why he’s talking to us ,most enjoyable , if you need quiet time go sit in your tractor talk to self
It looks like it'd be worth going up to reinforce & finish off your initial safety berm there; and then be able to come back downhill on top of the rest of the big stuff, and then finish going uphill, reinforcing the other safety berm you've just started. I drive truck, and try not to play in the snoobs like this.. 😅
Thank you for video my snow JD Loader friend 😊. I remember going out from are yard on to start are plow route. It was a very deep snow on city roads. We could NOT get a block. The people just abandon there cars in drive lanes. At 3:30 AM we were finally able to go three plows side by side to clear main highway. Those were LONG 12 Hour shifts. People just go out and drive in the snow, then just Leave there cars in traffic ( plow) lanes, then bitch why the roads are NOT cleared.
Nice scenery, but youre lucky that you know, or assume you know where your road is. I wish I could cruze in 100% confidence with any heavy equipment driving though a no cell phone service or 2-way radio zone area if I were to get sunk or rolled over in a ditch; and yes takes 2 seconds for it to happen. This reminds me of the movie The Shining, and your the star. I worked as first responder for 15 years and I got tired of pulling stiff popsicles out of cars & snow banks. Be safe my friend. Be safe..
I don't take your words lightly and I fully understand what you are saying. Things happen and I hope/pray that things go well each time I go out. I don't take risks when I'm plowing. sure appreciate your comment sir!
I used a 12' Monroe on a GMC TopKick to plow park roads in Michigan and they do make sturdy plows. I also operated a JD 544 with a 14 avalanche blade and even without chains, it was unstoppable. Running a larger blade on that 644 would work especially if you ran wheels or skid shoes. If you could increase your speed it would roll the snow farther necessitating having to lay the shoulders back less often !
I'm running skidder chains on front and that makes a big difference. Thank for the suggestion and when there is a good base down I do try to blade a little faster but sometimes it's very rough as it's a dirt/rock road. Thanks for watching!
I only wish our 624s (rentals) had such clean cabs lol... They get a beating up here in the oilfield, though. Only six more months until our one day of summer! Lol
This should be my last comment on this video, just wanted to let you know I came on your channel by accident and I'm glad I did. It is one of the most enjoyable video channels I have seen. I'm 75 now and unable to work but I moved heavy equipment and oversize loads all over North America for about 45years and to be able to sit and watch something I thoroughly enjoy is very soothing. Thank you for your time doing these videos and I'll be sure to look for other ones. God Bless!
Thank you sir! Your comment really touched my heart. I'm glad you like them as I share my tractor seat virtually with others. Who would think that people find this interesting! May God Bless you and your family!
Wow 45 years!! Thank you for your service to your country. I know thats usually reserved for military members but people like you make America the great country it is. Weather you are keeping the roads clear for the trucks that transport food and merchandise or driving those said trucks without you America would collapse so thank you for 45 years of your life in service to your country and fellow Americans!
From someone who travels these roads doesn't matter where your doing this those people are greatly grateful that you all do what ya do. So thank you.
I found this so relaxing and peaceful. A world away from living in the big city but a reminder of some times spent in the Sierras in my youth. I felt like I was there on your mountain, or God's mountain really...it felt that way. I can still imagine breathing in some mountain winter air. Amazing sense memory that is just a breath away. Thank you!
Really nice report. However, after watching you clear snow with your hands, I'm hoping that someone gives you a broom for your birthday. It was great to see how beautiful the whole area is. You gave us a unique tour of the gorgeous Sierra foothills.
Same thing I was thinking. I am also OCD. I would have removed all the snow off your vehicle to reduce weight.
I agree with the person that said to plow drifts in opposite direction so winds won’t cause increased height if your drifts!!
Is that ALL YOUR LAND??? It is gorgeous!!! Looks like you live in Gods Country!!!
It takes a lot of machinery to take care of a spread that big!!!
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Lucky man to have a loader to push with. One hell of a drive way
Beautiful country.
BTW: Your plow blade is engineered to push the snow off to the right. The ‘funnel’ end will discharge the snow further away from the edge of the road with a sloping bank.
Fully understand. It's a good blade however sometimes I need to push going down hill to the left with the bulk of the snow. Thanks for the comment!
I'm going to have to agree with the original comment. Use the blade and push the snow to the right or down wind side, to start. The drifts will be smaller in the future with less snow on the upwind side. Good video, though, fun times and interesting. Minnesota plains home here, so we deal with snow and winds all the time.
Thank you for the video, you are showing what most of us will never see in our lifetime! Appreciate you & be safe👍
Great to see such a beautiful landscape, would have stopped 40 times! Well done, I hope you get paid well for the trouble.
Wow.. This is a beautiful place to plow in this gorgeous contry side road., Very cool video here, Thanks for the video.
I've been assigned snow plowing this winter for my car dealership, I'm really excited. We bought an older (mid 2000's) Hyundai 780 wheel loader (I believe it's a 780..). Anyways.. I'm super excited! This is my first time operating heavy equipment at this scale. They've already shown me the controls of the machine and taken me for a few test runs around the parking lot, got me familiar with how it operates and moves, etc. Can't wait for the first snowfall!
Thanks for the great video :)
Wow, thanks for taking us along on a nice ride through the mountains. That’s a nice machine you got there stay safe.🙏
Thank you too
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I love watching this. I live in northeast Ohio and my mom’s mom was born and raised in West Virginia and I got lucky to get the love of mountains from her. I said I live in northeast Ohio. I’ve spent my entire life here and we used to get a respectful amount of snow and now we don’t get any these days. I just miss playing and driving in the snow and watching it fall and accumulate and watching this video lets me live vicariously through you!
Me too, live in NE Ohio & miss the snow😢❤
@ people that live in Ashtabula, Lake, and Geauga counties try and say that we still get snow. Lake effect snow does not count and they don’t even get as much snow as they used to either. It’s very depressing.
Medina county here, definitely miss the snow. Seems like another mild winter this year too
@ also Medina county and I feel the same.
Thanks for the ride in the snow, loved it!!!!
I lived in the mountains for many years, both Sierra Nevada, and then Oregon, and this brought back some dear memories. I used to commute 40 miles to work, over the summit on I-80, and many times while the hwy was still being cleared. (Even closed, they let me, a local through.)
It made me smile when you said you moved there from North Dakota, while I moved from there TO se ND.
Thanks for taking me along on the trip. I LOVED being on the mountain roads in winter.
Thank you for your memories. What I find amazing is that it changes all the time. God's handiwork produces some amazing views and some wildlife along the way.
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That must be an amazing job. That scenery is gorgeous.
Excellent angle! Thanks for sharing.
nice vid.
who own's that road.
people say why get a big loader= when you need it, you need it.
It's like waking up in the best dream you could imagine 😍
Thank you for a wonderful video! You have an incredible tool for moving snow quickly in that John Deere tractor and plow, and you certainly have need for it, with where you live. Beautiful scenery, awesome country. You don't have many neighbors, I imagine. You are very blessed.
Thank you very much!
What a great video, I'm from Cowansville, Quebec, Canada, its nice to see snow, we are in an open winter here, milder than normal temperatures ,very little snow ,good luck with the plowing, i am in an apartment complex now, but have opened up many driveways, back in the day when i had my property,,,,,
Thank you for the beautiful ride I'm getting too old to do any trekking around and I enjoyed riding with you
Honestly with a machine that size and tire chains I'd make the first push with a straight blade, not angled, because you don't have to worry about spillover. I do it all the time with my plow truck. Also, depending on snow depth I angle the plow less to make the swath wider. The more snow the more angle. When I come to a drift I push the snow to the leeward side, piling it up on the windward side just makes the drifts worse over time.
So nice to see someone who knows how to properly plow snow a real rarity on RUclips videos. Dealing with drifts can be challenging . Nice plow set up too.
This is a great video. Shows me how big and deep the valleys are I didn't get to go on many trip to visit places when I was younger so it is good to see them from on videos or how ever I can. Thank you for the scenic route. Lol
So beautiful, I'd love to plow snow with that rig. Very satisfying would enjoy life in that area. Blessings brother.
Love the view from your office window. Looks and sounds a lot like Colorado.
If you can still get it through your gate, a cheap trick we used to do is scrounge a piece of conveyor belting to bolt onto your plow blade at the left edge. Heavy belting in an arc is surprisingly strong and will grab or kick quite a lot of snow. Thus widening your path but still flexible around trees, posts and rocks.
Alan, I really like this idea! Do you roll a belt around a loop and bolt it back to the blade? Do you have any pictures as this is a good idea. thanks so much!
@@almosthomeranch8447 The application really depends on what width and thickness of belting you can locate. Typically, it runs about 3/8” to 3/4” thick and can be a myriad of widths. Let’s say you found some 3/8” thick x 24” wide. That would likely be pretty flexible and you might not be able to extend it very far. Let’s say your plow blade arc measures 40” from the top of the cutting edge to the top edge under your rubber flap. You would want to cut a 40” x 24” piece and lay it in against the end of the blade, with the 40” length running vertically. Try clamping it down temporarily with a couple large welding type clamps near the top and bottom. Then experiment with how much you have extended out beyond the end of the blade and still have it quite stiff. Remember, the snow exerts a lot of pressure, so the thicker and stiffer the belting, the better (to a point that is). We found it’s best to use a piece 3/16” or 1/4” steel strapping, hammered to match the blade arc to bolt thru on top of the belting to help prevent tear-out. Keep your bolts fairly close together (like 6”), but that spacing will depend on the belting’s thickness. Also, you don’t want to bolt very far away from the inboard edge of the belting to prevent snow from wedging underneath.
Sorry, I sold my plow so no pictures. Hope this helps!
I just thought of another pretty important tip, be sure to bevel the inboard edge of the belting to help snow slip up and over the belt’s thickness. If the belting does not have steel reinforcing in it, you can bevel that edge with a circular saw.
Cheers!
Wow! Wow! Wisconsin should have no complaints. Wonderful video. Spring is on it's way.
The most beautiful scenery, a John Deere loader, what more can you wish for.
I've been very blessed to find this machine and it works very well. Thanks for watching!
One more good reason I need a full on front loader. Although my wife might not agree since our drive is only about 200’ and is mostly plowed by the town. But still!
That's one hell of a piece of equipment to plow a personal rd .
Hello from a former North Dakotan, I grew up in the Red River Valley. I too remember a few good blizzards growing up! Love the Shelter Belt reference, if I remember correctly at one time Grand Forks County had the most Shelter Belts than any other county. I do know that a lot of farmers have removed quite a lot due to age/die off and for more tillage.
He's pushing snow back on to the other side of the road that he just cleared ... LoL
Three passes, all toward the downhill side to clear it properly.
It's nice to see you running chains buddy. So many people out there don't have a clue how much difference between with or without chains. I setup an old Case with a 10ft on the front and I put a 10ft wing on the right side to counter act the push and it worked really great. Just thought I'd share that with you because it is well worth it. Take care chum.
These trees are fab. They define this state. There is no place like Cali in the entire Uni, and that's a fact.
That view at 29:40 and 55:50… Breathtaking! Def makes me miss the mountains in Colorado.
New to your channel, thanks for sharing your video's. I use to plow snow while in the seat of my D4 open cab 4 miles every winter as a necessity for us and others on an unimproved county road. Thanks again for sharing your seat time with us.
welcome and thanks for the comment. Open cab is another whole level! that's dedication for sure!
Very similar to what we have up here in B.C. I plowed snow as a kid on an MF 135 with a blade on the loader attachment.
Love looking at the Cascade mountains!
We always let air out of the tire and put the chains on then air them up again
Great video. The views are amazing . Oh how I would love to plow that road !
I enjoyed watching your video. Had know I idea how much snow had fallen. I live in Wisconsin
Beautiful area, nice ride!
Looks like a blower attachment would be handy
Beautiful ranch you have there Mr. Stay Safe and Warm.
Thanks 👍
Fellow North Dakotan here, that is a lot of snow to push. Good choice of equipment. Looks like you're doing a great job. If I have one piece of advice that will save you lots of time, let the wind do the work. Push the snow to the side of the road to where the wind does not blow it back onto the road.
... On your second pass, try to only use 75% of your blade to push the snow. Otherwise you end up pushing snow onto your cleared area.
Some good comments and here's a shout out to another ND neighbor. You know how hard those drifts can be back there. I remember going snowmobiling in the ditches thinking it would be soft but it would be like concrete. What memories!
A snow blower attachment for the payloader would work better for not having banks left!
A few more very heavy snowfalls and high winds filling in the roadway and even that machine won't be able to clear the road. with the blade. Only a snowblower can move the material far enough away that the machine is not working against itself.
@@kerrryschultz2904that thing can simply push back banks when they get high. Guessing that thing is good up to 2 plus feet of snow and no matter how hard it’s snowing they should be able to clear once before getting to that 2-3 ft range
That blade is designed to be winged to the right at all times. The funnel helps throw it farther. Looks like you would really benefit having a snow blower in that machine. Would take longer to clear the road but the benefit of throwing it far it always a huge plus. I habe a little 4066r deere with a pronovast cyclone blower. Throws it about 75-100’.
We have an old-time V-blade on our 1960 Hough loader...not that new hydraulic "split" kind they have for trucks. It works best when you maintain speed..We make a single higher-speed pass downhill and the snow curls up a good 4-6' high before coming off the blade. If we need to do pushbacks..we'll take a pass up the hill again with 1/2 the blade and down again on the other side with the other half of the blade. We just got lucky that the V-blade came with the loader when we bought it. It's the single best implement we could put on it. We plowed prior with an IH tractor and plow, and it was tedious but do-able. If you can find an old V-blade..I strongly suggest you get it and have a shop weld a QA to it for the loader.
That's a good suggestion and if anyone comes across one setting in a field I'l love to know about. Or, of course if someone would like to donate one that would be even better! thanks for the comment!
I happy for you to have such a beautiful place to be. Really liked the video and listening to you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You've got the longest driveway i've ever seen, good thing you have a big tractor, shoveling that by hand would take you to July/August of 2026 . Lol. Great video, thanx for the ride along.
Also, when turning sharp corners, make your blade straight until you straighten out again. When the road straightens, your plow, angled one way or the other, but while turning. If you make your blade straight, you'll actually plow a whiter swath of snow while turning the corntrust me. I know what I'm talking about. Try it if you don't believe me and measure it
Very beautiful area. Very interesting to watch.
24” in 24hrs is the record in a day where im located. Mtns of NC. Worst storm was Blizzard of 93’ we got between 36” & 48” in three days. Military had to do food drops for remote hillbillys/billyettes, and livestock. One very remote older billyette shot at one of helicopters that was attempting to drop her food. True story!
Would be pretty with some horses & a sleigh!
What a gorgeous area to live.
Beautiful landscapes, I hope You have a happy life there buddy:))
nice setup, what you need is a little bit wider and a funnel on both ends. that would be a master piece for your mountain.great vidio my friend.
Yeah, that would be nice to find that type of blade. Appreciate the comment.
Dam listening to that front end loader trying to start as it was turning over I didn't think it was going to start or that it even did when it did lol
What you really need is a big snow blower !!!
I see you’re putting the snow on the wrong side of the road where it is drifting put it on the opposite side. The way you’re doing it you’re going to get deeper and deeper snow drifts but I’m enjoying your video. Keep up the good work.
I was reading all the comments to see if someone was thinking this as well. Definitely at the top of the ridge it needs to go to the opposite side. Looks like fun time though thanks
Never push snow into the wind
I plowed roads for over 20 years.....he also should be driving a little faster to throw the snow off the road further
Yup sure is lmao
The man who showed me always said dirt up hill snow down hill that way it will dry faster and not spend weeks melting over the ditch
Your well prepared
Very pretty. I'm riding along. I bet that is fun
I really enjoy your videos and commentary thank you for sharing
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Good video buddy. If you decide to put a wing on you'll wish you had it sooner. Really pretty country up through there. Well done chum.
Driving my ford focus last winter to big white was nothing short of scary. Yes, it’s a questionable choice to bring a 2FD car up a mountain, but the sheer amount of slipping I got on certain days was crazy.
But who am I kidding, I cant judge of the point of no experience of driving a 3-5 ton snow plow through extreme conditions 24/7.
So hats off the employees working there at big white keeping canada’s largest ski resort open throughout the winter season!
As a (new) local, I will be returning for the season of 2025.
Stumbled upon your video of pushing snow. Most enjoyable, thanks for taking us along. Your location is very interesting, would like to follow your road on google earth. At 77 I and living on east coast I doubt I'll make it back out that way again. Pulled our camper through Oregon and Washington in 2018. Best wishes.
This place is away from people! Love it!
Thank you for the wonderful video!
beautifur land. awsome pictures
This rig would be awesome with an 8’ blower instead of the blade! I use something similar to this in Alaska for 3 decades only difference was the blower! I was throwing snow 60 feet off roadways!
That's what I think. Plowing up ridges will leave you with a potential disaster. as it will drift in worse than ever!
THIS IS THE JOB I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
Reminds me of 40ish years ago with a 966xp cat plowing using a v blade and wing through 10 to 15ft drifts having to wing it off. Good times lol
Wish we got snow like this here in western washington, and when we do its only around for a day or 2, snow plowing looks so much fun!
it is fun usually for the first couple of hours then it's a job. :) but I enjoy it
I always plow everything so when the wind is blowing the snow away from the Rd.... Not back on the Rd..... But great video
What a beautiful window to look out of that is one awesome office doing a good job at what time did you start no one else about the best time when it’s deep like that in the grand canyon the should give you a blower 👍
bizarrely satisfying
I love riding with you.
If doing roads 'Maintenance;' there is NO waiting, just DO, lol.
That sure is a lot of Snow!
If I wanted to listen to someone talk to themselves while operating equipment I could have gone to work today and listened to myself 😂😂😂😂
Up in these mountains there’s not a lot of people to talk to. That’s why he’s talking to us ,most enjoyable , if you need quiet time go sit in your tractor talk to self
It looks like it'd be worth going up to reinforce & finish off your initial safety berm there; and then be able to come back downhill on top of the rest of the big stuff, and then finish going uphill, reinforcing the other safety berm you've just started. I drive truck, and try not to play in the snoobs like this.. 😅
This reminds me of Island park Idaho, just with a few feet less snow
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long road thanks for the ride
Beautiful!!
A snowblower attachment would be a good idea lol
I was about to say the same thing lol
Wow! A lot of snow like Buffalo, NY, my hometown! Not so much, yet, though.
Thank you for video my snow JD Loader friend 😊. I remember going out from are yard on to start are plow route. It was a very deep snow on city roads. We could NOT get a block. The people just abandon there cars in drive lanes. At 3:30 AM we were finally able to go three plows side by side to clear main highway. Those were LONG 12 Hour shifts. People just go out and drive in the snow, then just Leave there cars in traffic ( plow) lanes, then bitch why the roads are NOT cleared.
thanks for the note. Very little traffic up here (especially when the road get's snow shut). Very peaceful sometimes in the solitude. :)
Nice scenery, but youre lucky that you know, or assume you know where your road is. I wish I could cruze in 100% confidence with any heavy equipment driving though a no cell phone service or 2-way radio zone area if I were to get sunk or rolled over in a ditch; and yes takes 2 seconds for it to happen.
This reminds me of the movie The Shining, and your the star.
I worked as first responder for 15 years and I got tired of pulling stiff popsicles out of cars & snow banks.
Be safe my friend. Be safe..
I don't take your words lightly and I fully understand what you are saying. Things happen and I hope/pray that things go well each time I go out. I don't take risks when I'm plowing. sure appreciate your comment sir!
Tractor? That's a wheel loader.
27:40 Epic change of scenary! 😲😲
Very nice video! Greetings from Sweden
Greetings and how's the winter been in Sweden this year? I've always wanted to see that countryside.
I used a 12' Monroe on a GMC TopKick to plow park roads in Michigan and they do make sturdy plows. I also operated a JD 544 with a 14 avalanche blade and even without chains, it was unstoppable. Running a larger blade on that 644 would work especially if you ran wheels or skid shoes. If you could increase your speed it would roll the snow farther necessitating having to lay the shoulders back less often !
I'm running skidder chains on front and that makes a big difference. Thank for the suggestion and when there is a good base down I do try to blade a little faster but sometimes it's very rough as it's a dirt/rock road. Thanks for watching!
Was that floppy r/ft tire chain a problem ? I wouldn't like to hop out and attempt a repair in those conditions.
Wook smart & safe 👍
New Hampshire.
JAN 10 2024...Thanks for Video! Kids lobe this
Working at a steel mill. U should've seen the chains. We had to use on our loaders. Cleaning the pit out. Where the liquid slag was.
Yeah, I'm sure they had very heavy chains. It really saps the power though. When I have them off in the summer it's like I'm free!
What state is this in absolutely beautiful
I only wish our 624s (rentals) had such clean cabs lol... They get a beating up here in the oilfield, though. Only six more months until our one day of summer! Lol
too funny... I didn't think my cap was that clean. Now I need to clean it!
WoW! Just beautiful!
I've got another video in the sun that you would love. It premieres tonight at 7pm. stay tuned!