We Built The ULTIMATE SNOW BLOWER (major upgrades)
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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00:00 The ultimate snow clearing machine
01:47 Upgrading the speed sensor
04:28 Craigslist sand spreader adventure
08:30 Sand storage material bunk
11:15 Mixing magnesium chloride and sand
12:53 Mounting the blower to the Army Truck
15:00 Testing the sand spreader
19:22 Let’s blow some snow
23:35 Courtney drives the Army Truck 
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Love it!! Now we need to see it alongside the skidstear and it's blower.
I see someone else is asking about putting a mancage on the excavator!!
How do you guys do internet-uplink? That would be a cool video.
Love the Army blower! Maybe put retractable wings on the outside of the blower? might be able to get more snow channeled into the blower. More snow weight might help stuff the blower better rather than just pushing it as you drive
Put wings on side of snow blower so that snow will start to push itself into the blower.
The power of your blower could definitely handle the width of the the road.
I would recommend a cover over the sander, it will help keep the material from getting wet and also don’t leave it full! It will freeze and that’s not fun!
My thoughts exactly!
I put in an impeller kit on my snow blower this winter. Basically you bolt hard rubber pieces on the end of the interior impeller which closes the gap between the housing and the blades. Made a huge difference in how far the blower throws snow and keeps the chute clean. I’m sure you could manufacture something for the beast you have.
I've seen a reasonable amount of editions as you have suggested and they all seem to to greatly improve the second stage of the blowers quite well! When I do it I'm going to leave a very small gap between the Rubber and the housing so it's not constantly scraping. Did you do the same or did you go flush to the housing?
@@billvandorn5332 I'd make them to almost touch at the closest point of the housing. I should do that to my snow blower but in a typical winter where I live I might need to use the blower twice. Then at the end of winter I forget all about doing any modifications. I just want to dump StaBil in the tank and run it a last time before putting it away.
@@greggv8Dude StaBil SUCKS! PRI-G is a far superior fuel stabilizer!
@@billvandorn5332 I left perhaps a 1/16 - 1/8 gap and only because there were bolt heads. With a blower that size, I wouldn't worry about scraping. The rubber will wear and they'll have a tight seal. I've heard of people using conveyor belt material. I bought mine from Amazon, but I don't think they'll have any the size they'll need for that monster. Mine are at least 3/8 " thick. for that unit go for the thickest material you can find.
@@petejansen1534 I've heard of people using mud flaps from tractor trailers. The next time I see one on the road and I can safely pick it up without getting run over, I'm going for it
I like my boots and gloves in the warm cabin.
You may find that when it's REALLY icy you need to back down the road, spreading sand before (behind) you drive on the ice, so the Army truck doesn't pirouette off the road, flinging sand where it used to be. The tire chains will help, of course. Very expressive snow dance, Riley, and it seems to have worked! There will be those skeptics who will say the snow was coming anyway, but we know better.
I love it when a project has a start and ending in the same video. Awesome upgrade!
That is our goal for 2024!
Thanks 👍
your next add-on for the snow blower should be some mudflaps on the sides of the blower to help guide the snow into the blades. An easy add and it will make it throw more snow out the shoot. You could also add dolly wheels instead of feet to it, then you can go as fast as you want :)
All good advice
Yeah a lot of snow dozing going on there.
I operate a big snowblower, and we increase the blower by putting rubber seals between the 2nd stage impeller and the chute. Another one on the cutting edge, help to not pick up gravel.
With Riley as his father, Oliver is destined for greatness, so much to learn when your Dad can make anything happen.
Good Work!
A little trick my grandfather taught in Minnesota is put the sun visors down on both sides. Hopefully, u have a strong heater and blower. Those sun visors will trap the heat between the windshield and the sun visors, preventing that area of the windshield and helping prevent the wipers, most of the time, from freezing. It does take a little experience. If u forger to put the visors down, it may be too late. Then u have to get out and scrap the ice off. Just try and remember to put the visors down on ever vehicle u own during freezing rain or snow.
Thanks for the tip!
Retired now, but as an OTR truck driver I always did that during the winter. It can be a lifesaver. An its free!
@@AmbitionStrikeshow about ( road salt ) ???
Snowblower major success!❤ Baby Oliver’s smile is contagious!😊
I Love How you guys get things done. Always thinking outside the box. Great minds. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸
That spreader is a game changer glad it worked out great for you guys. I snow plow here in illinois and spread salt. I HIGHLY recommend putting a MEGA bright light on the rear of your truck so you can see the sand being thrown and spread as you go if you ever have to at night time. Again great work!
I'm confused at the idea of throwing sand on a gravel road. I'm very familiar with spreading salt, and sand for icy train rails but sand on gravel seems like it'll have limited effect.
@BobHannent they can't get the ice off and out of the road bed. So throwing very small sized gravel onto the slick road will give whoever drives on it traction. If they used salt it would melt then freeze again, plus that gravel spread is probably WAY cheaper per ton then salt.
You two never stop... you have solved all the problems that you had last winter with the army truck and the snow blower... the whole process looked really professional!
Edging to 500k, keep it up. Good to see you 3 back. That seems to work great. Put a little velcro mount for the control just above the steering wheel, seal the cab and get some heat in there!
The velcro mount is a great idea!!
A bracket off steering column with Hose clamp them Velcro the control
I'm surprised you've not sealed the holes from when you had the makeshift aircon unit...and hello from the UK @@AmbitionStrikes
You need a mirror on the middle driver side of the sand hopper, that points at your driver side mirror... so you can look into the hopper and see when the sand is getting really low. NOw that you dont have to work the throttle on the blower you have time to check on sand levels...
Awesome. I love seeing you two build stuff and be so happy about it. Oliver is so adorable.
That’s more like it. This is the type of video I subscribed for.
Oliver is going to be so well versed in the things he will need in life from you two! I hope he is able to absorb the knowledge!
Awesome episode. For your drive when ever possible throw your snow down hill. Spring melt will make your road a mess..
Man, your road looks soooo good!! I think the scale of that MASSIVE job is still the most impressive thing you’ve accomplished so far!! And, you two have accomplished a lot of impressive stuff.
Now with the snow blower and sand spreader fully functional it must feel so good to know you have the ability to keep your road safe and in top shape. Well done!!
Sometimes we forget how far the road has come… but then we watch old videos from our first winter up here!
@@AmbitionStrikes for sure!! I can imagine with all you’re busy with…constant building and improvements etc…plus, family time, it’s easy to forget some of the grind. Awesome that you have the video history to look back on.
Plug the holes in the cab that you had the air conditioning duct in. It will help you keep the cab warmer!
Excellent to watch and the results speak for itself.
Every home needs a Riley and a Courtney. Oliver is so cute. We have a one year old Oliver great grandson He is so fun to have around. Teamwork makes the dream work.
This is a better episode than the last one which was clearly a commercial for ecoflow.
If you take a galvanized culvert and cut a hole in your pressurized wood at the bottom to run culvert perpendicular to the opening through the bottom of your sand pile. Then use a propane torpedo heater to shoot the heat into the culvert keeping sand pile thawed. You could put a timer on the heater to come on a few hours before you're going to load up.
With the ability to warm the sand pile above freezing, maybe you can eliminate the need to mix in magnesium chloride or salt?
When you two use the snow blower, blow all of the snow downhill! That way when it melts in the spring it won't make your driveway muddied! Eddie
Oh and for your sand bunker you should get some big horse mats to put on top of the gravel in the bunker and then put the sand on top of the horse mat!! They definitely help so that you can just get the sand and not your rock on the bottom!!! You should definitely try it out!!!
You guys act like two kids and it’s so cool. Keep having fun in life cause it’s good for your mental.
I live in Quebec City, where we get a lot of snow. Our snow crews shove the snow into banks on the sides of the street and then the snowblowers throw the snow on our front lawns or into trucks. It is much more efficient this way. Have a great winter, and congratz on getting this snowblower project to its conclusion!
I didn’t think too much of that setup last year but those are some game changing improvements. Nice job you two!
Oliver is so cute I agree with wheels on the snowblower I lived in Minnesota for 70 years all the tips you have been given are great once the ground freezes you won't need the wheels
Thank you for my weekly smile 😂 One if my greatest joys in the winter across the border from you in Trout Creek, is jumping on my tractor to plow my road, house/shop/woodshed areas, helping on our main dirt road, and helping out the new neighbor!!
the biggest problem with getting cruise to work on that setup would have been that cruise is looking for a lot more pulses. It might have worked OK picking up the teeth on the flywheel instead. Glad it looks like it's sorted though
Brilliant! Glad to see everything working so well. Giving me ideas for myself for next winter.
It is a great feeling when all of the pieces to the puzzle come together!
This is awesome guys, congratulations!!!
OMGosh that was so fun to watch! Congratulations.. Happy winter weather.
CONGRATS!
Fantastic! It looks like you have confronted and solved each of the operational challenges with the Army Truck, (I can't recall it's nick name??), the snow blower and now grit spreader. Once the ground freezes hard, will the weight of the truck still overcome the traction? I hope not. Good work. By the way, Oliver is so cute! And great to see cameo appearances of Bailey and Boone.
Truly excellent family fun, what a life to lead 👍🏻🏴
Fantastic you guys are such a joy to watch as you modify your tools to fit the situation. Keep up the good work.
Put a yellow spot light on back of sander pointing at driver's side the yellow light makes it easy to see the sand during the day
That is a great idea!
You folks just have too much fun.
Little Oliver has such a cute smile! And Riley and Courtney, your road has worked out so well, and being able to sand it when it turns to a sheet of ice is the cat's meow! You guys amaze me!
Great job Guy’s with the sander & Blower! As always another wonderful video!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Nice to see you have a toy to makes you smile when it snows. Well done for making it work and keep yourselves safe guys. Good video, thanks and have fun!
It's so great , to see Young America, so willing to take on their new tasks, sure does my heart good!. We're not so bad off after all,From my own stand point, we America, is in great hands, I love it, please stay safe, Sending my love and God's blessings to you all. Wanda In N E Ok
Well with the freezing weather we are getting this week in site the ground is plenty frozen now. Missed seeing you at the RUclips meeting today. ❤
Wow! That blower is working great! I really love all the stuff you guys get into! I am a 57 year old that really loves creative people and you both are it!😁👍 I have been building crazy stuff all my life and I know how good it feels to get something to work that probably shouldn’t work. Please keep it going! I can’t get enough. 😁👏👏👏
Awesome video probably one of your guys best projects, in my opinion.
You certainly had a load of fun with your new, exciting fun toys. It makes having snow almost worthwhile for you, but please, you may keep the snow and all the fun with you. Seeing you enjoy the winter gift is enough for me.
First again! Maybe you could modify the old excavator to be able to be used as a very tall man lift! Take Care Guys! Tom
That is the cutest baby boy. His smile is contagious.
Ambition strikes that blower works awesome, I enjoy watching plow the road I like how you and wife look happy with a smile on your faces because you finally got it working hahahaha
YOu should make Angle blades that cut snow into the impellers and protect the impeller chains. Gotta Love keeping old machines Alive. Great mix of OLD & New Technology.
If you want it to snow just wear your pajamas inside out. 😊 That’s what our kids do when they’re hoping for a snow day.
You did it. You are incredible team. Ouch. Mind your nose 😂😂😂😂😂😂that sander is something else. You are like two children having fun on the ice. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I don't know if you'll ever salt at night, but a bright light aiming at the ground does help seeing where the salt is going. Also a cover/tarp for the salter is suggested if you're planning on keeping salt in the hopper while the vehicle outside. Happy plowing!!
Y’all have built one monster of a machine. Well done! There is nothing like having the right tools for the job. I’d be screwed without my tractor and plow having to maintain my 3/4-mile access road.
The monster is alive 😂👍
You painted the pink garage door foam! Looks great white
Nice catch! 😉
I love that snow blower. I want to see Courtney drive it to town for an ice cream.
AS has become it's own municipality!
Be heads up in the future when cutting your roadside wood/trees. They’ll be full of sand. Kills saw chains quick like.
Great job! You should consider a tarp over the sand spreader so the sand doesn't clump when it gets wet (and critters stay out).
Welcome to El Nino winters here in the NW. You've only seen La Nina winters so far because we had an unusually long string of them.
Hope you're staying warm in this cold snap.
Hi from S Wales, UK .. get your self some lengths of old rubber conveyor belting to protect the concrete floor when you have studs in the loader tracks and just lay it out on the floor
AWESOME ❗️
…you guys got this,
Winter 0 Ambition Strikes 2.
Handy man indeed. Good job.😊
Good morning to you all
I can count on less than one hand how many women get as excited about typical men things. Love you Courtney!!!!!!😊
Fantastic job it looks so awesome I think you did a great job put that on your truck Congratulations again Catch you on another one Stay safe stay healthy stay happy
for the equipment at next maintenance, do a Rust Reformer Spray on rusted surfaces, get the turbo spray can
You all got this and everything life throws at you! Love ya all
Wow great job with the new equipment, it will pay off when real winter arrives. Thank you.
So much FUN!
Super Job Riely.!!!
Excellent. Sleeves rolled up for this one. Get that cruise control working. What a result! Brilliant stuff!
If you can slow down the spinner as those sanders are meant to be in the back of a pickup truck which puts the spinner about a foot off of the ground. Also, a good speed to sand is 25 mph or less. I used to plow for the state I live in, you may need to back down the hill if it gets to icy.
I like the snow blower can feel the draft in back of the truck cab
Great job once again yall ! So much fun with your projects , its a hoot to watch.
Y'all should get a jaw crusher (MBMM youtube channel) and a hammer mill to make your own gravel from all the rocks on your property. It's a lot of fun.
Now it may look like a monster but it is a thing of beauty in my eyes because it works and does a job
A few adjustement on the slow blower so it doesn't push most of the snow, but your setup look really great ! You might have underestimated your sand requirement... But hey it the first year ;)
It will work better if they drive faster 👍
It's pushing it because the snow is so wet and stuck together.
Best video to date. Tx guys
Thank you so much!
How about adding one of those diesel fueled heaters to the cab. You could turn it on a bit before you need to use your truck in winter and you'd have a comfy warm cab. They have come down in price a lot over the years and can be had for just over $100. You have a couple of holes in the cab for the AC, you could route the fresh air intake and exhaust out those holes for those. Then you'd have heat in the cab and no fumes inside.
Both of your faces when you were running the snow blower was so funny. Smiles from ear to ear. Like two kids. Great job guys.
Wow!! Great job!! I'd suggest tarping the sander box to keep the snow out of the bin so it doesn't freeze up the feed auger.
Nicely done guys.
That was fun to watch!
That's fun-tastic guys! I know from the start that it will work. Keep the great video coming guys.
Nice deck box. Stores your boots and other items - and your 6'+ tall wife!
I know it doesn't really matter but it would have been satisfying to see the road fully cleared. It's still fun seeing the joy you have when something works though, especially when it works as well as you'd hoped it would.
Hey Riley & Courtney , this is off topic , but another idea for a video . What do you guys do with food waste ? And trash?
I’m hoping there’s a food disposal unit that works kind of like your incinerator toilet :-)
Love the positive attitude you and your wife has. Greetings from Mozambique
I had a long hilly lane for many years that didn't get enough sun to melt the ice. We found that rock chips lasted longer on the hills than sand. Good luck! Love your ingenuity!
I love it when a plan comes through! I agree winter has been a long time coming but now it is really cold! We love watching you two together doing your thing!
That is so awesome, good job, we really like your enthusiasm and never quite attitude 😅
a 3 or 4 inch pipe mounted horizontally along the cutting edge works great to build a base without kicking up your gravel
Love the spreader. Twins!