Backhoe Plowing Snow - John Deere 310 Pushing and Piling Snow After Feb 2021 Snowstorm + JD 755
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Our biggest snow storm of 2021 came in February and the John Deere 310 SE had no trouble moving snow from the center of our large driveway. In this video I move a bunch of snow at our house, my brother's and my parent's house with my backhoe and we have some good fun while doing it. There is also a few great shots of the John Deere 755 Compact tractor using a 59" Snow Blower as well. It was a fantastic snow day full of lots of fun snow moving activities.
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I'm like a little kid all over again. Can't wait to learn how to drive my backhoe! Thanks for helping me envision this.
What a great set up , love those Deeres .
“When I was little “
That killed me, but they really don’t stay little for long
Good video
Hey thanks Brock! Yes, they most certainly grow way too quickly! Appreciate you watching!
You have EVERY machinery you need to get anything done you would like ... This is impressive sir! Great channel....
hello Neil and Fam .
that's a lot of snow you have there.
here a maximum of 5 / 10cm fell and that is already a lot for here
Thanks for the video Neil
Stay Safe and Healthy
Glad you got to play in a little snow as well hollandduck! (Hopefully it was fun rather than a nuisance). We have had a couple nice days now so we are thinking about spring and mowing season soon! Take care!
The Quality! Not only the channel but the video
Thanks! I jacked up the fps for those slow-mo shots!
Got to do this last 2 days on a 40 hp Massey Ferguson. Absolutely a blast
Neil... that was a beautiful wonderland... portrayed in your most excellently produced video.
Watching you steer with the brakes brought back memories... of my most educating and excruciating day at work. I remember every detail...
It is a hot summer morning. I have just finished cleaning the milk barn and equipment. My overalls are soaked except for the legs. They are stuck down inside my black rubber boots. I have no shirt, hat or socks on.
I’ve been up since 4AM so that I could do the chores and get to my neighbors house by 7. Being used to farm work, I think nothing of the 1/4 mile walk across the fields, creek and dirt road to get there.
Once there, he puts the Thermos of cool well water and paper cups in the back of the flat bed farm truck. I climb on the 8N Ford tractor, lift the 3 row cultivator on the back and head down the road.
About a mile and a half ahead is a soybean field that needs cultivated. I am 14 and have never tilled ground with a tractor. Most of my experience has been transporting hay wagons, pulling logs, etc. with our Farmall tractors. They don’t have 3pt lifts. And, they have narrow front ends. In addition, they have a steering knob on the wheel to aid in quick turns. I’ve spent the past 15 minutes getting used to the clutch, shifter and steering of this new piece of equipment. The one thing that I notice is that every time I let out the clutch or hit a bump, the weight of the cultivator lifts the front tires from the ground.
In the field, the farmer explains that the rows are just wide enough for the tires and cultivator shoes to fit between them. His expectation is that I plow out the weeds, not the beans.
He gets in the seat. I crawl in beside him and balance my bony butt on the fender. My spine is positioned so that its tailbone is anchored on the bracket where the work light used to mount.
All set, we drive into the outside rows. He puts the tractor in 3rd gear and we start cultivating. As we approach the first corner, he stomps on the left brake. With my left foot on the floor pan, it is positioned perfectly so that the pedal comes down and... Well, that was the first insult it suffered that day.
Even with my interference, the farmer maintains control and executes a perfect turn. Not one bean is bruised. Then he looks at me and says, “You might want to move your foot.”
We complete two trips around the field and have 6 rows weed free without a single bean assaulted.
He asks me if I have it. I say, “Yes, this should be fun.” So, I climb into the seat.
As I rev the engine he tells me to slow it down when I get to the rocky part of the hillside. I bookmark that for later use. Because, I certainly don’t want to tear up his cultivator.
I take off and he heads out. He watches until I am over the hill . Then he leaves for town.
As I approach the first corner, I get my foot over the left brake and prepare for the turn. I turn the front wheels and notice that the tractor pays no attention to me. So, I push down on the brake.... the learning experiences on this corner... in just about 3 seconds... are burned into my brain like a brand on a cows flank. Here are just a few of them:
1. Farmer repairs to the brake pedal spring included... using one with the extension force equivalent to a farm truck’s front compression spring!
B. Because this farmers fields are all planted anti-clockwise... the tractor always turns left. As a result, the left brake is worn slick and the asbestos shoe is glazed into a ceramic strip. Why always left? (Can’t be NASCAR we didn’t even know what is was back then.) The row marker is broken off the right side of his planter.
3. Once you blow the front end of the tractor through the first row of a curve... it’s too late. The cultivator has treated the beans just like weeds.
Well, I finally got stopped. Then I repositioned the tractor around the corner and dropped the cultivator back into the row. As I’m heading for the next corner I re-live the last one over and over. Getting near it I come up with a plan... I’m gonna stand up so I can stomp on the brake and make it smoothly around the corner.
What could possibly go wrong? Right?
Gripping the steering wheel I pull myself into standing position... lift my foot from the floor board and stomp on the brake. The brake engages, squeals like a stuck hog and locks up. The tractor lurches left, my body pitches right. I can not turn the steering wheel because I have a death grip at the limits of my arm strength just to stay astride of this beast. The next 8 seconds rival any bronc riders accomplishment as I fight to assert control of the situation.
Once I have the beast around the corner I stop... crawl off and assess the damage. You know Neil, I’d been brought up knowing it was a sin to curse... but, after looking at the destruction I’d wrought upon that corner... I said a few son-of-a-guns and shucky-darns.
The lord was listening... I heard him say, “Hey idiot! Slow the tractor down on the corners.”
And, just like that I learned how to cultivate beans like a real farmer.
Now about that left foot... I mentioned that my toes had been bruised by my failure to anticipate an attack by the brake peddle. I think I also said I didn’t wear socks. I might have mentioned that I wore black rubber boots. But, one thing I didn’t mention was that the muffler of this tractor was located right beneath the left floor pan.
So, the toe is aching... the arch is screaming every time I pound the brake... the top of my boot is baking under the blinding sun... while the sole of my foot is seared by a blowtorch every time it touches the floor pan.
To find relief, I rest it up on the brake pedal. This unnatural position combined with the frequent violent stomps upon the brake pedal take a toll on my left leg.
At noon, the farmer returns. I welcome the chance to seek refuge under the tree at the entrance. I shut down the tractor and try to hobble over to it. My awkward strides do not escape the farmers extraordinarily honed powers of observation.
He greets me with a cup of water and says, “Cultivating beans’ll build up your leg pretty quick.”
He hands me a sandwich and says, “Looks like you’ve done a pretty good job staying in the rows. You didn’t knock down too many beans on the corner.”
I mull over a response as I chew my bite. After swallowing, I look down and confess, “I got kinda off track on the next two corners... before I figured out the brakes.”
He grinned and said, “When you finish this up we’ll replace those left brake shoes.”
Neil... it took far longer to tell this than it did to flashback to that memory. Now, if you’ll pardon me... I’m gonna get some aspirin for my left foot and leg’s sympathy pains.
Oh boy, the learning experiences gained back then that kids today will never come to realize. What a fantastic story of learning, determination and triumph. Your employer sounds like someone that knows how to provide a good life lesson. I never got to row cultivate beans, but I did get to walk plenty of fields with hoe in hand while hunting the Eastern Black Nightshade plant. Your story and resulting foot trauma sparked that memory for me of walking to the field in the dark to start as the sun rose. We put bread sacks over our socks and inside our boots to keep the dew from soaking our feet. The bread sacks however still sealed in the perpetration, so we ended up with wet feet before we shed the sacks as the dew burned off. That was some valuable learning back then as we walked those fields just like your turning brake lesson. I wasn't seeing it as life altering at the time but I now know what it did for me in terms of perspective.
Thanks for sharing a great memory and sparking one for me as well. My FIL has a 1939 9N and my Dad has a 196X 801 Ford Powermaster. I am familiar with the brake configuration and could picture it all perfectly as I read your words.
I think I need to make a video about those old Ford tractors while they're still around here...
@@digdrivediy I am not familiar with Night Shade. But, we have our share of denizens... Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac, smart weed, saw grass... each one fiendishly adapted to dispense its own brand of hell!
You are right... I never knew the social pressure or drug culture traps that today’s youth have to navigate... and am glad that I didn’t. But, having survived and benefited from navigating my youth... I am partial to the thinking that it was more wholesome and simpler.
A look back at the old two wheel drive tractors would be a well received video... especially when done in your unique style.
Please pardon the delay in answering... I missed the notification. I trying to get out a story for tomorrow.
Stay safe.
Great video. My 4 year old loved it!
Thanks! I love hearing that Chris. I would have loved this stuff as a 4 year old 😋 (and as a 44 year old!)
@@digdrivediy I never had a compact tractor growing up but now my dad has a 1 Series John Deere. My 4 year old daughter and almost 2 year old son love when we visit him and they get to play with his tractor. I quite enjoy getting to play with it as well.
Love it! It's good fun!
Something about clearing snow with a machine that burns diesel! I’ve got to admit I really enjoy clearing snow. Great to help friends and family also. Thanks for the video!
I enjoy it too Tom! It was fun getting to play in a big snow again and make some huge piles for all the kids to play on.
My "favorite part" changes every time I watch it. Today it's the sweeties in the backhoe talking to u and Ella saying 'when I was little'.
My favorite part is when the girls are riding in the backhoe and get out to meet their cousins. Glad you like it and thanks for watching more than once!
Engine sounds super strong in that backhoe
It's a good runner. Currently at 8500 hours.
Oh Neil you’ll never know the anxiety this type of snow caused me while living in Minnesota! On the other hand, it was with great satisfaction that running my trusty 2 stage Toro snow blower through the drafts also gave me… However I don’t miss this since retiring to the Oregon coast in 2020… As always your videos rock and are for the everyman…
Thanks so much 👍🏻
Perfect video for what I needed to learn today! Hopefully I don't take half my driveway with me this morning
I know what you mean. Gotta always tell myself to leave some snow on top!
Neil, You have very interesting Videos. I find myself looking back at old 2020 videos. Good Stuff!!! Carl FONDEROSA FARMS MD
That's great to hear Carl. Thanks so much for checking out all the videos and taking the time to comment.
Another good video Neil. Really liked the view of the snowblower throwing the snow looks like it was putting it out there 20 foot high. A long time ago I mean a long time ago I used to enjoy getting out and blowing in the snow, pulling kids around with the snowmobiles, not thinking a thing about the temperature or How deep the snow was. It was fun and I always enjoyed it. But now, fifty years later I seem to get the same satisfaction sitting at the kitchen table watching your videos. Dad
Thanks Dad. Yeah, the older I get the less fun it is, but this year was the perfect amount. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos from a warm comfortable spot. Had somebody asking about your Ford tractor so I guess there's another video idea 👍
man its nice to have toys to work with.you guys get some big drifts
It sure is. We finally had some drifts like I did when I was a kid!
Made some pretty good piles of snow here in central PA with my JD 2032R and loader! Today is rain and the snow is nearly gone, except for the piles that are shrinking!
Oh yeah. Same here Donald. Kinda sad to see them go but the warm weather makes me eager for spring. Appreciate you watching!
I still love your old truck. Wish you still had it.
Me too!
Love to see you helping the family out. Also you enjoy your kids while you're working and they see you working that's awesome!
Always trying to have a good time while getting something done too!
Great video Neil! everyone says backhoe’s are good at everything but great at nothing. They’re such a useful tool though, i think everyone should have one!
I couldn't agree more. Love having my backhoe and I have found many good uses for it for sure!
Love the footage of the snowblower in the sun at Nate's, and when the cousins greet each other. It was fun to see the older footage as well. Another great video Neil!
Thanks Mom! I thought it was cute how they ran up to hug like they hadn't just seen each other the day before! It was fun getting to film on a nice sunny day for once.
Just watched you splitting wood on ttwt. You make it look so easy..my wife loves your red barn .
Appreciate it Roy. We like that barn but I have it filled full of "stuff". Oh by the way, the Baughman side of my family is all from NE Indiana. My grandmother's brother was a Howard Baughman also. But, he had a son named Melvin.
COOL!
Neil great footage and EXECELLENT CAMERA what great audio and video man
Hey thanks!
One of CZcams's highlights of Audio and Video technology and video dialogue fully related to the topic/action being displayed. CZcams should note that this video was not endorsed by CZcams and or funded by CZcams which makes it truly a great video done by a private owner with private audio equipt fully capable to instruct all walks of life at all skill levels on what's shown in Neils videos
Neil Koch could have a future in filmography .....
or already does.
Keep up the great work
If id did CZcams videos id ask you for your a/v equipt specs
very impressive
Besides seeing you work with current equipment in this and past posts. I also liked seeing what you have had in the past to work with! I look forward to your videos every Sunday (notifications never seem to work), I hope you keep posting them as long as you can.
Well that is good to know. I wondered about putting those old clips in there if anyone would like them. I have been taking pics and videos for 30 years so there is tons of that kinda thing. Appreciate all your support Richard. Wish those notifications would work correctly darn it! See you next week!
Wish we had video of the plow gang from back in the day. That was fun. I got to learn from Paul B. what an experience.
So true! I looked for pics or video of the Scout plowing snow and couldn't find anything. Darn it. Paul was a great teacher for sure! It was a good time back then. I like thinking about it but probably wouldn't want to go out in the middle of the night to plow anymore 😋
"I think the plowing is all done for this season!" Well you jinxed us now, I predict a St. Patrick's Day blizzard.
Oh man! I hope you're wrong but I probably did jinx us. I'm always reminded of "snows in April" too. Thanks for watching! I know you made it till the end!!
We have had such a great snow year here too, all your running around and helping others made me laugh a little, when I first bought my machine I was all stoked to get out there and use it, I had this buddy of mine that would swing by when at work and plow everything out, the first few times I didnt say anything, but I finally had to tell him to stop cause he was wrecking my chances to play to lol.
Haha! I know what you mean. I have a few folks I've offered to plow and they resist for the same reasons! It's good fun in small doses. Thanks Kenny.
Pretty jealous of your dump truck. Great footage, I agree the sun was perfect for filming. I see snow tunnels coming 😁.
Thanks John. Oh yeah, there were lots of tunnels. In the shot of "Mommy" shoveling snow you can just barely see the shovel of one of my daughters already tunneling in the background 😀 They had so much fun in it.
You captured some great shots of the equipment!
Thanks so much Quinlan!
The TLB snow debut! Yee yee! Now for a comparison of the TLB vs snow blower on the 755! See who finishes first!
Haha! Now just gonna need to wait on more snow for all the comparisons I can do! Thanks for the comment!
Great video!! I love pushing snow and helping cleaning out the neighbors too after a big snow. I've done that my whole life and enjoyed every minute of it. I even got baked goods for a thank you often times. You can't beat that!!
I'm glad I live in SW Michigan where we get lake effect snow. It's too cold to do a lot of things in the winter but it's never too cold to blow or plow snow!!
I really enjoy the efforts you put into editing your videos. You're my favorite CZcamsr by far!! Keep 'em coming!!
Love it Rick! The snow can be a lot of fun and a welcomed challenge when winter drags on without enough to do outside. Thanks for such kind words, I am humbled by you saying that. I really enjoy trying to edit to make them interesting and hearing the kind feedback is encouraging. Appreciate your viewership.
@@digdrivediy Thanks Neil. I'm planning on building one of your box blades this summer. Thanks for that video too!!
I hope the snow is over for the year. Love your audio, it’s always “on point”
I'm good with it being over for the year as well! Thanks Jeremy. The audio has been a struggle but starting to come together.
Great video. Cleaninf up snow isnt so bad when you got the right equipment. All our snow is gone, i think were in fake spring right now.
Thanks Kory. Same for us. "Fake Spring". Haha, I like that. You're exactly right.
In 2015 I was working for a excavating co. on a sub division we were responsible for plowing the roads we had a 310 SE 4 wheel drive with a 10 foot Good Roads power angle plow, it was a beast in the snow until one storm overwhelmed us I couldnt get the windrows back far enough so I got the Deere 750 dozer with its 6 way blade and opened it up curb to curb!
Man, that's a lot of snow to break out the dozer! That's cool to hear you ran a plow with the 310SE. Great comment and thanks for checking it out!
Your old 1976 Backhoe was new the year I graduated from college. For some reason it does not seem to be so old to me!
Ha! That was a really good backhoe and I learned everything on that machine. It was the same model year that I am! In some ways it did things better than my current backhoe. They built things to really hold up in that era. Thanks for watching!
Just catching up as a new subscriber . Awesome video ! Love the family atmosphere..... AND the tractors too :)
Thank you kindly. I can't help but want to film my girls too! Glad to have viewers that like the family aspect so thanks for saying that.
Really enjoyable video! I love the old Ford tractor that I guess it was your dad using. My neighbor has a Ford 3000 with that exact older style loader on it, they will sure lift a lot!
Yeah, that is my Dad's tractor. He has had it all through my childhood and I grew up on that ole girl. It is an 801 powermaster. We have done a ton of work with it through the years. Good tractors for sure.
New sub here Neil and loving your videos. Catching up on them for last few days. Not sure if you’ve had this suggestion but If not and your gonna plow with your bucket look at Edge Tammers. They work awesome and keeps bucket from digging into gravel. I bought a set and made a set for my Uncle. I have a Fel plow for my tractor but do use just the bucket at times. Anyway enjoying your videos. 👍
Thanks Bob! Those edge tamers Do look really nice. Thanks so much for checking out the videos!
Snowing here right now, April 4, 2023, Northern Minnesota! 3:30 PM
Geez!
Scout👍👍
Love you’re video 👍 you don’t need to to lift tires off ground never put bucket down then lift up just a little it should steer we’re you want too specially if you have it in 4 wheel drive
Exactly right Derek! Thanks for watching!
after my uncle sold his 84 F150 in the late 90s he kept the plow and used it on his tractor he made mounts in the front bucket to plow his driveway still uses it to the day ....
Very handy even on a tractor!
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I don’t know if push boxes are conmen where you live.... but man that would make your life easy if you had a 10’ pusher on that machine
Oh yeah, lots of push boxes around here. I could never justify one for just my yard. It would be so much fun to try one though. If I ever come across one on the cheap I might have to just see what it's all about. Thanks for watching!
Great editing as usual! Where do you store all your videos in order to go back and find them? I am just getting started and I fill up everything with the huge video files.
Appreciate it. I keep all my archived videos on external hard drives. When editing, I work off my 1TB SSD hard drive that is installed in the computer then once done with the project I move the raw files to an external to save space. When I need something from the external like the video clips you see here, I'll just move them onto copy them onto the computer for editing. I have everything organized by dump truck, snow, firewood, tractors, backhoe, etc... It's still kinda a pain though.
I am your biggest fan I’ve been watching you since 20,000 subscribers do you think I should get a Brainly box scraper for my John Deere 320 I have a pretty big driveway and the gravel isn’t level I need your opinion on this what’s my dream tractor is a John Deere 755 or a 1025r
Hi Eli! Thanks for being such a long time viewer! I've never used the Brinly box scraper but I assume it is a sleeve hitch type design or 3pt type? I think a box scraper is a great tool to accompany any tractor so I think you would get tons of use from it. I obviously prefer a pull type grader box for maximum grading effectiveness. But if that's out of the budget or unobtainable then a 3-point or mounted box can be still very useful.
I think if you don't have a box scraper of some type then I would definitely consider purchasing one if it's in the budget. Best of luck to you and thanks for watching!
Need a closer look at that old Ford tractor.
I don't know why I didn't think to get some close up shots of it. Duh! I will need to make it be a feature video sometime. Thanks for the comment!
Will the johndeere 310se fit in a 10ft door?
Yes it will. Obviously you'll need to lower the boom to get in but it will fit easily.
@@digdrivediy thank you! I'm looking into upgrading to a backhoe. Any suggestions for a starter unit say 15k?
@@AK-uy1vm I'd have to pick a 310 or 410 D or 310E or 310SE. The E will be harder to find at that price. The D was a good backhoe too. The C models are OK but I wouldn't get a B as they were really weak. If you're patient you can find a D or E for $15K. Good luck 👍🏻