Snow Day! A Whole Lot of Tractor Snow Plowing and Snow Blowing
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- After Valentines Day it warmed up enough to start snowing, with more snow to come. We've had enough snow that we're starting to need to push back banks when we plow and so the videos are going to get more interesting if more big storms come through.
Most of this video is in real time.
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Loved the music too!
Among a sea of haters I think you're the first who has told me that you liked the toe-tappers I used in this video. Thanks!
@@MinnesotaEric You know we're both on TBN...
Nice tractor and set up. : )
Thanks!
Like the music
This is awesome, nice way to include us with your comments. Good Stuff
Thanks for watching. I'm glad you liked it!
Looks like a heck of a lot of fun!
That was a good day! Thanks for watching and commenting.
your little tractor did very well, impressed
Loved the way it felt like I was driving.
DianeThomson1960 me too. Like damn, I’m a pro lol
Beautiful property. I do some snowplowing myself and have a Kubota. I just bought a plow for the loader. Got sick of hitting things solid with the bucket. Some of the driveways i blow the snow away first then drop the plow for the last 6 inches. This cuts back on running out of places to put the snow. Nice machine and video.
Great Video, brought back a lot of memories. I plowed back in the late 60's when we had some major snowstorms. I had to use front end loaders and dump trucks to haul snow away so I'd have room for more snow. I finally had to quit as I got car sick every time I used the plow--not unusual as several of my competitors experienced the same thing.
Good video Eric! Having a wheel frozen is bad. I often have similar issues when I come back home in deep snow. Sometime, the snow seems to melt on the disk brakes and it gives me a great surprise the next time I desperately try to brake. Thanks for sharing this video!
Joe, you have it exactly right ice had frozen the rotor. I got the wheel freed up today so we're back to being a one car, one truck family.
Great video!
Could I suggest using the blade pulling the snow to the middle of the driveway from both sides and then blow the ridge you've made? Gives for a nice clean edge.
We want snow banks on the sides. Make for a snow fence (sorta) and potentially, a car catcher.
Hi Eric. Less down force on your plow will let the tractor go straight when the plow is angled. Your taking too much weight off the front axle. But you might have figured that out by now. I live in the Lake Erie snow belt. We average 200+ inches of snow a year. I use a 2015 Polaris Ranger 800 6x6. Best plow machine I've ever owned. Nice set up for removing snow. Great video!
Ranger6x6, there is no downforce. The plow floats while the loader remains stationary well above the ground. The plow deflects when there is enough resistance and the snow is slippery enough deflect the whole tractor because of the leverage the plow has hanging a good six feet out in front of the front tires of the tractor. I don't use chains because of the miles and miles of blacktop roads I traveled when I was doing this route. At any-rate, this is my favorite plowing video that I've made. Thanks for watching.
Nice setup
I just got a tractor and have found the plowing is not the best. Front tires fight for traction. Rear mount snow blower can blow though. Maybe if the heavy snowblower wasn't on the back it may be different. I am still learning though.
Front tire chains will keep the tractor going straight. plowing is always faster than snow blowing until the snow is so deep or there is no place left to push the snow (those cute, narrow rural driveways). Anyway, I've got a tire chain video. Most people do not need forestry chains on their tractor, but I have cute, narrow driveways with nowhere to push, so I do use forestry chains on my front tires. There will be a plowing video coming out on my channel in the next couple of weeks, where you see how the chains work. The tire chain video. czcams.com/video/Ga07UNJVipk/video.html
@@MinnesotaEric I have chains on the front. The snowblower is just too heavy on the back. If I drop it to the ground while plowing, then the front bites. I just drag snow under the snowblower.
Snow chains on the front axle
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Your equipment is very similar to mine except I have a bucket in the front not a blade. North Dakota got a bunch of snow last year and I own a few properties, all connecting roads etc. I had over 70 hours of moving snow last year, dont get me wrong I like moving snow but by the end I was very happy to take that snow blower OFF! Last week I put it on again, GOOD GRIEF!!!
Ugg, I still need to get my tractor moved to my house and then rig it for winter. We have snow coming in the next ten days.
I live in NE Minn and I'm starting to run out of room for the snow.
I just have a blade, not a blower like that so I'm just praying we don't get that big hockey or basketball tournament blizzard we're known for.
Just a hint. Angle the blade a little less and it won't push the tractor around as much.
Still, once the bank gets as high as the blade things start closing in. Even the MNDOT trucks are running into this on open roads.
With drifts the snow was higher than the blade here and there.
Only problem I would have using your tractor would be deciding to come or go? Forward or backwards?
Eric, I'm slightly Jealous! I used my 1970 Sears Suburban tractor yesterday on 14inches of snow and I'm beat. 48yrs old, needs repairs yearly and the occasional break down makes life rough. That old tractor beats me up these days, manual lift for both blades, reaching down to shift the transmission, and not having a cab. I don't need a machine as big as yours but having the option for a cab and hydraulic lift sure would be nice! I was looking into the cost of hiring a plow vs. buying a compact tractor with a cab, although there is a vast difference I came to the conclusion the tractor would benefit me more year round. two years of hiring a plow would probably get me a nice down payment on a used compact tractor with cab and loader.
Bill, off camera the packing gave way on one of my loader cyclinders-but I hadn't noticed because it is winter and not collecting dust and grit. Anyway, as a result of the leak, my hydro tank got low and I noticed when I didn't have reverse the first time I pushed the pedal at the end of my driveway in this video. Running the blower backward up the hill, I ran out of fliuid to keep backing up and you see me cycle the plow side to side and lower my loader to force more fluid into the transmission so I could keep going. Off-camera, I filled the tank back up when I got back to the top of the driveway, lubed all my zerks and off I went. If you get a tractor with a cab, get a factory cab model. Good luck and let us know what you're thinking.
How about a John Deere Gator (Diesel) with a plow? Cab, heater, AC, stereo, automatic cargo dump with many other options.
Yeah. Get a Deere. Not a kabota. Deere better performance all around. 😁
The noise is the stones you're picking up threw the blower.
I wonder if an Inverted Blower would be easier on those long stretches. Being able to blow while driving forward.
That said, have you seen any issues with the AG tires slipping in the snow that makes you think Chains are needed?
I'd have chains on but for transporting down municipal roads. I have a video in the works about the forestry chains I have but I'm waiting for significant snow to complete the video.
Yep, I’ve decided that I’m gonna listen to the moans and groans of the tractor than the music, my opinion.
Then you're in luck as I just published a video showing my tractor-loader doing nothing but grapple work with no music but the engine making tractor noises. I warn you that right at the end of the video there are some screaming children having fun and if you cannot abide that, I suggest that you make diesel idling noises while rolling your eyes and saying, "Bah Humbug." Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas. czcams.com/video/DQ_CHRRBVp4/video.html
At one point on your driveway you might give us a view of what it's like to go through a snowblower!
If anybody wants to send me something like a GoPro Session on a death wish that doesn't mind it getting damaged, broken, or lost (cause it will fly and we need to find it), I'll send a camera through my blower!
i hope you blow the sand and gravel in areas you don`t need to mow with a finishing mower , i certainly try to plan for that situation in my case of blowing the snow in winter.
I'm so far away from a finishing mower. I'm still "mowing" zillions of little saplings with my brush cutter-although I am getting more field grass in the areas that have been cut more than three years in a row.
Although the forward overheads provide great lighting, can you not also have your main headlines on concurrently? I dont see anyone having the front headlights on while the cab exterior lighting is on, wondering if its an either or. Thanks
Yes, the tractor headlights can be on at the same time as the front and rear cab lights. I don’t typically run the tractor’s own headlights because the light they generate is blocked by the loader in front unless the loader is carried low. Typically, tractor lights are set up on multiple circuits, and in my tractor there are switches for the front and rear cab lights, as well as another switch for the side cab lights. Then there are the tractor lights and headlights mounted on a stalk on the steering column.
@@MinnesotaEric appreciate the info thanks!
What about installing a back-up camera for snow blower operations....save your back and neck ??
I have a back-up camera. It is mostly useful in telling me when a car comes up behind me when Im running my tractor down the road.
Awesome video Eric, thanks for posting this. With the front blade, does it float side to side (for angling) or are you controlling that in the cab. It looks like it wants to angle on its own?
Simon, yes from inside the cab I'm controlling two large hydraulic cylinders that windrow the plow side to side. The plow also has a blow-off valve so If I hit something the plow can windrow to avoid damage, and then the blade itself can trip to save itself from damage. The floating of the blade up and down while on the ground is designed into the plow and that happens without my input. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@MinnesotaEric Great, thanks Eric. What tractor model is that?
@@simonjohnnyrose It is a Kioti NX6010, but the Bobcat 5800 series is the same tractor.
Awesome videos!! I have a kioti dk90 with bucket, plow and rear mounted snowblower. I live in labrador Canada. We probably have 10 feet of snow or more already this year. I might have to make some tractor videos. Lol
You massive snow would make for great videos so do it!
Hi Eric, will you remind us what snow implements you are using please? Plow, blower, and 3rd function specifically. The plow looks like a floating unit. Any comments on it would be appreciated. Enjoyable video as always! Steve.
Steve, sure. The tractor itself is a 2014 Kioti NX6010 HST. All four wheels are ballasted with a total of 1250 pounds of RimGuard. The loader looks to be made by Quike, a German company, and painted orange. Normal stuff: cable actuated, non-piloted valve with float. The plow is a either an 8' or 9' (I cannot remember) Hiniker Big Ox. The plow has great articulation, but isn't that great at back-dragging and is a sum-of-a-beehive to mount on my loader's SSQA. The blower is a CAT 1 & 2 McKee 720, a 30" high, eight foot wide, twin 13" augers with a 27" fan. McKee invented the modern two-stage blower and they made this same blower line for a bunch of different people or were copied by a bunch of other people. In their day the McKees were the high volume industrial blower-which is likely why so many of them have survived so long. The third function is my own. At its core is an Eaton electric over hydro double-acting valve, solid state relays, Delphi metri-weather connectors and hard lines, using a John Deere joystick handle. It looks factory.
At Least you got some good tunes!!
Where is this at? Really enjoyed watching this. Especially in 2x playback speed. Lol. My back would be half locked up if I had to run that blower in reverse like you did. Thanks for sharing.
I'm just south of Bemidji, the land of Paul Bunyan, cold blue waters, and curiously good public radio. LOL
Hey Eric. I'm in Nevis. And you know how much snow we have this year!
do you use float for the front plow?
Never on the loader because the plow itself has float built into it.
what kind of camera do you use to film your videos ?
This video was shot using a Hero 6 and an iPhone 6. I now primarily use a cheap camcorder for videos for the external microphone (better sound quality), and I have an iPhone XR and I just ordered a Hero 8. I'd love a Sony Alpha AIII mirrorless camera but something that nice isn't in the cards for years. Thanks for watching.
Thats a lot of turning around in the sea, that would kill me
Eric love the videos on snow removel . Qest, does your tractor is in flot position wen pushing snow if it is you need more weight on the front tractor.
leo D I, My tractor does have float but I do not use float when plowing. The plow itself articulates up and down, as well as the outer ends up and down taking all the stress off of the loader.
Need to turn the plow
Sometimes!
Maybe a dumb question or already asked, but doesn’t the rear mount blower kill your neck? Awesome rig you have there.
I turn partially around in the tractor driving the fuel with my right foot.
Yes rear mounted does get to your back. Broke my back now putting front mount on my 4100. Nice rig you got my friend
Beautiful country but if a fire went through things could get Krispy
That's true of most forests but here in Minnesota we purposely log and do planned burns so our forest floors don't get so thick with tree litter as to have uncontrolled forest fires like out west.
push all the snow to the center and then blow it over the bank u won't leave a bank on ether side
Not a bad idea, but I don't have any trouble the way I do it now and the bank keeps cars and delivery vehicles on the driveway instead of twenty feet down in my swamp.
@@MinnesotaEric vary true but if they drive that bad maybe they should be there
Heh! My driveway scares me too!
Awesome video, where are you located? We do not get that kind of snow in the metro 😕
Luke, north-central Minnesota. Our snowfall can be spotty from year to year, but we all can count on it always being cold in the winter!
Maybe look into a V plow. Makes life alot easyer
A V-plow would be nice, but I'm going to get some front tire chains as I fear getting stupid stuck more than fighting the snow.
if you had chains on you would blaze through with the plow....thats hardly a road that needed the blower
If I had a lot of different things I could blaze through life too!
Hey I can appreciate the snow removal but it doesn't take much to mount the blower on the front and power it off of the pto. My John Deere tractor works great that way go green
For me blowing takes too long and is only used when the plow cannot push material.
Yeah definitely need chains on the front, that gets you anchored to do the pushing.......
I finally purchase chains, but I've had trouble fitting them properly.
Chains on front is a no no. You will take the spiders out. Jmo
Lose the music
Here you go, Richard: snow plowing without any music except the bumper music in the very beginning. czcams.com/video/yZS8biAG3os/video.html
The ultimate snow removal rig. Yes, the music has to go
Steven, I love the music-especially since I cannot play the radio because of copyright issues while actually doing the work.
can;t like it with the goofy music - dump the music
Here you go, J R: snow plowing without any music except the bumper music in the very beginning. czcams.com/video/yZS8biAG3os/video.html
I'd like to know why are you guys put snow on the upper side the high side of the road, put the snow on the low side of the road always so when it melts it doesn't run out into the road cuz we have this freeze and thaw affect you see when things to thaw during the day and freeze at night it runs into the road and then freezes and causes ice put the shit on the low side of the road always you have no problem and there is room I see the video with a little thinking you can push them snowbanks back without even that snowblower but snowblower does make it nice butt you could do it without it
We didn't and don't put snow on the upside of a hill. The snow is chucked down the hill where it fills my swamp.
I'll consider subscribing when you find someone whose musical bed tastes are different from yours.
I don't think I'll look for you. Instead I suggest you expand your horizons remembering that I cannot use copyrighted music, ever.
Get rid of the music and talk. I didn't come here for music. I have plenty at my end and much better. Thus a thumb down.
Comments like this make creators ask themselves why bother? Little channels like mine don't break even with the costs and time involved to produce the free content you watched and hated to the degree that you worked hard to wreck my day. Moreover, because of copywriter issues, I cannot play music or the radio in the cab while operating my equipment and I like music and listening to the radio. I guess you got what you paid for, but unhappy with that you still shove it in my face with toxic remarks and actions. The only bright spot is more comments help rank my videos higher in the search results.
@@MinnesotaEric Haters are gonna hate no matter what you do. But you have to admit, some videos have music that is just obnoxious.
Yours isn't that bad at all. In fact, I played this video again just so I could find the track, "Intensive". Beautiful little piece that was aptly named for this video but also has a playful tone in it that was also appropriate for playing in the snow. Again, nice video!
If you don’t like it - don’t watch it. Go make your own videos if you’re not happy with the free content on offer.
The music is horrible
Is wrong with people.,,,,,,, You have not snow chains: / On such a small tractor. need snow chains. :/
You want to remove and install tire chains twice every time it snows? I cannot run down my public road tearing up the asphalt and travel 11 miles between plowing. So what is wrong is somebody failing to understand that your situation is not my situation. Ballasted at over 8,000 pounds and this machine does just fine.
Modern 4 wheel drive tractors don't need snow chains. Ive never had traction problems on either one of my tractors in snow.
@@mattsbrute LOL :D NOT ? :D :D :D
If you think Eric needs the chains so badly perhaps you should have them delivered to him at your cost, or you could just keep your negativity to yourself - I know which is cheaper.
Wow you really need some lessons sir no offense.
I've always wanted to play the guitar.
Dumb music
I love the music!