We Built The ULTIMATE SNOW BLOWER (major upgrades)

[@AmbitionStrikes]

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[@paulslocomb6805]

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!!

[@shitmyhellcatsays]

How do you guys do internet-uplink? That would be a cool video.

[@Broclee2210]

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

[@prabhjitsingh2478]

Put wings on side of snow blower so that snow will start to push itself into the blower.

[@Broclee2210]

The power of your blower could definitely handle the width of the the road.

[@rogercalabro3475]

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!

[@JML542]

My thoughts exactly!

[@greghofer4739]

Just a tarp and bungee work well

[@midway241]

I love it when a project has a start and ending in the same video. Awesome upgrade!

[@AmbitionStrikes]

That is our goal for 2024!

[@Oracle_Speaks]

Thanks 👍

[@petejansen1534]

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.

[@billvandorn5332]

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?

[@greggv8]

@@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.

[@wesman7837]

​@@greggv8Dude StaBil SUCKS! PRI-G is a far superior fuel stabilizer!

[@petejansen1534]

@@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.

[@billvandorn5332]

@@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

[@kennethgibbons366]

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!

[@thisolesignguy2733]

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 :)

[@mikekares-b8q]

All good advice

[@barryross8382]

Yeah a lot of snow dozing going on there.

[@brandons9398]

Snowblower major success!❤ Baby Oliver’s smile is contagious!😊

[@MichelleLHiga]

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!!

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Sometimes we forget how far the road has come… but then we watch old videos from our first winter up here!

[@MichelleLHiga]

@@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.

[@gezac440]

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.

[@CityDude72]

Awesome. I love seeing you two build stuff and be so happy about it. Oliver is so adorable.

[@jameswolfe7485]

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.

[@moonraker5534]

Excellent to watch and the results speak for itself.

[@ibMoose2u]

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!!

[@gonuts1]

With Riley as his father, Oliver is destined for greatness, so much to learn when your Dad can make anything happen. Good Work!

[@dandahermitseals5582]

I like my boots and gloves in the warm cabin.

[@Kenneth-i9p]

I’m not doing a snow dance, it may backfire on me and snow in South Central Mississippi. But I will root for you silently. Good luck. Waiting on the results.

[@Kenneth-i9p]

Well, it is apparently backfiring on me. We are expecting freezing rain during the day. followed by snow overnight. On the bright side, it will all be gone by tomorrow afternoon.

[@rockyevans5171]

That is the cutest baby boy. His smile is contagious.

[@ColeMarkusen]

Brilliant! Glad to see everything working so well. Giving me ideas for myself for next winter.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

It is a great feeling when all of the pieces to the puzzle come together!

[@seanogs]

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.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Thanks for the tip!

[@gregorybarth930]

Retired now, but as an OTR truck driver I always did that during the winter. It can be a lifesaver. An its free!

[@fuhrermk92]

⁠@@AmbitionStrikeshow about ( road salt ) ???

[@FreitagsSwag]

The GAC governors work better if the magnetic pickup is set against the teeth of the flywheel, make a mount tighten it down until it touches the flywheel and then back out 1/2-3/4 turn and lock it down. You can also adjust the actuator arm by moving it on the splines, I use Woodward and GAC controllers on all my diesel generators

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Yep! I figured out I wasn't getting a strong enough speed signal and moved the sensor to pick up the flywheel teeth. Worked great after that.

[@FreitagsSwag]

Also, depending on what model governor you purchased, you can set an idle/full speed engine speed on a switch or one of your buttons that would work well for your use when you get to a deep or heavy wet snow you can hit it and get some more speed out of the blower, also may help to extend the side walls a bit to feed more snow into the augers

[@bernardjones6162]

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!

[@hsjawanda]

This is awesome guys, congratulations!!!

[@mariodagenais6625]

You guys act like two kids and it’s so cool. Keep having fun in life cause it’s good for your mental.

[@dandahermitseals5582]

You needed a commin governor.Hey We',re neighbors. We're just miles west of you in the Okanogan Highlands.

[@jamesrose1191]

Fantastic you guys are such a joy to watch as you modify your tools to fit the situation. Keep up the good work.

[@johnjr3870]

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!

[@AmbitionStrikes]

The velcro mount is a great idea!!

[@akdisney]

A bracket off steering column with Hose clamp them Velcro the control

[@andrewchilcott5312]

I'm surprised you've not sealed the holes from when you had the makeshift aircon unit...and hello from the UK @@AmbitionStrikes

[@magnificentshine1]

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!

[@BobHannent]

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.

[@magnificentshine1]

@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.

[@chrisk7984]

There is a spray that helps with snow sticking and I think also protects the metal from rusting.

[@tomsisk6811]

Fuel oil in a garden sprayer. Usually works...

[@JackMacLupus]

13:06 How about building a small rolling platform for the blower so that you can move it easily without the help of the skidd steer? I mean, the small rolling ones are already a good start, but how about making one thats made out of metal with larger wheels that you can even use outside? The sand spreader on the back of the army truck surely adds more balance to the truck since it still has to carry the heavy blower at the front. For the problem, that the blower takes up too much gravel: How about adding some wheels, similar like the feet, just wheels that can spin, on the blower that can be adjusted in height so you can set that the blower "floats" about half an inch or so below the ground? It may leaves some snow but at least dont throws your road down the hill.

[@ChuckNorriz1122]

I didn’t think too much of that setup last year but those are some game changing improvements. Nice job you two!

[@AlfredParris]

Your little son is so cute, he is always smiling or laug🎉hing. Have never seen him crying or niggly. Hope he is like this off camera.

[@theburtseoni]

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!

[@Michael-lx7px]

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.

[@samjubilee6593]

With the ability to warm the sand pile above freezing, maybe you can eliminate the need to mix in magnesium chloride or salt?

[@coachgeo]

PS- your era LMTV did get tiny amount of rust proofing compared to earlier models... but barrrrrrrely... AKA- your salter will EAT YOUR TRUCK ALIVE. clean it well... shoot underside with some goopy mix of waste oils to coat it and later in summer clean it all off and do a COMPLETE underside and up to at least half of cab/bed height or complete seal with a Polyurethane-ish bed/deck coat such as Duraback or similar to seal out water/oxygen/salt, so it cant rust.

[@71duece56]

you should cover the sander and park it empty after use, that way it will not freeze up on you.

[@cliffordlang1365]

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.

[@benjigreystone]

you should sand as you blow that is what we do in Canada that away you have good footing for the return trip back up the mountain road

[@fredrikg120]

That’s more like it. This is the type of video I subscribed for.

[@Free_Born]

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...

[@garytnew7504]

Ahhhh hehehehe I think you BOTH you TWO have proudly earnt a NEW name “ The OverComers “ If you have problems Yoh overcome them brainstorm and solve things

[@miznitic5574]

This is a better episode than the last one which was clearly a commercial for ecoflow.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Truly excellent family fun, what a life to lead 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@afos3462]

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!

[@jeffstoodley6155]

You all got this and everything life throws at you! Love ya all

[@bkcgrama]

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.

[@szki272]

Had to go back to figure out what was going on with the cruise control originally. Likely the sensor either thought you were going too slow or too fast Most wont engage under a certain mph likely for safety many wont engage over a certain MPH

[@PossumKing]

You don't see the snowblower in action until 20 minutes in. Should make that truck bed a dump and get a tailgate spreader. install PTO and you can run the dump, spreader and maybe even the blower off hydraulic.

[@martinjjnoagenda5536]

Make some small side scoops on the blower so you'll have a wider road right away?

[@ryanphillips3225]

You painted the pink garage door foam! Looks great white

[@AmbitionStrikes]

Nice catch! 😉

[@kurtsweetser555]

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

[@AmbitionStrikes]

That is a great idea!

[@simondenis9511]

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!

[@davespoemsandsongs9497]

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

[@gudfarfar]

I think you have a feeding issue with the snowblower. It does not dig into the snow, but pushes it in front of itself. Perhaps look at the angle of the lower auger and see if that is on backwards or something?

[@richardgillard779]

Please think about adding marker stakes down both sides of the driveway. This will allow you to plow but not go to close to the road edge. Don’t want little Oliver to go sliding before he is ready.

[@johndyer8875]

you should adjust the angle of the snow blower so you are not pushing snow downhill but feeding into blower with snow

[@richardjones5255]

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.

[@samhklm]

Awesome episode. For your drive when ever possible throw your snow down hill. Spring melt will make your road a mess..

[@chandrasutton4669]

Patiowell is an awesome company!!!😊🎉❤

[@willojanen2]

That is so awesome, good job, we really like your enthusiasm and never quite attitude 😅

[@JackoTJK]

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

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

I Love How you guys get things done. Always thinking outside the box. Great minds. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@terrancesnyder9323]

I would suggest a tarp to keep smow & rain out

[@j.j.clingman4083]

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!!!

[@stevegillespie1858]

Plug the holes in the cab that you had the air conditioning duct in. It will help you keep the cab warmer!

[@CWH11]

I totally love your setup on the truck, truly an amazing build. I was curious as to what your comms (headset) kit is, I need that for winter operations at my home and work. Cheers from New Jersey!

[@Deerhavenoffgridhomestead]

Well with the freezing weather we are getting this week in site the ground is plenty frozen now. Missed seeing you at the KZbin meeting today. ❤

[@edwardhughes3240]

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

[@joebarker4211]

We use the small water softener salt pellets on our driveway. Much less expensive and every bit as effective

[@greenshomeimprovements]

You should be able to buy the already premixed sand/ mag chloride mixed

[@teseract]

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.

[@BobBohner4851]

I can count on less than one hand how many women get as excited about typical men things. Love you Courtney!!!!!!😊

[@thomasmcgehrin4205]

Guy I worked for had a go pro looking into the hooper and one pointing down at the front of the plow with a monitor on the dash.

[@1944chevytruck]

CONGRATS!

[@vetrieska11]

Ultimate snowblower is a Snoslunga 77,swedish beast on military Scania chassis, with 14 liter V8 blower engine. You can check on YT how it works.

[@danmcbride6258]

Put a plastic sheet to deflect the sand away from the truck with the sander. You said it will rust metal so protect it.

[@donalddodson7365]

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.

[@j.pkeperz2317]

You two are soo cool and awesome with all your homemade brilliant ideas and ingenuities..😀👍👏

[@specialladyleemedlin142]

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

[@JitsuTV1]

Congrats with 700k Subscribers!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@Herbybandit]

That's better, now there's some blast in the back do you find you have more control and traction? Last year you struggled with loss of traction on the rear wheels.

[@aragonep]

Awesome video probably one of your guys best projects, in my opinion.

[@jay2boots]

Suggestion: Mag Cl is hydroscopic, the chemical reaction that takes place is heat is given off when moisture is absorbed. Once the chemical reaction is complete and max h2o is absorbed the heat given off will stop and material will freeze. Voice of experience, a 15000 yrd pile of sand I had froze. Alternatively, use about a 3% to 5% salt or carbohydrate product (mollasses), both are less corrosive than Mag Cl. Check it out on the googly machine. Regardless, wash your sand hopper and the end of the season & spray all metal surfaces with lubricant. Love your channel, and as always you two know how to entertain with no drama.

[@matthewcanavan8275]

Courtney works so hard to get the best shots, thank you

[@ronfollrod9893]

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.

[@matthysjherbst8250]

Love the positive attitude you and your wife has. Greetings from Mozambique

[@lynnemac1402]

Amazing how great the snow blower works on the army truck, you are so clever! I thought you were planning to put your vehicles in the new shed for winter? x

[@waderue]

Now it may look like a monster but it is a thing of beauty in my eyes because it works and does a job

[@Michael-uo8sg]

Wow great job with the new equipment, it will pay off when real winter arrives. Thank you.

[@DeirdreHickey-nx8nt]

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. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@bstiger6482]

Hey Riley, most sanders come with a tarp cover to protect the sand/salt from getting wet. Where is yours, as it makes life easier?

[@ericmartinson8910]

Nice job on getting your blower to work with the speed sensor and electronics. My question is why does it seem like you’re pushing a lot of snow and it’s not falling into the auger?

[@elizabeththomas8746]

Handy man indeed. Good job.😊

[@hillbillyfranks]

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

[@michaeldye4318]

The sheer genuine joy you show really lifts my day!! ❤

[@paulnewman2115]

You could have been more excited maybe even say that it was so cool😊

[@johndonahue7735]

I like the snow blower can feel the draft in back of the truck cab

[@charliebullio463]

Howdy, it's great to see you today. Thanks for the members only video.

[@AmbitionStrikes]

We love getting to share our videos early with our members! ☺️

[@AC-pr9vr]

That thing rocks

[@Daisydoo16]

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.

[@garyonnen7634]

Off topic,how’s the water doing. Plus cool new toys, that are useful.

[@dandahermitseals5582]

The key to control is go sliwly. The blower will work moes efficient and not be losded from to fast feed. Just git comfortable snd crawl. Its allways easier to stop when your crawling. Im 80 and drove my 28wheelers in the North country The Yukon and NWT and Yellow Knifebarea besides the ice roads across the frozen lakes.😮😮