ATV Plowing 3 Feet of Snow: Kawasaki Prairie 400

I noticed there are a lot of videos of people plowing 2 inches of snow... So I just had to contribute... Fast forward to 4:10 if you're impatient. Be sure to subscribe if you want to see more videos of me making a fool of myself!

[@robertgum8025]

Awesome video. I bought my first atv in 2014 and put a plow on it. I love it. Now I have fun removing snow instead of looking at it as a chore.

[@jambocoo]

My man what a challenge there !, it actually looked like more than 3 feet of snow, you certainly conquered it though, well done, and thanks for sharing !.

[@EastCoastATV]

I can't believe how much snow that little 400 engine could move. Nice!

[@toneskoglund2720]

+PC MR low geared is the key. smaller engined atvs can often push the same as bigger bores, due to the gearing.

[@floobertuber]

If the snow fell that rapidly, there's a good chance it was as fluffy as it appears in the video. In fact, that's sometimes harder to snow than if it had been wetter, denser snow, because it flows all over the damned place like water. You can't corral it as easily, and it doesn't go where ya want. I've been using a 700lb ATV, with a 210lb "me" riding it, with a 4-foot plow attached, to clear off my Wisconsin driveway for 20 years. It works great most of the time, and is very fast. We do get our share of heavy snows (not "mountain pass nightmare-strength" snowfalls, but still pretty ugly). But damn, when it gets this bad, or you get 15-20 inches of the wet heavy stuff, it's not nearly as much fun. Actually turns into WORK!! It's even less fun when it's -10F!! Props to Mountain-Adventures for pushing the envelope. I would've given up sooner, had my snowblower out for 30 minutes first, to get a viable path started, so the snow had somewhere to go, and minimize the ATV bottoming out. Then I'd go back and finish the job with the ATV. You just dove right and and gave 'er hell. As for people saying "get a truck"... well, I have a 4x4 truck. It fits in my driveway. It fits in my garage. But it does NOT fit everywhere I have to clear snow!! Fixed obstacles and tight spots exist! Sometimes you gotta make do with the next best thing. I'm actually pretty impressed with how he managed, given the depth of that snow.

[@amloobrador3519]

EastCoastATV 400 cc is not a little engine

[@teamcummins]

Faumer Contreras compared to a 1000 it is small

[@johnnym7522]

EastCoastATV. I have a 2016suzuki 400 4x4 with a moose plow can I push heavy wet snow ?

[@jacobbradley9419]

I think it's insane that a little 400 could plow three feet of snow like that. Hats off to you, and kawasaki!

[@Pairofdice]

click on my account I have a Honda 300 that eats snow

[@tomgiovanni5885]

The Prairie 360 and 400's have a locking front differential. When you are pushing heavy snow that makes a huge difference.

[@guyanderson1798]

when you do this for 4 years like i have done in the UP of Michigan the ATV plow setup works great on small driveways,but it does amaze me how well they work and easy to get in tight places

[@noworriesmate8287]

Get on it Jr! 🤣😂🤣 nice little work horse! Nice job. Thanks for sharing

[@seize1563]

Kawasaki 360's and 400's were/are bulletproof machines. Good weight, good power. All a bigger cc'd machine will do with the same size plow is spin the tires faster. Good job!

[@amused2deth]

Thanks for the video. Apparently we aren't getting snow this year so I have to watch other people plow. Lol.

[@nathanduckeorth806]

I watch this video every year at Xmas now! Impressed

[@jasonstone7548]

Very cool, amazing how well the little ATVs will work

[@bellyacres7846]

WOW - good Job! I start up the D4 when its that deep. it dont even care if there is an ice burm in its way. yeah got a truck too, But the 4 wheeler plowing has really peaked my interest as it might not plow a wide swath, then the CAT gets to come out and play ;) Great video - WOW I never thought the wheeler would do so well! thanks for showing that it can be done. :)

[@xConstipatedPandax]

Dammit. I want your toys, sounds fun haha

[@TheBadTad]

Good point about the two inch plowing. I didn't realize an ATV could move so much snow. I could tell by your editing that there were problems, but everything considered, this is an excellent way to move snow.

[@sldl04]

I agree with you on the snowblower. I use a 420 Honda Rancher with a 60" Moose plow and I can clear my entire driveway and our backyard in about 30 minutes, vs about 3 hours with the snowblower. Moving 3 feet of snow with a snowblower would take forever....not to mention it's not as much fun. Give me the atv any day.

[@traffic8829]

Looks like more fun than shoveling all of it. We had an 85 Honda 110cc three wheeler, so much fun towing saucer sleds hooked to a rope behind it in the snow. Play king of the sled, get the sled whipping and people diving at you was awesome! 🤘

[@Smokercraft427]

nice job, that's a pile load of snow! looks like fun. that's alot to ask any atv to do, heck for that matter any plow truck! good thing it wasn't a wet / heavy snow.

[@quadbc4059]

Cool, I plow with my 400 kawasaki. It's versitile set up and loads of fun doing it.

[@smod1994]

I had an 02 400 4x4 and that thing has gobbs of low end torque. Love it

[@hwvanzant3007]

i have a honda 420 4x4 and it works awesome in 1 foot of snow but ive never attempted 3 feet ever . hats off to your kawasaki it is a little beast. great video

[@DoubleDRanch2]

WOW that's a ton of snow and that thing is pretty impressive!

[@LibertyStanding]

NICE! That is the way to do it. Saw another video with 4ft of snow, a 1000cc machine, with tracks....you made it look easier then the other guy.

[@patrickj2474]

Freakin great video man!! I think you were having way too much fun on that thing tho! Awesome video!

[@MrTG1987]

nice job man so far the most ive plowed with my grizzly 660 was about 2/12 ft of powder love these machines

[@9945223]

Awesome video..I used to have Kawi 400(miss that machine),I have a 650 Praire now that I plow with and it kicks ass...no more snowblowing for me.

[@artsmith103]

That's a lot of determination. I don't think your problem is the 400, you just need chains. You won't believe the difference. I use a Honda Foreman with 432cc 4x4. Haven't had more than a few inches but I plow up some steep gravel driveways. Never slipped an inch. I prefer to finish a bad set of tires through the winter rather than put use on new tires. With v - bar chains it just doesn't matter. Good luck.

[@myst3rydfl]

best video on the internet so funny ... good job dude !!

[@sldl04]

Kawasaki's are beasts. 14,000 miles is awesome---you must maintain it well. Good video and good quad.

[@galatians515]

That is awesome. It is fluffy snow, but it is still amazing.

[@wickedmainah950]

Good vid and impressive little machine. All the youtube experts are just jealous they still shovel. With that much snow all you can do is beat down a path and keep working it. My sportsman 550 is a absolute tank and i put vbar chains on the back. Much more maneuverable than a pick up and can push banks way back where the truck would just get stuck

[@johnk7093]

man, screw all the "professionals" this is the most fun I have seen on a 4 wheeler plowing.... Most I did with mine was 15"... this looked like a good time, not sure if you got anywhere with it.. but at this depth, it doesn't matter!! cheers from Montana!!!!

[@TheAudiGamer]

Wow nice video man! Looks like it's no problem for the Kawa!

[@reddnecktech5528]

Nice work. I haven't had to plow a storm that big with mine yet

[@jsverner]

I have the same setup on my Kawasaki Prairie 360. I'm thinking of upgrading to the front plow mount from the center mount - in hopes of better clearance... Great Video!

[@MountainAdventures1]

Ya, front mount would have it's advantages. The Prairie's have no preload adjustment on the front shocks so they dive like crazy when you raise the plow, killing your clearance. I added an automatic switch on mine so the winch stops when the plow reaches maximum height, it's been a huge help.

[@RobinRK1962]

Thank you... I had fun. Hi from Midland Canada Jan 2019 :-)

[@MountainAdventures1]

Hope you guys are having a good winter! Down here in the lower 48, this is the first truly snowy winter we've had in 5 years.

[@yamahaproff]

Looks realy fun, love the vid man :)

[@sairaanwar786]

I wish i can c this place. Sooooo beautiful

[@ninjanudity2330]

The important thing is that you have fun plowing whatever

[@That4.3Sierra]

The 360 prairies and 400s are so cold blooded which sucks haha but i still love em!

[@Sunfadedlovejaded]

Yeah I totally get that, it is ture what you said that snowblowers pick up stones and gravel. I run mine on a gravel driveway and every year I rake bake the gravel but if I used a plow then I'd push all the gravel up and away and do the same thing. i learned how to control it uptake of stones and it seems to work. In all I'd use a snowblower on blacktop as it does not scratch Best thing really is not be lazy and shovel it. In winter most get fatter then and any exercise is good.

[@Deadbuck73]

We get good snow here from time to time and my 250 just got a plow! Can't wait to see how it goes....

[@erwinmontero9067]

Maybe you guys hate doing this, but this is one of my dreams..

[@koneetjavempaimet4938]

Me too. I love snow wors :D

[@laplante149]

On a atv it is fun. If you have a shovel you will hate snow and winter with a passion lol. Especially when its below zero and you have to scrape the ice off your windows on your car, and you don't have gloves because you forgot them or there wet from the previous day you scraped the ice. Then your car door is frozen shut so you have to get a bottle of hot water to thaw it out. Then it freezes again by the time you get to work so you have to slam your body into the door to get out of the car. You get mad because you got frozen inside your car so you get out and slam the door and when you do you slip on ice and fall on your ass. lol other than that is ok

[@Murfinias]

+laplante149 the truth sounds funny until it happens to you. lol

[@sekunda9080]

Me too

[@samuelyearwood4073]

I love it

[@AimlessMoto]

Why did you wait until there was 20" of snow?!?! You really need to attack this AS it's snowing so you don't beat the crap out of yourself/machine.

[@ec6052]

Why would you get up at 3am to plow your driveway only to have to plow it again in the morning? I'm guessing you don't live in a snowy climate but these machines can do this for years, my 86 fourtrax is still plowing out harsh Canadian winters. Plus pull 10 cord of wood per year and be driven all year round.

[@WorldSpeculator]

@@ec6052 if thats your mindset stick to hiring professionals lol. I work with state of the art equipment. The most durable machines gets ABUSED in conditions like this. Think of how heavy that snow is especially on a small sidewalk machine like this. For one he’s already gonna need a new cutting edge. Especially if you get a temp drop and it all crusts over fast.. then your screwed. You must be new to a snowy climate if shoveling every 4-6 hours seems redundant.

[@LTVoyager]

Because that makes a boring video.

[@ec6052]

@@WorldSpeculator Lol You're funny kid. If that's your mindset then you obviously don't live North enough to see any snow. What do you call specialized equipment? Sidewalk crawlers? LMFAO We use 12' blowers on front end loaders because after two storms there's no room left to push it and nothing else can do the job but Everyone uses ATV'S with plows or snowblowers on their property... People with miles of roads do. I'm positive my 7 year old has moved more snow than you've ever seen because you definitely don't live in the north if you don't think ATVS can do this lol That was your giveaway because thousands in my province use them regularly for this LMAO 🤣 (FYI the population is only in the thousands)

[@dwightschuette8960]

Shift work. Get home you are tired so you do it In the morning.

[@JSRMedia]

Mother: Jimmy do you wanna help plow some snow? Jimmy: Do I? Yippee

[@aaronsbarker]

Man, it would be nice to get snow that light & powdery. One of the mixed blessings of coastal Maine. A snow blower would work on rocky gravel if you could keep a layer of ice/snow locking that material in place, but a couple freeze/thaw cycles puts you back to rock chucking.

[@swellindividual6654]

Given this would exceed recommended capacity, ratchet strap 3 bags of salt on the front and 5 in the rear, Im curious to see the difference in traction.

[@green-zone36]

That's hard to believe but I am seeing it with my own eyes. I though plow 3 feet of snow with a wheeler, sure mack. It did it yaa team Kowie.

[@olli8977]

amazing 4x4 working :)

[@backwoodsbully]

That thing is A BEAST!!

[@canamrider7195]

Impressive. That is a lot of snow being pushed around.

[@slayerarrow]

Wow a lot of snow. I would have done it during the storm if possible. Pretty good considering how deep it was

[@wadebarber6493]

Good job! I plow with a rancher 420 and a 48" blade.

[@kennethhaist1359]

Very cool that's a lot of snow

[@Superduty4me]

The snow one that one. Honda makes great snowblowers.

[@MountainAdventures1]

You have to understand, I live in the ROCKY mountains. There are rocks EVERYWHERE. Guess what happens to a Honda blower when it sucks up a 4 inch diameter piece of granite? I started out with a snowblower 15 years ago, but I had sold my snowblower before this snowfall hit, because it was useless. All it did was suck up rocks, break the shear pins, and bend the auger. Nowadays, I do have a snowblower that I've custom-built from a Toro Powershift 824 frame. It uses a drum auger that doesn't mind the rocks, just don't aim the chute at any windows lol.

[@brucebannerman6848]

First rule for snow plowng, keep your footing clear or you will need to use a shovel ,you proved it!

[@DEVILDOG1964]

THAT WAS CRAZY DUDE!!!!

[@mcmuskie2563]

Have to say, I would have allowed it to warm up quite a bit longer. When the snows that deep it looks like a lot of work, holy smokes!

[@dougsmith4879]

Quite impressive, for a business I was think about doing smaller lots of snow removal. I'm trying to decide snow plow truck or atv, your atv tore it up!

[@subradiant_music]

Have you tried chains out? see if it helps? It doesn't look like the torque is having an issue with the snow but more the weight and the traction. I wanna get a quad and try doing this lol. Also try putting some sandbags on it. Since you have a cargo holder it seems.

[@bjbridge907]

hey lighten up,he had all dam day to clear it off,plus look at the fun he was having hehehe good job gilpin

[@brianphilbrook5262]

I had a Suzuki eiger 400 with a 60 inch warn plow I used for years. Now I have a husqvarna yth 150 with a 42 inch snowblower

[@scottfurlong5475]

I wish our snow was this soft and fluffy.

[@ArcticExploring]

It actually did really great in the deep snow

[@tonkapoplol]

it looks very fun

[@ciobanugeorge187]

Well, this is the right snow plowing!

[@nathanduckeorth806]

That's impressive!

[@creepet6094]

If we got one of these then could we just take off the blade in the summer and put the blade back on in the winter or is it harder than that(or a permanent thing?)

[@albion2742]

Why are you pushing the snow back onto the part you just plowed?

[@NANA-gw7ol]

Dose it need long time to warming up?

[@AsianBlackR3501]

If that is the case then you have to adjust scrapper higher. TORO snow blower does not have shear bolts to be broken because they built heavy duty augers.

[@jbnrusnya_should_be_punished]

Such amount of snow... How much time does it take to clean snow with snow shovel only? Or how many property owners (when 1st one will die because of exhaustion)?

[@MountainAdventures1]

Haha, I love your interest in analyzing this! It's an impossible amount to clear with a shovel, believe me I've tried. That snow is heavy, despite the fact that it looks fluffy when the plow is pushing it away. And I'm an athletic person. I have occasionally had to shovel the snow off of my roof when it gets above 4 feet, as the weight becomes dangerous to the structure (for instance, doors in my house will no longer close because of the pressure on the frame from above). Shoveling the roof only involves pushing it off the side, which is much easier than lifting it and dropping it somewhere else. Even so, it is absolutely exhausting. The best solution environmentally is to just wait for it to melt, but in some situations that is just not an option.

[@nicholasf3452]

Love my prairie!

[@sparky051043933]

Looks like you slept in a little too long. Kinda deep, surprised a 400 can do that! I just bought my first four wheeler and put blade on it for commercial use this winter. Hoping it does this well. Good video

[@datv72]

What tires are you running on the praire? I am unable to see....

[@mjcdavies]

I run really agressive bar style tread on my 650 prairie and man it makes short work of 2.5 feet of snow

[@BHARGAV_GAJJAR]

pretty impressive ! Might want to include HP/cc to make it easier for comparision

[@bikingfordays6951]

That is impressive

[@roadking8337]

put chains on rear tires and some weight on it. have fun.

[@kingrider75]

Looked like fun but I felt sorry for that quad! Deep snow like that is a death sentence on your clutches. Atv's do a good till you get into heavy snow like that.

[@Adam12Designs]

Cool video. I’m setting up my atv for plowing this winter. Do you think chains would help get you more traction? I’m considering getting chains

[@MountainAdventures1]

Chains can definitely help, or you can just run aggressive tires. After I made this video, I changed tires to Sedona Mud Rebels, and I rarely have traction problems with those beasts. Also note that my front posi diff wasn't working in this video, further limiting my traction. So check to make sure that your diffs are working properly.

[@curtisharris3343]

Wow that is some deep snow

[@SuperSparr01]

I got 18 inches at my house one storm this year. I plowed it with my ATV because my truck was broken. Never again will I plow that much snow with an ATV. It takes forever and makes a mess. You can find plow trucks for under 2 grand on CL. That is is the way to go if you ask me.

[@Mike4paintball]

holy hell thats awesome!!

[@crunch1078]

Nice work, I just hooked up my Grizzly with a plow and cant wait for the snow to even drop a few inches, most of my neighbors have snow blowers and I cant wait to see there faces when they see me push the snow off my driveway in no time flat sitting on my ass..

[@ebp1234]

Does this quad have locked differentials?

[@liveandletlive2894]

Loving my '97 Praire 400 4x4 Now I need to get or make a plow and mount

[@MountainAdventures1]

I used Warn components for mine. I like their low-profile plow mount, I can leave it on all year. The blade was Warn #78950, the base was #78100, and the mount was #37838. Have fun!

[@liveandletlive2894]

@@MountainAdventures1 thanks for the info! Thing is this is a $275 project quad for me so idk if I wanna go dump all this cash into it. Especially since I'm 20

[@dreded7961]

this looks like to much fun... stop having fun while working ;)

[@christianperez859]

what year is it ?

[@EnergySeeker]

where can i buy one ?

[@youngnreckless1523]

Pure power .i like that bro

[@XxVetteMstrxX]

Nice vid wow so i guess atvs can plow that much snow! Nice atv

[@Caleb-lb5lj]

What type of plow you running

[@DeffHi]

That's one major dump of snow. No critique on the plowing, but in cold weather, you need to let the machine have a 5 minute warm up before you work it like that. It will save your engine a lot of wear. Nice job though. I have a 28" snow blower, but my Grizzly with Warn plow does the job in a fraction of the time on a 5 car length double wide driveway. And I'm in Ontario and we DO get some snow here.

[@brent440]

at my farm, several years in a row, it drifted in up to six feet deep, thawed and refrozen layers. My boss plow wouldn't move it at all unless i shaved it...then limited to where i put the snow. so i got a skidsteer with heated cab, snowblower, and still just have utility bucket...but now it hasn't snowed much for two years. if i had a nice fouir wheeler like that i would just drive on top ha ha

[@hengoppned1235]

The video that made us buy a atv

[@CoreyKinley]

Cool video

[@boybucketalf]

That's pushing pretty well given the conditions - does'nt appear to be clearing very effectively - but great fun ! Maybe chain up on the rear & upgrade to a locking front diff if you do much of this - most people don't appreciate the vast difference it makes ( though costly ) unless coming from an envirement where it's commonly used ( construction equipement / agricultural / rock crawling. nice video - given the choice though I'd get something bigger with a heated cab !!

[@MrPappaWheelie]

Very impressed!!! What kinda tires???

[@DEVILDOG1964]

HOW MANY INCHES WIDE IS YOUR PLOW??

[@toneskoglund2720]

Chains?

[@therealdirtybutler]

It's that moment when you realize that you should've bought a snow blower.