✅ BIG SNOW! Plowing 1ft of Snow With My Bobcat Toolcat - 8ft Angle Blade - Concrete Driveway

[@NaterTater]

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[@camdenlouie1424]

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[@gerardoemiliano2245]

@Camden Louie Glad I could help :D

[@jakestellar4600]

You have an awesome channel man thankyou

[@joec.7899]

One of the best, satisfying snow removal videos I've watched lately. Beautiful homestead too!

[@NaterTater]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@JustinSurf1]

Dude! I”ve watched a lot of snow plow videos. This machine and the three camera angles at the same time! Amazing. 7:58 Aerial view of the driveway clearing.

[@NaterTater]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@r5_louder252]

Nice to see a video of someone who actually knows how to plow snow

[@keithrogers5832]

I am going to have to look into the Toolcat. I have a Kubota that isn't inclosed, and I have lost interest in putting a plow on my new truck. The wife and I both want the inclosed RTV, but I think the Toolcat will fit our needs better. Thanks for showing what it will do.

[@NaterTater]

You're welcome!

[@lordchaa1598]

This video might be the selling point I need in getting the family to decide and purchase one of these. Great content, thanks again 👍

[@NaterTater]

its a great tool!

[@duanewhite3184]

It looks like a lot of fun being able to live in a place with a lot of snow and be able to drive your own little private snow plow

[@NaterTater]

Yes most of the time that's true. But sometimes it decides to snow at inconvenient times.

[@brianberry161]

I’ve always loved the Toolcat! I’m surprised they are not more popular. I have noticed, a lot of College’s tend to own them, as they can be used for so many different things.

[@NaterTater]

Agree. I think their cost keep popularity down. I do know of a few colleges that use them and then sometime city municipalities too. Great for my needs as well.

[@kevinirwin9787]

The visibility inside the cab of this Toolcat is amazing.

[@NaterTater]

Yes. You sit quiet high in the cab. My feet dont touch the floor when seated...

[@bradpaca]

This is rare that you get perfect Snow to push. Because it comes in all shapes and sizes.

[@gwolf7716]

You may have already but I’d love to hear more about the attachments and similar purchasing tips used vs new. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@NaterTater]

You're welcome G Wolf! You might have ran into it by now but I do have a "Used Buying Advice.." video. Check out the full playlist with all my toolcat videos: kzbin.info/aero/PL8d9FovK2dNT1P2xH4pZ_NBi1n8yMM_MJ

[@gwolf7716]

I’m sold on the visibility and maneuverability alone. I was in the market for a decent side by side and I remembered that bobcat used to make one with a front PTO but they really evolved since then I see. Thanks for letting us vicariously play with your toys! I need VR goggles.

[@NaterTater]

Ah yes the Brutus. Those are Polaris based utv's with upgrades but the Toolcat is a completely different animal. More like a skid steer turned into mini dump truck. Way heavier built than the utv's with pto.

[@siriustraveler7083]

16000 feet of concrete wow 😯 that’s some change there 😎👍

[@NaterTater]

Spent all my money on the concrete so now I have to plow it myself. 🙂

[@manchvegasuruguayguy]

That’s a beautiful piece of property you have there.

[@NaterTater]

Thanks!

[@TheSnowboy1959]

I retired from snow & ice in 2009. Tried to buy a toolcat numerous times at minci auctions but back then a rusted out piece of junk was around $12K. Would not have believed it would clear a foot of snow without this video. Our scope was always a 1 to 2" trigger. Being in the excavation and paving business my family would try to talk me out of one because they could only see use in the snow for us. I wanted it just for a toy but seen it useful in snow and ice. LOL

[@NaterTater]

Nowaday a rust out POS one runs double that! No joke. They are great machines in my opinion and can do almost every task I need around the property. See my other videos of what I do with the toolcat: Bobcat Toolcat At Work: kzbin.info/aero/PL8d9FovK2dNT1P2xH4pZ_NBi1n8yMM_MJ

[@tomn6863]

Got stuck with mine that morning trying to move a big pile i just pushed. I enveloped the machine and I struggled to get the door open. I use the bucket and it doesn't tip back past center like a loader. Couldn't push myself out. My first real snow with it and I was impressed.

[@jimdomoradzki483]

Did a great job with that short wheelbase giving you great manuerability. That Toolbar piled the snow higher than any pickup ever could.

[@NaterTater]

Agree, I much prefer this over a pickup. Weighs about the same too!

[@tiny5500]

Man I man, what a driveway!!! What you have is a must not a want! Beautiful 🏆👍

[@andrewmcmillan8110]

Very satisfying video. I love plowing and snowblowing. I watched one of your other videos and I agree that the toolcat is what fits your needs best. I currently have a S550 with a snowblower that works well but would like to try out a toolcat for a month or so to see how I like it. The idea of taking my daughter with me is what had me wanting a toolcat. Keep up the videos!

[@NaterTater]

Thanks glad you liked the videos. Now that my oldest is 7, bout time she learns to drive it!

[@andrewmcmillan8110]

@@NaterTater then you can just pilot the drone from the passenger seat lol. I let my daughter drive my tractor in the summer, she’s still a little scared of it but that’s understandable seeing as she’s 5. She much rather prefers riding in my lap than steering lol

[@markgagnon7029]

Great spread!! Nice toy and nice job!! Loved the deer footage!!

[@MaDuceRules]

Toolcat makes plowing snow fun!

[@NaterTater]

Indeed. The heat alone makes it better than most ways to clean up snow.

[@stumpfarm3714]

That was smooth, Toolcat was well up to that job.

[@johnnysewardjr3319]

I recommend a SnowPower 12 ft plow if you can afford one. But the best plow you’ll ever use period. They will match it to the tool cat when you take it to hook it up.

[@johnlucs1121]

If you ever have that much snow again I found it helpful to just push forward straight down the middle with the blade straight, you won't get pushed around then come back with it angled to push off to either side. You can choose how much you want to bite off and you get a little bit more traction on the cleared portion.

[@NaterTater]

Thanks John. I've considered that method and tried it once, does the snow ever flow over the top of the blade that way? I know it would in the past before I added the rubber deflector. Normally if i run the full straightaway i only get pushed around at the start, for the video i stop several times to reposition the drone. That causes me to struggle a little more.

[@coolmoodee]

Nice job Nater... I love using my Kubota RTV also for snow plowing. What a great tool. I also have some cool hand tool attachments for as well.

[@thesenewythandlessuck]

Ditto on the kubota

[@Pilot.Lindsay]

Thanks for Sharing. I just Ordered One Last Week from Carleton in Livonia, Michigan.

[@Pilot.Lindsay]

Yes. U of M just Bought 12 of Them. I saw them at Dealer when I Ordered Mine. Carleton in Livonia.

[@NaterTater]

Very cool! I know MSU had them. I went to UoM for grad school. Carelton in Hartland does my service.

[@bonsaj1983]

Nice Job. Nice Car

[@D65STANG]

What a great video you're place property looks like a full-time job LOL Beautiful

[@NaterTater]

yes, atleast part-time job! thanks

[@robertmcgee7969]

I don’t know what was more awesome,the quality of the filming or the quality of the plowing.what a great unit.the rear steering makes it fun.entertaining all around bud👍

[@NaterTater]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Bomokbrody246]

Love tool cats they are handy!

[@tractortyme]

Just got an 86'' TMG blade for my 48.3Hp tractor in addition to my inverted MK Martin snowblower on the back.

[@NaterTater]

Nice! Sounds like you're ready for winter.

[@josephgrenier1796]

Great machines with an experience operator or someone with basic common sense. My buddy bought one last fall his 22 year old son always has to operate whatever is new for the season. He was flying down a concrete sidewalk with a GP bucket on and hit a raised section of concrete stopped the machine dead in its tracks. Folded the front lift arms sideways destroyed the GP bucket, and blew out every piece of glass in the machine. Took a $75,000 machine a destroyed it in one storm dealer bought it back from them for $40,000 with 6 hours on it.

[@NaterTater]

Oh my. I might have bought it for $40k!

[@terencechevalier5756]

Thats impressive with that size machine

[@John1911]

Dude. That thing is amazing!

[@NaterTater]

Thanks, I'm enjoying it.

[@BigGuyLittleTractor]

Looks fun!

[@roderickmarruffo7600]

Wow, well that says it all...

[@tmgindustrial2007]

Great footage Nate. If you ever need parts or other implements we are here for you.

[@NaterTater]

Glad you like it, I'm impressed the plow handles this snow so easily! Thanks for the customer service.

[@zackbell368]

Just a suggestion. At end of driveway stack the snow with traffic. Not towards traffic. When pulling out of drive way if traffic comes at you on the left first pile snow to the right. Saves on cutting banks back as the seasons goes on.

[@NaterTater]

I have a hill to the right and a fall off to the left so thats why I stack to the left. Also visibility is good to the left and bad to the right in my case. But good suggestions in general.

[@429thunderjet2]

I avoid stacking snow at the end of any driveways where they meet the main road. The municipalities appreciate it and it's illegal in some areas, it also helps prevent drifting especially in more open areas. Also as someone else also said you don't have to look around snowbanks when pulling out onto the main road. I push in from the street down the driveway on both sides and wing it off. This is over 40 some years plowing snow talking here.

[@gillafunk]

That thing sure gets good traction for being so light.

[@NaterTater]

it's over 6000lbs with plow and me!

[@gillafunk]

@@NaterTater wow. That’s wayyyy more than I was expecting. Fun toy. Good for you!!!!, 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@NaterTater]

@@gillafunk here more info on the machine if you're interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV68kmide95mh9E

[@georgebowlby7700]

Hey that bobcat toolbar is an awesome machine for its size may have to have one.ha

[@johnnysewardjr3319]

Got to get adjustable wings on that plow. Turn it into a pusher and a wider plow as well

[@NaterTater]

That'd be nice

[@Z-Bart]

Have you seen those Muskox snowblowers? Expensive, around 13K but really nice. That plow setup works really well.

[@NaterTater]

Yes, looks like a great setup but hardly justifiable $ for home use.

[@mmanut]

Nice Machine. Never seen a plow that raised the snow like that. Keeps the front end from getting snow bound. I like it. PS, New Subscriber ‼️. Vinny 🇺🇸

[@NaterTater]

Woohoo! Thanks for the sub Vinny!

[@AMG43ramirez]

What a beast

[@NaterTater]

Agreed but this video is about the Toolcat not me. 😁

[@JulleNick69]

Nice 😃👍

[@davevanden1]

that long driveway is all concrete? that must have cost some doe

[@ThePolomoloQC]

Probably the owner before! Back in the day when concrete cost nothing!

[@NaterTater]

I had the concrete done in 2018.

[@noworriesmate5903]

10/11/22 Nope just a few 🦌. Cement in Michigan is $173.00 a yard. I just poured 36 yards. Do the math.

[@garydavis9691]

They can be very big money 💰 I have 98k in minne with another 45k in fencing.

[@jerryroesener5937]

This comes from having just a few years in plowing snow. If you put some wait in the bed you will have a little more control. The amount of wait you will have to do test run.

[@NaterTater]

Agreed, more weight does help. However I never go thru thr hassle of adding/removing weight from the bed since the Toolcat with me and the plow weigh close to 6500lbs already. Its a beast.

[@shaunarnold499]

That machine is awesome

[@NaterTater]

Yes it is

[@richscott2952]

I have a new tool cat and I purchased a Kage snow plow with the detachable box and I plowed a 2 foot storm Plow felt heavy on the front so I put 15 bags 50 pounders of salt in the box that helped I also put studs in the tire’s because we get a lot of ice , this set up was good on small driveways and out by the road but I need a blade I was thinking to put the SnowWolf ultra any thoughts would be appreciated thanks

[@WichhartAcres]

That thing works awsome! Great vid and thanks for posting! Subscribed!

[@NaterTater]

Woohoo, thanks!

[@liamward7652]

Hey! Just wanted to say thank you and ask a quick question! Just found a used 2016 in great condition and your ‘used buying advice’ was absolutely awesome to find before exploring the used market. Certain features definitely became ‘must haves’ after seeing that! And like you, going to be using mine for maintenance and projects on my property. Also scored on a new TMG Snow Blade from RB auction last week! Quick question, did you find the snow flap to make a big difference for winter plowing? Excited to get mine all setup and get the snow moving up here in the great white north! Thanks again for the great videos and helpful info!!

[@NaterTater]

Sorry for the super late response. But yes the snow deflector on the top is really nice to have esp for deeper snow (6+ in). Keep it from spilling over the top.

[@TylerBoespflug]

"Speed Limit 75" - I love it!

[@NaterTater]

😁

[@billypalmer8525]

Nice set up. This is how Rich People live I guess. More power to them.

[@NaterTater]

Nah, rich people pay others to plow their driveway.

[@naruhodo_ojisan7696]

it's small but so speedy

[@raptordan6851]

Truly amazing machines , the only drawbacks are the 7’ max lift and the price tag.

[@NaterTater]

Indeed! About to go plow another 1ft snowfall.

[@blatham59]

Looks like fun! Add some weight in the back.

[@NaterTater]

I've considered it, even have a empty 55 gal barrel to add ballast to but hasn't been worth the hassle yet. It has 4 wheel steering so some the the "fishing tailing" you see is just the rear steering. This setup weighs over 6k lbs.

[@jakestellar4600]

WITH an empty bed lol Nice

[@NaterTater]

😎

[@gregwilson2216]

Really appreciate your toolcat videos. Hope you have more planned. Do you put the boom in float mode when plowing? Do you ever crab steer using the 4 wheel steering to get the plow father out over the pavement to push the berm farther out? Thanks!

[@NaterTater]

hey Greg, I will do more toolcat videos sometime. I dont use float typically for plow, its not advised to use float going forward. i have used crab steer for mowing but not plowing. it would work though.

[@gregwilson2216]

@@NaterTater Thank you!

[@chax2004]

The machine is nice and all but a concrete driveway that long, holy cow!!

[@NaterTater]

My concrete guy had the same reaction 😂

[@birdhunter2754]

Add 200. Pounds to back end. She do even better

[@martinneps9387]

Do you think a snow blower would be a lot easier than a plow please comment back thank you very much for the is video you gotta do a lot of plowing

[@NaterTater]

A blower is better for deep snow. We typically get less than 6in and a plow is def faster for that. Snow blowing is slow. Even at a foot i think i am faster with a plow. The straight is very quick with a plow but i do get lots of spillover on the wide areas so a blower would be quicker there. Overall it depends but typically you never see commerical snow companies use blowers for a reason, plows are cheaper and faster.

[@richscott2952]

Another question , would a western prodigy plow Be to wide it’s 8’6”

[@NaterTater]

Nope that should work. Only 8in wider than this one.

[@stevethomas7687]

Put some weight in the rear too! Less squirm more traction!

[@brokenarrow5928]

Love the video, brother! Very nice work! Does that blade have a trip edge?

[@NaterTater]

Thanks! No trip edge, just trip blade

[@dig1035]

Is cab heat and ac? What's the deepest snow you can plow? Chains required? Night? No markers, how?

[@NaterTater]

Sure is, heat and AC. 1ft is about the max because it overflows the plow. I just use R4 tires, no chains. Night-time is fine with all the work lights on top of windshield (stock). I use a few edge markers but since its my driveway i know it really well and can get away with memory a lot of the time.

[@philhall5609]

You have more $ tied up in concrete than I'm worth. You play alot but if I hade one I would to!!!! Great video!!!!

[@NaterTater]

Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂

[@johnkrogg6275]

I know to each their own but ever consider a v-plow? We have one on our tool cat at work. Nice footage 👍

[@NaterTater]

Show me a new v-plow for $1200 and I'll bite... 😂 I cant justify the cost for plowing my own driveway 10x a year.

[@DiscGolf819]

Toolcats cost of ownership will jump way up after 1000 hours. I would suggest trading it in about then.

[@NaterTater]

2600hrs here and just do oil, filters and lube!

[@johnlundgren5085]

Hey what's that cost and can I get a power broom instead of a plow?

[@NaterTater]

I bought my 2016 with 2k hrs in 2019 for $32.5k but the market has gone up significantly since covid. New they are $70-80k. You can use any skid steer attachment.

[@ooops8200]

How much one of these go for brand new, I want one. I’ll be getting one of these or a Kubota tractor

[@NaterTater]

About $70k

[@briancook4485]

Just a friendly professional tip an do yourself a favor and save some time, after you’ve shoveled away from the building use your plow and back drag the snow away so you aren’t pushing right back to where you’ve shoveled! Not trying to be a critic just wanna save some back pain! Other beautiful job plowing otherwise an love the machine!

[@NaterTater]

Thank Brian. Agree! Normally I can make the turn and keep the snow from pushing back up against the building but i dont plow 1ft very often. It had too much spillover so messed up my plan this time around.

[@maxfender6886]

You get some weight in the back of that thing and you will see a great difference in preference.

[@NaterTater]

I have a 55 gal drum I could load up with ballast but i've yet to reallly need the extra weight. A hassle I can avoid for now.

[@dominickgiusti817]

I like the machine but when the altenertator bracket broke the dealer had to take the cob off to get to it cost 4k to fix

[@NaterTater]

ouch!

[@nathanvanfossen1391]

great video and I have the same nickname as your channel 😆lol

[@NaterTater]

Man...and all this time I thought I was special! 😔 😆 🤣

[@nathanvanfossen1391]

me to lol

[@m.007-]

This is a 8’ blade? 96” ? Just wondering or more like a 7’ blade 84”? Thanks

[@NaterTater]

94" blade

[@jacobkosters1806]

Nice 5" of onefootsnowfall you got there!

[@NaterTater]

If you say so

[@rundeks]

Great Video Nate! I love the drone and multiple camera angles. I am not a snow plow expert like you and have what is probably a newbie question. In several places it looks like the snow on the side is getting as deep as the plow. If you got another big snowfall can the plow still push the snow to the side or do you need to the. Work on pushing the snow back more so you have room for new snow?

[@NaterTater]

Great question. In general you're right and that's a limitation of plowing vs blowing snow. In practice I have a 10ft wide driveway and a 8ft plow that when angled is around 7ft plowing so I clear about 2/3 or more to one side when plowing and the rest to the other side of the driveway. This means I can angle the other way and "fit" more snow before it encroaches on the concrete. You can also plow too wide at the beginning of the season and let it slowly grow narrower during winter. Luckily here where I live we dont get that much snow (dare I say "ever"). But if I did I'd either be stuck with a narrower drive or I'd have to push back the banks (time consuming).

[@roypatterson9910]

You should have added a couple hundred pounds of weight in the back, that would have helped give it better traction.

[@NaterTater]

Some ballast would give it more traction but that would require me to move a couple hundred pounds...😄. It does fine unloaded.

[@richscott2952]

More food for thought , I was also going to purchase the Muskox snowblower for it if you have time could you please look at that on KZbin and tell me what you think it’s a $12,000 question so second and third opinions are great thanks

[@NaterTater]

I dont have much of an opinion on it, i've never used a blower on a SS or TC. $12k is pricey but if you have a (paid) use for it perhaps its worth it over the bobcat SB-240.

[@sheltongroup5922]

How fast does it go ?

[@NaterTater]

17-18mph

[@deejohnson5163]

Looks like you have about 300 acres. Are you over the bridge ?

[@NaterTater]

Dee, a little under 50 acres. Grand Blanc, MI.

[@deejohnson5163]

@@NaterTater Wow, lots of snow. Have to go to Marquette on business soon. Hope all the snows gone.

[@jans4522]

What size of snow blade are you using? Thanks Rod

[@NaterTater]

Its a 94" blade

[@burk3552]

I love the versatility with the attachments etc but can u run tracks on it? And how capable is it offroad? I'm in labrador and we get dumped on with snow lol

[@NaterTater]

You can put mattracks on it. Then its very capable off road. Otherwise some people put ag/mud tires on them to help with off road traction.

[@burk3552]

@@NaterTater will they accept any other brands of tracks

[@NaterTater]

@@burk3552 not that I am aware of

[@davidmenard2680]

Hard on fuel?

[@NaterTater]

It burns about 1 gal/hr.

[@phuturephred]

How is the toolcat on hilly rolling terrain?

[@NaterTater]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWKwf3qGbJ6ZmbM I demonstrate the traction control and talk about the previous locking diffs in this video.

[@tomn6863]

Do you find it gets better traction in front only steer?

[@NaterTater]

The older models had a rear diff lock that only worked in front steer (to avoid locking a steered axle). So on those yes you get better tractiom in front steer. Mine has traction control though. Year 2014+ had optional traction control with limited slip diffs that works in all steering modes. See this demonstration of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWKwf3qGbJ6ZmbM

[@Ericbjohnston5150]

Your moving the same snow two or three times. Get a snowblower.

[@rlh686]

It's called plowing. Snowblowing that much would take forever. Department of Transportation doesn't have blowers, they plow. That's how it's done.

[@NaterTater]

Eric, thanks for watching. I certainly get some spill over when plowing 1ft. Luckily (or unluckily) we rarely get that much snow in a storm here in SE Michigan. So with the more typical 2-5in storms plowing is by far the best option and no need to invest in a snowblower.

[@brucekusmin7361]

Does that weight of your mower cause any issues ?

[@NaterTater]

No. 1500lbs is the rated lift capacity of the machine. It can lift about 3k lbs before picking up the rear tires.

[@haus05]

shouldput some weight in the box to stop from fishtailing

[@NaterTater]

It has rear steering

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

Where in Michigan do you live?

[@NaterTater]

Near Flint

[@randybyron1049]

Dry snow not wet Makes a difference

[@NaterTater]

Yes but when do you get a foot of wet snow?

[@richscott2952]

How much does your plow set up weigh?

[@NaterTater]

The plow is about 600lbs

[@ml-cf9re]

That snow blade must of cost more than the machine

[@NaterTater]

Used machine was ~30x the cost of the new blade.

[@ml-cf9re]

That's a lot of money

[@cengle4394]

What part of Michigan are you in? I'm from battle creek

[@NaterTater]

Near Flint

[@cengle4394]

You get alot of lake effect snow at your place?

[@NaterTater]

@@cengle4394 not much, might catch a couple bands but in general too far east for it. 1ft snowfalls are pretty rare. Normally less than half that in a storm.

[@duanewhite3184]

It looks like about two feet of snow to me

[@NaterTater]

It was windy so there were some drifts but officially it was about 12in snowfall.

[@bripeck]

Hey! Have you ever had her doing 75?😂

[@NaterTater]

Tops out at 17mph 😔

[@jbbrown7907]

I want a 4 wheeler like that! What brand is it?

[@NaterTater]

It's a Bobcat Toolcat 5600

[@jbbrown7907]

@@NaterTater I watched a few of your reviews

[@музыкамуз-ы4й]

Первый раз на этой техники, ??

[@NaterTater]

😂

[@jacobkosters1806]

Your tool is so big

[@NaterTater]

Ok

[@kentpowell5427]

i couldn't tell if you have chains on the tires.

[@NaterTater]

No chains. Lots of people say the R4's are no good for snow...they aren't the best for sure but they work for me.