February Snow Plow #1

Went out to survey how much snow we got as I was concerned it had blown in (and it did). More videos coming!

[@jbbrown7907]

Where are you located? Here in Ohno, even in b the snow belt, we no longer get plowsble snow. By the time you walk out to your plow truck, the snow has melted.

[@ranger5721]

i been watching you for a few months now i was wondering where you are from in ND becuase i am also from and still live here and born here too

[@rodh9468]

Won't a snow blower work better there

[@jpocketrocket]

Do you plow the road for your township or county where you live? I had operated pay loaders most of my adult life and your pay loader would have a float control built into the machine ,but without skid shoes on the blade it would just dig in ,kind of like its do now, Maybe if you're in mind to think outside the box, Arctic Sectional snow pusher blades are made for the harshest environments, they have sections that move when you hit a curb or a rock,and then spring back and keep going,I watch DIRT MONKEY FORCE on the youtube and he and ARCTIC have an understanding and him and their company test these pusher blades beyond their limits It might be something to look at in the future ,Makes plowing a bit smoother and fun,Take care

[@almosthomeranch8447]

Thank you for your kind note. I plow 6 miles of mountain road without being compensated from anyone. I do this for live/safety reasons as well as to keep it open for the other property owners up here. I will definitely take a look at the Arctic plows. It's just that I'm doing this on a shoestring budget. I'm sure you can understand.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Everything is working fine.

[@Firebirdking61]

You are doing it fine as far as I can tell. I enjoy watching. Plowing and snow blowing is fun to me. As long as nothing breaks. I live on 1/4 mile private road. Not much snow this year in lower Michigan

[@Agislife1960]

When you plow like that is your blade in float

[@almosthomeranch8447]

So I have a question back to you. This monroe snow plow blade is always in float mode. There doesn't seem to be a way to fix it in place. Unless I drill the spring release blades to bolt them when I need to carve. Anyone have any experience with Monroe blades?

[@Agislife1960]

@@almosthomeranch8447 in farm tractors the hydraulics have a float position where the weight of the implement is the only thing holding it down not hydraulic pressure, it's also the way snow plows work on a pickup truck.

[@almosthomeranch8447]

So thanks for the reply. I realize about the hydraulic float controls but this is a little different. Monroe and other snow plow blades are hinged at the bottom and have springs for compression that fold the blade forward when it hits an obstacle (to save the blade). The problem is it's not very good for carving as it floats over the snow. However, you bring a good point about hydraulic down force. I'm going to have to read the JD manual a bit to study that.

[@Agislife1960]

@@almosthomeranch8447 You said on your video that you were surprised that people wanting to share your tractor seat, if it weren't for guys like yourself huge sections of the country would be inaccessible after it snows keep up the good work

[@10GOLDENWOOD20]

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