Moving Snow as Slowly as Possible

Moving and blowing snow as slowly as I could! Things don't always go right and sometimes the job takes longer than it should!
MN Millennial Farmer, Zach Johnson, is a 5th generation family farmer from West-Central Minnesota. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experience on the family farm. His vision is to build the connection between farmers and consumers.
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[@mercury-nc4tm]

your little one, is she ever a cutie! always warms your heart seeing her smile, doesn't it? keep up the good work!

[@lt1nut]

There's always something special about a daughter in addition to their eyes and expression, I'm 25 yrs into trying to figure out what it is.

[@michaelbunker9531]

My memories of MN exactly, move the snow one way and the next day move it the other way, fun, fun and aren't those oil leaks fun!! Thanks for your entertainment and experiences

[@kfd1849]

Every 1 hour job is one hydralic line away from a 12 hr ordeal

[@masterdanprice2904]

She is adorable

[@jracer77]

It's not the size of your hose that matters. It's the sustainability of your pump that matters :)

[@Formulabruce]

lol

[@MrJagdaddy1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@timesthree5757]

Sure but then you and up with triplets.

[@gudfarfar]

We just got about 60 cm (24 inch) snow in the last 3 days. Greetings from Lofoten, Norway. Skaal!

[@Johnlee-ej7yx]

So you bought a new jacket and got a free header, right?😂😂

[@smcox1991]

That’s what you tell the wife 😂😂

[@sarahburch8779]

ya right

[@lexiepexie7845]

I wish

[@lovejcdc]

It's really too bad you didn't get the wife a new jacket as well, you could've ended up with a new combine to match the new header LMBO oh wait that's not how it works is it lol DANG IT

[@markalbers8577]

John lee ub

[@jeffleblanc8850]

She is a little cuttie kids love tractors good thing you stoped blowing the snow to see the leak slush turns to ice

[@farmerlamb2372]

Hate it when you start a simple job that then takes ages...

[@brettteel3562]

Feels like everyday at my job

[@crazycanuck2578]

Don't you just love those 5 minute jobs that end up taking 5 hours out of your time, lol P.S. back in the day when my uncle owned dump trucks, backhoes and road graders in garage working on them we used to use kitty litter for any oil spills, works great and a lot cheaper than what you are using to just sweep it away in the garbage.

[@Jarl_Thidrandi]

What is "simple job"? Lol

[@eptyr12]

Every 20 minute job is only one broken bolt away from a 3 day ordeal.

[@RoisinT2]

Story of my life. If need to just move some tractor out of the way, say 2min "job", i have to start by fixing my tools, after i have searched them for some two hours, yeah then fix them some 5 hours and then i can begin the engine rebuild of that tractor because of course the crankshaft is broken just then. So.. after some week or two of 200h of work, i get to move it that 5 meters out of the way. This goes for everything. lol.

[@currenpalmer3323]

I wish we had that snow in Michigan!!!

[@ThisFarmWife_]

You sure do have some good, cute help. :) And I almost inserted a TWSS into one of my videos recently and didn't... You win.😆

[@josephheimann2674]

When I have to make a hose like the one you have I have them cut the hose a little longer than needed and have them crimp on one end. Take the hose and connect it where it is to be used. If it is a little long you can now trim it to the exact size you need. Having it in place and attached at each end you can get the hose to lay as it will when finally installed. At this time mark the end that is not crimped on the fitting and the hose. A small white paint pencil works great for this. If the end moves when you remove it you can turn the fitting to the spot marked and then have it crimped. Usually with one straight end you have some room for adjustment but on a hose with both ends turned such as 90* or a 45* fitting the paint mark gets the hose timed right with no guessing. At $38 a fitting errors become costly. It does mean one more trip to town to get the second end crimped but a little gas is worth the $100 investment. With the hose being so short and fat you have no room for error. Some times you can do away with the costly swivel fitting at one end if you do this. Some times adding a swivel makes it easier to connect the finished product.

[@dhuffman31]

When it shot out of that hose, I quickly said "there it is",as if you heard me; you did didn't you?

[@TylerFike613]

There is never any such thing as a simple task on the farm. There will always be something to throw you a changeup haha.

[@jamiesmith143]

Good job as always! Working on hydraulic hoses in the winter SUCKS!!!! I'm diggin' the Super Mario Bros. interlude music.

[@dahlmasen3084]

Hydraulics always sucks

[@kylekenan2321]

3:42 you could be picking it up and moving it by hand or a trip bucket and a heat houser.

[@hugosjo9969]

Here i Finland follow the oil track on the road then you will find a John Deere 😂 Nothing leaks oil like a Deere 😂

[@daveschwartz5893]

I've never been so interested in hoses.🤣 Really enjoy watching your videos. You should stream on Twitch. Be a great platform for you. Keep the videos coming.

[@AndreyK415]

Shouldn't JD take back the hose they improperly resized and not charge you extra for the 2nd hose? You brought them the hose for sizing, it was their job to use whatever hose and connectors they had to replicate the hose, if they failed to do that, well then they shouldn't charge you for it.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Honestly they might. I didn't have that discussion with him at the time but I might only get billed for 1 hose.

[@user-zh7zj8cw2i]

With all due respect, If you took them the hose to match it up, it's all on them to do it right. I'd only pay for it once. You're already out your time and gas, twice.

[@kennethlaw5216]

well it sounded like they didn't have the correct fittings to make it properly, so they all kind of guessed. that being a need it now deal it may not happen. he seems to be a good customer with all the green he has so they may just eat it to keep a good customer happy. I guess he will find out

[@cmh2111]

Buy the OEM hose, problem solved.

[@kennethlaw5216]

C MH I'm sure he would have, had there have been one on the shelf..most hoses are made now because it's cheaper to make them and just have fittings on hand instead of hundreds of hoses. being how he didn't have a lot of time you do what you have to

[@cdawggaming9618]

Love the video Zach your so funny to me 😂😂congrats on the new header

[@GuyverGamingTV]

That's a lot of snow. Surprised you cleaned the hose, I used make them hoses at a hydraulics and pneumatics company and the amount of farmers that came in for new hoses and they where nasty. Full of cow poop or oil and all sorts.

[@_P0tat07_]

I’m almost 21 and that Mario theme brings back a lot of memories holy shit.

[@chevytruckman34]

Don't be misconstrued. The size of the hose DOES matter. Just ask any woman that knows how to tell the truth. LMFAO The rest of 'em are only around for mechanical work or cash flow. The women, I mean. The tractors could care less. They're always loyal and dedicated to work.

[@stickjr.3715]

Work that oil dry in with your boot. Turn it into powder while squashing it!. You could have all that oil up in 15 min. Tops.

[@Eighty8Fitter]

lol my daughter plays the same game of “pretend sleeping”. Also, my whole family has vacationed on lake Minnewaska, crazy to think how close you are, awesome lake for just about anything! Great video, can’t be all rainbows and unicorns when working on the farm!

[@whoopthereitwas]

Never seen anyone tilt their bucket over that far to push snow, usually its hard on ur bucket and hydraulics when u do it like that I always leave my bucket flat maybe tilt My bucket a tiny bit to keep the snow from comin over the bucket right away and go with it

[@Cuzifarm]

300k Subs about to be here in no time. Great Vid Zach

[@szymontv8087]

a Poland

[@fourhundreddogs8941]

Zac knows that hose size doesn't matter

[@treytonzoss1853]

"I know you're awake, what penguin?" He has returned..

[@juku619]

In here finland we have 30cm of snow

[@TacoStacks]

Good thing you don't drive a civic lol

[@muttgusse]

i drive a hyundai Excel and we have 40-50cm snow. speeeeed is whats matters

[@danaperry1374]

Taco Stacks u good brow?

[@patrickneilan3445]

@@muttgusse was s.d@@sz@@@@@

[@JussiValkila]

Feel your pain plowing snow. Dad does that 8 hours a day when the snow comes or sometimes longer.

[@jerryglen986]

That is one adorable little lady. Enjoy your time with her. mine are in College.and I miss that age. God bless your family and farm. Heart of America is our farmers.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Thank you sir!

[@sheilagibson982]

Such a cutie!

[@Northern_Farmer]

I felt your pain with that hose not fitting....I had one replace a long steel line on the magnum...I think it was half a degree off and there was no way I could get it on.

[@MillennialFarmer]

They're about impossible sometimes if they're not perfect

[@danw1030]

I so feel your frustrations with getting the right part the first time!

[@Northern_Farmer]

@@danw1030 it's hard to get it just 100 percent right...the shorter and bigger the hose the harder it is

[@kbdfarms6355]

Yup I hear you guys there...I had one that blew out under the engine on the skid steer. Major pain

[@palndan]

Northern farmer “that’s what she said”

[@williamduignan6956]

Beats shoveling

[@jesseteick891]

"It's not the size that matters" lol

[@icecreamsandwichiify]

I knew I'd be beat to it. Lol!

[@scottfabel7492]

Is that what the wife says? :-)

[@hilledairy4712]

Jesse Teick thats what he said

[@johnnywishbone6579]

nice job on the video, sorry about your Vikings

[@onelonleyfarmer]

Holy snow!!

[@kennethcook5705]

Sorry to hear your a Vikings fan, at least it’s not Chicago or Detroit

[@AgricultureINDIA-91]

Wonderful video! Beautiful capture!

[@Mjc103]

From a guy from Texas why would you not have a snow blade for your skid steer? Much faster and more maneuverable.

[@jacksonkeegan325]

finally a new vid!! any news on the fs 19 map?

[@MillennialFarmer]

Emails are flowing! It's a process!

[@frenchfry_flip9031]

Wait theres gonna be a fs19 map on this farm?

[@bnsfbandit9807]

@@frenchfry_flip9031 yes

[@mesteralist]

@@bnsfbandit9807 No shit!! I'm buying 19 right now!!!

[@claytondelancy2036]

I'm PLAYING fs 19 now

[@satexman2585]

CLEARLY your definition of 'not doing anything all day'' and MY definition of 'not doing anything all day' are COMPLETELY different.

[@Swarm509]

"I'm about to do something you shouldn't do" But it gets the job done and nobody was hurt. Farming 101.

[@Therians1sters]

Do as I say, not as I do *LOL*

[@Verg_16]

That hose is thicc...lol

[@BushBoy_7567]

Hayden Pahl whoa there

[@Theghostofpeter]

That’s what she said! Lol

[@smhammer92]

8:30 missed a chance for a Tommy Boy, “she’s a quart low”

[@dianaburghduf1603]

a straight blade would be faster, blowers are for better the winter of 1978, when winter was real in the MN/WI/MI/IL area.

[@michaelbarnette9923]

its not the size of your hose that matters hahah

[@colt45d]

I always love them dealerships, spend 1/2 - 3/4 of a million dollars and get a 5 dollar hat and 40 dollar coat.

[@mattheaton5912]

So excited!! Been anxiously waiting for a vid. Laughing already. Ila is so darn cute! Your vids keep getting better and better!! You have the best comedy. Enough with the compliments. Keep them coming!

[@DirtPerfect]

Love the channel so much you inspired me to start my own keep up the awesome videos and stay warm till spring!!!!!!’ Thanks for all you have shared

[@kevinwalker3303]

I don’t know how you have enough time in the day to do everything you do kids family and a huge farm but thank you for showing the average joe like me from southern Ohio how you work a farm and the misconceptions that people have of what you do thank you for showing me and everyone else how and why

[@tooez90]

You said i tried everything u could think of to get that hose on...did u try saying "sh*t"...it doesn't usually work but makes u feel better...lol

[@MillennialFarmer]

I absolutely did!!

[@SirFatboy97]

@@MillennialFarmer I'll bet you said more than that. 😉

[@brianwebber7168]

He said ah geez and oh for Pete's sake

[@adrianc1496]

Maybe Mexico isn't that bad after all. FYI my farm is in Mexico.

[@arthurleclair2712]

Why do you use the blower instead of pushing it with the bucket?

[@tylerdavis6706]

“It’s not the size of the hole that matter” 😂😂 I saw that smirk

[@bnsfbandit9807]

Chevy AND John Deere! I love this channel

[@PatrickWagz]

That is normally how it goes for me, too..... 1 step forward, and about 47 steps back!

[@swissy_2263]

its a lot more fun with a fendt

[@piperdoug428]

our best so far was Xmas eve at windchill of -42c, had to plug in the powerstroke.

[@Billy_Darley]

i would opt for an oil heater as well. 15w is pretty thick at those temps.

[@brianimmel7934]

Bears still suck! PAC YES , Love BRETT FARVE !! great videos !!!

[@johngrober6244]

Yes your back,happy newyear all off you thx for sharing.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💕💕💕💕💕❤️🥳🥳🥳👍🏻❤️🥳🥳👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alexhaman1255]

Any news on your farming simulator map?!

[@markiep1637]

How’s your cover crop coming along😂

[@arnoldromppai5395]

id say its under deep snow some were

[@danielengle4089]

You are one of the only people on KZbin that can make chores and monotonous tasks look fun through your editing! Love these videos

[@Mapdotnowhere]

Ask Deere to get better on access to hoses for maintenance

[@Chubacca838]

If you have a fairly strong leaf blower, that makes clearing the snow of your vehicles parked outside less tedious! Plus if you have the mount on your back kind of leaf blower, it makes you feel like Ghost Busters for a few minutes!

[@brucecampbell7266]

Love the background music.

[@dawsonrichter215]

Wait you're a sneaky sucker! You said you traded in a header and a combine for a new header. If you had two headers and two combines and trade in a header and a combine dont you have an extra header? Is there something you're not telling us? Haha all in good fun! Great video.

[@josefrosty1]

You could have left the first hose outside in the cold...."Shrinkage" LOL

[@MillennialFarmer]

I wish I had thought of that!!!!

[@josefrosty1]

@@MillennialFarmer nothing like a nice Seinfeld reference LOL!!

[@protectoroffaith]

@@MillennialFarmer hind sights 20/20........lol

[@lt1nut]

@@protectoroffaith Hindsight, hose; I see what you did there.. My bad, I couldn't leave that door open.

[@BigStuism]

I have a problem that i keep breaking shear pins in my snowblower. Farm king 9'. Looks same a yours. 90hp kabota. I tryed lower my rpm. You ever had issues??

[@bradenwoods1111]

Oh man I had a good laugh @18:10 when you said people die at minus 20F. Where I live we get -35F with wind on the regular and I still have to work lol

[@tech99070]

Yeah and it would be weird if you died becausae you broke down with your snowblower in your own yard

[@maxpower9499]

Yeah a little faux pas there. Driving to the hockey game much more risky than breaking down in the yard.

[@sighpocket5]

Hope you have survival stashes in all your equipment.... stuff happens and it may not be just brown!!

[@grantdubridge7995]

Yep guys from Florida got drunk here in Michigan this past weekend. It dropped to -5 and they stopped there car in a field to sleep. One died the other was close before they found them.

[@jakewagoner2312]

We had that hose blow on us twice now on our 6410 it’s not a super hard job Just awkward to get to!

[@jdmoosetracks4670]

10:40 that’s what she said 😏

[@henkolivier2767]

If the hose is on discount she is included as a freebie right.

[@benchedthatpiece]

18" of snow... that's a "problem" I would love to have here! Great video!

[@bertaholicwayzmith1330]

Send the snow down towards the cities so I can rip my sled

[@thebros9567]

You are so good

[@Thesoccer262]

No he is not

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Dam hydraulic lines....very typical rendition of a fix....usually the dealer says "we need the old one to match to be perfect"....NOT! Loved the Mario music. Great video! 👍 Happy New Year! Jim.

[@va3kbc]

I always hated blowing snow as well!!! Waste of fuel and time.

[@_P0tat07_]

don stefanik I wish my garden tractor had a cab😰

[@wallaceeverett3927]

Yeh; That's why I would get in my c10/actually K10 and start plowing. Or put my 8 foot fisher on the bucket of my Case 870 and get her done.

[@codenamecordon]

Seems very energy consuming. Everybody around here plows, and many farmers have plows for their trucks and tractors to do contract work over the winter while you can’t do anything with your fields.

[@bggyd7]

MARIO!! 👍

[@jakob12369]

Haha it didn't take as long to move the snow. As. It did to post this video that snow storm was like 3 or 4 weeks ago haha

[@MillennialFarmer]

Don't call me out like that!!!!

[@jakob12369]

@@MillennialFarmer My bad

[@paulcopeland9035]

The Bears - Vikings game dated the video.

[@jakob12369]

@@paulcopeland9035 when u only live 30 miles from him it was the snow storm that dated it for me lol

[@sighpocket5]

Truth in publishing just went to hell again!!!

[@ryantafoya3906]

I know you're a loyal John Deere customer, but that's what happens when you buy stuff directly from the dealer, it's super expensive. Probably a Gates hose just like any other place.

[@benjirevels7900]

deere uses parker hoses. not much more than a parker store and there is probably not a parker store around him.

[@Big.Ron1]

The little one is such a cutie.

[@jmizeski]

Didn't know why I liked this video so much and then you said you were from Minnesota. And then you said you were going to the Bears game. And then I was jealous. 56 now and still believe. A super bowl before I die. You have a new subscriber. Be well.

[@pranker901]

if i was rich i would buy you a ticket... but im not :(

[@nOtJack1886]

Its true.. a lot of factors other that how big your hose is, do come into factor

[@jarrettfargher4395]

You should just use Kitty Litter instead of floor dry, I’m sure it’s much cheaper and it does the same job just as good

[@dheadhunter413]

Redirect that leak toward the chain and your in business

[@dajhrm]

You got a nice throw on that blower a good 130 feet, thats what you wanna see bro, Id know, i am Canadian! im not sure if you are aware of this but quick hitches are much quicker when they are on the tractor first :p That hose is an easy fix, we just make them to fit at the dealer as needed

[@willogrady7913]

8:05 in this section there is so many that’s what she said moments

[@bosshoss69lee]

Did this guy really just say he would die in his driveway if his tractor broke... look just just say, I ain’t fixin shit in -20 degree weather, that’s a valid enough argument

[@jasonklabunde6415]

Let me get this straight. You traded a combine and head for a head in return? Sounds to me like you got "hosed". Lol

[@coreysadventures963]

Jason Klabunde those headers are pricey lol

[@farmboydavid7596]

$70k combine and $15k header for a $100k header, I’d guess he had to throw some money towards that deal.

[@crazycanuck2578]

@@farmboydavid7596 He paid for his free jacket, lol

[@farmboydavid7596]

Crazy Canuck RIGHT!?! You know a guy just spent a ton of money when he’s like, “hey look at my new free (Insert expensive thing)!”

[@robertkopacz1971]

He he he.... Daughter in the mud of oil ... Fun is great, but the wife will not be happy. I know something about it...👍😎😁

[@fordrangerguy1018]

Just buy cat litter it’s cheaper then floor dry

[@christopherauringer1347]

I don't miss the white stuff. Just a southern Minnesota boy, down in Christchurch, New Zealand, with a small corn crop, growing here. Enjoy the vids. Does make me miss Minnesota sometimes. Thanks for educating me on so much this past year on farming.

[@jacobcourtney6029]

I thought y'all live in Minnesota not in Canada 😂

[@brianwhetton9621]

Like the way you relate to, and include the family, especially Ila. She will have fond memories of her happy childhood later in her life; what it's all about guess. God bless you and yours and be safe.

[@mark2220]

Just casually buying a new header.. Congrats :)

[@MillennialFarmer]

Oh trust me it wasn't a casual decision!

[@cadensullins9302]

Yep! You know thats what farmers do these days right???? I mean makes sense

[@mark2220]

@MN Millennial Farmer Oh I know, I bet you lost some sleep trying to make that decision lol.

[@tf7274]

I cleared snow today and played Super Mario....what are the odds? And I have a leaky 6200L Deere...

[@original72canuck]

Congrats on the draper purchase! Those things are truly awesome compared to the auger technology. By the way, did you have a header compatibility conversation with your dealer? At a minimum you will need new software, unless the previous owner of the 9870 had it correctly configured to run with at least a 600FD. On the pricer end of the scale, new lift cylinders (larger diameter) and reinforcing parts may be required for the feeder house and structure, depending on the combine serial number... If the dealer cannot help you, I may be able to provide some direction - just let me know.

[@procroissant4276]

"Its not the size that matters"~Zach talking about hoses 2019 lol

[@Theghostofpeter]

All guys with small hoses say that! Lol

[@deannelson9565]

Technically 2018

[@PlanetMojo]

I made a video on changing the oil in my Ferguson TO-20 last winter -- and so many things went wrong it stretched into a days long project. I feel your pain 😉😉😉