PLOWING THE WORST SNOW EVENT OF MY CAREER. SNOWMAGEDDON.

Over the weekend, we got 12" of heavy wet snow, which was absolutely brutal. This snowstorm was pretty much the wildest snow event I've ever tackled, including 2" per hour rates for 4 hours straight.
The temperature was right on the freezing line, and we could see and hear thundersnow at one point. The whole plow run took 20 hours as we went out from 4pm through noon the next day, freaking wild.
The guys and I finally got everything wrapped up, even though it took plowing almost every site two if not three times. Thankfully it happened over the weekend when most of our sites were closed because it would've been game over during the weekday.
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[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

How much snow did y’all get? Ps, pick up the new book, y’all been crushing it fr amzn.to/3IyRaog

[@grumpy1311]

It's been a slow first half of the season, but we have had a 4 storm blitz this week with 15 inches of Powdah on Saturday! ❄️ 💪🏽

[@miguelarroyo123]

Chicago has been a bust! We dodged this storm

[@SnowGaming...]

About 2 weeks ago in Utah we got 24 inches in less than a 24 hour period, one of the most snows I've seen in my area

[@HawkGT1988]

we Busted one truck today buried another and we’re still at it ! This snow is heavy!!

[@brianjamesLPM]

Love the transition from enthusiastic at the beginning to seeing your over it by the end 😂😂

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Lol dude I said the SAME thing when I was done editing. I said wow, this vibe and excitement didn’t last 🤣🥹

[@aldonco]

Brian, we had 4 to 5 feet of snow here in Buffalo around Christmas and went able to plow for three days because you couldn't see. First time in my 42 years we had to use a loader to plow. These snowfalls separate the men from the boys. With that type of snow, you have to take little bites We are used that this here. For your large lots always plow with two trucks. When one gets stuck the other pulls you out. The man thing is don't stress out.

[@xslabzxbeaverx]

That was not fun! I’m from Buffalo also, thankfully I was able to clear my driveways with my truck

[@scotlin0414]

I live in Niagara Falls ontario across the border from Buffalo. That storm was fuckin brutal!

[@sneezinhatch]

We drove to buffalo from Rochester to help everyone out 10 trucks wide plowing the highway and some main roads only could push a 1/4 and let the other truck do the same etc. Even brought some small loaders to help do peoples driveways my childhood friend was on the news about all this and the donations we sent to the church

[@Asymmetrical-Saggin]

Snowplowing and removal isn't hard. Stop making it sound like it's some impossible rocket science.

[@aldonco]

@@Asymmetrical-Saggin You are absolutely right it is not rocket science. But staying up all night or going 24 hours without any sleep it's not fun. Hoping and praying your workers doesn't hit somebody or something. Dealing with breakdowns Is and traffic during the day. Then waiting for the slow customers to pay. But it is stressful I know I've been doing it for 42 years.

[@robertmcgee7969]

Plowing for that long,when you are finished,feels like you got beat up by Mike Tyson😂

[@thegreenskeep1]

We got the exact storm in Toronto. We plow mostly commercial but a few houses. Back dragging that wet heavy snow was treacherous.

[@Andrew_Garcia1]

There’s no comparison. That v-plow doesn’t even come close to pushing as much snow as that snow power. Very impressive

[@ryanconrad1516]

Attention to detail is key, next time, you should back drag away from the doors on the back side of the building. When you push the snow like you did, you only are going to be able to do that maybe one more time? And you also just blocked those electrical boxes by each door.

[@DREWSPROPERTYMANAGEMENTLLC]

try getting stuck 14 times in that storm and having to pay for 2 tows 🙄🙄😒🤔😡

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Oh no!

[@emersoncerda6341]

Same weather as Toronto!

[@LansingLawnServiceLLC]

This was a brutal storm. Half of Lansing had 4 inches the other half had 8 inches. My toro power clear pull start broke on my second to the last property. At one point it was snowing so bad I couldn’t see the road.

[@Brandon-ky9xz]

All I got was 0.5 inch of snow in RI then sleet then all rain. Roads stayed wet, I’ve literally had 1.5 plowable events this year. Tuff year. I’m at 12 inches of snow for the season should be around 40”😭😭

[@gsneakers6894]

We got 25-30 cm here in Toronto of the wettest, heaviest snow. 7 guys to clear 88 residentials with blowers and shovels. 3 of us went 25 hours straight man. Great work!

[@grizzly--vv1lh]

The november and december storms were the worst we got this year. 5ft over 3 days both storms. Novembers was heavy snow but decembers continued to snow for 7 days

[@meadowviewlawncarellc8079]

It sucks but it happens with the trucks. They’re tools and you send them out to do battle sometimes they come back with scars. The wet cement snow is definitely the worst to plow, but putting some good weight in the bed makes a huge difference.

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Amen! Yeah we have around 600lbs back there still, third of a pallet left (maybe less). Probably need to load up a little more tbh.

[@MrFredCox]

Brian, you should be excited brother? Not sure why your complaining……I’m in the DC area and we haven’t seen a ANY white stuff! Keep up those rounds, hopefully you’ve got a 2-3inch trigger on your contracts? Then you’ll get paid ever time you return! $$$ Snow biz isn’t easy as you know, hopefully you can capitalize on a few good storms and make some good money! Wishing you the best!

[@saldellaneve7522]

I’m laughing respectfully from Buffalo

[@kentcorbett5436]

Yeah here in Nova Scotia Canada. We ended up with like 3 and a 1/2 inches. I do that storm anyways anyways. Yeah be interesting to see the reviews on the snow. Push your room and the bed blade myself iromyself I run a 7 and a 1/2 foot boss. Polyte straightblade on a note 5 Dodge ram 1500 wish I had a 2500. I'm looking and I understand your paying. I took out my bumperfect and taillight that's winter as well

[@ecarroll3723]

Dealing with wet snow is a common problem here in Alaska.. I been plowing for over 30 years in Alaska and would recommend getting a good set of tires that have some decent size lug pattern tread and let some air out of them so that you can get better traction.. So far this year we've had over 111.2 inches of snow.. Figured I'd share

[@lukemancl6285]

Just picked up my first plow truck! Watching as many videos as I can, you can never be too prepared!

[@josephpokoy4205]

Probably wasn’t lightning. It was probably a transformer blowing up.

[@GothicOutlaws]

omg. your just playing in the snow. lol... looks like fun Now what happens when you hit a curb stop? lol

[@mrcornchip]

8-10” in Ontario, worst snow to plow in at least three years. I’m really looking forward to a complex breakdown of how you’re liking the plow.

[@jonburgess30]

had my boss atv break for the first time. the hydraulic line connector became very loose after hitting a divet or something and lost power 3 times. then my dealer, that is 15min away, decided not to carry bossplow's anymore. so now I have to travel 40min for parts and service.

[@robertianiro6403]

How Côme you guy don’t use a Kubota L6060? Do you usually get this much snow?

[@davidmcnerney3048]

Im a Buffalo contractor who has had to deal with 2 50 inch plus events this year. Under 2 ft is manageable

[@dexewing1]

Great job Brian, Ryan, Mark, and Rob! While you guys were plowing snow, here in NC we've had an early spring and to date I've mowed my yard 3 times already. Two of those were in late February! Never cut grass ever before in February. Crazy!

[@larsbambi1575]

Hey I was wondering do you guys Mount the controllers on the dash. I just got back into the game and I used to have a western joystick on the left side of dash. I now have a western with the handheld controller on the right side and it feels awkward. I got to keep setting it down to put the truck in reverse. Just curious if anybody has mounted them on the dash and use them that way

[@JohntehGman]

Tons of fun around detroit... all residential. Blowers and shovels. 70 houses between 4 people as 2 didnt show

[@alextran8188]

You guys need some KO2s or Duratracs on the rigs!

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Bro no sno tire would’ve helped in these conditions, js

[@lavalleeturfcare7523]

I had KO2's for a couple years.. They were good, but nothing compares to actual snow tires. I've been running Bridgestone Blizzaks for the last 2 years and there's no comparison. It sucks having to switch tires every winter and then again in Spring, but they make a huge difference.

[@mitchellmaceachern4760]

@@BriansLawnMaintenance I’ve got a 2015 250 and have never gotten it stuck in the snow, tires make all the difference. It charges through a foot and a half of snow no problem

[@cmwhitt18]

Yo Davison Michigan here know atlas landscaping well!

[@bobbyb5692]

Bro, I think that’s me stuck at minute 11:51. Across the street. Thanks again for the help.

[@realistic.optimist]

Know anyone plowing with a truck with a Tremor Package?

[@AlaskaFearfulTV]

Love watching plowing videos Brian. If you get a chance sometime you should go live plowing this year or next I’m sure me and many others will watch plowing for hours 😂

[@ChristopherMcDowell-h5f]

Tires and ballast unfortunately those tires on heavy duty truck are trash from factory

[@FirstResponseLand]

Get rid of the GoPro and get a DJI Osmo Action 2 or 3. We've got the 2 and it's awesome

[@jefffunkhouser2773]

I plow two times this winter in bellville Ohio and last winter two time and the year before maybe 3 times

[@JH93688]

Need some blizzak tires

[@lavalleeturfcare7523]

Exactly. Best tires. Been running them 2 Winters now. Actual snow tires make all the difference.

[@andrewmock5844]

Brian, how come your running in scoop mode vs wind rowing most of the time?

[@bobrehak5075]

Love ur vibe brother !

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Appreciate that

[@wesleyclark4777]

We got 9 inch in Jackson Michigan. We ran for 20 straight hrs.

[@brandons2336]

I thought about u while I was out plowing and that huge plow it was a hard push tuff on the trucks .

[@alekpelton3592]

I’m in Vermont. And we had the same stuff, started out fluffy and awesome. Then as soon as stuff get touched it turned to heavy stuff. We got through it. Got stuck a couple of times but we at 802 Dirt works made it through. You got this my friend!

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

💯💯💯

[@joshharris7193]

Here in Alabama we had a total of zero inches of snow.

[@nephilly87]

If that was the worst storm you ever worked you haven’t did snow that long

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Right. I've done snow for 17 years. Next dumb comment please.

[@nephilly87]

@@BriansLawnMaintenance sorry to offend you but I didn’t think 12” was that bad The biggest storm I ever worked was 36” we were plowing for 2 weeks the last few winters we got a few big ones that I plowed 90 hours in 1 week

[@Js92415]

A rear wheel drive Camero, natural selection.

[@bryanandrews4372]

Here in ontario we are about to get close to 40cm of snow

[@Alex.AL_26]

Was not the biggest fan of the snowpower at first but it is really starting to grow on my seeing how high it can stack the snow. If only the entire blade could angle left or right I would be sold.

[@ryanconrad1516]

Check out the Arctic razorback

[@Hubjeep]

9:50 Someone peed in that snow! LOL

[@tuckertroy65]

That boss plow dose not sound good at all

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

I know 😭😭

[@tuckertroy65]

We have not had any snow for 2 weeks here in Colorado

[@zaidalhussaini5266]

Im watching you plow and where you put the snow in the back - Sherwin Williams AT&T lot - near the dumpsters, what if you tried to push the snow to the backside, instead of near the dumpsters, Or push the snow from that side of the building out ward? just a small suggestion on moving faster thru snow removal

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Great suggestion. Typically we have cars parked on the back row so every time we plow but that’s not a bad approach moving forward!

[@danielchaloux2243]

This video just popped up on my KZbin and I was thinking wow this looks so familiar, my work is 2 buildings north lol

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Dude that's awesome! We plowed that site too if it's the ones with the silo's out back!

[@keithseiwert2256]

Don't attach straps to the hitch ever!

[@bkhammer417]

That plow moves a ton of snow! I do think there are times I would want it articulate though. Your boss would love a set of wings. Made a huge difference on my XV. I do a few large lots but also some smaller tighter commercial sites. I am in the market for a new plow. I think I'm going 8611 XLS SS and keep my V as a backup. Oh ya....I feel your pain, just did fourteen hours the other day. Snow removal sucks!! HaHa.

[@Superiorlawncare40]

Battle scars!! Thats business.

[@brendonpartridge6362]

Hey bryan lawn maintenance u put out the best content u definitely my favorite KZbinr i got 2 to 6 inch of snow in Canada for plowing snow keep up the great work Bryan u going to use both trailer for this lawn care season

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Thanks man!

[@brendonpartridge6362]

@@BriansLawnMaintenance u are awesome KZbinr Bryan

[@GarrettWilliams2017]

We’ve gotten tooo much to keep track of lol.

[@richardl.993]

Just as I was too comment NICE TRUCKS you show the damage on yours. Oh well it's part of the battle. 🍺😃

[@steveandjuliewebster9225]

Great job plowing but just back on March 2 where I'm at in New Hampshire I had to plow 14 inches of wet snow

[@Truck-This-56]

I make my money $$ in the snow

[@affordablelawnservice5091]

We got no snow from that storm. We got hail for about 30 min and some lightning with crazy wind 40-60 in Johnson city ,NY. ONLY BEEN OUT TWICE THIS WINTER

[@weldernotmechanic8588]

Don’t feel to bad now I crunched the rear bumper on my 22 f250 during the Christmas storm earlier this year I was happy I didn’t damage tailgate!

[@jeremydobbert1287]

It this storm was about 2 weeks ago, it gave us like accumulating sleet. Didn’t back drag good at all. Just very heavy stuff. Thankfully no break downs or anything for me.

[@austinweber5763]

That’s an average plow event here in Buffalo 😂

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

🫠

[@MNDmanIII]

Oh cool. I grew up (5 yrs old to 15 yrs) in Canton MI. Novi wasn't too far away. I remember the big sledding hill near the old Horse Race Track in Northville MI. I remember the apple orchards were incredible too, fresh cidar & sugar donuts. I don't miss the horrendous roads but the trips to the U.P. & the massive piles of snow pops used to make with the tractor we had on the land were super memorable too. Cool channel man, you triggered some 18 year old memories. I'm checking out these plow videos looking to learn a thing or 2.

[@taffyden9718]

F ing hate snowplowing

[@benhood4248]

Brian I would be so grateful if you made a video to help people with general pricing for residential plowing in 2023. I’m getting ready for my first winter of plowing and I’m nervous about my quotes! Much different than lawncare!

[@chrisegan9670]

We didn’t wreck a truck but had a guy wreck a ventrac 4500 doing sidewalks….. 15,8 is what repairs are at not good you are right that’s why can’t have nice stuff. But way to fight through it man keep pushing that white gold!😂

[@zacktexley953]

Minneapolis is sitting at 78" for the season. Up +40" from average...with another 5"-8" on the way from Wednesday-Saturday. The one year i did not put a plow on my truck...and I'm regretting it.

[@dougcooper5740]

We just got 10.25 in Portland, oregon, which is unheard of here and 18 inches up the mountain where my district is. Everyone was sick so me and 2 other guys handled 250 lane miles

[@jeffjacobs3841]

When I stop and eat during plowing it’s a kwik trip cheese burger… livin large with steak and lobster at Brian’s!!!

[@jandblawncare8570]

Sorry about the truck! Been there, done that and needed a new bed twice! One years it was driver side, next year, are truck it was passenger side. Im seriously looking into a small front end loader so I quite trashing my truck.

[@coreym.2627]

My worst ever was 35-40 inches of heavy wet snow with 70 mph winds 3-5” per hour snowfall rates with 0 visibility and trees snapping like twigs with live wires constantly everywhere you go all said and done was 6-10ft high snow drifts.

[@brentmurray2220]

Peterborough Ontario we got about 10” of wet stuff. Most came in about 6 hrs. 17 1/2 hours to do my route once 😬. Like you said luckily it was a weekend!

[@conorsmith5471]

Man that is one heck of a storm. We got 1.5” but not much stuck to pavement in NJ. Enough to salt. Bummer about the truck. I put a nice dent in my bed a week ago. I was glad it wasn’t anything to slow me down but it stinks. I pulled it out and did some touch up paint so I dont hate myself too much when I walk by. I dont want to pay for body work on this thing, its going on 4 years old and the bed has a little rust from me running an in bed salter, so I may get an aluminum flat bed put on the truck since it has 35k miles. Have the Denali dream, but just happy to be alive and rolling in my WT. Congrats on the book!

[@shawnkinney717]

Put some wings on the dxt and let's get a comparison on what can carry more and how much...

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

No comparison man. 14' wings and 10' wings just simple math.

[@toddcromwell]

Southern Ontario here we got 35cm from 5pm to 5am this storm definitely separated the men from the boys but thankfully man and machine came out unscathed.... great vid i need to ditch the western for a f12/14

[@tsant6591]

Good video Brian. You guys def got hammered. I miss plowing up in Jersey. Instead, we've been cutting since Valentines day in 85° down here in Florida.. So I'll admire from a distance 🤣 God bless bro

[@grumpy1311]

Love when it's nuking snow like that! 15 inches of powdah from that storm here in Maine Any ballast in rear of that rig Brian?? Can't beat a V blade in the wet heavy. We swap from Wideouts to V's depending on conditions here.

[@blueoxoutdoors2699]

what strobe lights are you runnings in your side badges? definitely wanna get myself a set.

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Route 1 Industries and Midwest Strobes!

[@xiangsun5027]

Toronto was terrible.snow was wet and extremely heavy.almost killed me.😢

[@danielrodaro9968]

Noticed you don't have any salters on your trucks. Just curious, do you sub it out I assume?

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

Yep!

[@nealfox1976]

Need to get a set bfg ko2 ford your plow trucks, these are excellent snow tires. Great video, looks like alot of snow in a short amount of time.

[@stymiesnerdly771]

Is this a paid advertisement for Ford? 😂 That truck is a beast!

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

They should lol

[@andyharris6379]

Hate those dents man!

[@TheHighwayCowboy45]

15:59 On camera it doesn’t look wet but it definitely WAS!15:59

[@terrypercy]

That, x8 was the first two months of my winter. Got 7 inches this past storm, it was for sure heavy. At about 10 or 11 feet on the season. Glad you didn’t have to deal with a break down, that would have been brutal!

[@blacksmokematters4521]

We in mo. We Usually always get wet heavy heart attack snow especially back in the 80s lol

[@michaelhunter5056]

Here in the twin cities that was like every dam snow storm except for 3 of them in December

[@michaelhunter5056]

82 inches of snow

[@averyprolawncare5273]

I’m not a Ford guy at all… BUT you have those two trucks lookin pretty dope…

[@behrlawnmowingyardwork9930]

You are a stud. I admire your wife and the understanding that she has so that you can go out there plow the long hours that you do. Best of luck this upcoming mowing season. I am going to do a equipment review soon on my channel. I am anxious to run my new 54 inch Spartan mower. Got it in January, watch for the review and I will give details on how I got it.

[@miguelarroyo123]

That Snowpower MOVES some serious piles of snow. Hate to see the damage on your truck but that's how it is. It's not the first time I'm sure 😅

[@briangay9402]

Great video Brian. It happens to all of us from time to time. Ding on the truck sucks, but it happens. Find yourself a good body shop guy that can fix it for cheap.

[@krystaldelacruz2010]

We plow 6 to 7 feet of snow this season in Utah Crazy season.

[@quincyvenable2279]

God bless brother

[@Smittyschannel]

at the 5:00 mark- should you be piling that snow for the other guy to stack there? Looks like after 1-2 storms, their trash man will have a hard time getting into that paddock to get the dumpster

[@BriansLawnMaintenance]

There’s not really a perfect spot for that site.

[@Smittyschannel]

@@BriansLawnMaintenance windrow it into the trees as you're driving away from the dumpsters

[@austindenney1384]

It call snow thunder, dump GoPro go to DJI, and yes that car was still there at 12 noon the next day

[@123Jamess]

25-30 cm of that crap alittle more or alittle less in some areas once you factor in the drifts. Lots of fun.. Toronto area

[@christopherjilek5467]

That amount of snow is wild!!! Dented trucks are part of plowing from time to time but its still frustrating when it happens. Sorry about your truck. Be safe and get some sleep when you can.