$90 Car tires Versus $250 Equipment tires...

[@dhelm5440]

What I like watching most is that your not a contractor thats brand loyal like most are and give us a view on whats out there besides the big name brands. Keep up the good work!

[@Dirtmonkey]

I appreciate that- I like trying "off" or less popular brands. I think options are good.

[@jbryan54]

Love the videos. I like that you put equipment to the test, which help small businesses figure out what will work for us and what doesn't. Thank man keep up the great videos

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you as well John, My goal is to help people figure out what will work the best for them. Appreciate you noting that.

[@happydude5446]

Finally saw someone who knew how to back up.. pro man.

[@topcut511]

Love the loader. Practice makes perfect on equipment. Great video.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@johnzuleger4807]

We're on our third year of running 10 ply narrow snow truck tires. FANTASTIC traction. Added bonus, it made the 236b2 60" wide, perfect for city sidewalks with a 60" blower.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Nice!

[@pqworks9019]

What a cool vid!! I love that loader and it is fun to see the attachments you can put on it!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Its a very handy little machine.

[@TsunauticusIV]

When running any broom... down pressure can be your enemy. You can burn up a new brush in a matter of a couple hours if you put too much down pressure. Always tickle the surf with the bristles when you can. 😉

[@RobinRK1962]

Tickle me tickle me, you know where... 🎶🎵

[@davisphillips7792]

I grew up on a small farm and we always used truck tires on our skid loader. Way cheaper to change when you wear them out on concrete. I saw one of the comments about using chains. And agree for when you get an ice storm before snow.

[@kianthompson5522]

Love the videos, keep up the great work! Happy holidays, love, peace, and joy to you and your family.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you- Happy Holidays to you and yours as well!

[@stevensaxon8888]

@@Dirtmonkey that was me who suggested that you check Manitou, mustang,gehl.please do a full video of you putting them through the test.

[@adamlee581]

Love that little loader. We've got an articulated JCB which is very similar only it weighs 17,000lbs. Such a versatile machine a mini version would be awesome

[@Dirtmonkey]

Very cool! This one only weighs 3,000lb. like the weight of a lawn tractor.

[@b.2221]

Absolutely incredible results. Great ideas can pay dividends 👍 Tam.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Many thanks! I was sure surprised at how effective those tries turned out to be. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[@jimzocco6365]

I run radial all terrain truck tires for snow removal on small tractor, no need for chains. Can push in a higher working gear. Real time saver.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Suprising they seem to work just fine on this machine as well.

[@cutandcleanwi6947]

Works excellent. Ran winter forces for years on bobcat s185 with 10 ft pusher

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats a pretty neat thing most people don't know.

[@darcymarciszyn4627]

what rims did you use when you ran the winter force tires ?

[@byronn.2885]

Those tires are the best snow tires I have used to date. I have run several different brands over the last 10 years and those are amazing in snow. I have run them on my Expedition (4x4) that I plow with and also my daughters new beetle (fwd) and they work great on both. Those tires can also be studded to give better traction on ice, that’s what all the little dots in the tread blocks are for.

[@mattdudley3789]

We have done this at the shop I work at.. One time, a guy came in with a blown 14" Kubota tire from an older 2wd grey market tractor that he only mowed a lawn with. The size was not available in a turf and the R4 tread was well over $100. I wound up selling him a cheap Kenda car tire with a decent open lug pattern for just about $100 for both tires. Another Kubota used 31x10.5x15 tires for the rears, and the guy wanted turfs, so my boss stuck on some Falken Wildpeak AT3W and the guy loves them

[@jeremiahjorenby2275]

I had those same tires on my turbo forester, they worked really really good, as a car tire they kick ass

[@zacharynolte6085]

I live in West Virginia, and my Sumitomo Ice Edge tires on my Chevy Cruze are AMAZING, I never have 1 issue with any conditions

[@Dirtmonkey]

Right on!

[@justjacqueline2004]

Fascinating and the Manitou is so inviting.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I really want to try one out.

[@johnv8757]

863 Bobcat we run E range truck tires in the winter best setup on pavement or gravel drives. And if we need to go off into the field we put tire chains on.. bit of work but great on ice and snow and even in mud. The chains are better than tracks you don't rip the bearing outs. Stopped using tracks after replacing 2 sets of bearings..

[@sbron99]

Lol, “ I can’t find snow” I moved away from the central NY lake effect 25 years ago so I couldn’t find it anymore! 😆

[@jeffwolford71]

Very Cool Video. Nice Equipment.

[@stanhensley3082]

I have had truck tires on me farm skid steer for 20 years.Worked fine.Just sold the skid steer and have a compact tractor. The skid steer didn’t have an enclosed cab so went to the tractor with cab. The truck tires are fine.I did use chains if on pure ice. No tire works very good on wet pure ice! A little snow froze in ice works better.There is my 2 cents. 😉.Good snow ❄️ plowing.

[@Dirtmonkey]

2o years? Thats the test of time right there. How big of a skid steer? Do you know what load rating the tires were?

[@stanhensley3082]

Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek It was a Bobcat 600. The trick is not to skid the tires too much. We cleaned a lot of manure with the bobcat.The manure helped the tire slide. Also we did not have a big counterweight on the back of the skid steer.When the bucket was full it allowed us spin around not skid. There was not any ballast in the tires.So you would think 🤔 the tires would spin a lot.We tried to raise the bucket as we filled it.That helped give the front tires traction. The tires were 6 ply. Hope that makes a little sense. Best way to see if it works for you is just do it.

[@amirlang8305]

I just love you videos keep doing it man Stanley just keep doing it and also I wanna see some more of you mowing lawns next season

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks Amir- Ive also got a cool mowing video I am saving just to release one over the winter. So in the middle of plowing season I will have one mowing video just to shake it up hahaha.

[@amirlang8305]

You should do more Stihl Reviews

[@stanleynowak9325]

Stan I use Goodyear Ultragrip Ice. They have the hardest compound of any Winter tire. They have sipes for ice. I fill them sold with foam so they can drive over nails without a problem. Heck, I even use them on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. They work great on ice. Of course on the Jeep I don't fill them solid.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the info!

[@stanleynowak9325]

@@Dirtmonkey Your welcome.

[@scottwebster7613]

I grew up with farmers that did this. For what they did, the truck tires worked fine year round.

[@awilliford]

When I travel, something breaks, at home. Never fails. I stay home... Much cheaper. Power broom to de-thatch the my field. Might have to look at renting one. THANKS for the idea! Kids pointed this out... Sweep all the snow into a pile for a ski jump.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Same-if I leave town- it snows. go figure.

[@bmwpower641]

Those Firestone Winterforce LT tires work great plowing

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yes they do

[@craigdietrich9581]

They work on an old 743 Bobcat also. On the lake, 10 ply tires from the junkyard with tires chains work.

[@josephrottina1901]

Great video as usual brother.👍🇺🇸

[@JyrkiPokela]

Thanks for the video. I will start researching suitable tires for my machine. Now driving is like Bambi on ice. I started to service machine and immediately started to snow .

[@missymooo8185]

Well done buddy 👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@toxicbear4792]

I love your honesty

[@chrissterling3225]

A buddy of mine has a sweeper..he added swivel mower deck castors to his..the type with a solid round stock on top that you can add spacers for height adjustment . That way come spring he can rake his lawn without the bristles ripping out the grass..it would probably be beneficial for you as well with snow..you wouldnt have to raise or lower your boom for uneven areas

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thats an excellent idea.

[@chrissterling3225]

@@Dirtmonkey seeing your set up is bigger..a similar castor to his would be like the ones they sell on landscape rakes..much larger and most likely take more abuse

[@harveylong5878]

We have an arien's powerbrom ; 32 inch. works pretty good in wet snow upto 3 inches, dry powdery snow it'll sweet down to bare pavement/sidewalk. slushy sloppy snow, tends to make a mess a few more sweeps

[@Dirtmonkey]

I have a gravely power broom. It clears down to the bare bones.

[@maxclement1502]

I also need snow. I just fixed a new to me a snowblower and have no snow to test it on. Thanks Stan have a nice day

[@Dirtmonkey]

Good luck! and Happy Holidays Max!

[@bossthadal]

Backing skills amazing

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks! Plenty of practice.

[@jasonhekman6839]

We have been running truck snow tire on our skid steers for years. The only problem is that there a softer side wall they chuck on the warmer snow falls other than that they work great. Last year we filled a set with beat juice to get a little more traction. Finding rims was a little hard you can’t run normal skid steer rims.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I wonder where a good source for rims would be?

[@jasonhekman6839]

@@Dirtmonkey I found them on eBay about 4 years ago. I’ll try find them again. It was a tire place out of Chicago.

[@jasonhekman6839]

www.tractorpartsasap.com/8-x-16-8-bolt-front-rim-1375-back-side-110741.html

[@jasonhekman6839]

I think these are the ones we bought make sure you measure the center hole and bolt pattern. They seem to be more expensive than when we bought.

[@ericouellette5293]

We finally got snow here in the upper peninsula of Michigan only 3 inches where I live. Finally got to try out the snowblower I put on my Craftsman tractor and it works great. It's a berco has a universal hookup on it. Unfortunately they don't make the bracket's for my tractor no more so made my own. I was afraid I didn't put it far enough back that the belt would slip. Well the belt didn't slip and it blew snow like crazy. Beats my walk behind where it took me 4 hours just to blow out my driveway even a lite snowfall. My driveway isn't short so the tractor makes small work of it. Took me 2 hours this morning to blow it out but was the first time and was learning it plus it's a gravel driveway and not level. Next few snowfalls it will get better. I am so happy it works and I don't have to borrow my bosses skid steer this winter. Last winter I couldn't use my walk behind snowblower due to tendinitis in my shoulders. I couldn't hold the snowblower down to blow my shoulders would start hurting. Oh the cab my dad gave me was really nice kept the snow and the wind off of me. Just wish it was heated. Would be nice to find one of the rare Craftsman tractors that was liquid cooled.

[@Dirtmonkey]

That sounds like a nice little machine! Next you need to figiure out how to blow the heat of the engine back onto yourself. We sued to turn the fan blades around on our dozer so the heat would blow backwards onto the operator in the winter.

[@ericouellette5293]

@@Dirtmonkey I am thinking of getting a golf cart heater. That's next year want to get the cab sealed up better. It was for a newer Craftsman tractor and I got a older one so it doesn't fit tight on mine lots of holes. Next summer will make it better. Still better then being out in the open.

[@robertvannicolo4435]

When you get your snow I think today that broom will be the ticket in fresh snow good luck stay safe Stan

[@Dirtmonkey]

I can't wait to try it.

[@robertvannicolo4435]

@@Dirtmonkey Stan just picked up my new s70 bobcat today we had the one nor’easter last storm rain and the next one also Thursday night and friday

[@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc]

Love that mini tele loader and tge song magic by I am forever reminds me of old skool ibiza trance from the 90s 👍

[@Fracti_non_mortui]

You should really try the rotary broom on the Ventrac. About ten years ago I ran that setup with a cab for two seasons. Best zero clearance for sidewalks I've ever run. In Central New York State we rarely ran the snow blowers on the machines. We figured out we could push with the broom up to 8" and then dust it off with the broom. This was on a pair of turbo diesel units with cabs.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Ok- how did you handle 8"? first push it with the broom then turn it on to dust it? Kind of like using the broom like a plow?

[@Fracti_non_mortui]

@@Dirtmonkey Exactly. The more moisture in the snow the better. After pushing/plowing with the broom we would run the pto at a low rpm and give it a couple taps on the concrete. This would loosen any snow on the bristles and then clear it with higher rpm. The lighter snow never needed pushing up to about 6". Once the majority of the snow was removed a quick pass with the broom on and it was clean as a whistle.

[@Tshizzle42o]

We had a ford 3415 at my old job that had all season car tires on the front. Worked fine for golf course duties

[@davidhagenbuchjr2232]

Been doing it for years now. Works amazing for plowing parking lots

[@julieunhoffman9377]

Love the content I’m young and up and coming in the world of equipment and operating so I always get excited when I see you post lol

[@haydenuk02]

To say it’s small it’s powerful I am surprised every time you and your crew make a video on it of what it can do. Thanks for the amazing content Stan keep up the hard work stay safe and take care also hope you and family/friends/crew had a great Christmas and a good Boxing Day. And hope everyone has a happy new year and hope next year is a better year for you all

[@Dirtmonkey]

This machine is sure productive. It keeps surprising me. Stay Safe Hayden and God Bless! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

[@haydenuk02]

@@Dirtmonkey It sure is and it definitely it powerful and way too powerful for even its liking lol. Thank you Stan you too .

[@mattturner7238]

Been running Firestone Winterforce tires with studs on all my vehicles for about ten years now(versions 1 and 2). I run a spare set of tire & wheels. It is a little costly, but "NEVER!" Have a traction problem snow or ice. My thoughts are one accident and they paid for themselves, plus less wear and tear on summer tires.

[@joeynagy8657]

When I was 16 working for our local paving company doing snow removal we would put 10 ply good year wranglers with studs on the cat 236b skid steers for winter on a machine like your loader you could also try filling the tires with winter washer fluid to make them bite a little harder

[@Dirtmonkey]

That sounds like an interesting trick-Ive never heard of adding washer fluid into tires.

[@justinotten6673]

Beet juice is a very common add on to get more weight per tire. Same concept, they wont freeze with a -85 freeze point. That way you wouldn't need wheel weights, but a bit messy if ya get a puncture in the tire...

[@joeynagy8657]

@@Dirtmonkey KZbin it there’s a couple guys on there showing how to do it much cheaper than calcium and non corrosive the video I watched showed a guy doing it on a little kubota like the one from your last video

[@joeynagy8657]

@@justinotten6673 yea I have heard of that to I also heard a story of a contractor that had that problem of a tire leaking on him and he had to pay for some new sidewalk cause it stained the concrete but like I said a story word of mouth deal don’t know the whole truth to it but I know the department of highways uses it a lot in British Columbia and it make one hell of a mess of my truck 300 dollar wash jobs suck

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥 THANKS FOR SHARING CAPTAIN

[@bradolsen9981]

Wonderful video Stanley thumbs up from me

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michelpicton8357]

Awesome video stan!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richscott2952]

For your driveway I have the same situation I fixed it by driving around the back building so no one ever backs and they pull in with the trailer and drive around the back building and they’re pointed in the right direction ready to go it’s a must I’m sure you could whip out a small road

[@Dirtmonkey]

I sure could and maybe I will do it this spring.

[@timgotto9546]

Super impressive!

[@gregedwards7241]

My company runs truck tires on trailers; equipment, dump, landscaping etc. Given the same loads and timeframe, I can run a single pair of truck tires on our trailers, where normally I would have replaced anywhere from two to three pairs of tires per axle.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I think they are a good option that I I should have tried a long time ago.

[@gregedwards7241]

@@Dirtmonkey Its been pretty phenomenal to date, I really recommend it.

[@gregedwards7241]

@@Dirtmonkey Can you try those tires out on "nice" grass and let me know what extended use is like? My company runs Avants, specifically the 755i and 423, which are very similar to the Cast loader. I am curious if the damage done is similar, less than or more than done with the turf tires we currently run

[@point305]

Great Job 👍

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks for the visit

[@cwbb76]

Laughed when you bumped into your kids slide with the sweepster. Lol!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah- I hit it pretty decent.

[@MagentaRV]

The guy my father worked for used auto/truck tires instead of machine tires the last 50+ years. Mostly 15s on backhoe loaders (like the JD 410/415/510 and even 300B).

[@joelschermerhorn5447]

Most people probably have never backed up a trailer with a 97 F150 w/ 3.08 gears, 5 speed manual, 4wd (unless you have a 2wd which is probably near impossible to tow with anyway). Low range in F150's reverse (and forget about backing trailers in 2HI unless you're super good and quick!) is the same speed as my 95 Cummins is in 2HI reverse w/ 3.54 gears.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I think backing up can be a challenge for many people no matter what the gear ratio is

[@DR-ge7lo]

I had a buddy put skid steer tires on an offroad chevy p/u. He liked em for what he did. I'd only be concerned about the load weight on a piece of equipment with a wet load. Otherwise no concerns from me.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I was also worried about the load rating. But these seems fine so far.

[@680ecks]

The new snow tires are amazing . I think it is mostly the rubber they dont have the big tread like the old days . I never used snow tires till about four years ago . My wife has to go to work no matter what the weather so i put a very good set of used Michelin snow tires on her kia soul and she didnt get stuck in to years . She got hit so i kept the tires and used them on my prius that has very intrusive traction control to protect the hybrid system and i havent gotten stuck in two seasons and they where warn down . I had to get new tires so im trying the new toyo all weather tires supposed to be good as snow but can run them all year. I am convinced that you dont need four wheel drive if you put these new snows on and have front wheel drive.

[@sqaaawww]

Seeeesh, look at the flex on that pump mount on the side of the power broom.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I know- it looked janked to me but i guess thats how its supposed to be.

[@joelschermerhorn5447]

I'd definitely like to see you put a Manitou 1650 RT to the test.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Me to! Sounds fun.

[@yardhelpwithjames821]

me to

[@jakedragseth]

Love the 2 that we have

[@jonathanreilly6663]

Love the vids keep up the great work

[@Dirtmonkey]

Glad you like them!

[@ethanwilliams1825]

When I decide to pull the sander out of the truck and put the summer tires back on we usually have a storm within the week. If I plan to head up north snowmobiling for more than 3 days snow seems to appear in the forecast.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Same- I can't leave town-because then it snows like 19"

[@egomaniac247]

Awesome, never realized you were out of MN. We lived in Elk River for 3 years, right on the MS river front. Commuted down to General Mills HQ for 3 years. Miss it!

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

General Mills, I eat their Cereals.

[@harryballzack]

I’m glad you love snow so much. Keep it up there I hate the stuff. 😂😂😂😂

[@Dirtmonkey]

I need more! I'll keep it and give you the heat. deal?

[@gordowg1wg145]

You may get by on 'car' tyres on snow where the loads are lower, but 'light truck' tyres' sidewalls are designed to take more abuse than a car tyre, also more pressure and more load. Looked like the shaft of the broom was bent, they may not be worried, but that flexing is going to fatigue things pretty quickly.

[@mikepattok1678]

Deff test the manitou ... and I wanna see if tht loader will work good with a snow pusher ... will it be able to work with a skid steer pusher ?

[@Dirtmonkey]

My Little cast loader won't handle a full sized Arctic but it will handle a small one.

[@pasiwoodworks1735]

The tensioning track sistem on the manitou skid-steer works almost like on snowgroomers ✌😉

[@defiant4698]

I dig your channel. Grew up in Red Wing Mn. In Tx now, miss the 4 seasons in Mn!

[@Dirtmonkey]

I couldn't live without snow. I bet thats the hardest part where your at. no snow.

[@RepairmanJared]

Ran Winterforce tires on my 08 Colorado crew cab year round for 5+ years there a really long wearing tire and used to be cheap when I first got them they were under 80 a tire now there up to around 140 for my size. I am in Northern MN by the way Cotton/Duluth Virginia area so similar conditions to you other than a bit worse. I live 15 minutes off paved road and have gone through very deep snow with them and never got stuck with my truck.

[@kevinclarke6960]

I would be really interested to see how that works if you have any sidewalk clearing contracts.

[@Dirtmonkey]

I plan on trying it more this winter.

[@behindcitylimits87]

You'd think the power broom would have some sort of gravel puck to prevent it from bogging down from to much down pressure.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Yeah- thats right. I didn't think of that.

[@63jeepj20]

You guys have the same problem we do. We had snow in October but havent had much since. We usually always have at least one big snow storm from lake effect by now and haven't had one yet.

[@Dirtmonkey]

We are just now starting to get more snow.

[@onthecheap1292]

Been doing this for years..Lite truck tires on skidsteer/and out trackless machine too..Even better standard turf tires on tractors do awesome on pavement for snow removal..Compact tractors)Try it!True story.

[@GabeNarwhal]

Hello from Norway. We have som heavy winters here, and good snow tires are essential from November to April. You should realy try out the "Continental Vikingcontact 7" next time you buying winter tires. They are really good. My rwd Mercedes just laught at 6 inches of snow. I have NEVER been stuck with those tires.

[@salcorso689]

I've seen military take off's used on skiddys. Kinda curious on using a a/t pattern like general grabbers a/t2's since I see them a lot on side by sides with 100 percent lot usage.

[@kylekroschel3879]

I'd try it! I run hancook dynapro at2 as winter tires on all my trucks and would definitely try on a machine all day

[@robertgentile6799]

Isn’t that Murphy’s law...the exact same thing happens to me Stan, whenever I leave town or just think about leaving for a second, there’s snow in the forecast! Someone’s definitely watch over us! Lol

[@Dirtmonkey]

It seems when you plow for a living you can't escape mother nature. She keeps you locked in.

[@dave_n8pu]

You beat me to the Murphy’s law thing.

[@grubbyray34]

My boss had an old case backhoe that ran pickup truck tires on the front and never had a problem loading round bales on a semi no problem

[@zacktexley953]

So what made you go with Cast Loaders instead of the Avant? Ran an Avant for 4 years...loved it.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Harry with Top Notch equipment talked me into it. He worked on me for 2 years. I love this machine. Im glad he didn't give up.

[@zacktexley953]

@@Dirtmonkey Harry is good at that. He’s good at his job.

[@jesseottman213]

Brushes work so well on certain snow. Looked great

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thanks 👍

[@robertandres1402]

had the same story going to work on a rainy day when I just start eating my lunch it stop raining and after lunch it rain and pours can't get a break soaking wet. it becomes clear when I don't work it doesn't rain and when I work it rain like hell

[@mcleanfarmsryan3897]

Those manitou skid steers I think it would be neat to see on the channel

[@Dirtmonkey]

Alright- you talked me into trying one out.

[@PrecisionCSGO]

@@Dirtmonkey 🤣🤣

[@mcleanfarmsryan3897]

@@mmm365 Wisconsin I believe

[@mcleanfarmsryan3897]

@@Dirtmonkey wow didn’t really have to twist your arm

[@mcleanfarmsryan3897]

@@mmm365 yup I googled yeah it’s just a gehl

[@MrNiccholas]

I'm just curious, since you are using truck tires would you be able to put snow chains on the loader?

[@Dirtmonkey]

Maybe but dang- I just don't need them now.

[@ethanevangelista8551]

Thanks for showing the manitou

[@Dirtmonkey]

You bet

[@austin3790]

Yes, I am a tire specialist and worked at Firestone. As long as they are the correct load range (load range e) you might want to got light on loader load. Winter forces are hard to get so order ahead. Feel free to ask specific questions

[@TsunauticusIV]

You walk outdoors a lot. You really should get yourself some yaktraks... or something similar. They make such a huge difference when walking on snow and ice. Heck I wear them in the woods when leaves are wet and also when the ground is muddy too. They really do make a huge difference.

[@guymayhew7855]

I run that type of tire on my Tool Cats. Works awesome 5 years now.

[@justinotten6673]

The winter force tires are on the wife's car and they work great!!!

[@Dirtmonkey]

Are those expensive?

[@justinotten6673]

@@Dirtmonkey I got a set of 4 215/ 60 R 16 on a 2006 Taurus for $600 out the door. My mistake they are the Bridgestone Blizzak snow tire, but I have the Firestone' s on my Suburban, both are great winter tires. The Suburban tires were more expensive, but that us a 265 / 70 or 75 on a 17 inch rim...so more rubber.

[@gotjuice7160]

When using a broom, lower the loader arms all the way down and adjust your 'bite' with the tilt. works way mo' gooder.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Thank you! I started to get it dialed in after a few hours and noticed by doing what you described it did work way more gooder.

[@gotjuice7160]

@@Dirtmonkey Love your content, if I was closer I would drop a resume!!!You have a great attitude andd zest for the business, and it reflects in your crew!!! Well done. PS.. There is good, gooder, and goodest....

[@OMG1niceKTM]

I was going to say the same, then read this!!! I'm down in Rochester MN, "A".

[@rolandtremaine1677]

Got Juice p.

[@kylekroschel3879]

@@OMG1niceKTM ay another minnesota person! I'm in the twin cities next to stanley

[@huskiesgo5944]

Us people in Alaska have been using light truck mud and snow tires on skid steers for decades. What took you so long?

[@Dirtmonkey]

I haven't been to Alaska and never got an update from the Alaskans that live there. Why didn't you tell me this years ago😂

[@spencerkirking3545]

I have seen people run anywhere from tuck tires to implement tires on skid loader and the work fine

[@jasonwiles2868]

Question, I may of missed it but did you have to add a high flow system for the broom to work on this lil machine?

[@joeybaldarelli6620]

No its got 2 hyd pumps on it

[@Dirtmonkey]

It doesn't have high flow but has 2 pumps which give it 33 GPM

[@Dirtmonkey]

yep -exactly.

[@jasonwiles2868]

Ok. Thanks for the response

[@cubleycat]

I couldn’t stop watching that hydraulic motor wiggling about on the power broom, something not right at all it needs looking at asap

[@Dirtmonkey]

From the comments what I have learned is it needs to wobble- if it was rigid it could crack the frame? Not sure if Im describing that right. But it looked off to me as well so I asked at the dealer. They said it was right with the wobble in it.

[@Porty1119]

I use forklift tires on my EIMCO compact underground loader. They're about $200 and work well; wear life is okay provided I don't spin the tires too much.

[@rpalmer274]

I got regular tires on my bobcat they work great in the winter

[@banshee8989]

We tried them years ago back on the dairy farm. I remember trying them on our skid steer. The problem was the side walls. they blew out way to easy if things got a little crazy and you hit the curb sideways while scraping manure. They might work fine on your mini loader as it articulates and your plowing snow in a large driveway, not pushing manure through cement alleys at warp speed...... who knows.

[@Dirtmonkey]

That makes sense- I think the load rating has a big impact on how well they hold up.

[@RiverValleyLandscaping]

I had two thoughts on the tires, one being that tires are your suspension on a loader so I would think those would make for a real rough ride, once the ground starts to freeze/harden we tend to air our loader tires down to keep from bouncing around so much...second thought being ripping the tires to shreds and the amount of wear when entering piles to scoop, ever see how much loader tires twist just before gripping go into a tough pile, especially if it has a diff lock

[@deanmeyer1815]

It looks like the wheels on the broom should be your adjustment with the loader all the way down and rolled back. Bristles should just touch the ground. Just my opinion. Yes, let's see a Manitou test run, love the idea of hydraulic track tension and Yanmar engine, see how the rest of the loader operates. Keep up the comparisons, I have already changed the bosses mind on a couple of product purchases, got him to start watching your videos himself, thanks.

[@gagecronin2978]

We have 3 paladin skid steer brooks they are super powerful but I wish they had some kind of adjustable gravel shoe guys have tended too not angle them right and dragged the steel on the corners the ground and rand along curbs with them destroying the hydraulic motor on one unit in one season. I wish the skid steer units had the wheels in the back like that model

[@benhendrix774]

I sell and install them firestones we stud them here in Alaska.bad thing about running all year round about 50 degrees they get softer so they will wear out quicker in the summer. Get some studs in them

[@Dirtmonkey]

so far they are working like a charm without studs.

[@benhendrix774]

@@Dirtmonkey I run a set on my car and I don't have studs they make good all season tires

[@WeSixKings]

At 13:09... I was just thinking, "Where has Frankie been?"... No kidding 😉

[@Dirtmonkey]

Franky has been super busy. 👍

[@answeris4217]

I live in Quebec and I woke up yesterday and had to use the shovel for the first time