The Worst Part About Winter

For those of us that suffer through the long dreary months of winter, this can most certainly be a problem. But fear not, this video has some ideas for a cure!

[@nils1953]

Aww, the two kids being so excited and pull starting their own snowmobile with their giant helmets brought a huge smile to my face! Thank you 😊

[@Live2ride2live54321]

Meeee too! So wholesome!

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Neil, these are the best memories kids can ever have! Great parenting you and your wife are doing!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much Doug! I'm reliving my own childhood.

[@livedlearnedDIY]

Looks like so much fun! The girls will always remember these times and pass it along to their future families

[@markpayne3029]

You did good! Not only got to ice skate, they got to snowmobile. Awesome Family Memories being made. Thanks for sharing!

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

It's funny how it can be too cold to work outside, but never too cold to play! Now for a new project you can cobble together a Zamboni to smooth the ice on the pond. Time to get to work! 😁

[@digdrivediy]

Zamboni would be fun!

[@bluegrallis]

My first thought with the ice scatting was, I wonder if Neil has searched marketplace for a Zamboni 😁

[@digdrivediy]

@@bluegrallis Yes!

[@Teagueslife]

I saw a guy make a zamboni with a piece of carpet attached to a storage container with holes one one side and he put hot water in it and drug it around the ice. Worked pretty good.

[@doubleaadogg]

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[@LeewardStudios]

I miss playing pond hockey in the 80s. No greater feeling than making family smile!

[@shk2564]

Wow what great memories! The pond is worth its weight in gold! And I’m 56 so I share that feeling about the 70’s stuff! Those girls are going to grow up to realize they had a great childhood and the best parents!❤😊

[@canahmet8214]

Great Dad, Great family, Great life. 🙏

[@harrytang2237]

Awesome job dad! You can hear the stoke in his voice when asking the girls if the sleds are fast enough. Great content and vid wishing the Koch tribe a fantastic 2024.🎉🎉🎉

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks 👍

[@nickmeyers2977]

Hi from Michigan. Hot coffee and watching your videos are now part of my Sunday mornings. Never fails….

[@john-nutsabouttools6989]

What a beautiful family memory. With a lesson learned as well... Sharing is caring. 😊

[@marccalvert6040]

That’s awesome fun for those girls. Great memories!!

[@knopie88]

Wish I have had a dad like you are for your kids. But... my mum was the best mum I could have wished for. It's so much fun to see you surprising your kids and how much they appreciate your effords.

[@jeffdieringer1]

Neil, your channel continues to warm my heart seeing the good wholesome content and the good memories that you create for your family

[@digdrivediy]

Wow, thank you

[@paulmiller4549]

Great video Neil. Made me think back in the early 70,s after we got the chores done we would head out to the pond and go ice skating playing freeze tag.

[@Jody_VE5SAR]

Great memories! I'm sure the girls would be thrilled if you cut a hole in the pond and pumped up a fresh layer of water to give that skating surface a shiny new finish! 🙂

[@tsparky236]

Family time rules sir, really enjoy your channel. Never enough of your videos Neil, beautiful family and great channel. You are truly blessed as well as we are for you sharing. ❤

[@tylerschwarz1505]

Neil, great video as always. I’m going to be a first time Dad in September. I can only aspire to be as great of a Dad as you you are! Great job all around!

[@digdrivediy]

Congratulations! I'm sure you'll do great!

[@garagestory]

Great video! Family time is so so important. The reactions to the second snowmobile were priceless!

[@egomaniac247]

I absolutely agree with you…..we lived in MN for several years before moving back south to NC….and I hear so many people say they don’t want snow. I love it….I love the “chaos” as you mentioned…it feels adventurous…..brings back that exciting childhood feeling of “are they gonna cancel school tomorrow?”

[@digdrivediy]

Exactly!

[@HometownAcres]

Drone shots of the girls riding the snow mobiles was wonderful. Glad you were able to capture those moments for the family memories

[@digdrivediy]

Plus it was nice to be able to keep an eye on them even when I wasn't riding with them! Thanks Adam!

[@dougbrower3879]

Awesome family fun. Great memories made. Nice to see not all expensive latest machines. 👍

[@curtash]

Brought back memories of me racing around on a 70s era Arctic Cat Panther with my cousins growing up in MN in the 90s. Those Yamahas look like a lot of fun, thanks so much!

[@nancydoyle7389]

Awe creating wonderful memories ❤ I grew up with snowmobiles and ice skates here in West Michigan. My dad taught us at a young age as well. We would race on the “stretch” we called it, next to the Grand River. But the “room to ride” here is disappearing 😢. Enjoy making those memories ❤️

[@Georgiagreen317]

Nothing like the smell and sound of those snowmobiles, especially with the first ride of the season. I completely forgot about the Kiddie Cat. We had one for the kids way back when. And finally, HOCKEY! That alone makes the pond worth the effort. (for me) Another pleasant Sunday morning. As always, thanks again. See ya on the next one.

[@digdrivediy]

I appreciate it.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Looks like fun! I've never ridden a snow mobile. When I was a kid - I always thought they looked fun, and we seemed to have snow here in NW PA from about Thanksgiving until Easter. But now, we just don't get and keep the snow like we used to. I haven't been able to justify the purchase of even an older used one. Looks like you've got two stylish ones now! Like you, I'm a child of the 70s and love those stripes (and the old Broncos!). Great job Neil and family. Enjoyed the Sunday video.

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it Chad. We don't get the snow anymore either but we're ready just in case!

[@melissatrader8528]

This was one of those feel good videos that make you feel really awesome this was so awesome to watch

[@digdrivediy]

Thank you so much!!

[@GeraldOdonnell851]

The reaction when they saw tbe snowmobiles made me cry. What a fantastic dad. God bless you and your family. Also cant be easy making content for us fans so we do appreciate how ever long the video is. Either way what a heart warming video

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Gerald!

[@mymonkey10]

Love this... brought back memories of my father building me an ice rink in my backyard as a child... Nah, a little drag racing never hurt... 😊😊😊 You should rig a contraption to spray water out of one of your spreaders to make a zamboni... I'll wait for that project... 😂😂😂

[@Lilfarmrboy]

As a kid of the 80’s this definitely brought back some memories although for us it was old 250 Honda 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers. These memories will last with your kids forever. Great video Neil.

[@ScrewThisGlueThat]

One fantastic example of a happy family, happy life.

[@billthomas6296]

How fun! Nice to see the girls smile when they saw two snowmobiles. Brings back memories from 50 years ago doing that with my father.

[@Gunnr1236]

Their eyes when they walked in the garage and saw *two* snowmobiles... Priceless!!! Now you need to rig up one of the small tractors for your own Zamboni for the pond!!!

[@catgynt9148]

What fun Neil; memories to last a lifetime with your kids. Regarding your pond, somewhere on YT I’ve seen a video where a propane weed torch was used on a skating pond in place of a ice-maintenance Zamboni. Wishing you and your family a blessed winter filled with seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings together. Peace brother.

[@brianhayes7618]

What a awesome dad you are. You know your girls are loving this and making memories they will never forget

[@digdrivediy]

Hope so!

[@jameswalker5427]

I was able to ride a snowmobile for the first time the day after Christmas. We went to Colorado for vacation we had seen an advertisement and decided to give it a shot. Not much snow here in Texas so I never had the opportunity before. It was fun even for an old guy!

[@digdrivediy]

That's great 👍🏻

[@GLUFSAREN]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="475">7:55</a> is what you live for, the genuine reactions like that is what makes putting in effort worth it.

[@digdrivediy]

Yep!

[@joebacarella2829]

Neil we had snowmobiles as kids, an old Moto-Ski and a Starcraft we had them for 4 years, then our dad got a chance to buy two 1972 Rupp American 440`s, from a buddy of his who bought them brand new for his place up North, They sat there for 2 years, he hardly used them, all my dad had to do was go up there and get them, they made some payment plan, so we did a weekend road trip, it was a 4 hour drive to northern Michigan, we brought them home, cleaned them up, got them running with new gasoline and plugs, and we had two of the nicest snowmobiles on the block, they were fast, I think 40 mph, that was fast back then, we snowmobiled every weekend in the winter. I will never forget that the rest of my life, we loved it, your girls are having a riot, that red Enticer looks brand new, good times.

[@digdrivediy]

That sounds awesome! Thanks Joe!

[@projackedreality213]

that's a father right there! got them sleds and made lasting memories. they wont remember the sleds they will remember you and everything you did for them. My dad used all the snow in the yard to build me a jump and told me to hit it harder and faster. i was 12 on a z440. he scooped up any remaining snow with a shovel and added it to the jump. i think i was more stoke for his reaction when i went 2 ft in the air more than anything. those are the memories. I'm 30 now..

[@digdrivediy]

That's a great memory!

[@projackedreality213]

@@digdrivediy thank you for replying. You’re an awesome man that many look up to :) keep doing what you do!

[@ChrisSipes]

As a fellow Hoosier, I can totally relate. Thank you for sharing such wholesome content. As a parent of two young children, I can completely relate to their disbelief and joy with two snowmobiles. Not too many things get better than that!

[@greggkathy1892]

Remember the neighbors blue 250 Enticer in the early eighties. If I was lucky I’d get an invite to go along for an hour or two. Makes me smile to see the girls creating these memories that they’ll have the rest of their lives. You’re a great dad, Neil! 😊

[@digdrivediy]

We had a blue Enticer 300 when I was a kid.

[@goptools]

Thanks Neil. It's great to see you guys out playing in the snow. We don't seem to get as much snow in NJ as we used to, and it seems that all I get to do is shovel it when it comes. I'm not sure which girl said it but "I'll take the faster one" just cracked me right up!

[@antonvorsteveld5452]

Dad of the Year! It's the best when you surprise your kids like that. Thanks for sharing your interests and adventures. I enjoy you sharing your life and showing how a man, husband, and father makes a positive difference in his family, community and world. I can't wait to see your future 3pt Zamboni build for the ice skating rink!

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it 👍🏻

[@oldsquare1]

This video was such a joy to watch. Seeing a family having such good wholesome fun really warmed my heart, and brought back fond memories of my own childhood from 60 years ago. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@robsmith7681]

Those fords are exactly what I was thinking of and you said it. 😂 those entices are irreplaceable and irresistible. 💪 thank you guys for another awesome and unique video!

[@gabigibson8407]

Awesome family fun and memories. I hope you guys get another good snow for the season to have fun with!! Thanks for sharing.

[@davidmartin7660]

Good job dad! The memories will last forever and give the girls a reason to always want to come back home. Wait until there’s grandkids too!!!

[@ryanv3751]

It’s so nice to see kids appreciate something given to them. They lit up like it was a brand new sled! Keep doing what you are doing, you are raising a good family!

[@matthewgross6958]

Love your family involved videos! Great to see extended family making memories.

[@mitchellm.keithley3071]

Thanks for the content Neil and family I love it!!!

[@joesmart172]

To see kids outside and just having fun a lot of kids today, just stare at the phone or the TV it’s awesome seeing kids just being kids outside

[@Joe-Lo]

Awesome seeing the kids light up with joy on those sleds! when i was young my Grandfather had a bunch of snowmobiles and would trailer them somewhere for the whole family to meet up and ride, it wasn't till later in life did i realize he didn't have them because he wanted to ride but had them to make memories for all of us kids. Man i miss him, anyway , thanks for sharing the memories your making for your family, Well done sir!

[@digdrivediy]

The gentleman I bought these from had them all for the grandkids!

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

All smiles here ❤️. I have a daughter and back when she was little I found an old snow machine so she could experience what I did when I was young. Many times I would borrow my neighbours and we would go for rides through the trails. Making memories. 👍

[@digdrivediy]

That is awesome!

[@rickbell3402]

Great attitude, Neil! Every day is what we make of it.

[@Ede74]

Thanks Neil for showing a great way of parenting. Creating memorys is so important. ❤

[@GavinFish]

I see a DIY Zamboni in Neil’s future.

[@tylerwilkins2096]

I really love winter and everything that can be done outside! I wish we had more snow for the girls!

[@michaelmcguire3983]

Awesome Niel! Like you I have wonderful memories of big snow, no school and thousands of miles on our Yamaha 433C wide track . One machine 4 boys so we all had to learn how to either ski, ride a saucer, Toboggan, sled, or what other contraption young boys can come up with🥴 . they will remember these for forever. Heck I even met my wife for the first time because of one of those big snowstorms. Take care my friend

[@digdrivediy]

For sure! We never had any girls to hang around with though! :) But certainly fond memories and lots of "stunts" performed back then!

[@michaelmcguire3983]

@@digdrivediy 🤣 Girls? No not like that I met her on a rescue mission I don’t know if you have any experience with that model Snowmobile, but it was almost unsteerable about half the time the rest of the story sometime when we’re together, take care of my friend

[@MichaelW-vj6wx]

In Alaska we call those conditions summer time😂

[@digdrivediy]

Haha! Yeah, I hear ya. This was a weak snow for snowmobiles, but it's all we've had so far this year.

[@martypingel5423]

I think this week's episode was one of my favorites. I grew up in MN and snowmobiled a lot as a kid - in the mid-70s

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@crookedrowfarm6100]

My heart smiled from the time the skates went on until the garage door closed in the end. Happy kids and memories are the best! BYW- you should absolutely teach them to drag race!!!!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much!

[@tsv83]

Greetings from Russia! 😊

[@staffan462]

Greetings to you and make sure to get out of ukraine!

[@mikemeyer529]

Hey there! Just watched your wonderful winter fun video with the family, and it sure brought back a heap of fond memories! It's heartwarming to see your family enjoying the simple joys of ice skating and snowmobiling together. Reminds me of my own childhood winters in the Midwest. Those twin snowmobiles were a fantastic surprise for your girls - their smiles said it all! Curious, do you folks have any other winter traditions or favorite activities? Keep up the great work with these videos, they're like a warm cup of cocoa on a cold day. Looking forward to your next adventure! Stay warm and keep having fun!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much! The girls love skiing so we hope to get up to Michigan to ski again this winter. They really like being pulled on saucer sleds too but we didn't get to it yet this year. Thanks for watching!

[@lewerim]

Your videos are just full of smiles. Love it

[@mikehammersley3489]

Yes! You SHOULD be teaching them to drag race! 😊 As an Ohio native living in FL, you just made me miss the snow

[@digdrivediy]

Ha! That's an accomplishment! 😉

[@oleanderson3693]

OMG!!! My two boys grew up on 250 Enticers, we had two black ones, bought them new. When I sold them once they outgrew them, I literally cried when I saw the new owner drive away with them. 40 years later we still snowmobile together. Those little suckers would wind up to 70 mph on hard packed roads. Wish I would have saved them for the grandkids.

[@freedomlover24-7]

This brings back great memories with my brothers and sis. Our dad ensured we always had dirt bikes for summer and snowmobiles for winter adventures. He lived a full and rich life and passed in 2020.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bill944]

Nice to see the shock on your daughter's faces! The time spent snowmobiling and ice skating, among other things, are memories that will stay with them a lifetime.

[@aaronburford5701]

Boy I have been waiting to see something for this channel! Great video, storytelling, and love the winter activities! Keep them coming!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Aaron!

[@WinstonBhagirath]

awesome memories.....they will remember this forever. Thank you for sharing.

[@gordonpasha3126]

Neil you are a fantastic dad, they will remember these days all their lives

[@scrhino40]

Glad to see family still having fun together. Figure you all would had more snow then that by now. Have a great day be safe

[@digdrivediy]

We wish. All rain for the last 3 days.

[@cyrus5454]

Takes me back, my best friend when I was that age had a pair of those Yamaha 250s. Good times.

[@davisphillips7792]

They were both so excited walking in and seeing one for each of them! And pretty amazing girls for shoveling the pond several times to finally get to skate! Thanks for sharing your new memories with all of us.

[@garny3766]

Neil Ross strikes again! Awesome content. These videos are something your family will be able to look back on and know you’re great parents, they had a good upbringing, and this is the American dream.

[@digdrivediy]

I appreciate that!

[@UncleJeffatitagain]

Great buy Dad! They looked so excited. Bet they will make great memories with those machines.

[@1970pizza]

I'm from Northern Ireland and we get to cold but never this cold , 4 inches of snow and everything comes to a halt lol

[@digdrivediy]

That's the way it will be here in about 10 years I think. We are getting fewer snows and the kids aren't learning to drive in it anymore.

[@bobwatson9290]

Brings back fond memories of growing up in northern Illinois. Pick up hockey games on the lake, snowmobiling through town when the roads weren’t plowed, skitching bumpers on cars and growing up to Wisconsin to ski. Only good things about a Midwest winter.

[@digdrivediy]

Love it.

[@pjoseph097]

These girls will remember this experience for many years to come. Drag racing the snowmobiles is lit!!

[@coopsblooms5824]

Those retro ones are sweet! I’ve only ridden once in Ohio on an old school JD one at my wife’s family’s farm. So much fun!

[@dalevalentine1721]

Talk about Vintage sleds - they are just perfect for the girls. Funny how language changes once you cross the border - up here in the Great White North, we seldom add the word "Ice" to skate or skating. Regarding all of the Zamboni comments - many moons ago, before our local arena could afford anything like a Zamboni, they used a pair of units that were a barrel laid out horizontally on a cart. They would fill them with hot water, and it would drain out the back out a pipe with holes that flooded a canvas that dragged on the ice behind it at 90 degrees to the direction of travel. Not that you need anything like that, but it would be a cool project for someone like you with the equipment to do it. Enjoy the rest of the winter.

[@chrisoaks4767]

Heck yeah, you should be teaching them to drag race! It’s obvious you have also taught them discipline. Will never forget the ragged out, souped up Banshee we got when I was 10. Had to sit on the gas tank to try and keep the front wheels on the ground when taking off. Still remember the surprise too. Awesome job, dad!

[@digdrivediy]

Wow! A Banshee at 10 would have been a trip!! That's cool! This was the first time I've ever encouraged the racing 😂

[@sadjst]

You are winning. You also are an inspiration because i feel happy when someone who breaks his back can enjoy life like this, and this keeps me pushing uphill ✌🏼

[@johnbeck845]

Just fantastic!!!! Well done Sir!!💪🇺🇸

[@Misterkoll]

What an awesome home and family. Absolutely living the dream. What more could anyone want??

[@jerrylkoch3203]

Peg and I enjoy your videos, we watch every Sunday night after church always looking forward to seeing the next one.

[@digdrivediy]

Hey thanks so much Uncle Jerry. I'm so glad you and Peggy are watching!

[@alrumpel2719]

Love the wholesome videos, of your projects and the whole family pitching in. Great job of parenting. Hint from Canada, if you flood the pond a little bit , it will smooth out the ice. Cheers keep them coming

[@n8dawg640]

I’m loving the look of those snowmobiles, they look way cooler than modern ones

[@rayarnett2249]

Sir, I believe out of all the videos I have seen on u-tube ,your channel has the best content. I am envious of the family involvement from in-laws to cousins to wife and daughters. That's my idea of how a perfect family should be. I greatly appreciate you sharing that with all of us to watch. Around the area I'm in you don't see much of that anymore. Thank you.

[@digdrivediy]

Wow, thanks. Very kind of you to say and thanks so much for watching!

[@johncowie3092]

This was such a great video The kids obviously loved it You and your family are living life well Cheers from Scotland

[@digdrivediy]

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks 👍🏻

[@Sintaxx]

This is the most wholesome video I've seen all year! Love it! What a cool dad to let his kids ride snowmobiles!!!! I would have done ANYTHING to do this when I was a kid!!!

[@digdrivediy]

Wow, thanks!

[@popmarbles6980]

I had as much fun as they did with the snowmobiles, laughing and smiling as well. (But I have never been on one. 78 yr. old Arkansas)

[@overdosed51]

Old snowmobiles are personal favorite of mine. My old man started me on an Artic cat tripple . Never forget the look on my moms face as an 8 year old when he put me on the seat and walked into the house to watch some football. 😂 That amount of trust from the old man on a 100mph sled was wild to me.

[@digdrivediy]

Whoa!

[@mibo1065]

That wasn’t trust. He just really wanted to watch footballin peace. 😂

[@rosesmith8727]

gsmith .new at this ,never commented before.. just wanted to say that i do watch your u tube channel and enjoy your presentations..very nice family, you should be very proud..i have twin boys as our first children also,,kinda know it was a handful in the beginning,, they are almost your age now..great job Neil, look forward to more of your shows.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much for the comment and I'm honored it is your first. Twins were great fun. We didn't know any better! Thanks for watching!

[@merrymanrc]

Memories you all making as a family are so special try to video record them because before you know it your kids be all grown up. I think every day are special with the family and friends.

[@terryrogers1025]

Fun video to watch, anything family is always good content, nice sleds. Thanks for the video sir, very enjoyable.

[@papaoctopus]

Their faces when they see the snowmobiles. Love it!! Great surprise!

[@ujmchris]

Good call on keeping them out of that mesh in the new grass. I can only imagine the mess that would make in the track/idlers/drive sprockets. Keep on making memories!

[@Live2ride2live54321]

Ugh I legit had the biggest smile on my face when you showed the girls the snow mobiles and they were happy and grateful. Great job mom and dad you’ve raised wonderful kids! So wholesome 🙏🏼🙌🏼

[@user-hz3eh4cc8k]

Hello Neil, I came across your U tube channel completely by accident but I have found all of your video's fascinating and I am now finally up to date having watched them all. It is amazing to see how different life is for you and your lovely family living where you do with temperatures outside lower than inside my freezer here in the UK!! It is also amazing how adaptable your girls are, dipping oil in your machinery and driving tractors at their age!! some children in the UK are incapable of sharpening a pencil at their age all credit to you and your wife / family for the comprehensive upbringing that your twins are receiving. Long may the video's continue it's really amazing to follow you and your family life through the seasons, it must be lovely being part of such a nice community with neighbours that you can rely on if you need assistance. Best possible regards David.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much David. I'm glad to have you watching and appreciate all the kind words. We're just trying our best and enjoying life with family close by and I'm grateful for the people that follow along.