that man works so hard time and time again thru injury no matter what jus flat out works. so happy to see him happy ina diesel i was the exact same way. good job stan taking care of the ones who take care of you! sweet video

Alex has come a long way since I first started following your channel Stan. He was always quiet and not sure of himself, and now he's become quite the mechanic and more elaborative.....is that even a word? Thumbs up!

I had a 2013 f250 with a 6.7 and it was hands down one of the toughest and most efficient pickups I've ever had and the most comfortable

Now I understand why Minnesota's football team is named after the Vikings.. Life is rough up there. Thanks for the videos. Keep up the amazing work.

Alex will treat that truck as his own lil babby for sure stan. I see that in him. Ive seen that many times. You get emploey his own equipment .speacial to what they want. It becomes a part of them. Just like family.

I'm so very happy to see you rewarding your hard-working & loyal crew members with new tools like this. Good job, Axle & Congratulations on the new truck.

ram has had a factory exhaust brake since 2007.5 when the 6.7 came out. they’re freaking amazing! never had to touch your brakes

Another great video, Thank you ! Love watching.

You’ve really crafted a great team of guys. I would give anything to find a company like yours to work for. Hope those guys know how lucky they are to be working with you.

John deere 333g very rarely see these in the shop where I work at. Also congrats to Alex on his new truck. Would love to have an old school 4x4 shift in a newer truck.

If stan drives the new f 350 diesel he will be trading in all the gas trucks. Lol great video guys

Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

cat guy through and through but those 333G John deere are seemingly the best on the market and i would love to see you put it through its paces

For the best visibility in skidsteers, I suggest you test out a JCB. Possibly the Telehandler model which can pile snow up far further and higher. The JCB also has a side door, so no climbing over the plough linkage.

Love the Ford truck

Congrats on the diesel Alex and team. You guys are going to love pulling with it for landscape season!

Congrats on the new truck Alex diesel all the way😎

Congrats on the new rig! Looks great! We might see some precip tonight, probably just some salting tho. Wish you the best!

Of friend of mine that digs pools in Az. dumped BOBCAT after they were bought out and went to John Deere and loves them.

I get cold just watching. Love the new truck. Down time is a real expense. Glad you have the ability to repair the lines with your crew. Having that fixed by an outside source would really hurt the pocketbook. Good to see there is good employees still willing to work hard and long hours.I like the ASVS due to visibility but the over all performance and cost might be a factor. Still waiting for our fist measurable snow In Topeka Ks.

A suggestion for the hoses, on my skidder I take the old hoses, cut the ends off, split it so I can wrap it around the other one then zip tie it on.

I will love Bobcat on your channel.

Good job Alex!

Been a Cat man for over 20 years, and they are the very best in my opinion. Power, dealer back up, and ability to take abuse and keep running make all the difference. Branding doesn't matter when the job needs to be done. Cat typically outperforms everybody. Price is typically higher than off brands but try to fix them when they're broken. The best value for the dollar come from a more expensive machine's performance in the long run. Parts price can be prohibitive to some contractors, but longevity in the long run can make a difference.

I love all your videos, this pass snow storm in New York I lost my only plow truck and because we haven't had much snow in the area I live in western NY, I don't know what I am going to do to finish the season out. But I like what you do and find it inspirational.

Your Kubota looks like the best machine I’ve ever seen.

I have a 2017 f250 6.7 and I love it. The only aftermarket part you need to install on that truck is the s&s disaster prevention fuel pump bypass. If the high pressure fuel goes out on that truck it will send metal through the hole fuel system.

we run all Takeuchi machines, there track loaders are great try one out you will like them.Good luck with the new ford diesel.The exhaust brakes on the diesels are a game changer !

All the new trucks have the exhaust brake feature I think. Some work better than others. I have a 2020 Denali and it works great with or without a load behind me. Damn space ship, so many buttons!

Awesomesauce video Stan. Congratulations Alex on that new Powerstroke! No worries Stan, I was right there when you said, "I have never heard of a Jake Brake on a pickup." It's about damn time.

We just bought a Bobcat T770. Love it so far. Good luck with whatever you purchase!

As always awesome content thanks for your time to do this video

As always awesome content thanks your channel is killing it love it so informative or just all around the cats pajamas

Not to be pedantic, but technically not a Jake brake. Jake brakes float the exhaust valves to interrupt the combustion process. This truck has an exhaust brake, which is a butterfly similar to the throttle body of a gasser behind the turbo in the done pipe, which restricts exhaust gas from exiting the engine / turbo, effectively slowing the engine down. Super cool tech regardless. I'm not much of a truck dude, but I've towed a few things in my life. By far the biggest and heaviest thing I ever towed was a 26 foot enclosed race trailer behind a friend's 2014 chevy 2500hd. This truck had an exhaust brake, the Allison 5 speed with transmission braking, and trailer brakes. Was exiting interstate 70 at 75mph, signaled, lifted off the throttle and by the time I was at the end of the ramp for the traffic light, the truck had stopped itself without me doing anything. Was an amazing towing experience, and no heavy duty work truck should be any different, in a perfect world. Congrats on the diesel, Alex. Super nice truck you got there. Thanks for sharing, Stan.

Dirt Boss loves his Kubota skid steer. The tilt bucket is killer.

Cat makes a debris guard kit that covers the hoses going to the finals, it’s a must have. The reason they’re exposed is to be the flex point going to the suspended undercarriage

great truck and great video

I've always been a bobcat guy, especially with the Kubota motors

Congrats on the truck!!!! Old School Cool. Haha awesome brother. I’m using it now.

new cat 299 would be sick

The 2011 Chevy’s started having exhaust brake. Cummins pickups had exhaust brakes for awhile. I will say Alex needs to turn the exhaust brake on whenever driving the truck not just for trailering. So hey in the truck, hit the button, make it a habit! It keeps the vanes in the variable geometry turbo moving otherwise they stick and you have to replace the turbo sooner than later.

Congratulations on the truck , I have a 2016 Crew cab diesel , You are going to really like that Jake Break when toeing , Good Luck with it 😎👍

Takeuchi is the best skid steer. They dont break much.

Got a ford diesel as well. Good job Alex!

That plow scrapes better than any other one on the market

looks like a good truck

Hey Stan in the future sometime whenever you need another regular cab truck could you see what the GM line up is all about?

Hey Stan you should look at the case Minotaur way overkill for your applications but it’s a very impressive machine. My vote is for a takeuchi very nice machines and very simple.

Congrats to Alex on the new truck! Never knew those diesels had a Jake brake. Pretty cool.

Stan I would love to see you run a deere 325g. It would probably be you new favorite machine. They are unmatched in power compared to other brands and are not so stupid designed like that cats hoses are!

Right now I'm liking the JCB Teleskid. I think the door position is safer. although I've not been able to use one. on paper they look good

Takeuchi has a lot of cab room and is a great machine

Sweet plow!

Try a GEHL. They are out of Wisconsin and they have hydraulically tensioned tracks. Loved the one I rented from Home Depot.

Love the videos

I'm excited to see you review this Ford diesel. I hope you you have success with it. We use them at my job and they have held up under some real abuse.

The exhaust brake is on 2015 and up actually. I have a 2015 and it’s on there stock. Nice truck Alex!

My 2020 Silverado has the exhaust brake. I love it, especially when I'm towing my trailer.

@dirtmonkey great video, be great to see Alex truck setup ? His tools etc , what he Carrie’s everyday in his truck and why he went diesel 🎉

Before they built the swing wing blades there was a guy building back blades like that snow pusher in the 80's, with the extendable wings. Wasn't the best, sure they got it figured out though.

Takeuchi, one of the best on the market

Bobcat. Thanks 🐈‍⬛.

If your going to plow with that make sure you have a dealer turn on manual regen and dpf % if the emission equipment are on the truck. Also my friend has had a really good experience with his bobcat equipment for his excavation business.

Is it "Newish" like Santos?? Hope the weather is treatin ya boys well thats was a great video wit the rolling crew staggered like on the highway.

I would go with whatever brand has given you the least issues. I would also go for whatever is the fastest and easiest to fix.

I've run alot of different skid steers and have found they all have their problems. Track loaders are more maintenance intense than their wheeled brothers. Some guys get hung up on brand loyalty, which isn't a bad thing because they get very familiar with the equipment. Familiarity helps with maintenance and repairs. Not having to have a service truck come out because you can do your own work saves money, as long as it is done right. Personally, I run New Holland because I am very familiar with the product. Is it better than other machines? Not really. I prefer the ergonomics of the CAT and ASV. My thought is run what keeps you productive and as comfortable as possible. I still use my old LX885 on occasion because I know that thing inside and out, have replacement parts on the shelf and it has been very reliable.

Have had asv and case. The case was awesome!!!! Asv is ok

I have a new CAT skid 239D3 machine. So far after 2 years love it and they do have that hole plugged up now with a rubber blocker plate that stops the hoses from rubbing too. I’m a CAT guy but then again my area they are the closest dealer to me out of any of the brands and that’s still a 3 hour drive for me. Any other dealer is a 4 plus hour drive so I unfortunately don’t have much choice in brands.

Stan if you ever get in that 6.7 you will totally fall in love with it they are amazing motors and I'm not a fan of all the epa crap on them but ford did a great job . The cat 289 blowing hoses is totally neglect from the previous owner , ours has 3000 hours and only 1 hose has ever blown on it , it was the small one that is for the hydraulic quick attack , it was a super easy fix down for maybe an hour......I think you are forgetting the ford backhoe when you're saying that cat has blown the most hoses 😆🤣😂

The exhaust brake on the Ford, in effect does the same as a Jake brake, but isn't a Jake Brake. Jake brakes use the compression in the engine to slow its rotation. Exhaust brakes basically plug the exhaust.

Stan, I have been a diesel believer for years this last year I purchased a 7.3 liter gas Godzilla and so far it’s cheaper to operate and I have only missed the torque for a diesel once, I was pulling a skid steer up a steep grade and you could feel that the truck was giving everything it had and my diesels on the same road had more power left. It’s only been a year but I’m leaning to buying after 7.3 . The emission systems on diesels are crazy expensive when they fail and it Usually happens when your done with warranty.

Bobcat makes a good Skid-Steer

I work for Ziegler the drive hoses have always been a problem so Ziegler made there own upgrade one were we put a other thicker hose over top to help with the rubbing. I don’t know if you guys went that way but Ziegler does have the upgrade. Have had quite a few machine have zero issues afrer

Would love to have that combo.

What a cool rig don't forget the seatcovers

The ram has the best exhaust break outta the all you should try one

I love my Cat 259 track machine we have 2 of them bought new they have 300 hours used hardscaping and Snow plowing

Bobcat seems to becoming popular

we've got a jcb, and it has worked amazing for us single boom.

Nice truck Alex! Gonna miss the 2dr Rollin is ssp

cat makes a amazing machine the d3 series you will fall in love with

Nice truck

I like the Case machines.

If y’all had good luck with the ASV’s I’d go with that. I like that track suspension design

I have a 2014 RAM 3500 that has an exhaust break and I love it for towing.

Stan, I have been looking at the Wackers. They have a Kohler diesel with no dpf. I ran one at a dealer. It seemed very simple and easy to use. I also like the tilt forward cab to get into the engine. I would be very interested in hearing your perspective on them if you got a chance to run one.

Try a Takeuchi. We use two tl12/tl240 models. Seem like a great unit

I would probably get a ASV or cat but it’s cool what different brands have.

We have a 325G John Deere, we use it to push chicken litter, bushhog, and do other small things around the farm and I love it, but we don't have very cold weather or snow so don't know how they work in snow.

Dirt Perfect has thrown Kubota in the trash can, same issues with buried hoses, He is demoing a Case I believe that is a beast.

New holl and all the way. It will out lift and skidsteer. Plus the visibility with it is amazing.

It all depends on the work you do on which skid you need. I grew up with bobcats. But I really like the asvs

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My 2015 f350 has thé engine break. It’s great, if you put the truck in tow/haul mode the engine break works even better, without tow/haul pressed it still works but tow/haul steps it up a notch

Love my exhaust brake on my 5th gen ram when hauling. I know you have a Kubota as well but I love my Kubota so far. No problems

Just an idea on stopping mud from getting into the hose area on the cat Try using foam like the dirt bike racers use around suspension stuff the foam in the hole and it will be easy to remove when you need to and won’t stop hoses from moving.

We have an older Case 75xt and I love that skid loader! It is a wheeled machine but I do prefer wheels, at least for my application on the farm. The hoses are a lot simpler than that caterpillar and it seems to be a well-built solid machine. I will never buy anything other than Case, as of now.

I’d position the hoses just right and spray foam them in place. It’d be a bear to replace. But you can always cut out the spray foam and replace it

Hopefully the new truck keeps Alex from backing out in front of people! Great video Stan!

Bobcat t76 or any of the new R series. the visibility and cab room is the best I think. Your guys will love it for long nights of plowing.