Try it for real..its some fun..

Its probably because this guy is so good at it. Most plows in my area just push it all to my garage and we have to shovel out the mounds

Yes you not doing the work lol

I knew I wasn't the only one

I’m kinda doing the same thing as you. 😊

Same and I try to get there driveways as wide as I can

If the storm is 10 plus inches you wanna go out multiple times and keep up with not wait till the end so you could very easily back drag a few inches each time

True I'd back in plow out in those cases then backblade in front of the garage, turn around and push it out too. These nice big driveways on the country road would be a pleasure to plow. Try the new subdivisions.... All the cars on the roads.

Do what ya gotta do......git er done

How did it go? I'm up in Northern MN. We got allot of snow last season.

Agreed. You should never push snow up against buildings. I would have done the tree or in the yard on the opposite side of the tree

Great route you have. Only concern was the pile up b/w the garages. Gonna rot a side entrance into it each 😜

Depends on how high the concrete is above grade, the grade itself and where it all drains, but yeah generally best not to pile next to buildings.

Glad you said it first. I figured this was a rookie video. I would have found another plow driver if that were my house. I've been plowing 40 years, never saw anything so ignorant.

I thought the same thing but the home owners could've requested that the snow goes there, all my plowing now is commercial but I did driveways for 15 years and I did have a few weird request from home owners as to where they wanted snow but if I didn't like it I'd explain why .

I'm in the same boat as you and I agree!!

Way to be an asshole to the people who pay your wages. It's not the homeowner's fault if the plow guy makes a mess but they get to deal with your big baby attitude? Grow up and show some respect to your community or gtfo.

You're exactly right. It took me years to weed out the difficult driveways, and get the easy neighbors. I love being able to pull into a neighborhood and bang out 20 driveways in 45 minutes

And its all flat country too. Rare to see a level driveway where I live.

@@fitzsfixes 20 in 45min? Omg, you're the man.

That's fine, if that's the service you offer. If I offered that, I'd have to charge double or more, especially if I had other guys in the truck with me. Over here, everyone is fine with the service myself and countless other companies provide. We're not in an area that gets a ton of snow.

@@fitzsfixes My average charge was $30 per snow event for residential. Takes under 10 minutes per each with clearing the sidewalks. 6 per hour $20 per hour to the help. Still putting $140 in my pocket. No reason to charge double.

Not if the house is built right bud 😂.. if it’s built right the water will run down the drive way and not cause any damage to anything

@@jennifersprague8585 your an idiot that snow has thousands of pounds of pressure

@@jennifersprague8585 it’s a lot of weight pushing in a way the building isn’t designed for tho

Lol I was wondering what that was.

So what you're saying is you've never plowed before? I'm sorry, but everything you just said is wrong. Let me tell you why. Let's say you actually plowed forward first before going over the pile to backdrag. (1) I don't care how smooth the driveway is. You're going to leave tire tracks no matter what. (2) if you push towards the garage, what if that pile is over 2' tall? You plow doesn't go up higher, and you'll leave snow closer to the garage door. (3) the A frame on the plow, when lowered, will pack the snow down under it causing the blade not to be able to rest 100% on the driveway, causing residue left behind. (4) you can't take all the snow and windrow it down the street without getting some on the apron of the neighbors driveway. Also it's illegal to leave all the snow in the road. I think that's it for now. So nice try telling everyone you're an experienced plow driver.... you're just not. Sorry

And 1 more thing. Who's to say I'm the first 1 to drive on the driveway during or after a fresh snowfall? You think customers are locked down till the driveway is cleared? I have no idea where your community is, but if they're that critical about a tire track or 2, you can keep them. In our area, people actually still drive while it's snowing! I know weird, right?

Give me some tips on how to break down walmarts lowes?

Put wings on your v blade if you really want it to be efficient. Spill over is a time eater and a money loser.

Lol Stfu

We do it

Gotta be patient and let it shift no gas.

Don't cause he's not that good

Thanks! May be lazy, but when you're in a time crunch, getting the driveways clear enough to get out of is the goal. We go back and so cleanups while everyone is out for the day

I have been plowing for 30 + years. Very good job!! Only my opinion I have to share with you is to plow the best way you do the way you know the best that works for you. That's all I have! You seem to do just fine the way that works for you.

@@jeffshultz3883 That's what I tell everyone when they ask me how to plow. Do what works best for you. If you screw up enough you learn. (I bought more than one mailbox)

Nope, never have in 10 years

"All that snow pushed up into garages". Did we watch the same video? Where was snow "pushed up into garages"?

It's a SnowEx with down pressure. That's why it cleans so well backing up

Same here!

Yeah I'm sure it's in the contract. I hire a guy to clean up with shovel as I clear driveway. He does the sidewalk too.

Sometimes.

Lol, yes if there's anything we dig up, we go back and fix in the spring.

Very true ive seen it happen

Probably because nobody lives there do you see any cars parked in that House's driveway

@@tj_the_sloth that’s rather immaterial as the snow can cause structural and water damage.

@@jdenmark1287 no shit but that won't it's too little it has to be like 10 inch snow storm or more to do that

A "streak mark"? Lol, ok

No hoa. There's a ton of us that have multiple houses in one neighborhood

Thanks! As far as pricing goes, it generally depends on where you live and how much snow you get annually. In outer area, we are just outside the snow belt. Which means our yearly snowfall is significantly lower then people 10mi south of us. In outer area I figure out what I need per plow. Then I multiply by 15. Because 15 is our average for plowable events. Then I use that as a contract price. Then you can decide whether or not you want to discount that price. Also, I have a 3" trigger. So plow guys to the south of us might have an average of 40 plowable events. Customers would go broke with the math I just showed. So they (from what some have told me) set the trigger higher. Maybe 5-6", and they keep it at a per time price. So you have a bunch of thung to take into consideration when budding properties. Good luck As for getting clients. I use our local paper to run my yearly ad for snow and landscaping. I also pay to have my ad in school calendars, restaurant menus, facebook, and a couple other outlets. But most of my traffic comes from word of mouth. Let me know if you have any other questions

@@fitzsfixes Man, thanks for all the great info. I'm in lower MI and we don't typically get hit that hard. How do you convince then for just plowing and no shoveling or salt? Or do they not really request it? Thanks again!

@@lfod79 I just tell them we don't offer that service. Not too many around here do, so it's not really a big deal

It just looks like I do. It’s usually straight, but because the wings are flared up, it looks like it in the scoop position

@@fitzsfixes gotcha, an optical illusion from camera placement 👍

Seriously, I have a straight blade right now and this video just goes to show how much time I would save by buying a V.

@@TBeare an equal size straight blade with wings will smoke a v-plow when it comes to producivity. Stacking the snow is where a v-plow excels.

@@upperdecker3448 not if u got wings on ur v plow ...

Randy, you guys get much snow out your way?

@@6.4hemidriver44 another 4" storm early Sunday morning. Supposed to get 4-8 tonight, we'll see. Fitz lives about 15 minutes from me and at times he'll get 10" and we won't get a flake. Mostly lake effect bands around here.

Cool, we only got a dusting Sunday. They're calling for 6 inches or so here in Central New York. Gotta love lake effect snow. Sometimes part of my plow area will get an inch or so. The rest will dumped on hard. Never know.

Looks like ford super duty truck and probably a boss plow

Lol that isn’t a piece of shit boss... snowex HDV

So you can see where the corners of your plow are when it's down.

To see your plow when it's down and to mark out the edge of the driveway or curbs or grass basically any objet(s) that people don't want to be plowed.

Not sure on the weight, but yes, it has down pressure

Damn, you got a 01' dodge 1500?

Seriously, disregard all the other comments about technique and shoveling, I want to see how you deal with 12" in late February? Maybe this is deep snow there?

@@MamthTORQ I just watched this video and have no idea how my comment ended up on this video. I made that comment on a web page with an embedded video of someone plowing with a tiny little plow attached to the trailer hitch on a Subaru outback. There's not much snow in this video but with a v-plow it's not like you're going to have any trouble stacking it if you needed to. A 4"tall plow that raises an inch off the ground on the back of a car I will remain skeptical of though.

@@waltersobchak2973 well that's weird, what the hell, strange digital times we're in. The blade does have good down pressure.

2011 f250 lariet. 9.6 SnowEx stainless V with down pressure

It's fantastic! The height of the blade and the curl make it easier to plow faster without snow dust. Also the fact that I can control the blade left and right like a straight blade makes it faster to adjust. It's stacks like crazy! So far I like everything about it. I don't think I'd change anything.

I shovel and use snowblower. I don't want to ruin my only truck with a plow. I live in Connecticut and have bought 20 customers. 2-3 inches driveways like that I would charge $60-$100+. But I do in front of garages, walkways, clean cars

Grand Island. You get most of the band. We usually only get general snowfall