Among a sea of haters I think you're the first who has told me that you liked the toe-tappers I used in this video. Thanks!

@@MinnesotaEric You know we're both on TBN...

Thanks!

That was a good day! Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you liked it!

DianeThomson1960 me too. Like damn, I’m a pro lol

Joe, you have it exactly right ice had frozen the rotor. I got the wheel freed up today so we're back to being a one car, one truck family.

You massive snow would make for great videos so do it!

We want snow banks on the sides. Make for a snow fence (sorta) and potentially, a car catcher.

Ranger6x6, there is no downforce. The plow floats while the loader remains stationary well above the ground. The plow deflects when there is enough resistance and the snow is slippery enough deflect the whole tractor because of the leverage the plow has hanging a good six feet out in front of the front tires of the tractor. I don't use chains because of the miles and miles of blacktop roads I traveled when I was doing this route. At any-rate, this is my favorite plowing video that I've made. Thanks for watching.

Ugg, I still need to get my tractor moved to my house and then rig it for winter. We have snow coming in the next ten days.

With drifts the snow was higher than the blade here and there.

Steve, sure. The tractor itself is a 2014 Kioti NX6010 HST. All four wheels are ballasted with a total of 1250 pounds of RimGuard. The loader looks to be made by Quike, a German company, and painted orange. Normal stuff: cable actuated, non-piloted valve with float. The plow is a either an 8' or 9' (I cannot remember) Hiniker Big Ox. The plow has great articulation, but isn't that great at back-dragging and is a sum-of-a-beehive to mount on my loader's SSQA. The blower is a CAT 1 & 2 McKee 720, a 30" high, eight foot wide, twin 13" augers with a 27" fan. McKee invented the modern two-stage blower and they made this same blower line for a bunch of different people or were copied by a bunch of other people. In their day the McKees were the high volume industrial blower-which is likely why so many of them have survived so long. The third function is my own. At its core is an Eaton electric over hydro double-acting valve, solid state relays, Delphi metri-weather connectors and hard lines, using a John Deere joystick handle. It looks factory.

leo D I, My tractor does have float but I do not use float when plowing. The plow itself articulates up and down, as well as the outer ends up and down taking all the stress off of the loader.

Bill, off camera the packing gave way on one of my loader cyclinders-but I hadn't noticed because it is winter and not collecting dust and grit. Anyway, as a result of the leak, my hydro tank got low and I noticed when I didn't have reverse the first time I pushed the pedal at the end of my driveway in this video. Running the blower backward up the hill, I ran out of fliuid to keep backing up and you see me cycle the plow side to side and lower my loader to force more fluid into the transmission so I could keep going. Off-camera, I filled the tank back up when I got back to the top of the driveway, lubed all my zerks and off I went. If you get a tractor with a cab, get a factory cab model. Good luck and let us know what you're thinking.

How about a John Deere Gator (Diesel) with a plow? Cab, heater, AC, stereo, automatic cargo dump with many other options.

Yeah. Get a Deere. Not a kabota. Deere better performance all around. 😁

If anybody wants to send me something like a GoPro Session on a death wish that doesn't mind it getting damaged, broken, or lost (cause it will fly and we need to find it), I'll send a camera through my blower!

I'm so far away from a finishing mower. I'm still "mowing" zillions of little saplings with my brush cutter-although I am getting more field grass in the areas that have been cut more than three years in a row.

Then you're in luck as I just published a video showing my tractor-loader doing nothing but grapple work with no music but the engine making tractor noises. I warn you that right at the end of the video there are some screaming children having fun and if you cannot abide that, I suggest that you make diesel idling noises while rolling your eyes and saying, "Bah Humbug." Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erePdquDt6i6oGg.html

I'd have chains on but for transporting down municipal roads. I have a video in the works about the forestry chains I have but I'm waiting for significant snow to complete the video.

Front tire chains will keep the tractor going straight. plowing is always faster than snow blowing until the snow is so deep or there is no place left to push the snow (those cute, narrow rural driveways). Anyway, I've got a tire chain video. Most people do not need forestry chains on their tractor, but I have cute, narrow driveways with nowhere to push, so I do use forestry chains on my front tires. There will be a plowing video coming out on my channel in the next couple of weeks, where you see how the chains work. The tire chain video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fcdgarh_r7zNoJ8.html

@@MinnesotaEric I have chains on the front. The snowblower is just too heavy on the back. If I drop it to the ground while plowing, then the front bites. I just drag snow under the snowblower.

Luke, north-central Minnesota. Our snowfall can be spotty from year to year, but we all can count on it always being cold in the winter!

Simon, yes from inside the cab I'm controlling two large hydraulic cylinders that windrow the plow side to side. The plow also has a blow-off valve so If I hit something the plow can windrow to avoid damage, and then the blade itself can trip to save itself from damage. The floating of the blade up and down while on the ground is designed into the plow and that happens without my input. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@MinnesotaEric Great, thanks Eric. What tractor model is that?

@@simonjohnnyrose It is a Kioti NX6010, but the Bobcat 5800 series is the same tractor.

Sometimes!

I'm just south of Bemidji, the land of Paul Bunyan, cold blue waters, and curiously good public radio. LOL

Hey Eric. I'm in Nevis. And you know how much snow we have this year!

I have a back-up camera. It is mostly useful in telling me when a car comes up behind me when Im running my tractor down the road.

This video was shot using a Hero 6 and an iPhone 6. I now primarily use a cheap camcorder for videos for the external microphone (better sound quality), and I have an iPhone XR and I just ordered a Hero 8. I'd love a Sony Alpha AIII mirrorless camera but something that nice isn't in the cards for years. Thanks for watching.

Never on the loader because the plow itself has float built into it.

Yes, the tractor headlights can be on at the same time as the front and rear cab lights. I don’t typically run the tractor’s own headlights because the light they generate is blocked by the loader in front unless the loader is carried low. Typically, tractor lights are set up on multiple circuits, and in my tractor there are switches for the front and rear cab lights, as well as another switch for the side cab lights. Then there are the tractor lights and headlights mounted on a stalk on the steering column.

@@MinnesotaEric appreciate the info thanks!

A V-plow would be nice, but I'm going to get some front tire chains as I fear getting stupid stuck more than fighting the snow.

That's true of most forests but here in Minnesota we purposely log and do planned burns so our forest floors don't get so thick with tree litter as to have uncontrolled forest fires like out west.

Not a bad idea, but I don't have any trouble the way I do it now and the bank keeps cars and delivery vehicles on the driveway instead of twenty feet down in my swamp.

@@MinnesotaEric vary true but if they drive that bad maybe they should be there

Heh! My driveway scares me too!

I turn partially around in the tractor driving the fuel with my right foot.

Yes rear mounted does get to your back. Broke my back now putting front mount on my 4100. Nice rig you got my friend

For me blowing takes too long and is only used when the plow cannot push material.

If I had a lot of different things I could blaze through life too!

I finally purchase chains, but I've had trouble fitting them properly.

Chains on front is a no no. You will take the spiders out. Jmo

Steven, I love the music-especially since I cannot play the radio because of copyright issues while actually doing the work.

Here you go, Richard: snow plowing without any music except the bumper music in the very beginning. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8CDa8Wapq2Xn6c.html

We didn't and don't put snow on the upside of a hill. The snow is chucked down the hill where it fills my swamp.

Here you go, J R: snow plowing without any music except the bumper music in the very beginning. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8CDa8Wapq2Xn6c.html

I don't think I'll look for you. Instead I suggest you expand your horizons remembering that I cannot use copyrighted music, ever.

You want to remove and install tire chains twice every time it snows? I cannot run down my public road tearing up the asphalt and travel 11 miles between plowing. So what is wrong is somebody failing to understand that your situation is not my situation. Ballasted at over 8,000 pounds and this machine does just fine.

Modern 4 wheel drive tractors don't need snow chains. Ive never had traction problems on either one of my tractors in snow.

@@mattsbrute LOL :D NOT ? :D :D :D

If you think Eric needs the chains so badly perhaps you should have them delivered to him at your cost, or you could just keep your negativity to yourself - I know which is cheaper.

I've always wanted to play the guitar.

Comments like this make creators ask themselves why bother? Little channels like mine don't break even with the costs and time involved to produce the free content you watched and hated to the degree that you worked hard to wreck my day. Moreover, because of copywriter issues, I cannot play music or the radio in the cab while operating my equipment and I like music and listening to the radio. I guess you got what you paid for, but unhappy with that you still shove it in my face with toxic remarks and actions. The only bright spot is more comments help rank my videos higher in the search results.

@@MinnesotaEric Haters are gonna hate no matter what you do. But you have to admit, some videos have music that is just obnoxious. Yours isn't that bad at all. In fact, I played this video again just so I could find the track, "Intensive". Beautiful little piece that was aptly named for this video but also has a playful tone in it that was also appropriate for playing in the snow. Again, nice video!

If you don’t like it - don’t watch it. Go make your own videos if you’re not happy with the free content on offer.

I love the music!