Well this one wasn’t for the faint hearted. You wake up to howling winds, white outs, rain, ice pellets and three feet of snow and there’s only one thing to do. Get’er done lol. All jokes aside. This was a bad one but I wanted you all to see it’s not always a cake walk. Thanks for watching.

Mark this was a three day storm. Now that it’s over they are saying there’s 50 mm’s of rain on the way 😳

This was a rare occurrence for us Fred. Might never see the like of that again but it was a nasty one. 24 hours later and it’s pouring rain outside. I was glad when I got it done all the same. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless.

Same for us here in Western Massachusetts Fred. I’m kinda mad at Paul for taking all of our good snow! ;-)

Hi Curt. Thanks for your kind comments. People just don’t know what wet snow really is. Just before this storm we had 9 hours of freezing rain and then came the snow. It made for a measurable time for everyone around these parts. I wasn’t even going to do a video but Kathy captured most of the footage so I said why not lol. The last few years we haven’t had much in the way of snow. One winter (2021) I didn’t plow the property once. Weird times sir. Glad you liked my work. I’m my own worst critic so I need to do my very best at all times because I’m rough on myself. It’s obvious you know about snow clearing. It’s like everything we do. Some folks are good at it and others not so much. Everything is like that in life You keep well and again, thank you for your kind words. It helps me keep interested in doing video. God bless you and your family.

Oh those BX25D’s are great machines. This was a bad storm. I’m glad we had the 5740. I’m not tough enough for an open station tractor. Kathy and Puss say hello. Thanks for watching and keep well

Thanks Mike. It’s nice to know I played a small part in this. Happy to hear you enjoyed the video. It’s a big mess here lol.

Wow, thanks! I almost didn’t do it because I didn’t think It would be of interest. As for the storm. It was a three day storm. Most folks aren’t even dug out yet. It’s going to get worst because tomorrow there’s 50 mm’s of rain and very high winds so mass flooding is very likely. Very weird weather. Hey, thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you my friend. The last few years we didn’t get much snow either but this last one was a whopper. Never seen anything like it in 40 years. I’m going to do an updated video on it tomorrow. Hope you’re doing well.

I think what caused so much of a mess here was the fact there was 50cms of snow combined with high winds and it was a 48 hour storm. Your right, thank god for tractors lol. Keep well. We went through your area yesterday. Thanks for watching.

Well one day we had no snow and the next day it started to snow and two days later we had three feet everywhere. Crazy times. Thank God for tractors.

Tom. I’ve learned many times over the years that we always succeed but it never comes easy.

We’re doing well thanks. Storms are a way of life here. We hardly bat an eye when they say a storm is coming. This one was for the record books though. Glad we had the tractor. Keep safe down there.

Ken we’ve had many winters with just rain. I like rain. You don’t have to push it lol The problem with our snow it usually means very high winds and just border line of freezing. Makes for his snow drifts and very slippery conditions. Glad I had this tractor to look after it. Keep well.

Temps going down here finally, 7 this morning and showing 5 tomorrow morning and 20c tops for both days, I like the sound of that. Snow on the mountains well south of me yesterday, seasons are a changing.

Well I forgot to mention that in the video. Getting to the shelter was the toughest part. It was actually dangerous. I walked down but about 30 feet from the shelter I went to my chest in snow and I really thought I never had the strength to get through it but I did thank God. Good observation on your part 👏

It’s the worst I’ve seen here. The hard part was trying to get to the shelter to get the tractor. I really didn’t think I was going to get through that 4 feet of snow. Yes it can be very overwhelming with all of this in two nights but you set your mind to achieve one step at a time and each achievement is a reward to getting it done. You’re just being humble. You’d have no issues doing it. We all can do anything if we’re desperate enough lol. Hope you and the family are doing well. Kathy says hi. God bless you and yours my friend.

Well I have a BX as well and I can assure you it would and can do it if you could live long enough to see it through. 😂

Yes he sure did but he enjoys that. He says that’s what he does to pay his keep. Hope you’re doing well my friend.

We are always slow switching back and forth on our diesel. It’s been an issue forever. Climates are changing as well. We’ve bought our fuels in bulk and don’t use a lot of it so it’s hard to know what to do. Hope you’re doing well.

It sure is and people don’t even know what wet snow is lol

@@7863348 Until they get a heart attack trying to shovel it!!! Tom

People don’t realize the weight of wet snow. They keep telling me other ways to move the snow without considering what kind of snow it is. Roofs decks, sheds all are causalities of wet snow. As for our snow. Nutt’en to it 🤣 Thanks for watching.

Not really. We are on the east coast of the island where most of our snow turns to rain. This time it was a mix of both. I’m hoping this is the end of it but who knows these days lol. Keep well down there, thanks for watching.

Ya but you got snakes down there and I don’t like snakes so we’re even. 😝

I’ve had one since new but I wouldn’t use it with this heavy wet snow and that why they are called a “light material” bucket. Mine is twice the capacity as the tractors OEM bucket.

Yes we are and thank YOU for being here. 👍

Lots of snow for sure. Thanks again for watching.

Well it’s always more fun when all that snow is in someone else’s yard lol. These types of jobs require you to know the limits of your machine and not to surpass that limit. The more you push it beyond its boundaries the more risk you run in damaging your machine and leaving you with a mess you can’t clean up. If you respect the machine, treat it well then you’ll be able to get it all done and everyone is happy. It’s not so much fun for me but there’s a lot of satisfaction in doing these things well.

Out here our snow blower would plug. You could see the water under it. It was a nasty one that’s for sure.

I wasn’t under much stress well maybe once when I was searching for one of my favourite songs on the stereo and couldn’t find it. These events never stress me out. I love the challenge of them but thanks for your concern ☺️

Hello there Michael. We don’t get the time much anymore for videos. We started our new mod business almost 7 years ago and it took off from the start and ate up all our time. Lately we’ve bed. Doing more videos. We did one a while ago on a post vise and anvil. Thanks for being here. Hope all is well on your end.

It sure did 👍

Well I think it could do it if you could live enough to see it through 😂

Peter you had a lot of snow as well. The problem with our snow it usually means very high winds and just border line of freezing. Makes for his snow drifts and very slippery conditions. Glad I had this tractor to look after it. Keep well.

Jim I’ve seen to many people loosing buckets so I made a habit out of rechecking the levers. I’ll be doing an update on this video tomorrow. I have some things I need to explain lol. You know what these KZfaq videos are like. Everyone is a specialist lol.

lol. They still don’t have everything plowed here either and we got up to 50 mm’s of rain tonight. You’re so lucky to have dry fluffy snow. Thats a rarity here. Keep safe.

Yes but it’s a rare event. This one was the worst of three really bad ones in 5 plus years. Thanks for watching.

interesting . The added problem with high winds is the fact that it compacts the snow and puts a hard crust on it. This particular storm was by far the worst I’ve had to deal with. The real hero here was the tractor. People always questioned me on why I chose this tractor and this video holds the answer. Keep safe over there bud.

I’ve said the same thing a thousand times that very day lol. Thanks for watching.

Yes you guys have had it rough over there. We don’t usually see this here and this one was the worst yet. Being it was wet as well added a whole pile of other problems with it. The tractor is the biggest in the 40 series. It’s a 5740 turbo charged. It don’t have all the silly emission crap on it and it can work like a dog all day long. Presently has 450 hours on it. Air ride seat, cruise control,AC/heat. Custom exhaust stack and automatic throttle control. We also design and build accessories for Kubota tractors so please spread the word. Hope you’re doing well over there. www.specialtyrepairscustommods.com

I’d say out of a full winter we will get one storm with dry snow.

Going out during a storm is only making room for more snow. The only time I ever went out during a storm snow clearing was when I plowed comerically and that was because workers had to get home when work ended.

When the tractor stayed in the shop I’d watch the forecast and if it looked really bad I’d put the tractor in front on so I could use the snow blower to get out. Never have been in this predicament before down there I was caught off guard so I had to deal with it as per the video. Thank God for good equipment because I really needed it in this situation. Thanks for watching.

The times are changing. Some winters are like summers here. Two winters ago it wasn’t worth putting the tractor out. Keep well.

😅😂🤣. Perhaps your right but as the song goes, I did it my way 😂

Yup. It’s called Progress I guess. They don’t bother us. Well there was this one time but I handled that and I won’t be so nice the next time 😉

Us to lol

They say around here if you don’t like the weather just wait 10 minutes and it will change lol.

Hey, thanks. Kathy says hey back.

That’s exactly why the blowsnower isn’t the weapon of choice here.

That’s a good question. It’s been 5 days since the storm and there’s folks still digging out.

I’ve always waiting for it to be over before I head out. In the past when I did a run doing the storm by the time I went out it was full again. Hope you’re doing well. Keep safe.

Hum. You have a point there.

@@7863348 Fron your tittle, I thought you were in an accident and your bike was hit.

I’ve heard of folks using it but I started out with this bucket by digging it out so it was full of ice from the get go. Ah it worked out in the end. Thanks for watching.

You got that right!

I’m sure that wasn’t a good one either. Glad this one is behind us.

Luck you 😘

I’ll be doing an updated video on this tomorrow. I’m no stranger to this snow clearing. There’s just some things that the viewer don’t know about and I’ll explain in the next video 👍

Your absolutely right. Would have lost my shirt if this was a commercial job.

That’s the truth. These days people won’t have the common courtesy to even say thanks. Crazy times.

Yes they are. They’ve been there for over 12 years. Held up really well. I did a few videos on installing them. We had one cover that was beat up with the sun then a topical storm can through and tore it off so we purchased a commercial one from Shelter Logic and that one is way heavier.

I bet you’d love to have all that snow in your driveway 😂

You got that right! Been there, done that. It’s obvious you know how it all works. Thanks for watching.

Happy to hear you enjoyed it ☺️

It was a 48 hour event.

Neighbour is an arse hole so that’s out and look at the bucket while I’m working. Notice anything? See the snow sticking to the bucket? How do you think that snow will work getting squeezed into a chute? Maybe plug? You bet and when that chute plugs it plugs big time. See the who point of this video was to show everyone the perfect storm that in most cases would stop you in your tracks but if you chose the right tools for the tractor which will make it more doable in the end as I showed. You can’t back into a 13 foot X 25 foot drift with wet snow and expect it to perform can you?

That’s because the building code says it has to.

I have one but it was buried in the snow lol

😅😂🤣

Yes we still have them. They are in hibernation now but we see them via cctv camera. They look healthy. Last summer they broke the record for babies so their environment must be perfect. Thanks for asking.

So true. As I went through it I looked up at the peek. Never seen anything like this storm before.

can’t. They tear up the asphalt.

😅😂🤣

The short answer is yes, they would help but it comes with a Hugh cost. They will tear up the asphalt driveway.

Opens, nvm, I see no chains.

During the whole job I used it twice.

@@7863348 2 times that is not bad

Because some of us don’t want to go out in the storm 🤨

No it isn’t.

@@7863348 Yea, I guess you're right. I've only been doing it for about 35 years.

@@georgesimpson3113 Well I got you beat to about ten years and 20.000 hours as a heavy equipment operator.

@@7863348 Big, big difference in moving dirt and moving snow. How many driveways, roads, parking lots have drains and entrances and exits, plants, etc had you done in those 10 years? Plus, it's a industry standard to plow with the storm... for a reason.

omg. How did you know? 😅😂🥲

So very true. We operated a business here for 26 years and not one of those guys ever came in to give us work so I figured I didn’t owe them anything and you’re absolutely right about being sued. Safer to stay on your own property 👍

watch the full video and you’ll get the answer