World's First ALL-ELECTRIC Snow Blower

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00:00 Fabricating the snow blower sled
03:33 Welding the sled pivots
06:48 Upgrading the UTV batteries
09:21 Mounting the bus bar and wiring
11:08 UTV Test Drive
12:59 Adding casters and winch to blower sled
16:00 Identifying mistakes in the design
18:59 Testing the modifications
19:53 Adding a diesel heater
21:50 Final modifications to the design
23:50 Blowing snow with the electric UTV
27:45 Backing up to the shop

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@AmbitionStrikes 5 ай бұрын

Shop Riley's favorite pocket knife and use code AStrike for 10% off: gil-tek.com/product/ruk-v3/?wpam_id=3

@SaltandPepperX 5 ай бұрын

bloody hell you'll sell anything

@fuhrermk92 5 ай бұрын

dear sir/ when you will buy a mini milling machine???

@erezklein5769 5 ай бұрын

I have a knife on my Leather-man.

@Jeff-jg7jh 5 ай бұрын

Be careful with that. I don't keep any dangerous tools near my leatherman. @@erezklein5769

@michaelfowler8289 5 ай бұрын

I could see a shark tank in the near future yo I think I would patent that design yo 😊yep😮

@TimeBucks 5 ай бұрын

Taking silliness to a whole new level with this one.

@michaelmcginn7260 4 ай бұрын

Creative as ever

@vennilamahavlogs1924 4 ай бұрын

Good

@msthabiba5684 4 ай бұрын

Nice video

@Jetiexperte 5 ай бұрын

How many snow blowers do you need for one property? Riley: YES!!!

@chaunster 5 ай бұрын

You could add a pulley in the winch line and do a 2:1 pull so it moves slower up and down with half the stress on the winch. Its what i do on my sxs plow 😊

@GPeterson-jw5sp 4 ай бұрын

Kind of a "snatch block" principle.

@roundstone2020 5 ай бұрын

I love how when Riley realizes how much fun he is having, his first thought is hey Courtney you should drive.

@gwpsr58 5 ай бұрын

Oliver definitely has his mom's smile. Such a cutie.

@anthonyfry5927 4 ай бұрын

You come up with some great and crazy ideas..... I can't imagine what all is going through that mind of yours!!!!

@SeanBlader 3 ай бұрын

"It's really fun to see an idea in my head start coming together in reality." -Riley I relate to that a lot as a guy who just finished siding my tiny house on wheels.

@danjaeger854 5 ай бұрын

Dr. Riley the mad scientist at work. I admire his imagination and ingenuity. You three are special. Thanks for sharing!

@AmbitionStrikes 5 ай бұрын

I love watching Riley problem solve. Everything is a puzzle with many different solutions!

@Jeff-jg7jh 5 ай бұрын

He can draw pretty good pictures too. @@AmbitionStrikes

@miznitic5574 5 ай бұрын

So grateful we don't have another ecoflow commercial for an episode again.

@grumpyfan777 5 ай бұрын

Lol at the end of the video this video sponsored by eco flow snowblowers

@stephenlachance8448 5 ай бұрын

When you put Ollie in the UTV in his seat, and he turns to the camera and smiles, He looks so happy! It made me smile too. Ollie is going to have a great life and you two are going to teach him soooo much! Love your channel and all the things you guys build. Thank you both. (And Ollie too!)

@uoobwatcher 5 ай бұрын

I like that quote…”This is a what we are doing channel not a how to channel.”

@AC-pr9vr 5 ай бұрын

"I used it as a pry bar"😂 If I had a dollar for every time.......

@Leeeri1954 5 ай бұрын

I love it when you play the circus music

@billrimmer5596 4 ай бұрын

What an unbelievable amount of work went into the editing and filming of this vid. Let alone Riley’s fantastic work ethic!! I was glued to my iPad.

@DJMmaker Ай бұрын

I am always impressed by the ingenuity of you two!

@bussingwithbain 5 ай бұрын

Riley your out of control!!! Great engineering love the way you think!!!

@jwiereng 5 ай бұрын

you're

@richbaumannsingersongwriter 5 ай бұрын

and tink

@kid7672 5 ай бұрын

I'm absolutely loving the new music when you come back from a break or in-between takes !! Awesome job editing!! And as usual love y'all's videos ✌️&❤ from N.C.

@toddshell4525 5 ай бұрын

Taking an electric vehicle and adding a diesel powered component... I love it!

@johnburgess4133 5 ай бұрын

Riley's brain for the win, again!

@susanhollis5015 5 ай бұрын

Not being mathematically inclined, I enjoy watching how you translate higher math into really cool mechanical tools! It is also refreshing to watch how setbacks only serve to spark even more creativity in your mind... because of Courtney's patient encouragement. Plus I adore little Oliver's captivating smile! 😊❤❤❤🙏

@freddien7 5 ай бұрын

Patend it Riley before someone steals the idea.😁😄Love how Oliver smiles that smile when he's on Camera. Noticed you built a garage for youre vehicles to keep them out of the snow, saw the excavator sitting in the snow, and all those cars too!! Run out of space in there?. Thanks for the video Love from UK x x x

@hendo19742 5 ай бұрын

ASAP 👍👍👍👍

@ralphcroker4889 5 ай бұрын

Now, we've only talked once. I've been with y'all since the very beginning, or almost. I've watched every video you've produced since you started building the RV. I've watched his ingenuity and her creativity grow, and it has been a pleasure and an honor. Thank you for hours and hours and hours of pleasurable distraction and education,folks. KZfaq was made just for y'all. Hope I get to meet you one day, and shake your hand.

@robertvarney4291 5 ай бұрын

You are one smart man Riley, two thumbs up

@donalddodson7365 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the battery life while moving forward and blowing wet snow. Great problem solving. Could be an application to medium sized roads and parking lots. Franchise opportunity??? Boone posted he wants to drive ... 😂

@bernardjones6162 5 ай бұрын

The projects that you can come up with when you are located in the wilderness! LOL Keep making these videos they are enlightening! Deo Gratias. Oliver is looking great!

@bobklaege5569 5 ай бұрын

Once again, you have outdone yourself! But then again, most people don’t have acres to snow to move. And another note, don’t worry about waking the baby. That’s how he learns to adjust to noise! One week before our second son was born we bought our first child, a drum kit. Our second son can sleep through anything now! he’s 21 now!

@brentonpickens1872 5 ай бұрын

How many blowers do u need? Just get one for the skid Steer and be done. I like watching your enginering but the projects arnt interesting to me.

@AC-pr9vr 5 ай бұрын

Hot rodding an electric UTV❤

@grantguy8933 5 ай бұрын

11:25 nothing is better than this smile 😊

@christinefox9075 5 ай бұрын

Riley, A man who is constantly thinking! 😊 Oh! And Oliver! What a sweetheart ❤

@Phamacy94 5 ай бұрын

Oliver has a great smile!

@sideshowrod1312 5 ай бұрын

That smile melted my heart

@paulwackerla6330 5 ай бұрын

I live in Florida, so no snow here, but it is nice to the snowy scenery. Congratulations on your snowblower project, it works great! Oliver is getting big, soon he will be walking.

@mikewilliams9961 4 ай бұрын

Riley, you are a mad genius!

@davidreid8353 Ай бұрын

I love watching you think through your projects, you are definitely not you average DIY guy! You have crazy skills!

@mybeckett74 5 ай бұрын

Love watching Beautiful snow can't wait to see next episode

@stvooplayhouse 5 ай бұрын

Oliver growing so fast good job guys.i could watch you guys build stuff all day long.

@stewartwilkinsonsnr 5 ай бұрын

Amazing excited Riley at work, your enthusiasm shines when you have an idea, truly a Genius in my 75 year old eyes. Courtney is so wonderful with her support on Riley’s projects. Awaiting next stage. ❤️💙💙xxx

@joyceb.sachsesachse1242 5 ай бұрын

That baby is so cute , every picture is a smile on that wonderful child . Happy child happy life...

@lambobuilder 5 ай бұрын

Love the engineering. Good Job. Videographer does a fantastic job too!

@jamesrose1191 5 ай бұрын

Great job as always, love how you overcome difficulties. Plow on.

@hallenw 5 ай бұрын

Oliver has the sweetest face EVER!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@danielpullum1907 4 ай бұрын

Reilly, Your welds are beautiful. Your engineering ideas and application boggles my mind. You two are a "FORCE X 10X". Let me see, you have a snow plow, a 160hp snow blower, & now you have a double barreled snow blowing machine. The only thing you lack is a "jet powered snow blower, it could blow and melt at the same time!!!!!! LOL

@michiganengineer8621 5 ай бұрын

Riley, since you have a gravel driveway, maybe shorten the "lift chains" for the blowers to hold the front slightly off the ground when they're in the operational position. That way you don't need to worry as much about throwing a rock at Courtney (or a random window/windshield) while you're getting the snow out of the way.

@ronarant2897 5 ай бұрын

Good idea!

@MrEgigas 5 ай бұрын

Also thought the same. The blowers could be elevated off the ground just a hair. Pre-tensioning the chains would be easier than building spacers. Another idea is to put a pin on the front of the tire cradle for ease loading/unloading the blowers. Connect all of the wheel cradle fronts to one bar for a single pin operation. Like lowering the back gate of a trailer to drive up the gate as a ramp.

@dmwi1549 4 ай бұрын

All those rocks! Ouch! They said once the driveway freezes it gets better. However, if you put each blower on the concrete floor and adjust the runners down on each side so you can slip a paint stick between the bottom scraper and the floor, the snowblower won’t eat as many rocks.

@questionblechoices 4 ай бұрын

I was gonna say just adjust the builtin runners.

@michiganengineer8621 4 ай бұрын

@@questionblechoices That works if what you're clearing is quite flat and pretty level. Not so much if there are lots of bumps and ridges. I found that out the hard way when clearing a "racetrack" in the snow for our dogs in the backyard, 3 rather short legged dogs that didn't appreciate having to do their business when the snow was halfway up their sides!

@patricksmith4317 5 ай бұрын

Electric snowblower is awesome. So cool to watch someone with some ingenuity and creating something out of anything. Great job!

@alfblack2 5 ай бұрын

Just love Riley in his engineering action.

@kaidenstowell8487 4 ай бұрын

Dude is a genius!!! The skill level from his brain to putting all that together in real life holy smokes I wish I could do that!!

@williamramsey6027 5 ай бұрын

Nice experiment, but at what cost? 2 blowers, new batteries, what's the cost of the electric sxs? Spending thousands of dollars and it can barely get out of its own way. Seems really impractical.

@lauraquigley6403 5 ай бұрын

Hi Courtney,Riley & the star lil Oliver! You guys’s are amazing! I am always intrigued at what you are rebuilding or building! Stay warm!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

@user-fy7ru4ii1i 4 ай бұрын

December 2022 (South Ontario, Canada), the news started scare-reporting about a big snow storm coming in a couple days. After watching tiny homes/van life videos for years, I wondered if I could venture into solar power. SO, I bought 1x 100 watt panel, 1x moto master deep cycle battery, 1x 2000 watt pure sine inverter. It worked...it was fun...but no where near powerful enough to power house basic needs. So, I spent a lot of 2023 investing in more panels and more batteries. Currently, i can power the major appliances (fridge, washing machine etc) via solar...mostly during the day.

@user-dn6ij6lm2g 5 ай бұрын

Man love that video Riley on the Electric Snow Blower . and the very big smile on Oliver face .

@billroberts3864 5 ай бұрын

Riley, great imagination, engineering and fabrication skills used to produce a fully functioning product. Blessing to you three.

@IanH-fn1gn 5 ай бұрын

Riley you are so clever !!! Love the way you and Courtney work together !!! Wishing you guys all the happiness and success you and your family can handle. I so look forward to your new episodes !!!

@cayankeelord3730 5 ай бұрын

Oliver is just too cute for words. I can't wait for him to start talking. He's going to grow up to become an amazing person.

@jbgamblin 5 ай бұрын

I continually am amazed by your ingenuity and Courtney’s support and willingness for your experimenting to go full course. You folks are a wonderful team. Such a joy to watch

@JP-lb5bm 5 ай бұрын

Say what? When the mad scientist goes off on his rant my head spins 😵‍💫. Riley you are the mechanical MacGyver. I would love to see an episode of Riley and the Myth Busters 🤯. Another phenomenal episode. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 No offense, but Oliver steals the show.

@MichelleLHiga 5 ай бұрын

Woweee!! Riley, you’re amazing!! Another fun yet practical tool!! Your modifications are amazing!! On another note, how is Boone doing since his eye surgery? And, I just have to say, little Oliver has the sweetest smile!! Stay warm and safe!🥰 PS…you have so many awesome ideas, I don’t think you need any of ours. 😉

@AmbitionStrikes 5 ай бұрын

Boone is 100% recovered and back to his happy self!

@sphoontr 5 ай бұрын

Glad yall are here this mornjng

@avoirdupois1 4 ай бұрын

I love watching you guys push the envelope on available gear. Not only can make your own juice with your arrays, y ou can now use it more and more for transport and cleanup. This is the future. For heat, consider heated jackets and pants, more portable too!

@danielharsh7698 5 ай бұрын

While I love both of you, Oliver is even greater.

@screddot7074 5 ай бұрын

I think the key to getting Oliver to smile on demand is putting his mama in front of him.

@slarti42uk 5 ай бұрын

Great video. How about electric seat heaters. Heat the people not the air??

@AmbitionStrikes 5 ай бұрын

That would be a great addition! I think we still need the diesel heater to keep Oliver toasty warm in his car seat.

@Pyroteknikid 5 ай бұрын

Electroboom has a good video on heated seats.

@petev4030 5 ай бұрын

…we’re all “Riley” in one shape or form…continued success and good health!

@bebetjones5551 5 ай бұрын

That's talent!!! Using what you have and adapting it to function at full capacity!!!

@jnl. 5 ай бұрын

WHY? lol. how many snow removal machines do u have?!

@thom1218 5 ай бұрын

This is lateral to rolling up a wad of cash and smoking it for content.

@txpipeliner1853 2 ай бұрын

So you can watch for free

@theburtseoni 5 ай бұрын

Riley, you amaze me with your crazy but cool projects! With a snow blower for your skid steer, and another one for the big X-army truck, you now offer up yet another way to clear snow! And little Oliver has the cutest smile, he sure is growing fast, we enjoy seeing him also.

@wilber. 5 ай бұрын

The star of this video is Oliver . lol What a cutie smile.

@nealwright5630 5 ай бұрын

I definitely laughed out loud when you showed the diesel heater!!

@sylviosworld. 5 ай бұрын

Finally something electric! Love it!

@johnwilson8922 5 ай бұрын

Imagine how gifted little Oliver is going to grow up to be with two genius mechanical engineers as parents. What a lucky youngster ! Cant wait to see what his first build will be. Another great video yall .

@hallenw 5 ай бұрын

You are quite the INVENTOR! 🎉❤

@Shoptalk321 5 ай бұрын

Riley, you're so amazingly talented in designing things, making them work. Love you guys.

@lstone.09 5 ай бұрын

Riley, Oliver is the new STAR of the channel. Awesome video. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

@580guru 4 ай бұрын

Great job! Yes to "powering the blowers off the ATV battery". Let's see it happen!

@capnkirk5528 5 ай бұрын

True American ingenuity. Great to see!

@mosconi0359 5 ай бұрын

Other "off grid" folks may complain that you guys are not truly "off grid," but I think your way of being off grid is way better than the traditional off grid experience. Somehow the two of you have managed to take "off grid" to like 4 levels higher at least. You make it look better than those of us "on the grid" have it. You use all top notch, next level, equipment and Riley's designs are genius. Love watching the two of you get things done. If I weren't so dang old already, perhaps "Ambition" would strike me as well from watching you folks. Keep up the good work.

@user-xk1gt9cg8v 5 ай бұрын

I love watching Riley work on a new project! I “rewind” the parts when he explains stuff until I semi understand what he’s talking about, but then I realize I’d be stuck at the top of that mountain in a tiny hut if I had to actually build those projects myself! Great job Riley, Courtney and baby Oliver!

@roybodien6927 5 ай бұрын

I love to watch your engineering skills! You two make a great team!

@scottgates4616 5 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your engineering and fabrication. I appreciate that you show your mistakes and obstacles so we can see what really happens when designing something never done before. It's also nice to see how you adapt and problem solve. Also, thanks for highlighting the diesel heater. I have been considering adding one to my cutaway van that I work out of in residential construction.

@AllenZee 5 ай бұрын

REK-IT RILEY Love y'all. KEEP HAVING FUN

@steves.6519 5 ай бұрын

Man I love you guys positive enthusiasm!

@davidkeys1879 5 ай бұрын

Love that y’all always try new things.

@nodemo2333 5 ай бұрын

I am simply amazed!

@lynnemac1402 4 ай бұрын

Riley you have the most incredible ideas and you are so clever you bring them to life. Everything was amazing x

@colinblankenship2401 5 ай бұрын

great idea. Thanks for sharing.

@stephanebelisle7695 5 ай бұрын

Good morning from Canada, I've been watching your channel for a few years and always enjoyed them, a little hack for the snowblowers not dig into the gravel is to cut slit along a pvc pipe and sliding over the intire length of the cutting edge of the snowblowers

@NorthernRetreat 5 ай бұрын

Digging that new setup!😅👍

@answatkins4677 5 ай бұрын

Riley you are so clever. Love watching your plans.

@chelseyledoux5366 5 ай бұрын

The only thing left for Riley to turn into a snowblower is the train. Also, nice new ride under the deck 😉

@TrzCharlie 5 ай бұрын

Is there no end to your creativity? You guys rock. Oliver is a cutie by the way.

@kingrafa3938 5 ай бұрын

You're doing a great, great job Riley! That's amazing!

@georgewest2096 5 ай бұрын

That was a great build! I love well done projects, and you do them right.

@Dmoomey123 5 ай бұрын

OKAY, YOU GUYS HAVE TO MAKE A SHIRT THAT HAS RILEY ON IT, HANDS IN THE AIR, YELLING "IT'S WORKING!!!!!!!"

@kcbguy57 5 ай бұрын

Your knowledge and how to it mentality snow blows me away!

@joelgrevenstuk408 5 ай бұрын

Great job Riley you are very talented and creative and so is Cortney

@RagsdaleCreek 5 ай бұрын

Oliver is so cotton pickin cute!❤

@loucinci3922 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

@bobhale8325 5 ай бұрын

very clevery. very ingenius and a heater to boot.

@johnshaw4140 5 ай бұрын

Amazing ingenuity

@michaelfowler8289 5 ай бұрын

It's not about ugly it's about functionality and besides that once the blowers are sitting on it even if it's not painted up nicely😮