Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Unsticking a Tonka truck captured by a snowbank!!! I like watching these adventurous videos from the safety of my nearly snowless north Alabama chair next to the coffee pot! Yaay!!!

ya know there is something beautiful about super cold weather and the crunch of snow when walking...especially at night when typically after a storm the sky is clear and full of stars. its very cool. southerners will never understand that.

The crunch of snow when cold. Love it

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny it seems like most people either love it or can’t stand it at all

@Iceehotair

Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend just asked what I was watching. I said watching dirt monkey snow plow 😂

@miketheredleg9821

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey Stan I think it depends on if your working out in it or playing in it. I hated working in it don't miss that but always love getting out on the snowmobile trails.

I could watch plowing all day. Kinda nice no music and just the natural sound. Thanks for sharing!

Stan, I really liked this kind of video where it was just snowplowing but with the perfect amount of commentary. I think this is the sweet spot lol.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Cool beans! Really appreciate the feedback 🙌

I love the boss joystick controller!! Easy peasy to operate!!

Another great video Stan been here from beginning so crazy too see you go from bobcat skidloaders and TLBs to Arctic’s on loaders and pull plows on pickups loved seeing the change keep up the great work

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s been a blast putting these different pieces of equipment to the test! Thanks for coming along for the ride 👊

@gphokanson

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey That orange plow scrapes very well.

The cutting edges on the black Ram with Orange plow scrap down to bare pavement with ease! I know when I plow with my brother here in KC when we actually or will ever get any snow……….we don’t pile snow around the light poles in an island nor when just standing in a lot by themselves. He makes us get out and hand shovel around the pole! He says it’s better to get all of that snow cleared because when it melts it refreezes and has to be dealt with later so might as well clean it now…..I understand though with the amounts of snow you guys get up north!!

8:47 Stan knows how to have fun!

Hey Stan people in Northern Manitoba (the Canadian Province to the north of Minnesota) use to call it a 'Hudson's Bay Chinook' when those cold -50 windchills would blow off of Hudson Bay and freeze up the Prairie Provinces and the Northern States like Minnesota and North Dakota.

Finally getting some winter storms and Temps out here on the Eastern Front! Snow Fighters unite! ❄️ Fisher Plow, twin to Western, same issue with Xv2 cutting edge. It's soft steel and after I had to replace a few, I took a page from your book and ordered the full kit from WINTER EQUIPMENT!! 💪🏽 unreal how much better quality and lifespan on the Winter cutting edge. On year 3 with it and looks like new

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

So awesome to hear! Glad you like it too 👊

@johnjessup1457

Жыл бұрын

Winter equipment cutting edges are by far the longest lasting edges I’ve ever dealt with they’re incredible. Well worth the cost.

I’ve been plowing for 24 years for the county parks department they purchase plows and trucks in bulk so I’ve used many different plows and brands of trucks over the years from myer diamond blizzard boss fisher and western. Myers were by far the worst mechanically the pumps froze constantly I was to the point of changing fluids before every big storm and they would still freeze diamond had the same issues obviously because they used the same pumps as myers although diamond contractor grade plows were built much stronger. I do all the truck and plows maintenance and repairs for the parks as well. You are 100% correct about the life of western cutting edges. They don’t last. They wear out about 30-40% faster than the other brands I don’t think they use enough carbide in their steel. I highly recommend winter equipment cutting edges they are the best cutting edges on the market I think. And will turn a western from a zero to a hero. The cutting edges are expensive but you get what you pay for they outlast them all

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Yessir I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the info & feedback from actual experience as well 👍

Ive noticed in several videos I've watched with a yankum rope , they will pull the rope to the left side so the driver can see the rope when it gets tight as he pulls ahead,It was very cold that day here and I blew snow for all my neighbors ,nobody wants to come home after working all day and the clean out the driveway, Enjoy all your video's,

Great video, after watching this video, I guess I will stop complaining about my Louisville, Ohio weather. Thank you Stan !

great video as always, you guys keep safe in that weather. Look forward to the next one.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

You bet! & thanks hope you stay safe yourself

man i love that green tow cable

As always awesome content thanks for your time to do this video big fan of your channel ☺️

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I really appreciate it 👍

Only a true northerner can appreciate crunchy snow! And no matter how much grease you have in stuff it still creaks and squeaks!!

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

You said it 🙌

Holy crap, looks like he left the truck in reverse while you guy's were hooking up the tow rope, be careful, keep warm, stay safe.

@diesel46809

Жыл бұрын

Why do you waste people's time, we all know you are not Stanley. Grow up, find something else better to do with your time. Stop being a door stop!!!

Just plowed 18 hours, 15+inches and now here I am watching more people plow when I’m not plowing this winter got me fucked up 😂

Just too cold Stan. Was 82 here when you were plowing this lot. I do not miss snow even a little lol. I’m amazed yall actually choose to live with those temps and astonished when people comment they’re disappointed they haven’t got enough or very little snow.

Have you ever used a Meyer snow plow before? Send some of that snow to NJ please all we have been getting all winter is rain .. #EasyMoney love your videos stay safe & see ya on the next one ツ

Brrrrr 🥶…..80’s here in Houston!

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Soak it up for me 🥶

Awesomesauce video Stan. You have a great team working for ya.

hello stan from north central north dakota . the land of -40 and 50 mph winds 😉😂

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Sounds about right! Stay warm my friend 🥶

@marm842

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey

@marm842

Жыл бұрын

you guys stay warm too .and safe

We used to go to the local highway garage and ask them for worn cutting edges from their plows with the carbide inserts and add them to our edges!

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty awesome 👍

Love the videos, brother God bless and keep them coming

heading up right now to come snowmobiling!!

Dealing with that for nearly 2 weeks here in Bozeman Montana feel you man

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Love the mountains out there! Stay safe 👊

you sure can hear that squeaky really cold snow. Hey Stan if you want you can send some of your snow down to the Chicago land area. The most we got this year was 2 inches one time them a week later it melted and gone. I'm 60 miles south west of Chicago. Love watching your videos

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

I’d send some if I could! Almost got too much to handle out here

Looks like that truck was still in reverse while you were hooking up your tow line very dangerous stay safe brother

@KMaN5150

Жыл бұрын

That was the 1st thing I noticed lol

Couldn’t agree more on the western plow I get about 50 hours of plowing out of a set of cuttings edges straight or v plow…. I love that snow power on the ram but would like to see it raise up another 3 inches when you go into the bank.. great video

Awesome video glad i live where we dont get much snow thanks for the job you do for others

Coming up with names the weather channel hasn't come up with yet. Impressive.

Stan I've Had a western V plow since 2005 only replaced one cutting edge if you are wearing cutting edges out the plow isn't set up correctly on the truck when they installed the new plow they measure the frame to ground length and set it up to that measurement so the plow is level when in the scoop or Vee position my guess is that it wasn't set up correctly and there is to much pressure on the outer part of the edge when it is in the scoop or vee position

Another great video BUT I was hoping to see that big bad Arctic truck pusher in action oh well hopefully it's in the pipeline of videos to come. And yes you know it's cold when your plows sqeaks like that just winging in and out

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

More on that coming soon! You can find real time updates on my instagram of me using it in this huge storm storm that just hit us

@JAGacp45

Жыл бұрын

Cool man thanks I'll check it out

I call it squeaky snow!

Yeah, that crunch walking sounds like it's cold out.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Just a bit!

Here you are Stan, 15+ inches in 3 days and in 3 months we haven't even gotten an inch. We are fighting to use up all of our salt that we bought. Our trucks haven"t had plows on in 3 months. Great year for contracted pre paids lol

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

That’s just nuts. We already got over 20 inches up here and suppose to get double that in the next couple days too 🥶

@CZAnthonyX

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey good luck! Hope you can get some rest!

@jasonsahrle5448

Жыл бұрын

Were you located?

@jasonsahrle5448

Жыл бұрын

Were are you located

@pjdegiorgio8998

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey Same crazy thing going on in NY idk where he’s from where I am in ny I’ve gotten 2 inches one storm in December that’s all we’ve gotten normally we have a few feet by now

They are getting snow in the Mohave dessert and in San Diego. My brother in law in Fresno is supposed to get snow. They haven't seen snow in three decades.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Holy cow 😱 it’s a big one!

Props to you n your crew Stan 👏 🙌 👍🏻

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏

When I plowed on the highway dept. We would sandwich the cutting edges together. Steel cutting edge with a carbide to get more life out of it.i could wear out a single cutting edge on the f 550 scrapping subdivisions in two storms. The road agent figured it would save in salt by scraping more first. Now the dept. Is down to three employees because of labor shortage. Less scraping and straight salt not sand salt mix for faster results.

We just had our 3rd plowable snow storm of the year. I plow a dirt road and we had started mud season. I used the tractor with a rear mounted snowblower as a box plow for two reasons 1 the roads are to soft to run it with the snowblower going and 2 my plow trucks transmission went out.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a pretty sweet ride you got there 👌

@LifeofaCampRanger

Жыл бұрын

It’s got a cab with heat, ac and a radio. I can’t complain!

great video

I plow in upstate NY on tug hill, moving to cohasset this summer. Biggest disadvantage out there is no studs. I put 1500lbs in my truck box and 4 studded tires. I push drifts over 6ft, more then most loaders. It may not seem it but a good studded tire adds just enough extra grip to get out and push the heavy stuff.

@billwilmot4820

Жыл бұрын

On a side note, I have only ever ran fisher blades. Love the control and can switch out motors in under 10 min. Used a friend's snowdog and a western this year. Didn't like controls compared to fisher.

The deep freeze was definitely felt here in the “high desert” part of Oregon, and heard the same noise under the tires. It sounded like really good ASMR.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Yup I love that sound!!

I run a Fisher XV2 and just had to replace the original cutting edge for the first time after 3 seasons. Its also the same controller, and I still believe it’s one of the simplest controllers on the market today. One button for scoop, one button v mode, and two separate buttons for each independent wing. Then you just have your generic up down left and right. Simple.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Simplicity is key 👌

I ran Meyer and Western in my plowing days. Of the two Western hands down. Now I will agree that the V blade cutting edges wear out super fast, I disagree with your complaints on the Western handheld controller. I found it easy to use and memories. I like the separate buttons for vee and scoop, where others you have to push in the middle for those features. But hey there is something for everybody right.

Western makes a small joystick

Sorry Stan. I skipped the ads. But here's your algorithm boost.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks 👍

Stan you got all the snow this year was 70 in Philly yesterday were full out landscaping and hardscaping trees are actually budding out this has been a exceptional weird winter or lack of this year I saw some crews mulching beds already

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s just wild. It sounds like most people have had an exceptionally warm winter

You know it's cold when the snow gets squeaky...

Nice one mate. Sorry been a while. Alot been going on including pulling my ACL 🙃

@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas

Жыл бұрын

I hope you recover soon.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Hope you heal up fast brother 🙏👍

@EddieTruckingAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas I'm on the mend. Should be another couple of weeks. Thanks though

@EddieTruckingAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey I'm on the mend. Should be another couple of weeks before it's completely healed. Thanks

I got a new western mvp3 9' 6" in January of last year. Love the controller. As far as cutting edge wear I have approximately 80-100 hrs on it and have lost 3/4". The included factory edge is much thinner than I would have liked to see. It does a very good job of getting the lot clean. I would not hesitate to buy another. The extra foot is nice but not in the deep heavy stuff.

I’m jealous haven’t had any plowable snow on Long Island New York only thing we had was an inch that froze as soon as it hit the ground

100000% agree with the controller hate.... I use both Boss 9.2 V and a Fisher/Western V. I HATE Fisher's double push to get the wings to move and the need to adjust each wing when you want to angle. Boss's layout is just superior in every possible way. I don't do as much plowing on asphalt, but there is most definitely more wear on the Fisher than the Boss after a couple seasons. I grew up with Fisher and I currently live about 45 minutes from their home base in Rockland , ME That said, I like Fisher's power in and out with the wings and I think their push bar/skid shoe design is stronger.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Well said 🙌

My starter went out on my plow truck when I was going to leave at the start of this storm it was a fun time replacing it outside in the cold while it was snowing. Lol. But gotta keep going right.

Alex broke another truck!!!

That squeaky crunch sound. Doesn't take much wind to cause drifts at those temps either.

Yup love the sound of snow getting crunchy 5 storms this week. Went 2 month woth nothing. Smh gonna be a rough week lol

This might be one of those years where the Fleet Farm parking lot in Lakeville looks like Mount Everest!

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Haha I think you nailed it

I like my boss joystick pretty good, it's on an older boss 8'2" RT3 steel V plow. I mounted the controller to the door left of the steering wheel, so I can shift & steer with my right and run/steer the plow with my left hand. I can lift the plow as I'm going into the pile and stack it eight feet high. I can go to beat heck with that setup too! The boss cutting edges (hydrox boss calls em) seem to wear pretty decent. But it kinda depends on the year. NW Mn this year we've got a pretty good layer of ice & hard packed snow everywhere except the main highways, the States policy is clear dry roads.

It snowed here in Las Vegas. Roads were icy this morning. We have NO plows. I work for the city and tried using my street sweeper, it worked somewhat. It was 25 degrees this morning. I HATE cold.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Dang! I was just in vegas for some construction expos & it was pretty warm and sunny. Hope everyone’s holding up okay! This storm was a big one 🥶

here to help

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

👊👊

You are a Sick guy I don't know if anybody noticed.Not only did you pull your Buddy's Truck out you kept pulling it.I still like the Ford's.Dodge need to make a reg.cav. into Mega more interior space/Shotgun rack

Don't get me wrong, a little snow in a little cold every once in awhile is good and all but I'm sure glad I live in Central Texas

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

I bet you are especially right about now lol. I am definitely learning how to appreciate the snow / cold more and more though

I like the way to did this video. It would look even better using a solo shot

Love the plowing videos

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear it 👍

Have you looked for a cutting edge made with Hardox. I had enough left from a project to make a cutting edge for my loader bucket on my tractor. I use it very regularly and am really rough on it and it shows no wear. The material I used was grade AR500

Pretty calm near greenbay this year.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a lot of states didn’t even see snow

Just waiting for the next video we got 14-20” here in. Apple valley Minnesota

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

So. Much. Snow. And it’s not over yet 😈

What’s really wild is here in alpine Wyoming we have been getting 1-15 inches every 2-3 days. I feel like I’ve been up for 6 months in a row plowing and never being caught up. It’s been a crazy snow year here in Wyoming. I-80 I shut down with 10-15 foot snow drifts. Crazy 😮

If I had a plow I would take straight plow that can angle side to side. the more "parts" that a single plow is constructed from the more chances of failure and also down time plus upkeep. with a straight edge plow you only have to worry about the hydros that make it go up and down and side to side. but thats if I had a plow . Some people prefer the plows you have thats fine I prefer simple and straight forward plows .

Fisher is same thing as western and I have the issue with my cutting edges also on my fisher xv2 , my buddy has a boss , and I like there cutting edge design a lot better it wraps around outside

I had to turn the ac on today it was nice warm day for mowing

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Can’t imagine. 🙃

Only thing I’d chage about that orange plow on ur ram 2500 is the the hight of the plow , every time u push in to a pile of snow it over flows and covers the whole front of the truck up , if it would a bit taller like 1 or 2 more feet would be a perfect plow

The whole time you guys are between those vehicles Alex truck looks to be in reverse

We got 10 in sw wi but the wind was unreal so the drift build up was just hell but like a trooper stuck with it and got the job done and kept the customers happy so win win in my book

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear ya made it through. These winds have been gnarly! Getting to the -50s out here, just makes it all the more fun 😅🤣

@rooster72886

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey exactly I've put in over 200 hours so far this season and I want more lol definitely a plentiful snow season

f in the chat at 2.17

Wow. That's cold. We're you get that rope u pulled truck out with? Great video.

I'm really starting to like the looks of these Sno-Power plows.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

I feel it 😎

Another great one Stan. Is there any way of adapting different wear edges from another make to the Western? Either the wear edge or the plow?

Stan, you should weld a hook on those back plows? Toward the top, then lower the plow so it’s a few inches off the ground. Yank away. Or would you just tear it off the mount?

@Beandiptheredneck

Жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert but I'd be nervous to pull on the blade, its meant to push not pull

I will take snow anytime. Try a winter in North Dakota and you will know what cold is all about. Winter of 96 was the worst winter i have experienced in 58 years. Killed over 100k cows in the Dakotas. Had 128 consecutive days of sub zero temperatures and snow to the top of the trees. Had the national guard in wishek nd to Linton nd for 30 days trying to open things up. We still had snow it the shelter belt on 4th of July of 97. Took coolers of snowballs to the lake that weekend for our first summer snowball fight. Was in Minnesota in 66 and 78 for both of those winter and they didn't compare to 96 in the Dakotas. Good luck where ever you are at moving snow. Still a month+ of winter

Nice drift

I hope u do a video comparing the arctic sectional truck plow and the f12

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Noted 👍

Hey Stan you have so much knowledge on trucks I was wondering if you could do a De facto download of running heavy duty trucks and in particular diesels (when you have some time of course) either way I’ll be here for the next one! Thanks man

Gen4 Ram is a really decent plow truck, the weak point is the front factory U -joints.

Well,the snow is really piling up!! Does anyone else feel some spring flooding headed our way?? March is right around the corner. One of the biggest snow fall months. Thanks 🤔.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

Yup I’ve been thinking about how much water the land will be getting from just this winter. Although it really doesn’t feel like spring anytime soon here just yet

@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas

Жыл бұрын

@@Dirtmonkey Yeah I am down river from you all in Mo. I am not looking forward to spring because I feel we are going get hit bad by flooding.

@supersportimpalass

Жыл бұрын

We should be ok. The rivers are low shouldn’t be anything like 97-98 we are gonna need a lot more snow to equal that.

Call me crazy, but I love the sound of crunchy snow. I don't need -40, but I'll take it over 80 degree temps any day.

@Dirtmonkey

Жыл бұрын

I’m starting to appreciate the cold more and more myself 👍

@907pow2

Жыл бұрын

Yea, it never got close to -40 in Minneapolis, ptfff. Cant count windchill for how equipment works. It barely hit -8 yesterday. I guess it makes for good headlines when posting videos. 🤦‍♂️

I wonder if anyone makes a carbide blade for those Westerns. The county I work for switched to carbide blades with a steel front sacrificial blade (2 blade total thickness) for all of our road plows. I went through atleast 2 seasons of plowing with my Everest plow with that set up. 28 miles per run and sometimes it can be 2-4 runs plus per storm.

You commented on the drifts and how it was blown back in. In Wyoming, we call that normal. Have you seen the snow from this past week? Drifts that are unreal.

Please do not put a side load on that trailer ball. People have died from the ball shearing off. Not meant to put a side load on. Thank you. Good video.

@joshtorrence7164

Жыл бұрын

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Architects, why islands and light poles IN the parking lots.....

Looks like the reverse lights are on the ford! Not good on the trans while sitting there stuck

Donut man!!!!!

I hope Alex didn’t cry like he did in middle school. Man oh man. I remember he lost a basketball game and our team watch him cry cry cry 😞

Why is that Western controller so hard to use? Takes even a rookie a storm or maybe two to get used to it then it's like second nature. As far as the edges go, pretty sure thats a normal thing with any v blade. We still run a 9'6 Fisher and the dealer only puts 5/8" edges on them now and we're going on 2 seasons on a new edge, granted it doesn't do large lots but at this rate with the type of lots it does, this edge should last another 2 seasons. My brand new Western Wideout XL does a lot of small to medium lots and helps our backhoe at a large box store and it has a 5/8" cutting edge and it will go through 1 a season on average with normal snow falls. This is the year for salting here in NWPA, we're down about 50" from our normal snowfall but just salting is fine with me lol. I see another good storm headed you way this coming week.

You should try wiggling the blade left and right as you try to back out of that pile 9 out 10 times it will push you out of the pile