This great man was my father, unfortunately he passed away September 2017. But his creations live on RIP DAD

@gregoryhume9816

6 жыл бұрын

Donald Cotnoir so sorry for your lost. He looked happy making things with his hands and happy with country living. Again, extremely sorry for your loss, RIP your Dad

@donaldcotnoir1865

6 жыл бұрын

gregory hume my dad had many talents. He built a violin from scratch also. A true craftsman

@Mainer1945

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss, Donald. Your dad was a true New Englander. I am in Maine near Sugarloaf.

@donaldcotnoir1865

6 жыл бұрын

Lloyd Dalton you are not far from me. I live in colebrook NH and thank you for your response. I sure miss my dad

@Mainer1945

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 75 miles from me as the crow flies according to Google earth.

This brilliant loving wonderful man is my Dad too! I’m the youngest of the four kids. We were blessed to have him and my Mom while living up on that “hill”. Their ingenuity and hard work gave us all we needed growing up. I miss him and mom so much. There aren’t many people like Dad that could put together stuff like this. Especially seeing how he didn’t have much formal schooling. He was self taught out of necessity and it paid off. A lot was lost that day he passed. I love you! Lisa

Donald Cotnoir Your father was a loss for all of us, A true tinkerer gone but not forgotten the world need more like him his works will always remind you and your children of who he was Thank you

It's strange how some people look at a problem and think "how can I get someone to do this?" and others like Mr. Roland Cotnoir look at a problem and think "Wow, I am going to have some fun with this one!" Rest easy Mr. Roland, you left a space that is not easy to fill. I would have been honored to call you Friend.

@perrybucsdad

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that true. We are losing more and more people from this generation that looked for a solution to things with simple, not overly complicated ways. What saddens me is that too many people think they need to go to college, when in fact, we need more people with trades and who are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Don't get me wrong, we need college educated people too, but what are we going to do when we don't have people like Mr Cotnoir around and we need things fixed or created?

@reecenewton3097

3 жыл бұрын

Right. And this underscores my theory, never throw anything away. He just happened to have or knew where to find an old diesel engine, had the old pickup in good running order, knew how to weld up a framework for the blower, knew which end of a wrench was the handle, and so on. There were hours of enjoyable contemplation and "figuring out" going on before ever a tool was picked up. The most fun is figuring it all out.

With that setup you don’t need a radio, the sound of that Detroit on the back is all the music you need!

@richardmaurer9002

3 жыл бұрын

A minute before I saw your post I was just thinking how nice it would be without the music! I grew up around Detroits and I love the sound

@stevekluesner4430

3 жыл бұрын

One LOUD band

@stephensafraniii3396

3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@josh6715

2 жыл бұрын

Those Detroits don't mind working hard thats for sure

I’m reading through all these comments. My Dad sure would be smiling big at that. He was a very unique, intelligent, hard working man. Nothing stopped him from getting a job done, including northern NH winters!

@flozal72

3 жыл бұрын

lisa hes a true blue north country hard working guy and i am from littleton nh

@hopeandgracetompkins3707

3 жыл бұрын

Just curious. How many children did your dad have? We are five kids in my family. My mom passed five years ago at 85. No "flies on her e

@hopeandgracetompkins3707

3 жыл бұрын

Poops I apologize. My point is, I agree folks our parents time took alot life seriously. If there's a need resolve it. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing. You have put a respectful idea in my head to share about my mother

@lisaskidgel6818

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopeandgracetompkins3707 there are 4 of us kids.

Perfect example of why they were and are called the greatest generation.

Wherever you go in the world, you'll always find a wise old farmer making the most out of what he's got. This guy was a thinker.

@judithburke1539

2 жыл бұрын

And had great engineering knowledge!

@lisaskidgel-yn1oj

5 ай бұрын

@@judithburke1539 and all that knowledge was self obtained out of necessity and a will to want to learn. Dad had a 6th grade education. Formal education that is. He had a lifetime of learning.

My favorite part was the Fast Idol control. RIP 🥲

Roland was my neighbor . he was very talented as you can see .he was musical and made his own fiddle. he was just a good guy and humble. we miss him.

@jhaddenjr

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a neighbor like him

@lisaskidgel6818

3 жыл бұрын

I miss my Dad so much....hurts every day.

Listen to Roland walk across the snow. It’s cold yet he is in a sweater with no gloves. That is the epitome of a north country NHerite. RIP Roland.

Love the fact he is laughing as he explains his creation ! Very clever man sorry for your loss Donald man like him are few and far between ...

@donaldcotnoir1865

3 жыл бұрын

Roderick MacGregor. Thank you. Happy New Year

@sharonmingolla357

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. My name is Sharon. I saw this video a few years ago. I love this!! I am trying to start a business and would like to use this video for my idea. Just wanted to ask permission first. Please let me know if it is OK.

I bet that old boy found it hard to sleep when he knew it was gonna snow overnight. Like a kid a Christmas.

@patriciamartinez4056

5 жыл бұрын

Great comment!

@dustinpollard6237

4 жыл бұрын

I only have some cool antique garden tractors and I'm terrible. I get so pumped, sing to my dogs and be goofy , and of course bitch nonstop every time its over 30 and raining in winter.

I imagine that his workshop in heaven is a dream factory of ingenuity. Watching this video makes me happy. Merci Roland, bien a vous! I would love to see other Cotnoir creations.

RIP to Roland he and his kind are what made America great in such a short time, for a nation to go from nothing to a superpower in less than 250 years is astounding, simple things invented and reinvented here made the world a better place despite some who will knock America it's still the best country on the planet bar none.

@martinmartin5904

6 жыл бұрын

To read his name and hear his accent, he is certainly of Quebecker's family which has to emigrate in usa long time ago . Btw , it's Joseph Armand Bombardier which invented the snowblower .

@ciaranoyes5306

6 жыл бұрын

Grandpa sure did know how to do everything I miss him thank you

@LoneWolf-yp2mo

5 жыл бұрын

AMEN MY BROTHER !!

@ant-1382

3 жыл бұрын

Admire your loyalty. Feel the same way about Canada. Cool machine, definitely put it to good use here!

@lisaskidgel6818

3 жыл бұрын

@@martinmartin5904 my Dad was born in Canada. Moved to the states when he was 18.

Very sorry to read that he passed away. You can never learn enough from these old timers.

A '71 or '72 GMC 1500 got turned into a snow blowing beast. He was a GENIUS. R.I.P., sir.

Country boys can survive! RIP Roland, you’re knowledge will live on forever.

My father in law is a retired farmer and had the same mindset as this gentleman. He’ll get a kick out of seeing this.

Love it. Anytime someone turns nothing into something it makes me smile.

The beacon on the roof really makes it official

@humblewisdom8976

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! the flashing light on top is perfect.

I really appreciate this type of engineering and fabrication.

This is the work of an engineer, not a redneck. This is a work of art.

Sorry to hear of his passing...he would be someone I could spend hours with. This is "American' enginuity at it's best. RIP Mr. Roland...The world is missing men like you!

I still watch this video after this many years...NEVER gets Old!! Love It!!

My grandfather was this guy. Had a gift for finding old machines, re-purposing, and re-using them. Y'all shoulda seen his log splitter or many other of his "creations".

Amazing,,,,,,this gentleman smiling as he describes how his snow removal monster works,,,,,,a very proud man indeed,,,,,,and I bet it was child's play for him to built it,,,,knowledge is not all in books ,,,,it's in the creative minds as this fellow has,,,,well done,,!!!

@lisaskidgel6818

3 жыл бұрын

Would you believe he only had a sixth grade education? My Dad was a genius for sure. Not all education comes from school. Those that want to learn find a way.

Great creation, all with sound logic and control . RIP good sir , those of us that resolve problems, salute your dad.

With a toy like that, you'd be praying for snow all the time!

That right there is called crazy old man syndrome, my dad had it, I hope to have it someday.

That is a great setup for clearing big snow falls with no fuss.

@chrissmith513

3 жыл бұрын

Neat idea what an invention that's a long driveway RIP

Great video, your Dad seemed like a true American I'm sure you're very proud of him as you should be. Makes me think of my parents..both passed in Warner New Hampshire over the last 14 months, my Mom from COVID-19. My Dad was an engineer/designer on the LEM (Moon Lander) for Grumman and then later on the A-10 Warthog for Fairchild/Republic...great memories.

@JoeCubicle

5 ай бұрын

I would love to hear stories from your Dad!

4:13 nothing wrong with a little grin and showing some pride. Well done.

@adamfrbs9259

5 ай бұрын

I have no memory of writing this...but I'm apparently on a 3 year loop of watching snowblower stuff lol.

This sure makes me miss the North Country....the beauty of the winter and the wisdom of the people. Is there anything Roland can't do? That's the best snowblower I've ever seen.

"She works"...classic line!

I love the block of wood throttle .......

@SkeletonManlover125

5 жыл бұрын

marko cynamon really ties everything together love it

@perrybucsdad

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly... why spend extra money when a block of wood will do.

@MA-ct7qr

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the final touch....

@stevekluesner4430

3 жыл бұрын

Was the 5 gallon bucket along side of the Detroit diesel an air cleaner cover ??👍

@hopeandgracetompkins3707

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too😃

Fabulous! Just by listening to him I wish I had known him. Brilliance.

My inspiration to build my own. I wish I was this creative. Rest in peace sir, you're clearly missed.

Darn Right. Good man for coming up with this problem solving machine. Some good engineering in there also. A father you can be proud of. Great way to get a mower onto the front of a four wheeler in order to get more use out of it. Love the PTO to hydraulic drive.

Good old farmer ingenuity

@christianxzowner2958

6 жыл бұрын

veterandd214 they still got it going no such thing as od minds 😎

Genius. Your dad did a great job with this. Screw the couch potato critics whose biggest accomplishment in life is going to the bathroom.

@hopeandgracetompkins3707

3 жыл бұрын

Is that necessary? You can't just send best wishes to these folks. We don't need to attempt to belittle people. Show kindness. This is a really cool video. Peace.

@matthewl67

3 жыл бұрын

@@hopeandgracetompkins3707 He did express good wishes and complimented his ingenuity in building something himself that works as well as or maybe better than something simply purchased. It took two years for a snowflake like you to find a man who made a compliment and a warranted observation of how people act on the internet critiquing the culmination of someone’s skills while personally having none relevant to the subject at hand. Knowing nothing about you, I’m left draw the conclusion that you must resemble that level of life accomplishment and are two years late to be offended. Or maybe you’re one of these “social justice keyboard warriors” types who like to get offended on the behest of others and is a tad thin-skinned yourself. But I don’t know you from Adam, so I am left to my own speculation. This country needs more men like this man who can salvage, design, and build something useful instead of just throwing it away and buying a new one. Rainbows and hugs don’t get work done.

@incognito-yj4gu

3 жыл бұрын

Usually these couch potatoes are the ones who have absolutely no idea how to do anything. Real men will always prefer to figure out how to do it themselves.

@firebladex8586

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewl67 she's a typical leftist whose guide through life is her overactive emotions

Brilliant , so sorry for your loss , He kept his GM all GM . Love the truck and love the Screamin Jimmy .

@richardmaurer9002

3 жыл бұрын

That was funny, keep it all GM!

This a great setup. I like the way you have balanced the weight on your vehicle so you have even distribution on all four wheels. I agree with some other comments where you should make a metal shield placed between you as the operator and the hydraulic control valve assembly just in case a leak develops when you least expect it.

I was just amazed at your father’s engineering ability. This was an honor to watch him. If the world had more fathers like this we would be truly blessed. Your loss was Heavens Gain.

@donaldcotnoir1865

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments. My father had a sixth grade education and he taught himself everything. Self taught the guitar and built a violin from scratch that is a work of art. Again thanks for the kind words

Now that's a snowblower. Can also be used for crowd control.

Love it makes you not hate winter so much

the blessed men like your dad is what always puts a smile on my face he looked like a great man and father I'm so sorry to hear of his passing.you were very close and near and dear to your father he is greatly missed I wish I could have met hopefully in heaven I grew up around elders and learned what I know today because them and like your dad may he rest in eternal peace with the lord and may the good Lord bless you and the family hope the snowblower truck is still going I would just love to see the other things he made and built he was a man of my heart and a gentlemen hopefully mom and the rest of your family are doing well god bless all of you anen

Sorry for your loss this video help me to stay creative and keep making my oddball inventions

Sit back with the heat on listen to the radio and get some work done. Awesome setup and from scrap, nice and paid for.

Gotta love Colebrook. I remember going up to Eddie Nash's with my father and grandfather for all kinds of tractor parts when I was a kid. Necessity is the mother of New Hampshire ingenuity!! Great video. A fellow New Hampshirite from Freedom

Had a need and got it done, love him !!! If I had that thing there would never be a snow flake ❄️ within sight of my place, love it !!!

You are an awesome dad. Keep up that good work. Your son will always remember that moment, then share with his kiddos. So nice to see this!!

Yankee engineering at its best! May he Rest In Peace, guys like him made this country ..

Sad that he's moved on from us, a Great innovator for certain! I'm sure when he arrived at the Pearly Gates that St. Peter was anxious to go build something with him! Be looking for refined models of pickup truck mounted snowblowers, and you'll see your dad's innovation taking the normal course of product evolution. My family was full of innovators. One of the most public inventions was in 1970 my dad bought a brand new flat nosed ford van to turn into a camper for a family of 5. He cut the entire top off and built the very first solid camper top with beds and cabinets up there. The neighbors said he was crayzee, then our second camping trip, two cars showed up at our camp site, 5 people got out and started taking pictures and video of the camper, inside and out, and someone handed my dad a check...Us kids had no clue what was going on. My dad handed the guy some drawings, and the people drove off. Later we found out that was the CEO of Chinook camper company. It wasn't long and they were making fiberglass molds to go on the tops of vans, and the latest factory models today sell for $50k and up. We are Thankful to that generation for the convenient machines we have today. This current generation needs an instruction book for paper airplanes...........

@donaldcotnoir1865

3 жыл бұрын

Tim Morris thanks for the response. I guess your dad and my dad would have been able to create something together. Thank you

About 10 years ago I sold a 350 engine to a guy that was replacing the "under powered" 305 v8 that powered the snowblower on his truck. Front had a blower and the back had 2 drop wings that cleared a 12 ft path. Crazy machine!

Talent! Sorry for your loss

Wow your dad was a genus. Thank you for sharing this video and his creation, sorry for your loss

BEAUTIFUL OVERKILL ....LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. .... ! Brilliant man !!!! Sorry for your loss .

This guys is fantastic. My brother is a hydraulic controls engineer. He make a bunch of cool lifts in his garage/shed and made a front end loader for his tractor. Cool shit.

These men built America! My Grandfather built the machines in his factory.

That’s awesome 👏 . That dude is a smart man!! Great job old timer ⏱ we could learn a lot from dudes like that

What a legend. Rest in Peace sir... absolutely Amazing

Absolutely cool. Being inside the cab if a line blows would be a bad thing. A protective cover around those lines might save your life, otherwise looks like you can certainly keep yourself busy. My husband and I bought a Dr Power Brush Mower (500cc) with snow blower attachment. Our drive way is about 500 feet. We're pretty happy with it.

Not many people look like they enjoy clearing snow like this guy . He reminds me of a Scandinavian from Minnesota!!!

Wow i seen this video a while ago what a creative man very smart sorry for his passing he also seems very friendly RayStein

One of the awesomest snow blowers I have seen. A awesome piece of engineering.

Sweet setup! Your dad clearly had an inventive mind! Thanks for sharing.

Pretty damn brilliant. We need more like him in this generation

I don't know about any of you guys but I was smiling for the whole video I see is wearing a veterans cup thank you for your service Keep On Truckin

@lisaskidgel6818

3 жыл бұрын

He was in the Army. He was very humble about his service. He’d say he was just doing what needed to be done.

Pretty cool. My buddies dad built something similar to that. He used an inclosed tractor for cutting grass. It has two big mowers on each side and one up front. He removed all of the mowers and put the auger on the front. Pto all ready there. All he needed to do was make up brackets to attach the auger. Pretty cool machine. Rear steering of course

@pedroreyna1438

3 жыл бұрын

Looks cool I want to offer my sympathy,be proud that he was your father

I Lost My Grandfather When I Was Young. He Was a Boilermaker & Worked In The Union, a Real Man's Man. But I Never Got The Chance For Him To Teach Me Some Of The Things He Had Learned & Perfected Over His Lifetime. I Would Have So Loved That, But Now He's Gone, And All I Have Left Are The Stories We Share Of Him. But I've Always Thought It Was So Sad That All The WISE ONES Who've Been Here The Longest, Take With Them When They Go All The Knowledge & Skill They've Acquired Over Their Lifetimes... So You Younger Generations, Trust Me, You Just May Wanna "Pay Attention", To What They've Got To Say While They're Still With Us. I Know I Personally Wouldn't Ever Want To Look Back With ANY KIND of Regret For Not Absorbing Everything I Could've When They Were Still Alive! I Don't Think There's Too Many Old Timers Out There With Skills Who'd Would ALSO Embrace The Kinda NEW TO THEM Technology (KZread, LoL!) ( Not ALL, But MANY Of You... You Know Who You Are! 😘 LoL! ) And Actually Leave Such Nice "How To" & "DYI" Type KZread Videos For Us All To Follow Along With After They're Gone? The Kind Of First Hand Teaching That You Absolutely CAN NOT GET Out Of The Pages Of ANY Book. *** IT'S NOT DUE THE WORK DONE ALONE BY ANY ONE POLITICAL OR NON PARTY, BUT RATHER, "THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MANY PEOPLE, JUST LIKE YOUR DAD" WHO TRULY KNEW HOW TO "MAKE & KEEP AMERICA GREAT!" I'm So Sorry For Your Loss. THANK-YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FATHER WITH US!

@donaldcotnoir1865

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Its appreciated

Pretty cool set up I bet alot of people would love to have a trail to fish house with this set up it would be the perfect trail maker to fish house

What a guy! Incredible engineering and a hell of a guy!!! I wish the world had a lot more people like him in it!!

Men like him built this country. I’d take him on an assembly line over 1000 super computers.

@dustinpollard6237

4 жыл бұрын

Too smart for an assembly line, he would maintain the entire plant before lunch, teach 3 new people how to run machines, and fix 4 peoples mistakes he taught how to run them years ago but they still don't listen.

great design , RIP Roland , American ingenuity at its best, thank you for sharing

Of course everyone would have done it another way. What a great idea using the things that he had on hand. Glad he was able to share this wonderful creation with us. 👍👍

My boss was talking to us a lot about the mid-sized John Deere he was ordering. He agreed that a snow blower would be a useful thing to have. I cringed for him at the thought of a 3 point hitch unit. I said to check and see if there was any way to put the blower on the front. He asked. They set that tractor up a lot like your design. A hydraulically drived PTO type of unit to operate the blower. It was a fine setup.

WOW!!!! That's some machine!!!! And some beautiful country. Sorry to hear about your loss..

I'm glad he got to share this amazing creation with so many people before he passed. Brilliant guy

Outstanding. Take what you got and make it happen. You bet he was proud of his creation and rightfully so. Truly a great man.

Great rig. His accent reminds me of my great grandfather. Colebrook NH is beautiful. We used to snowmobile there.

What a great video and wonderful machine you have made! Thank you for sharing!

That's one sweet machine, keyboard needs a thumbs up button too.

Now that what I can call this: old world invention. Reusing a old 353 was just perfect idea!

Nice touch having the yellow light on

Very cool well done, good design excellent build sorry to hear he has passed on, Thank you from Canada

Love the diesel and GMC. Quite the beast. California could use a few of these for the poor folks stuck in the mountains this winter.

That is a BAD ASS snowblower!!! I need one! What a guy!

That was awesome! Sorry he has passed, he would have made a great teacher! I learned most of my skills working on a farm.

RIP buddy, you Dad was a cool guy!

Wow I've seen a few truck snow blowers throughout the years, but they have always required a nother large engine on the front of the truck and are huge heavy units. This is perfect because it's about 6 feet shorter and all the weight is on the rear end where it should be instead of hanging out past the front. Now that is some good thinking. RIP and I hope you and your snowblower are still moving some snow up there for everyone!

One smart man! Hats off to him.

Wish I could of know this guy, a back yard genius

I'll bet your dad and my grandpa are building something together right now. I would say rest in peace, but obviously this guy is going to be getting stuff done. Great piece of work 👍

All you need is a Tim’s coffee!

What a great contraption and fantastic ingenuity to plan and execute the plan of putting it together. Seems like a very nice gentleman as well. I figure he could throw the snow into next winter with that kinda power heh, heh. Good stuff! ............................PEACE!!

What an amazing creation! It's so sad to hear that he is no longer with us. I hope his creation still lives on. I love the old pickup too... that's when the US knew how to make trucks... not the leather lined EFI monstrosities that we see now.

@lisaskidgel-yn1oj

8 ай бұрын

One of my cousins, Dad’s nephew, has the snowblower now. It lives on!

I was expecting him to have like a v twin brigs and stratin motor powering it. Not a fucking 4-53 Detroit 2stroke powering it. 😍😍😍

@chrisallen9154

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely "If it's for free it"s for me! Hell yes.

@stevekluesner4430

3 жыл бұрын

Wild ain't it

@wfs2email373

3 жыл бұрын

HAAAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAAA!!!! 😂🤣😂

Men like this is how America is great. Build what you need from used or scrap. I do that with everything and I hope to pass on to my children the same skills. Great man. Wish I could have meet him

A lot to respect here! Spectacular.