Whatever their paying you.....It ain't enough.

@rivernet62

3 жыл бұрын

They’ve got plenty of money... look at all they’ve saved by not buying a new tractor

@terryknutson3202

3 жыл бұрын

Keep it open so "just so maybe if you are quick enough u might escape."

@nicholasdanielson55

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought. Lol

I drove the road with my wife and mother -in-law a few years ago, she never saw it, had her eyes shut the whole time :)

Wow! I took my family to Glacier National Park a few years ago and we drove the Road to the Sun both directions. I remember starting from the west side and before we actually started the ascent, we looked up from the highway and could see all the switchbacks. Quite the engineering feat. Hats off to the snow removal crew!

*"Sorry folks, you're gonna have to wait 'til this melts."* *---Me*

holy shit, i thought i was the only one ever to do something like this, i was an operator at the huge thornton quarry in illinois, we had to create some access roads and this is exactly what i did there. only 2 of us had the guts.

@leehilton9932

3 жыл бұрын

Side cuttin a hill is just a little bit scary, but had to be done.

@TheDoug2103

3 жыл бұрын

@@leehilton9932 this takes a special breed.

@leehilton9932

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoug2103 i would have to agree!! Not something I want to try.

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

the guts or the greed for more money . ?? more like greed and not much brain lol :))

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoug2103 lol thats for sure . no brains and lots of greed . i heard a boss say he was looking for people with a weak mind and a strong back . 🤣🤣 i'm willing to place money that you have both .

I drove that road about 10 years ago when I was 62. I had been driving for almost 45 years. I have never been more petrified on a road in my life. We are going back this June, and I’m taking the tour bus.

Dr. Emmet Brown driving the dozer? “where we're going we don't need roads”

Actually saw this in or around 2003. It was June 6 and road was being opened. That dozer went places I would never go. Hanging where drop offs were a long way to the bottom. These folk who clear the snow each spring are amazing and a men of steel and lack any fear.

I wouldve thought they had a big snow blower so he could just keep advancing along the road

Could u imagine picking the short stick on this one. Damnnn.

Fantastic work and right on time! I’ll be there 2months to the day with my girls!! Many Glacier here we come!!

@bpdp379

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget your ticket!

@Taskerofpuppets

3 жыл бұрын

@@bpdp379 All good, thanks! Got mine at 7:02 Thursday morning. They were gone within the hour.

Oh that's just insane!

Good to see stuff like this in the age of guardrails everywhere .Miss the risk.

I took this road 41 years ago, worked at lake McDonald lodge.

I've driven that road in nice weather. This is insane !

Back in the late 80s I drove out to Yellowstone to see the effects of the forest fires from the previous year. I heard that the Sun Road would be opening so I drove north. Sadly, when I got there I heard there was an accident involving a newly wed couple from Japan and falling rock. At that time I could not travel through the park. I look forward to someday getting back there.

wow great job!!!

I had trouble just watching him clear the road.

Can hardly wait to get up there mid June. :-)

@bpdp379

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget your ticket!

@dodgeguyz

3 жыл бұрын

@@bpdp379 Probably already sold out!

@bpdp379

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgeguyz 60 days prior to the date is when you need to try. Takes about three minutes to sell out.

I just kept waiting for Saruman to cause a glacier to fall.

The freakin balls on that guy!

Wow! Appreciation for our upcoming trip next month - looking forward to rolling down this road.

Thanks for sharing! Sounds and looks like a 7G cat - always love the purr of those... Curious though if you ever tried an angle blade for this task? Also curious how many of you, and how long it takes to completely open the road?

@Highplainsdrifter44

3 жыл бұрын

Angle blade would cause more sliding on that road for sure

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

It is a 1989 D7G that sat in a Navy equipment yard for many years and had low hours. Glacier Park got it in 1997 and we had it painted and have used it ever since. I've put nearly 2000 hours on it myself on snow. I've tried D-6 high tracks and a Komatsu up there with angle blades and I far prefer the full U blade for pioneering, cutting down lifts, and pushing to the rotary snowblower. We have another D7G about the same vintage that we use as a "second" Cat to cut down the high avalanche chutes and drifting in the deeper areas of the road so the rotary can handle it.

@Bohica-tq3ps

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson Not your run-of-the-mill every day job, for sure. Hat's off to you.

@stout_tossme7541

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson much respect to you and the crew.

@mojoron

Жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson do you find that the rated 200hp at sea level on the D7 is sufficient to carry the weight of your huge balls?

absolutely not...nooo way would I ever do that job.

This road is treacherous to drive even when it's clear. These guys need to be pai well to do this job.

You are CRAZY!

Good to hear the annoying backup alarm is still hooked up! You know safety first! Just in case somebody's walking behind him up there.

You operates amaze me with your talent. I always wonder if I grew up in that business, could I do that????

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

it a no brainer really . 🤣🤣

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

These operators, me included are actually gov. employees. A couple of us were operators in the military, and others that have done this have backgrounds in the private sector as well. We do a lot of training and have techniques that have been honed and used for decades.

@mr.h.7586

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson Hats Off to you. Truly a refined skill. Very impressed.

Seems to me a crawler mounted big snow blower might be a safer tool for this job? It would be less likely to crawl up over the outside short wall.

@jerrystraka7856

2 жыл бұрын

the snow blower follows it only has 6-7 ft high capability (8 ft wide). this is 'pioneering'. 'pioneering' is the first step. this makes the blower 'fit' the amount of snow better. i've biked the road for 35 years. know a couple crew members. cousins of a high school classmate. this section is probably the most difficult. higher elevation, closer to the pass (more drifts), and later in the plowing season (melting and compacting occur).

Tedious and dangerous all around, but when it's break time.. woooeee

What about the snow blower.

Meanwhile in NC they close all the national forest roads during winter and permanently close any roads that someone could possibly get stuck on during summer

There’s a road there?

@leehilton9932

3 жыл бұрын

Yes there is and its absolutely beautiful up there!! I got to take my parents there when I lived in Bozeman Mt

@DarkSkyOverland

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed there is. Here’s footage of when I drove on it last July. If you ever get a chance to go do it. It’s an absolutely beautiful drive! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n6Wh2s9rm6ioh7w.html

Is He Crazy. Thats Wild

Thanks for doing this job. Was the snow heavy, light or normal this year?

@tjs200

3 жыл бұрын

it was a little on the light side this year, at least in the valley nearby where I am

@rockymountaintrout2689

3 жыл бұрын

I believe below average

@alexander-ky9gk

3 жыл бұрын

in south montana it was low low,

I drove this road both ways in a F350 Dooley. My asshile actually pinched a hole in the seat. But it was all worth it.

thatman is crazy

Nerves of steel

Been there done that, it’s kind of like bag pipes and tight rope walking either you can do it or you can’t!!!

Some of you were asking, why not a snowblower? A blower would freeze up in a matter of a half an hour. This is highly thick, icy, multi-layered snow in the shade. They are NOT wasting our money with foolish ideas. A great many businesses on both ends of this road depend on this crew and their years of experience.

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

Partially correct. We do use a 500hp Stewart Stevenson blower but the Cats have to cut the deep drifts and avalanche chutes down to 5 ft or less for the blower...or we can push the snow to blower where the it's too dangerous for the dozers to push over. We run 5 pieces of equipment in this operation. 2 dozers up front, and excavator, blower, and loader.

Holy cow... I guess it's one way in this stretch?

This looks safe

Does the operator get to wear a parachute?

I'd wait for August.

Did things like this before..grooming at killington ski area in vt

Thank you. Can please do it a bit qUiCkEr.. I'm planning to go this May

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

I hate to say this, but I doubt the " Sun Road " will be open what you get there. The earliest they ever got the road open was May 27th. If possible, I would reschedule your trip for mid to late June, the road will be open, and you won't have the huge crowds of tourists that you get in July and August. I must also point out that if you aren't staying in the park, you will need to get a permit to drive in the park ( visit nps.gov/glac ) for details.

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Smuck yup i hear ya . i had to wait a while my first trip to mars . on another note who cares about your bragging rights . nothing compared to a flight to mars . and even going into space is nothing to brag about .

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Smuck more like bragging about it .

His name has to be Carl, and in his hand is a very short straw!!

I was there 20 years ago and they were claiming the glacier would be gone by now is it still there?

@dano1234v

3 жыл бұрын

ceczis they got the data from Al Gore Now with Swiss data they are predicting 2100, or maybe Biden’s new green deal will make it last longer, I wonder how many gallons of fossil fuel get burned visiting it annually, and snow removal Last week, Glacier National Park announced that it will be changing signs warning that its signature glaciers would disappear by 2020. The park says the signs, put in more than a decade ago, were based on the best available predictions at the time. Florentine In terms of the predictions, the latest that I've seen actually comes from a group of Swiss researchers. So I would have to look at their results in more detail than is possible from looking at the paper they published to be able to say definitively when all the glaciers are are hosed and no longer present, but certainly by 2100

@juliehoward7396

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceczis 👏👏😂😆

That's legit.

Is the title here correct? The path looks barely wide enough for the plow let alone a two lane road...😐 From the perspective it looks like an adequately wide hiking trail.

@greenfire6924

3 жыл бұрын

Its a two lane, paved highway.

I can't believe that piece of equipment can support the weight of his balls.

This is the route my parents used to take to get to school, only back then they didn’t have that fancy machinery to clear a path. You young kids are so ungrateful

@2010Greendayfan

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao you older people are so ridiculous. You class all of us as being ungrateful cause we don’t do things the same way. I know the term “respect your elders” will probably be used, but no, fuck that. Respect is earned on both sides. I’m not going to respect someone who doesn’t respect me. You don’t just get respect because you’re older.

@lifedeath08

3 жыл бұрын

@@2010Greendayfan Lmaooo oh ben First of all. This was a joke! My parents have never even been here. Lmao 2nd. You’re a hypocrite.. you just classified all of older people as ridiculous, when you got mad about classing all young people as ungrateful(except I said it as a joke). Lmao 3rd. I agree that respect is earned but you should give respect to nice elders easier than young people, since they have been on this earth longer and have less time than us young. This is just my way of doing things. Everyone is different. I like a world where respect is shown until not deserved. (exception of elder people who just don’t deserve it)

I think some years it's almost July before it's completely clear.

Copilot: “No! Your OTHER left!”

Would it kill anyone to just wait a week til it melts?

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

Good Evening In case you missed my earlier post. They start plowing the second Tuesday in April: from both ends. The earliest they have ever opened the Sun Road was May 27. The first time I visited Glacier was in June, 1999. " Opening Day " was June 15th. We drove past snow banks 15 feet high. I have a slide in my files taken July 11th, 2002 of a young man at the top of Logan Pass on a 100 degree day. He was Snowboarding !!! If they waited for all the snow to melt, the road would only be open for 3 weeks at the most.

@bajabret60

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoyADane Wow. Thanks for the update ;)

they certainly weren't plowing this MARCH 27th!!! this video was shot either late may or early june. they don't begin plowing from lake mcdonald lodge until the first week of april. been that way for decades. sooooooooo when WAS this shot? i 'followed' the plows on weekends for over 30 years. they seldom get to triple arches before may 1st....

Road ! What road ?

Holy shit

@nathanclaytor4083

3 жыл бұрын

No she didn’t. She just farted🦍💨

@finnoconnell7262

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanclaytor4083 fixed it

😱 Lonely are the brave.

Cool / it looks like it’s plowing it to the left - seems odd.

I’d hate to see it this year 😬😮‍💨

This is in a foreign country.....right?

And I thought the whole dozer was going to fall over. What’s the point of opening this tiny road? Just make it a trail for hikers and bicyclists.

Fuck all, and i mean every bit of that.

Rotary plow would have made quick work of this

If yer gonna be dumb, ya better be tough... I did this kind of work for nearly ten years grooming x-country ski trails and snowmobile trails on national parks and forests in Idaho.😜 😜

After seeing this, I don’t think I would want to drive my car there. Beautiful scenery though.

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you have a strong fear of heights, I highly recommend it. I have a slight fear of heights ( going up a ladder to string Christmas lights on my 1 story house makes me nervous ) but I LOVE driving the " Sun " road ! My appreciation and many thanks to the road crews who clear and maintain the road year after year.

@greenfire6924

3 жыл бұрын

The road isn't dangerous. However, some of the tourist driving it can ruin your day.

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

@@greenfire6924 Let's be honest, a TIdiot ( Tourist Idiot ) in just about any situation can ruin your day.

there's a road there??????

Surprised they don’t use a snow thrower.

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

We do use a Stewart & Stevenson rotary snowblower, 500 hp. It can only handle about 5ft of snow so the two bulldozers have to cut it down to manageable depth. We run a lead dozer, a second dozer, an excavator, blower, and a loader with special snow bucket when the rocks get to much for the blower.

Nope, Nope, not me

NOPE aint doin that! lol

He’s Crazy as shit

I wonder how much this job pays? It would have to pay an awful lot for me to do it in fact I wouldn't do it at any price

Oh F that!!!!!!!!!

F/U I quit there's no way I would put myself in that situation.

balls Of Steel

Let it thaw out naturally.

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

its all about the money . greed .

@tjs200

3 жыл бұрын

​@@carmichaelmoritz8662 What is up with all of your greed nonsense? You are aware the department of the Interior runs the NPS at a loss, right? the park doesn't make a profit - the point of plowing it is to allow the public to enjoy it for longer.

@tjs200

3 жыл бұрын

​@@carmichaelmoritz8662 What is up with all of your greed nonsense? You are aware the department of the Interior runs the NPS at a loss, right? the park doesn't make a profit - the point of plowing it is to allow the public to enjoy it for longer.

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjs200 no one does anything for free . they get money somewhere for what they do .

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjs200 i heard you the first time lol :)) 🤣🤣

Oh hell no!!!!!

Wonderful. They’re opening it for the people. Well the people hat are paying extra to use something that is already paid for.

@clntmagee

3 жыл бұрын

Think you're missing the point of the video there bud

Pretty sure that's a hiking trail...not a road. :P

@greenfire6924

3 жыл бұрын

It's a two lane highway. Do some research.

MAN Forestry service I would be like nah man that read? Nah it’s closed.... ( No way ) your gunna catch me on no plow ! Uh huh 🤔 Nooe

FUCK THAT !

Eeeek I'd shit myself

Can I take out life insurance on the operator.

Forget that shit

I don’t get it the parks want to keep everything natural but removing the snow is not natural lol

Why not use a snow blower?

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to Glacier National Park's website ( www.nps.gov/glac ) you can follow the progress ( and see photos and videos of the work being done ). If this is anything like previous years, the dozer is probably working on top of 10 or more feet of snow. Yes I did say that the dozer probably has 10 feet of snow under it's treads. They do use snowthrowers ( think of a snowblower the size of a semi ), but they don't work to well in snowdrifts 20 or 30 feet high.

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoyADane Thanks Roy, first comment I've seen that is actually correct! Some of the drifts and avalanche chutes we work through are 15ft to 60ft deep. We run 5 pieces of equipment 2 D7G Cats in front, an excavator for the tricky spots and to loosen up hard snow for the rotary, the rotary, then a 644 John Deere loader with special snow bucket for the sections with too many rocks and to follow up behind the blower and widen the road path, details, etc.

@RoyADane

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson Good Evening Sir ! Keep up the good work and stay safe !!

30 plus years dozing.....worst enemy, snow and ice. No thanks !

A front mount snow blower would be 10 times more efficient and safer. The snow will all melt before this guy can finish using that dozer. And what does all that pressure due to the low wall to the right? Silly.

@herbferguson

3 жыл бұрын

We do run a snow blower but it can only handle 5ft of snow. We have to "pioneer" cut our path and then cut "lifts" of about 3-4 foot at a time down to within 3-4 foot of the road surface. The dozers by far get rid of the most snow when we push over the edge. The rotary can blow 4000 tons an hour, but only the last 4-5 ft. this is Rimrocks section and in spots can be up to 35ft deep. The big drift which is the last one we tackle after this is approx. 60ft deep.

@markwhite4350

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbferguson interesting. Thanks for clarifying.

I don't understand what I am seeing here. What does this look like without snow on it? What is it? Why is this guy bulldozing snow off a mountain?

@greenfire6924

3 жыл бұрын

It's a two lane highway. Do some research.

@matterisnotsolid8295

3 жыл бұрын

@@greenfire6924 Eff off. How bout that?

Agreed! This guy or gal obviously has figured out some kind of portal to store their swimsuit area!!! UNFUCKINGREAL!!!

Not. A. Chance.

Nope 😨

Is our ability to construct roads where they don't belong supposed to be evidence of special superiority?

WTF!

That’s a road? Lol. Naw bro

I know what I’m looking at.. but some finished results would had made a better understanding of what your doing.. trying to open up the road

No

NOPE

Plot twist... it was a woman driving it not a man