Snow Blowers Challenge - Clearing my neighbors driveway
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- In this video I put my Snowblower to the test. The driveway you can see was buried under snow as high as 75cm (or 30 inches). The whole job took me about 4hrs of work and the machines used about one full tank which is about 2liters of gas.
Snowblower: WolfGarten Select SF61E
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Camera:
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- GoPro4 Black
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Timecodes
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Clearing the driveway begins
2:26 - Overcoming challenges with the snow blower
3:00 - Snow blower in action
4:10 - Clearing the driveway, Part 1
6:30 - Clearing the driveway, Part 2
7:48 - Snow blower passing by camera
8:47 - Clearing the driveway, Part 3
9:25 - Snow blower driving onto camera
10:41 - Clearing the driveway in front of the house, Part 4
14:34 - Clearing driveway to the garage, Part 5
15:35 - When the snow blower meets its limit
17:00 - Clearing through deep snow
17:52 - Clearing snow in the sunset
19:45 - Completed and driveway cleared of snow
EDIT: Wow! More than 250.000 Views - thank you so much for the support 🤠👍
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*Thank you all for all the motivating comments and the likes on the video 🙌 this is highly appreciated! 😃
Make that 100k+ views
César 🌬️🥶❄️🌨️
@@Gimblevalve soon 500k 😳
Зверюга 👍👍👍👍😎🤟🤙
thank you for not using background music, just straight snow blowing with the sound that the camera picked up
Appreciate your feedback! I also think the music would destroy the whole video otherwise...
This has been the very best snowblower video I've seen. Great work!!
You`re the man, thanks for your motivating words Dan! Much appreciated!
From a Canadian who knows what it's like to clear deep snow with a blower ... great job!
Appreciate your Feedback Rick! 🙃 From where in Canada are you?
So interesting to see all the different nationalities on here commenting. 😄 (btw, I love Canada!)
@@chrisworkandmachines Ottawa, the national capital. In the snow belt so we get dumped on a lot.
@@rickcavtube you chose a nice area to live in!
Finally someone who knows what they’re doing. Nice job!
Thanks! Appreciate your words!!
Btw, that's a very kind thing to do for your neighbor - God Bless.
Thank you for your kind words Paul! Much appreciated :)
Nice to see that there’s good Neighbors still in this world. You did a great job.
Thanks a lot! 🙃
You are one hell of a good neighbor for doing all that hard work! Great job and thank you for being so nice..
Thank you Peter! Appreciate your feedback! 🙌
Best video I have ever seen on clearing snow! You are a great neighbor,
Thanks for your feedback 🤠
Both you and the snow blower had a hard workout, great job!
It was definitely enough for that day haha! Appreciate your feedback!
приятно смотреть что не ты один мучаешься с расчисткой от снега 👍
Вот такая жизнь на севере ;)
That's a tough little snowblower!
I really think it is!
Даже чай не кофе не попил.трудяга👍
Я вас люблю! :D
Love it! Great snow!
Lot's of snow to expect for this season as well! Thanks for your feedback :)
Loved it 🤩
Happy to hear that! :)
Wow, what a job! Hope your neighbor appreciated all that hard work.
He did! It was a real surprise for him.
Not a wasted step! Super efficient. Who needs big equipment when ya work so smoothly~
That was a lot of work. And all for your neighbor, yet! What a great friend and neighbor. You're an inspiration to all of us who watched to the end. Note : That sky is about as blue as blue can get. Isn't it great how clear and crisp the air is after a huge snow storm? Here in north-central Minnesota (USA), we only get a huge snowfall about once every 15-20 years and it's more like 18" - 24". I only remember 1 in the past 35 years that hit over 25".
Thank you so much for your kind words! This feels really good. We have some more projects planned for this summer where we hope to inspire more people. As you mentioned that blue sky in the video... that were my thoughts while I was working there - the weather was really beautiful that day. :)
@@chrisworkandmachines your boots crunching in the snow at the end sounded cold
That was an impressive job!!!
Appreciate your feedback 😁 thanks!
Bought this for my small back deck in the Eastern Sierra. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN We get A LOT of HEAVY snow so I was a bit skeptical but it was worth it! After the first storm of the year this has exceeded expectations! It throws snow very well, even 10-12” + that said the more it piles up the harder it is to maneuver the machine. It is exceptionally light weight and overall exactly what I was looking for. If you have a large amount of snow and a lot of area to clear, you may consider something with a drive engine to help maneuverability, but for decks, second stories, roofs etc, you can’t beat the light weight to great snow throwing ratio. Side note, the chute rotator is a bit flimsy and it initially didn’t seem to work, after a few uses it seems to have loosened up.
Nice to hear you bought a handy machine there! Hope it continues to perform well :)
Neighbor and snow-blower of the year!
Thanks so much Joseph! 🙌
This is a true means of helping.
Thanks for commenting!! :)
Sweet video! That's a beefy snowblower. You used 100% of its capability on that job.
Thanks David! 🤠
The snow blower wins flawless victory.
Absoluty! I was really impressed by how it handled the job!!
Снегоуборщик??😂😂😂 Оператор снегоуборщика, одерживает победу!!!
Best snow blower video I have ever seen very very nice job u definitely know how to get it done 👍👍🇺🇸
Thanks a lot for your nice feedback, appreciate that a lot!
Dang! Best snowblower video ever.
Thanks, I'm happy to hear that! Much appreciated!
You’re a good man.
Thank you! 🙌
Great stuff well done ❤
Thanks for your feedback :)
That was nice of you.
Thanks for your comment :)
You get an A+ for effort and and determination and also nice quality of work and carried out with a plan 👍
Thanks a lot!! :)
Достойный результат👍
Спасибо за похвалу!
Dang - nice job. Wish you were my neighbor!
Thanks Mark!
Wouldn't it be nice if we all could help each other out more often?
Great job clearing a huge pile of snow…I’m sure your nieghbor appreciated it. I like the old Subaru!
Cracking job mate !
Thanks! Trying my best 🙌
wow!that snow blower and you did a fantastic job
Thanks a lot Frank! I am really happy about all the positive feedback on here. Such a great motivation 😃
@@chrisworkandmachines i thank you for having the time to respond back,i just call it like i see it
Nice job, and your machine works well wow …….
Thanks! 🙌
You are realy a gentle neighbourg
Thanks :)
A very beautiful countryside / scenery... Yes u did alright with what u had, well done by u good neighbour! (CHEERS)
I did some research into snowblowers and found that UTV ATV Snowblower's will tackle these difficult conditions in much less time.
Thanks a lot @buggs punny! For sure, these things work great. I'd say it would have still been tough getting through that wall of snow and ice next to the road. Best here would be a bigger tractor 👌😁
Great job ! I wish I had a neigbour like that.
Thanks a lot for your nice feedback Eric!
Cheers from Northern Canada 🇨🇦
(HudsonBay area )
great job helping your neighbour ..
this is why I have a Hummer and Jeep with snow plows
It’s too cold minus -45c (-57c with windchill) with 50km hour wind blowing the snow back
Great little blower .. it looks like a European make
That's so cool to see people from all over of the world here, nice hearing from you!
I'd love to see your equipment! Thanks a lot for commenting my video :)
Crazy what temperatures you get up there! I did get to experience -43c just 3 weeks ago... I don't want to imagine that with windchill!!! The blower is a Wolfgarten which is basically the same as MTD.
Great work!
Thanks for share!
Congratulations from Brasil.
Thank you! Cool thing that video made it to Brasil. Appreciate your feedback 😃
Before we buy a snowblower: Ah yeah, that'll make it a piece of cake.
After we buy a snowblower: Ohh, my arms, my wrists, my back!
Nice vid, nice plow work! I have a short driveway in the Sierras, but it's on a major highway. The berm at the end of my drive is like the one you cut through, but mine is usually solid ice if not cleared within a day. Gotta call a service for that.
Props for the mid-2000s Impreza with a sweet tow setup.
Ganz ehrlich 4 Stunden mit der Maschine und auch noch ohne Probleme
Sehr gute Arbeit und Maschine
Ich bin selbst beeindruckt von der Maschine! Vielen Dank für das nette Feedback! 👍
You're a good man Charlie Brown!
appreciate your feedback 😁
It's cool to watch, like carving thru the earth . I grew up
In up state n.y. As a kid but we had shovels, no snow blower .
it does indeed! Sure, shovel works too, just a matter of time haha :) I like shoveling snow it's a good exercise!
You must have a great memory to find that driveway under those mounds of snow!!🤣 That was a tough job, but you and your machine proved to be tougher! Great job.
Thanks a lot buddy! I actually lost track once or twice haha but I know the place very well yes :)
Ну так, сосед же, может, каждый день это место видит🤗
Satisfying for sure. I just hope this mammoth of a work was well paid also ;)
I know it will be paid back in some way. 😉
now that's a good neighbor right there!
That was pretty impressive for that little snowblower
That thing really does a good job! Love it 😃
I can just see someone with a “battery powered snow sweeper “ clearing that driveway. It takes a real snowblower to do that job. And you did the end of the driveway the right way too‼️
I am very thankful to live in an area that doesn't have to deal with this. I got tired just watching.
I can totally understand that! There are times where we wish to live somewhere warm as well... but this season wasn't/isn't as bad 😄
Beautiful place! I live in Alaska and we deal with this a lot. We always do our neighbor's driveway too, but it's definitely not as big as this one!
I really like Alaska! Have been in BC Canada but didn't make it up to Alaska unfortunately. Would love to see it myself some day in the future.
@@chrisworkandmachines it's definitely worth the trip!
@@earndoggy I'm sure it is 🤠
so satisfying
Nice to hear that! Going to work on more content very soon ;)
looked like it was a lot of fun :)
Indeed and a good workout 😄
Sweet lights
It's quite pretty up here that time of the year yes :)
You're either a heck of a neighbor and good friends with this guy or he caught you cheating on your wife and got pictures. Either way you did him a real favor by clearing that much snow. Well done!
😂 great humor, thanks for the laugh!
Just helped out where the one's with the big machines didn't have the time to do the job. ✌️
😂😂😂
You and the machine performed well and got a good workout. Your friend needs to add you to their will.
Thanks a lot for your nice comment! :)
My friend I am well pleased with your work very good indeed.
Your 85-year-old friend is well pleased to have you as a friend I assume.
This is amazing the amount of snow you had to clear.
I do believe you may be a Christian and enjoy helping out friends.
Again thanks for a wonderful video and may the Good Lord bless you over and over again.
Where was this filmed??😀
Thank you very much for your nice words! This was filmed in northern Sweden :)
If I had a place like this, I'd get a tractor with a heated cab... a snow blower and plow attachment. You're a good neighbour.
I see some driving around in such machines. Would make the work much easier and more efficient. Thanks for your feedback 💪
In these parts of Sweden that would cost almost as much as the house.
💪👍 very good
Thanks my friend! Really nice to see people appreciating the effort!
I don't think we are still in Kansas, Totto.
Excellent work Sir. And my compliments for looking after your neighbours.
I had to look that quote up 😂 have ever heard that one here in Europe 😅
Thanks for your feedback Michael, appreciate that a lot!
@@chrisworkandmachines It's from the original Wizard of Oz film. We did see it in England way back when.
@@michaelcauser474 Okay, I must be to young then 😄
@@chrisworkandmachines Definitely. 1939 film starring Judy Garland.
your poor snowblower !!!!! Hope you did a full servicing after that job ! I am also the same type, in that when it snows, I'll put in a couple of 10 hour days with mine, helping out everyone in my community. I go through a snowblower every 5 years or so (and I buy the commercial grade ones!) Oh, And I REALLY LOVE your Subie !!!!!!!!
I didn't push it to much and took every part step by step. Maybe it doesn't seem like it in the time-lapse.
Going to give it a service this weekend, yes 😅
Great to hear you are helping out where you can! 💪
Thanks for your feedback 😁👍
This was a big job for a walk behind blower but the blower was equal to the task and the operator was well organized in his operation. I live in norther Ontario Canada and I cleaned the right hand bank at the end of the driveway (looking from the roadway) back about 25 feet then the snow plow wing would dump into that area instead of the driveway. What a beautiful property and beautiful day. Thanks.
Thank you so much! So cool to hear from all the people from different countries. We have travelled to Canada and the US and we really liked it a lot. Hope to get the chance to see more of it soon! Thanks again for your feedback on my video! 🙌
Wow! You have determination to perform this snow removal. I enjoyed it. I'm starting snow removal services this winter using powersmart 24" 212cc blower. Dud, thanks a lot for scaring the crap outta me. Hehe. Nature'R Us Landscaping
Thanks so much for your nice comment! Are you going to upload some clips as well?
Didn't mean to scare you with my video :D :D - take care my friend!!
@@chrisworkandmachines
Yeah I'll be uploading clips on my Landscaping Channel. youtube.com/@NatureRUsLandscaping?si=TOL877rK5pBos-Mr
Wow! That is a lot of snow! Great work and good filming/editing. My only recommendation would be to use a reflective west when working close to the road. Take care and keep the videos coming!
Thanks for your comment. Appreciate you caring for me! Indeed I should have had a west on. Will do so in further projects 👍
Thanks again for your feedback and have a great weekend Nils! 😃
В Подмосковье тоже снег есть..😂
I couldn't stop watching this video. I loved it but this video made me feel very lazy 😂 I'm gonna try not to use my tractor this winter as much. Great job and great video!!!!
Haha! Well I believe it's good to take up with a challenge every now and then... Thanks a lot for your feedback my friend :)
@@chrisworkandmachines all good! Please keep making videos like this!!!! 😎
@@snowbossxxxmowdaddy3709 I will 🤓
nice Job 👍
Thanks!! :)
Only four hours ,
With all the camera work.
You sir are a snow beast !
It would have taken my 65 y.o. body at least 6 hours
W/o the camera work.
Congratulations on a job well done
Both the driveway and
The video.
Thank you very much Jean!
If I would have taken it easy on this driveway it probably would have taken me 5-6hrs as well. But I knew I would have to work in super low light in the end. That's why I wanted to get it done as quick as possible.
This job definitely challenged both me and the machine. I'm super happy about the result here on UA-cam as well, all the nice comments just give me more motivation to keep going 🤠
Great work, great techniques getting the job done efficiently. I'd suggest two modifications to you blower: drift knives and an impeller kit. I made those two additions to my Husqvarna 10530SBE and it made a world of difference in deep snow.
Thanks for your suggestions! Was already thinking about the drift knives after someone else mentioned it. Now you came up with the impeller kit which I really like.
Brady Burnside thats a two stage snowblower, therefore equipped with an impeller, but i agree with the drift buster
@@jimsmith9819 Impeller kit puts flexible sweeps on the impeller blades; throws further and keeps snow from slipping past the gap between the impeller and the housing. Also prevents any snow from remaining in the housing that would turn to ice and freeze the impeller after you're done blowing for the day.
@@apes4life so i saw, after i made the comment
You really put that blower to the test.
I think it pasted the test without any issues :)
She must be a pretty good friend
:P
Вольф Гарден прекрасная техника!
I agree!!
Tolle Arbeit! Schön zu sehen wie gut sie das mit der Wolf Schneefräse erledigt haben. Ich bin sehr überzeugt von den Schneefräsen aus dem Hause Wolf bzw MTD! Die Schneefräsen machen gute Arbeit und bieten eine ordentliche Qualität und ein gutes Preis-Leistungs Verhältnis! Ich hatte jahrelang eine MTD M61, diese hat gute Arbeit geleistet und war stets zuverlässig! Nun habe ich mir eine große Schneefräse aus dem selben Hause gekauft, eine Wolf Ambition SF 76E! Mehr braucht man wirklich nicht! Ich kann nur müde lächeln über Leute die glauben sie müssten sich eine Honda Schneefräse für 4000€ kaufen! 😂😂😂
Ja, die Schneefräse (die Kleinere) hat wirklich sehr gute Arbeit geleistet und hatte mich auch nie im Stich gelassen. Auch wenn es hier in den Kommentaren stellenweise heisst, dass die Fräse das nicht aushält hat sie wirklich keinerlei Anzeichen darauf gemacht.
Die Kleine ist nun allerdings verkauft. Ich hoffe ich bereue die Entscheidung nicht - die jetzige ist natürlich ein gutes Stück schwerer. Da ich sie gebraucht gekauft habe, bin ich gespannt, wie sie läuft.
Und nein... ich würde auch keine Schneefräse für so viel Geld kaufen!
That blower is impressive!
Maybe not the most powerful thing to have but it is very reliable and easy to operate. 👌
It certainly beats shovelling the stuff
That's for sure 😄
amazing you were able to do that in twenty minutes.
😯
Wow!!
🙌
Привет с России. Южный Урал.тоже купил такой снегоуборщик.но послабее китайский 6.5л.с. чуть больше объем снега берешь двигателю тяжеловато.кидать.у вас по виду мощный снегоуборщик.за 4часа такой объем снега раскидал молодец.
Спасибо за ваш отзыв! Нет, снегоочиститель в видео имеет только 3,9 кВт, что примерно равно 5,3 лошадиным силам - так что ваш даже немного мощнее. Я недавно купил более мощную модель, которую собираюсь протестировать в ближайшие дни! Надеюсь, следующее видео выйдет к выходным! :)
Wow, I have not seen snow like that for quite some time. I used to do the same for seniors in my area, but too old now and no machine.
So nice to hear you have been doing the same. Thanks for your support!!
that's so cool! love that! ha, that machine is good! i want to live there! vegas sucks. boring!
Thanks for your feedback 😃
Haha if you're tired of vegas... just shoot me a message - plenty of houses available around here ✌️
Я живу на севере озера Байкал ,прям на берегу населенный пункт,у нас тут за зиму тоже выпадает много снега)Тоже себе купили такую штуку,без неё вообще тоска)
Да, в таких местах без машинной поддержки против снега почти не устоять! Мне бы очень хотелось посетить Байкальское озеро - удивительный регион!
Damn, that amount of snow almost makes it worth to own a skidd steer with a snow blower attachment. XD
But nice challenge and good job.
That would be a nice toy! Thanks for your feedback 😃🙌
@@chrisworkandmachines Well if you ever plan to get a Skidd Steer, then make sure it is a big one that has enough hydraulic flow to power the snow blower.
Actually, i whould choose a JCB 1CXT for that. It may be not a Skidd Steer since its still classified as a Backhoe, but that can helpful too.
A great example of how to eat an elephant, one bite at a time.
That puts into the right perspective haha! Thanks! :)
Your neighbor called, said to tell you that they`re staying in Florida for another month, and oh yes, your $10.00 is under the front door mat.
😂👍👍
10 dollars is for the winter
Hahaha
Маловато будет 😅
At least he would be getting paid😂. My deadbeat neighbors assume my help is free summer and winter.
good job, i got tired just watching you😄
Haha thanks Jim!
While I was working on that driveway, time was actually flying...
I hurried because I didn't want to work when it's getting dark.
whow, only 4 hours for al that work. You had a free work out/ dont have to pay for the fitness studio. Good job.
Exactly! That was enough for that day. Thanks for your feedback 😁👍
Круто 👍
Спасибо
The little blower that could
Was no problem with that blower it did a great job actually :)
@@chrisworkandmachines that's what I said the little blower that could
Wow, impessive job done! So efficient and smart way to do the job👍👍When I watch it I wished you a bigger blower with tracks, would have made the job a lot easier. But you got it done real well anyway💪🏻💪🏻A heavy tracked blower will not seek up when you hit compressed hard snow, but push straight thru. And also go full width. Anyway, I salute you👊🏻Really good camerajob as well👌
Wow, thanks a lot for your motivating words Dag! I'm always making the best out of what I have and what I can... even though this job sure wasn't easy, it's nice to know it is still possible with the right mindset and some spare time haha 😃
@@chrisworkandmachines I agree totally! And myself I do really enjoy blowing snow a lot. Feels purposeful and almost like a good meditation. Focusing how to get the job done well. I do not have a huge property to work but do have a enough ground both at home and at my cabin in the mountains of Norway to work my machines. Check out my latest blower videos if you want. Both my machines are crazy good. The one at home not so expensive. Cheers!
Same here, I enjoy the work with machines. Where are you situated in Norway?
My first time using a snow blower was in Levajok (Finnmark) as I stayed there for 2,5 months during my travels. Cheers Dag!
Could you explain 'tracks'? You mean as opposed to tires? because i had one with tracks (like a tank) and it kept slipping. now i have one with tires but it doesn't plow thru 24 inch snow. it just tips up.
@@vf3289 Hi, if you have very icy conditions wheels with studded chains are the best for grip. I use that at home where it is very icy. But other than that tracks give better traction and go straight thru deep snow or harder snow without the blower seeking to lift in front. So much less workload for the operator.
This is a fine example of being a good neighbor. Lead by example! If you like this snow blower do a review of it and let us know what your thoughts are. The company should send you a larger model to use and then review. Just a thought.
That's a good idea! As the season is slowly getting to an end, I believe it will be best to focus on that for the upcoming season.
Thank you very much for your support! Highly appreciated 🙌
Супер !!!
no tractor no do for me. nice job.
Thanks Robert! 🤠
Хорошо проделанная работа. Прям видно что старался. 🙂👍
Done this kinda thing myself, these smaller snow blowers weren't made for THAT kind of use, basically you have to do years worth of maintenance for a winter full of this.
A tractor woulda been the way to go here, but you know that already, this was likely a good workout, and it is fun! 🤣
I take off the skidshoes to stop it from riding up so much, which means changing a shear bolt now and then but that's fine.
The neighbors will appreciate the favor, I'm sure, but I'm surprised they didn't put in sticks/markers if they were adamant about using the property in the winter? That's literally winter-life 101.
You are right, this of course isn't meant to be haha. But since the one who has a tractor wasn't in the mood for doing him that favour, I wanted to do it. I will definitely suggest that with the markers, in fact this would have helped quite a bit.
If it's any consolation, if I would've drove by with my tractor and saw you dealing with that, I would have stopped and helped. There's been many a freebies for people as I drive through town doing plow jobs for people that shouldn't be doing what they're doing for several reasons and dig them them out, especially the elderly. There's also the stuck cars and trucks I pull out. It's fun and helpful.@@chrisworkandmachines
Hope they paid you! That is a lot of work.
I liked to see a electric/Battery powered snowblower tackle this driveway!!!
Maybe I get the chance to make a video with an electric one next season. Would be interesting for sure.
must be cold, squeaking snow!
We had around -15°C that day. Cold but not too cold 😅
@@chrisworkandmachines pretty cold........ -10C here now....... lotta snow, In the Bizzard of 1978 snow drifted over the top of my opened garage door, I had to shovel snow into the garage to make an opening at the top to be able to blow snow out.......
@@michaelpolimer2128 wow! Would love to see pictures of that!
now thats alot of snow
not as much around here at the moment but other regions like 2hrs away have just as much as in the video!
Aren't you the best neighbor !!
Watching this I'm wondering how many $650 batteries he would need if he went electric vs not even $20 in gas. LOL
😂😂