Epic Snow plowing to a remote farm in Arctic Lapland
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2025
- 64 year old Volvo still hard at work in the Arctic and now its Winter and time to plow the snow'
The owners of a remote farm way of the highway have asked me to plow into there property on a long arctic forest road. Deep ditches on both sides means a careful plow or risk turning the Volvo over a long way from help.
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Merry Christmas to all.
Same to you!
Merry Christmas
Same to you!
Merry Christmas in Finland 🇫🇮 🎅🧑🎄🎄 Hyvää Joulua!
Thank you, have a great day
An amazing show of what old iron can do, Merry Christmas
Thank you.
Merry Christmas from Canterbury Connecticut
Same to you, Thank you very much.
Merry christmas from skåneland😉
Same to you, Thank you very much.
Merry Christmas from Ontario Canada
Thank you, have a great day.
Oh my kingdom for a nice warm Unimog 🙏
Great post thanks for tha hard work so that i can sit in bed and enjoy your hard work..Alex, UK
I love the Unimog and what a great tool it would be for me. I would have to import one as there are none here. One day in my dreams maybe. Thanks and have a great day.
hi there great show and nice plow , john
Thanks 👍
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Same to you, Thank you.
Thank you for the wishes and all the warm wishes back to you and yours Sr.
Thanks Brad, we sent the same to you and your family and appreciate your continued support. Have a great day.
I have enjoyed your content. I hope you and your family have happy christmas & hny.
Same to you, Thank you very much.
So beautiful. Merry Christmas and God Bless.
Alan
Hi Alan, We send our best wishes to you and your family. Have a great day
Hope Santa is gracious and lavish to you and yours Simon; onto an exciting New Year!
Thank you, have a great day
all the best take care mate merry Christmas
Thanks Jimmy, Have a great day.
Well Simon and family, A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL FROM THE SNARES NZ! Our Christmas Day was Magnificent and Santa delivered our wishes….seeing the endemic and endangered Auckland Islands Yellow Eyed Penguins! Brent and I are overjoyed. They were while we were on Enderby Island yesterday 25/12/23. Todays encounter was with the The Snares crested penguins and a magnificently sunny day with the calmest of seas even the ship’s Captain came out on one of the zodiacs….a very rare occurrence we were told at our briefing this evening. Wifi is expensive so will send pics when back home mid January 2024….I had to keep up to date with what you had showing….see there has been lots and lots of snow and that the good old girl has the door back on😊😊😊.
Warmest wishes all round and don’t forget Kasper’s hugs and kisses too. ❤️🇦🇺🇸🇪
Amazing Anne, so pleased for you both and a trip to remember I am sure. You both be safe and enjoy your days together. The best to you both from us.
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Merry Christmas to you all reading the comments and thank you for supporting Simon's channel. Your feedback and input means so much to him. His channel is doing well now and he can see it is worth the hard work. So if you haven't subscribed please hit that button. It puts a massive smile on his face as he sees everything grow. Sincerely thank you all ❤
Those machines made then we're made to last looks like it's doin good about shedding the snow off Merry Christmas 🎄🎄 Simon .
Thank you Nick, the old ones are the best. Have a great day.
Hello sir
I see you have door on jour tractor, hope it's warm in cabin. Look's you're helping your neighbours to clean theirs road wich is so nice. You're good samaritan. Must be nice to be your neighbour.
wish your health never let you down and christmas bring you joy and piece.
greetings from Slovenia 10 C°🤠
Thank you for the super kind words I really appreciate it. Have a great day.
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About 40 yrs ago I was a snow plow man . Used a plow just like yours (slushes) . At the start of the yr with the truck & plow in the shop we set the plow down onto 2 pieces of 1/2” plywood , then dropped the shoes ( just behind the cutting edge) down onto the floor, this held the plow up so it would not scrap the gravel of the road .
Hi Robert and Thank you. I understand what you are saying, however you may want to watch more videos before you make judgement. First time plowing this road which is ridged, no use for a wide plow so taking of the high gravel is good. Also first plow of the season so no compacted base to plow off, also not good. This set up works great on my normal plow routes. Having said all that really appreciate your time to pass on your own experience. Thank you have a great day.
@@arctic-rebel yes I watched a couple of your vids last winter & tonight the one plowing the church on Christmas .
Right now I am working on my tractor I purchased in 2004 , a 1989 Case 580 extend a hoe , clam bucket .
The main hydraulic line (1”) coming of the big pump in the front under the radiators is leaking at a mid line connection close to the pump I have really tightened it , but I continues to leak , so it looks like I will have to replace that section , which will require me to drain the 22 gal tank into a cut off 50 gal drum , placed under the side of the tractor . About 5 yrs ago I setup an electric pump system , with filter so I could re-install good oil . Have used it 4-5 times , 2x on the differential hypoid gear oil & I think 3x (this will make 4x) on the hydraulic.
Yes the hydraulic requires a different filter than the hypoid
Be safe , eat good , stay warm , work hard
Happy New Yr
Good old days👍
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🤠👍 Merry Christmas!
I hope that you, Sarah and Kasper can sit down together and relax for a while, during Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you and thank you for the card!
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄❤
Thank you for all your support, Have a great day
Another fine video ....., glad you finally closed the door on your tractor! LOL ... and you are right: Amazing scenery there! Merry Christmas to you, Sarah, and Kasper!
Thanks, you too!
Thank you Monte, have a great day.
Absolutely beautiful!!! Merry Christmas from Pennsylvania!!
Thank you! You too!
Thank you Vincent, have a great day
Thanks you Simon for All the great stuff and contend, you have provieded and done this year. So nice to see the old Lady in action with you❤. Merry Christmas and All the Best for the New year to come😊
Thank you have a great Christmas.
That's a days work there.. not only the plowing, but the walking around setting up the camera.Kudos to you buddy👍 I hope you guys will have a wonderful Christmas, take care and stay warm🙂
Thank you have a great Christmas.
Greetings ALL the great people of Top of the World! Yes, that includes you all who visit to watch!
May this happy season be a blessed one for you all... may 2024 bring you so much joy you'll have to share some with others!
Simon... the Old Yellow Lady will take you places you've never been! Enjoy the ride... and thanks for taking us along!! Great to see the door on... I'm hoping the cabin heating is working too!!
Happy also to see you are better - look after yourself! Have a great one, Sarah, Simon and the Hound... and everyone else there in the village! I'll be raising my coffee mug to you all... even though it may contain a wee bit of the best Irish export ever!😁👍🎅
Thank you, Thank you and have one of those Irish for me. The best best to you and your family. Much love from us to you all.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄❤
@@sarahdewhurst45 Thanks Sarah... look after that fella for us please... and of course, after yourself! Thanks for all your support for "Our Simon... and Kasper!!!"🎅😁👍
Merry Christmas AJ, thank you as always and for your great support. Have a great day
Lots of plowing indeed . And gorgeous layout . Thanks Simon. From my family to your family have a merry Christmas.
Your a super guy Heith, I am proud to be a friend. We all return the love and wishes to you and your family. Thank you for everything.
@@arctic-rebel definitely proud to call you a friend Simon 👊.
thank you for all your hard work and the extra hard work filming and editing it all.. merry Christmas and I hope 2024 is an excellent one for you.. stay safe 🏴
Same to you!
С новым годом!Береги старичка,и он тебя не подведет!
Спасибо, я позабочусь о нем, и вас тоже с Новым годом.
Merry Christmas to you Simon, steady as you go that’s the way to treat the kit. Fantastic scenery thanks for sharing 👍🌲🌲🌲❄️❄️
Thanks, you too Terry.
Merry Christmas Simon. The old Volvo is quite a machine. I like how you let it walk through the work rather than pushing it harder. I guess that kind of treatment will keep her in your service for years to come. Wise man. Best wishes from central NY State.
Merry Christmas Matthew, no point in pushing the old girl there's no rush. Thank you.
Merry Christmas Simon, wish we had that snow in the Adirondacks of New York
Thank you have a great Christmas. Maybe it's been delayed.
Thank you, I am sure it will come to you soon. Have a great day.
Love your videos and MerryChristmas .
Thank you! You too Dave
Beautiful area ............Merry Christmas
Thank you
Merry Christmas Really enjoy your videos
Thank you, Have a great day
It’s Christmas Eve day,it’s 67*F and drizzling here in Panama City Florida,USA. 🇺🇸🦅 No Snow Just Breeze !
That’s a beautiful place to be plowing snow, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
LOL, Thank you have a great Christmas.
It is an amazing place to be on Christmas eve. How blessed I feel.
Thank you Kirby, Have a great Floridian Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas Simon. Stay safe and warm.
Thank you Leigh, Merry Christmas to your and your family.
That’s a very unique machine!
Yes and very hard working. Thank you
Another great video young man!! That old girl does a fine job pushin snow like that snow blade. Hope y'all had a good Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun enjoy.
Thank you and Happy New Year to you.
Howdy Simon- such beautiful scenery! Thank you so much for doing all the walking to set the camera up so you could share this with those of us who have to see a white Christmas from afar. Here’s wishing you and yours a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. God’s blessings to y’all
So Kind Paul as always. I am honored to have you and we return the Gods blessing to you all. Thank you and enjoy your quiet time.
SImon, Merry Christmas to you and your family. May the New Year find you with happiness. I look forward to more of your videos..
Thank you Charles, Merry Christmas
Thank you for all your support Charles. Have a great day.
Thanks Simon, very nice place. Merry Christmas to you and Sarah. Take care.
Same to you Mark, Thank you
Have a great day Mark. Thank you
Great video Simon, That trusty machine has stepped up to the challenge again . I wish both you and your Family a Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Thanks, you too!
Great content! Merry Christmas 🎄!
Thank you, have a great day
man that old machine your driving is a fossil for sure that belongs in a museum. merry christmas and a happy new year to you and yours, i say that machine is as old as the pirates..lol
Happy new year, yes it is old and strong and cheap to keep running. Thank you.
Just started watching your content, and it's awesome! Enjoy the holidays, much support from Vermont in the USA🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thank you and welcome, great to have you along for the ride. Happy Holidays.
Merry Christmas Simon to you and your family!🎄🎄☕☕ At least you have a white Christmas. We had two dustings here & today it's supposed to be 50.
Thank you Robert, one of life guarantee's is a white Christmas here. Have a great day
That's a very interesting machine never seen one like it before.
It is and a very old one.
Hi Simon What A Absolutely Brilliant Man You Are I Bet That Took A Long Time To Do As You Have To Switch Cameras At Different Times For The Video I Must Say I Have Watch Your Videos And Find Them So Entertaining Helpful A Even Funny But Most Of All How You Help Other People In Your Village That Is A Very Kind Thing To Do Your Hands Are Worth Millions You Have Only Got To Look Around A See I Do Hope You A Your Wondeful Family Have a Very Happy Christmas A Stay Safe From Blue In England
Thank you so much Blue, I love reading your comments. Happy Christmas from all of us to all of you. Have a good one my friend.
Merry Christmas my old mucker, have a good'un and speak soon!!
Cheers Buddy, look after your Girls Happy New Year
Merry christmas from roseau county minnesota your a good man
Thank you, have a great day.
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Well done SI nice video to finish the year. Nice to see your Daughter helping out in last video. Best wishes to all of you and Casper for Christmas and New Year. You bring us entertainment but we know it's your living and it's bloody hard work. The scenery is beautiful and you obviously enjoy your life so keep it up mate.☝☝
Thanks Ash, enjoy your time with your Girls and have a Happy new Year. Take care Mate.
Simon Merry Christmas
Maybe you will get a drone for Christmas. But walking is good exercise. Great video.
I will have a drone one day and it will transform so many of my video's. But for now we just keep walking. Have a great day.
Thats some serious exercise in the deep snow. Merry Christmas to you as well Simon. Catch you in the new year :)
Thanks, you too!
Thank you have a great day
great job - thanks
Thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas Simon love your videos keep them coming 👍👍
Thank you, I will, Merry Christmas
God jul! ❤
Same to you, Thank you very much.
Tack Nils, God Jul.
Merry Christmas!
Thank you
Merry Xmas and happy new year to you Simon and family love the snow plowing videos we had massive flooding here in New hampshire wiped towns roads bridges out not good you take care and be safe up there
How about MERRY CHRISTMAS???
Thank you Eric, well I hope all those that have suffered loses have somewhere to spend Christmas. From us to you we wish you well.
I have driven a few of these often. Very good forward view when loading pallets. We call them Bolinder, not sure if that is a Norwegian name for them.
You are correct they are excellent for pallet and lumber work. They are called Bolinder because they were made by Bolinder Munktell before they were purchased by Volvo. Mine is badged as a Volvo but it is not it was already build before Volvo took over the company.
Merry Christmas!
Same to you!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you
That old machinery does a really good job, new window and all. How about the heather?
As you say careful, when sliding sideways it goes quick.🤠
Yes the heater is now working and is just enough to stop the feet from freezing. Slow is good with the huge ditches we have it will go over real fast. Thanks have a great day
I'm a new subscriber. Would just like to say you have an amazing view from your office window. I appreciate your work creating this video. Merry Christmas to you and everyone out there.
Welcome Donald, Thank you and enjoy the ride of life it's great to have you along.
Never seen a machine like this. Must be really good for visibility with the motor in the rear versus the front. Reminds me of a grasshopper or something. 😆
It is really good visibility, with everything I use it for but especially around machinery like the saw mill. It takes a few years to get really good with them but then it would be hard to go back to a conventional tractor.
Very nice video Simon. I love the beauty of the snowcovered trees in the winter, and the forest is so quiet and peaceful. Does it live people permanent on that remote farm? I see they have electricity at least. You have a really good machine there, that old Volvo BM is a very solid machine, and the engine must be very good too - it isn't smoking at all. Take care in the very cold weather we have in Norway and Sweden right now, in Finnmark it has been almost -50 I have seen.
Thank you, I also like the winter very much, when it is so cold I stay inside. My old Volvo is very strong if you treat it like a good lady.
Alla jobb blir roligare när man har bra redskap och en Volvo är bland de bästa.
Ja, jag älskar min Volvo och den fungerar väldigt hårt för mig. Tack. God Jul
A pointed plow is more suitable for plowing snow-covered roads than a diagonal plow is used here, and a fourwheel drived Tracktor
Great if you have them, I don't so my old side wing welded to a frame has all the plowing power I need to get it done. I would like a pointed plow for my 4WD tractor, maybe one day. Thanks and have a great day
Been doing some "playing in snow" today with old Britt-Marie [Volvo BM LM641]. Sorry enough only with a snow bucket. In next life I will invest in a Landins Duo Plog (Duo Plow)! 😊
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Hey Simon it seams that you plow isn’t angled enough? I don’t know? You plow isn’t rolling the snow out your wing end and only plow in the centre. Are you able to angle it more?
No Dave it is welded, I also noticed that, but only on this video.
@@arctic-rebel maybe add a link arm to extend your front? Just a thought?
Enjoy watching the plow videos. Where was the door up till the barricade? Does it store on the side of the cab?
Very observant, I arrived at the barrier the day before but with the wrong code. The next day I had the correct code and it had snowed much more. I put the door on because it is a long way to drive from my yard and very cold. With the door on and the cab heater I can keep my toes for another day. Merry Christmas.
The one thing I see is while on the road you were pushing a lot of snow ahead of you, and the reason being you were not going fast enough to make the snow roll off . I think it would be easier on the tractor to not be pushing so much weight , by moving a little faster, like you were on the roads by the barns .
Oh & I love those tire chains & hope you have a great Christmas & new yr
Hi Robert, this is a very narrow track with deep ditches on both sides. My tractor has an air leak which means it will not stop instantly and if one of the wheels drop of the edge it instantly rolls over. No help is coming here and if I am injured I die before help can arrive. There is also no money to fix any damage and I 100% reply on that tractor. The tractor can push mountains on tick over so no problem for it at all, the problem comes when you run it hard it is an unrestored 1963. On my main routes and routes already plowed we have no problem rolling the snow without using huge amounts of fuel or risk. So whilst I understand what you are saying, there are way to many real life factors that have to be taking into consideration above all else in order me and machine make it back to the yard each day in a region you can die real fast. I absolutely appreciate your input but I spend 6 months a year doing this this no money and very old equipment in constant extreme cold and it is not easy plowing a track for the first time when you know one mistake can cost me everything. Thank you for joining I do appreciate your time and input. All the best for the Holiday season.
@@arctic-rebel Thanks for the reply , many channels just have a click, quick response button , but you gave a real reply?
As I watched this vid , I could every now & then see the gravel in the front snow so I watched for shots of behind the tractor , & it appeared that there was plenty snow left on the road , not just bare gravel , so it was a little confusing, but when you said the road was rutted , that explained it all !
Yes be safe by all means !
All the roads I plowed were ones I also maintained all yr round , either “1” tar coated , or”2” well packed gravel , these I graded with a Champion Grader , so knew them well .
The plow truck we used was a 478 cu” gas Ford supper duty , short wheel base single axle posi- trackion , pushing 12’slusher & a 8’ wing on a side post .
37&1/2 hrs straight was the longest shift I ever had to do . Also used the grader in the winter . Mounted a. 4’ high Bull blade (same width as the grader) on the front , used that to punch out turnaround places that would always get smaller as the winter progressed , also mounted a side post & 12’ (it was huge) used that to cut the snow banks down from 3-4’ to about 12-16” with the wheels 1-2’ inside the snow bank , doing so at full throttle. To go around electric poles that were only about 6’ off the road , I would lower the end of the wing , that would load it with snow , causing it to skate , push the rear or the grader into the middle of the road at the same time trying to lift the wing , which it would not until about clear of the snow , all the while steering to the left to keep me going strait down the road . Soon as the wing would lift , I would set it back to its proper height to continue on cutting the bank down .
To do this operation I also had to chain up & with no help , but they were not like your chains , they were more like single tire truck chains, but large enough for the grader, & they were a chore , not nearly as heavy or positive traction as yours.
Are yours chains home made or from a log skidder ?
It is a shame that you have to do all this with no help & no pay !
@@arctic-rebel how come it is you are in Lapland & sound like a Brit?
What is it like living up there ?
Beautiful winter scenery & I bet just as so in the summer , but what about the flys ?
I grew up in Ontario Canada , so I know about the flys .
Your vid started with the beautiful winter scenery, but I bet it is even prettier in the summer
Привет с северного Урала. У нас тоже много снега навалило.
Здравствуйте, много снега - это тяжелая работа. Я желаю тебе всего наилучшего.
@@arctic-rebel Трактор Кубота помогает). С наступающим Новым годом!
hello!Tell me, how is life in Lapland?Do you speak English or Martian?
Hello, Life is a great gift anywhere. I use hands signs mostly because English is so difficult!
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Was that always a plow tractor or what kind of crazy contraption is it ??? lol great video !!!!!!
It is a plow, a forklift, a digger and anything else I want to attach to it. There are so many videos on my channel of that doing everything I need. Thank you have a great day.
cool ill check em out I like that crazy lookin thing hahaha@@arctic-rebel
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Thanks Peggy, have a great day. Animals are all good. See you tomorrow.
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Get a 12 v lighter socket/ usb chargr for phone... INSTALL INSIDE CAB OF PLOW..!
Well thanks I never thought of that, or you missed the point. I film the plowing and not plow to film, not yet anyways. Have a great day and thank you.
your angle is screwed up
Maybe, but it has been that way for 43 years and nothing can change that it is welded solid and it should be grateful for a new coat of paint and a bit more welding. Have a great day.
Great video , I would have been fine just watching the action from the tractor , rather than you doing all that extra walking .
That’s got to take a lot out of you
Thank you, yes that was a very long road and more walking than normal but worth it for the filming. The old girl vibrates a lot and makes for very poor footage.
Merry Christmas
Thank you have a great day
@@arctic-rebel thank you you too