We put Cheap car tires on a Mini loader & test them on an Icy Hill. Then Install a power broom & test that on ice and snow and then try out a dirt blade in snow.
What I like watching most is that your not a contractor thats brand loyal like most are and give us a view on whats out there besides the big name brands. Keep up the good work!
When running any broom... down pressure can be your enemy. You can burn up a new brush in a matter of a couple hours if you put too much down pressure. Always tickle the surf with the bristles when you can. 😉
Love the videos. I like that you put equipment to the test, which help small businesses figure out what will work for us and what doesn't. Thank man keep up the great videos
Love that little loader. We've got an articulated JCB which is very similar only it weighs 17,000lbs. Such a versatile machine a mini version would be awesome
We're on our third year of running 10 ply narrow snow truck tires. FANTASTIC traction. Added bonus, it made the 236b2 60" wide, perfect for city sidewalks with a 60" blower.
I grew up on a small farm and we always used truck tires on our skid loader. Way cheaper to change when you wear them out on concrete. I saw one of the comments about using chains. And agree for when you get an ice storm before snow.
We have done this at the shop I work at.. One time, a guy came in with a blown 14" Kubota tire from an older 2wd grey market tractor that he only mowed a lawn with. The size was not available in a turf and the R4 tread was well over $100. I wound up selling him a cheap Kenda car tire with a decent open lug pattern for just about $100 for both tires. Another Kubota used 31x10.5x15 tires for the rears, and the guy wanted turfs, so my boss stuck on some Falken Wildpeak AT3W and the guy loves them
When I travel, something breaks, at home. Never fails. I stay home... Much cheaper. Power broom to de-thatch the my field. Might have to look at renting one. THANKS for the idea! Kids pointed this out... Sweep all the snow into a pile for a ski jump.
Thanks Amir- Ive also got a cool mowing video I am saving just to release one over the winter. So in the middle of plowing season I will have one mowing video just to shake it up hahaha.
Those tires are the best snow tires I have used to date. I have run several different brands over the last 10 years and those are amazing in snow. I have run them on my Expedition (4x4) that I plow with and also my daughters new beetle (fwd) and they work great on both. Those tires can also be studded to give better traction on ice, that’s what all the little dots in the tread blocks are for.
Thanks for the video. I will start researching suitable tires for my machine. Now driving is like Bambi on ice. I started to service machine and immediately started to snow .
We have been running truck snow tire on our skid steers for years. The only problem is that there a softer side wall they chuck on the warmer snow falls other than that they work great. Last year we filled a set with beat juice to get a little more traction. Finding rims was a little hard you can’t run normal skid steer rims.
I have had truck tires on me farm skid steer for 20 years.Worked fine.Just sold the skid steer and have a compact tractor. The skid steer didn’t have an enclosed cab so went to the tractor with cab. The truck tires are fine.I did use chains if on pure ice. No tire works very good on wet pure ice! A little snow froze in ice works better.There is my 2 cents. 😉.Good snow ❄️ plowing.
Stanley "Dirt Monkey" Genadek It was a Bobcat 600. The trick is not to skid the tires too much. We cleaned a lot of manure with the bobcat.The manure helped the tire slide. Also we did not have a big counterweight on the back of the skid steer.When the bucket was full it allowed us spin around not skid. There was not any ballast in the tires.So you would think 🤔 the tires would spin a lot.We tried to raise the bucket as we filled it.That helped give the front tires traction. The tires were 6 ply. Hope that makes a little sense. Best way to see if it works for you is just do it.
We finally got snow here in the upper peninsula of Michigan only 3 inches where I live. Finally got to try out the snowblower I put on my Craftsman tractor and it works great. It's a berco has a universal hookup on it. Unfortunately they don't make the bracket's for my tractor no more so made my own. I was afraid I didn't put it far enough back that the belt would slip. Well the belt didn't slip and it blew snow like crazy. Beats my walk behind where it took me 4 hours just to blow out my driveway even a lite snowfall. My driveway isn't short so the tractor makes small work of it. Took me 2 hours this morning to blow it out but was the first time and was learning it plus it's a gravel driveway and not level. Next few snowfalls it will get better. I am so happy it works and I don't have to borrow my bosses skid steer this winter. Last winter I couldn't use my walk behind snowblower due to tendinitis in my shoulders. I couldn't hold the snowblower down to blow my shoulders would start hurting. Oh the cab my dad gave me was really nice kept the snow and the wind off of me. Just wish it was heated. Would be nice to find one of the rare Craftsman tractors that was liquid cooled.
That sounds like a nice little machine! Next you need to figiure out how to blow the heat of the engine back onto yourself. We sued to turn the fan blades around on our dozer so the heat would blow backwards onto the operator in the winter.
@@Dirtmonkey I am thinking of getting a golf cart heater. That's next year want to get the cab sealed up better. It was for a newer Craftsman tractor and I got a older one so it doesn't fit tight on mine lots of holes. Next summer will make it better. Still better then being out in the open.
From the comments what I have learned is it needs to wobble- if it was rigid it could crack the frame? Not sure if Im describing that right. But it looked off to me as well so I asked at the dealer. They said it was right with the wobble in it.
Isn’t that Murphy’s law...the exact same thing happens to me Stan, whenever I leave town or just think about leaving for a second, there’s snow in the forecast! Someone’s definitely watch over us! Lol
Stan I use Goodyear Ultragrip Ice. They have the hardest compound of any Winter tire. They have sipes for ice. I fill them sold with foam so they can drive over nails without a problem. Heck, I even use them on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. They work great on ice. Of course on the Jeep I don't fill them solid.
To say it’s small it’s powerful I am surprised every time you and your crew make a video on it of what it can do. Thanks for the amazing content Stan keep up the hard work stay safe and take care also hope you and family/friends/crew had a great Christmas and a good Boxing Day. And hope everyone has a happy new year and hope next year is a better year for you all
I back so much stuff up into my yard, my neighbor’s have gotten used to the fact that I do it. In fact, some of them come over because they are interested in what I brought home. Major props to them for putting up with me👍
You should really try the rotary broom on the Ventrac. About ten years ago I ran that setup with a cab for two seasons. Best zero clearance for sidewalks I've ever run. In Central New York State we rarely ran the snow blowers on the machines. We figured out we could push with the broom up to 8" and then dust it off with the broom. This was on a pair of turbo diesel units with cabs.
@@Dirtmonkey Exactly. The more moisture in the snow the better. After pushing/plowing with the broom we would run the pto at a low rpm and give it a couple taps on the concrete. This would loosen any snow on the bristles and then clear it with higher rpm. The lighter snow never needed pushing up to about 6". Once the majority of the snow was removed a quick pass with the broom on and it was clean as a whistle.
863 Bobcat we run E range truck tires in the winter best setup on pavement or gravel drives. And if we need to go off into the field we put tire chains on.. bit of work but great on ice and snow and even in mud. The chains are better than tracks you don't rip the bearing outs. Stopped using tracks after replacing 2 sets of bearings..
We have an arien's powerbrom ; 32 inch. works pretty good in wet snow upto 3 inches, dry powdery snow it'll sweet down to bare pavement/sidewalk. slushy sloppy snow, tends to make a mess a few more sweeps
A buddy of mine has a sweeper..he added swivel mower deck castors to his..the type with a solid round stock on top that you can add spacers for height adjustment . That way come spring he can rake his lawn without the bristles ripping out the grass..it would probably be beneficial for you as well with snow..you wouldnt have to raise or lower your boom for uneven areas
@@Dirtmonkey seeing your set up is bigger..a similar castor to his would be like the ones they sell on landscape rakes..much larger and most likely take more abuse
More gravely JSV plowing videos when the snow hits please. We just had our first snow of the year and our 2020 ranger 1000 handled 10” without a problem.
Awesome, never realized you were out of MN. We lived in Elk River for 3 years, right on the MS river front. Commuted down to General Mills HQ for 3 years. Miss it!
The guy my father worked for used auto/truck tires instead of machine tires the last 50+ years. Mostly 15s on backhoe loaders (like the JD 410/415/510 and even 300B).
My company runs truck tires on trailers; equipment, dump, landscaping etc. Given the same loads and timeframe, I can run a single pair of truck tires on our trailers, where normally I would have replaced anywhere from two to three pairs of tires per axle.
@@Dirtmonkey Can you try those tires out on "nice" grass and let me know what extended use is like? My company runs Avants, specifically the 755i and 423, which are very similar to the Cast loader. I am curious if the damage done is similar, less than or more than done with the turf tires we currently run
I had a buddy put skid steer tires on an offroad chevy p/u. He liked em for what he did. I'd only be concerned about the load weight on a piece of equipment with a wet load. Otherwise no concerns from me.
Ran Winterforce tires on my 08 Colorado crew cab year round for 5+ years there a really long wearing tire and used to be cheap when I first got them they were under 80 a tire now there up to around 140 for my size. I am in Northern MN by the way Cotton/Duluth Virginia area so similar conditions to you other than a bit worse. I live 15 minutes off paved road and have gone through very deep snow with them and never got stuck with my truck.
Most people probably have never backed up a trailer with a 97 F150 w/ 3.08 gears, 5 speed manual, 4wd (unless you have a 2wd which is probably near impossible to tow with anyway). Low range in F150's reverse (and forget about backing trailers in 2HI unless you're super good and quick!) is the same speed as my 95 Cummins is in 2HI reverse w/ 3.54 gears.
Hello from Norway. We have som heavy winters here, and good snow tires are essential from November to April. You should realy try out the "Continental Vikingcontact 7" next time you buying winter tires. They are really good. My rwd Mercedes just laught at 6 inches of snow. I have NEVER been stuck with those tires.
Been running Firestone Winterforce tires with studs on all my vehicles for about ten years now(versions 1 and 2). I run a spare set of tire & wheels. It is a little costly, but "NEVER!" Have a traction problem snow or ice. My thoughts are one accident and they paid for themselves, plus less wear and tear on summer tires.
It looks like the wheels on the broom should be your adjustment with the loader all the way down and rolled back. Bristles should just touch the ground. Just my opinion. Yes, let's see a Manitou test run, love the idea of hydraulic track tension and Yanmar engine, see how the rest of the loader operates. Keep up the comparisons, I have already changed the bosses mind on a couple of product purchases, got him to start watching your videos himself, thanks.
You walk outdoors a lot. You really should get yourself some yaktraks... or something similar. They make such a huge difference when walking on snow and ice. Heck I wear them in the woods when leaves are wet and also when the ground is muddy too. They really do make a huge difference.
had the same story going to work on a rainy day when I just start eating my lunch it stop raining and after lunch it rain and pours can't get a break soaking wet. it becomes clear when I don't work it doesn't rain and when I work it rain like hell
@@Dirtmonkey Love your content, if I was closer I would drop a resume!!!You have a great attitude andd zest for the business, and it reflects in your crew!!! Well done. PS.. There is good, gooder, and goodest....
You may get by on 'car' tyres on snow where the loads are lower, but 'light truck' tyres' sidewalls are designed to take more abuse than a car tyre, also more pressure and more load. Looked like the shaft of the broom was bent, they may not be worried, but that flexing is going to fatigue things pretty quickly.
When I decide to pull the sander out of the truck and put the summer tires back on we usually have a storm within the week. If I plan to head up north snowmobiling for more than 3 days snow seems to appear in the forecast.
For your driveway I have the same situation I fixed it by driving around the back building so no one ever backs and they pull in with the trailer and drive around the back building and they’re pointed in the right direction ready to go it’s a must I’m sure you could whip out a small road
Yes, I am a tire specialist and worked at Firestone. As long as they are the correct load range (load range e) you might want to got light on loader load. Winter forces are hard to get so order ahead. Feel free to ask specific questions
Back in the mid-late 90's it was bad luck if you didn't pull your plow off after each storm. If another storm was coming in 2-3 days we'd leave it on, but if it didn't snow for awhile we'd blame one of our buddies who still had his plow on
When I was 16 working for our local paving company doing snow removal we would put 10 ply good year wranglers with studs on the cat 236b skid steers for winter on a machine like your loader you could also try filling the tires with winter washer fluid to make them bite a little harder
Beet juice is a very common add on to get more weight per tire. Same concept, they wont freeze with a -85 freeze point. That way you wouldn't need wheel weights, but a bit messy if ya get a puncture in the tire...
@@Dirtmonkey RU-vid it there’s a couple guys on there showing how to do it much cheaper than calcium and non corrosive the video I watched showed a guy doing it on a little kubota like the one from your last video
@@justinotten6673 yea I have heard of that to I also heard a story of a contractor that had that problem of a tire leaking on him and he had to pay for some new sidewalk cause it stained the concrete but like I said a story word of mouth deal don’t know the whole truth to it but I know the department of highways uses it a lot in British Columbia and it make one hell of a mess of my truck 300 dollar wash jobs suck
lol My best friend has learned that it is weather pending with me. I was going to a super bowl party but couldn't make it due to snow. We have snow coming in tomorrow!!!! First snow of the year!!! I just got my brand new Arien's Pro 36" snow blower today!!! This is going to beat my 30" Craftsman. Also I loved Keith's video where I saw you climbing a tree and you were hanging by the ropes. Keep going you will be 70 ft with a chainsaw before you know it.
id invite you up to the north shore of lake superior but we dont got much snow here either... look up cove point lodge! its a beautiful place but its heck to plow because the driveway is steep. im happy i got AWD but i still drop into 1st going down hill just so i dont have to ride the brakes too much. awesome video as always!
The new snow tires are amazing . I think it is mostly the rubber they dont have the big tread like the old days . I never used snow tires till about four years ago . My wife has to go to work no matter what the weather so i put a very good set of used Michelin snow tires on her kia soul and she didnt get stuck in to years . She got hit so i kept the tires and used them on my prius that has very intrusive traction control to protect the hybrid system and i havent gotten stuck in two seasons and they where warn down . I had to get new tires so im trying the new toyo all weather tires supposed to be good as snow but can run them all year. I am convinced that you dont need four wheel drive if you put these new snows on and have front wheel drive.
For backing up into the property. Maybe one summer we'll get a video on you paving a run down to the lower level of the barn and a trailer loop in the yard further down to the marsh.
@@Dirtmonkey There's a gravel place near me that has this wetter gravel, you've got 30 mins to work it before it hardens like concrete, holds up quite well, as I've peeled out running code many times, it just sticks together, if you get the compaction right it's plowable
It'll be nice when this pandemic thing blows over. I'm not very far north of the border I'd love to come see your mini-loader. I've looked at them online but I've got to try one for myself as a potential replacement for my compact tractor.
Been doing this for years..Lite truck tires on skidsteer/and out trackless machine too..Even better standard turf tires on tractors do awesome on pavement for snow removal..Compact tractors)Try it!True story.
I use forklift tires on my EIMCO compact underground loader. They're about $200 and work well; wear life is okay provided I don't spin the tires too much.
