Light snow makes it look quick and easy. A lot of people don’t understand that when there is a storm of 10” plus, you have to change the way you plow. Won’t be back dragging all those driveways the way you did. Also by the end of the season there is no place to stack all the snow. Big time saver not having to shovel any of your customers. I shovel in front of garages and walk way when I plow. Takes extra time but keeps customers happy.
If the storm is 10 plus inches you wanna go out multiple times and keep up with not wait till the end so you could very easily back drag a few inches each time
True I'd back in plow out in those cases then backblade in front of the garage, turn around and push it out too. These nice big driveways on the country road would be a pleasure to plow. Try the new subdivisions.... All the cars on the roads.
I’ve watched this video about 4 times now over the weeks. I have a landscaping company and this year instead of doing the snow blowing, other guys do and I plow. Got a Boss V and your video is very helpful on ideas on where to put snow and how to maneuver it well. Thanks man!
I'm in MN - Fun to see these videos. I will be doing Plowing for the first time with year. I already purchased my Boss plow, but I need to get it setup on my 2020 F350. I sure hope I can learn this! lol
Good video, you should put the snow over by that big tree, banking by the garages is going to cause problems with spring runoff or any rain/melting event.
Glad you said it first. I figured this was a rookie video. I would have found another plow driver if that were my house. I've been plowing 40 years, never saw anything so ignorant.
I thought the same thing but the home owners could've requested that the snow goes there, all my plowing now is commercial but I did driveways for 15 years and I did have a few weird request from home owners as to where they wanted snow but if I didn't like it I'd explain why .
Not knocking you, just a little jealous lol, but I don't think I've ever seen a route with so many contracts so close together, and every driveway was easy peasy. Had a few contracts in the City of Buffalo- those are a dammed nightmare.
You're exactly right. It took me years to weed out the difficult driveways, and get the easy neighbors. I love being able to pull into a neighborhood and bang out 20 driveways in 45 minutes
Why can't more plow contractors be more like you?!!? I work for a municipality and hate the plow guys around there, constantly leaving a mess on the road, when I see that.... guess what.... that driveways getting buried in again- maybe mailbox taken down, lol 😂. I never made a mess on the streets and always cleaned up after myself, you do a great job man!!!! Wish more were like you
Way to be an asshole to the people who pay your wages. It's not the homeowner's fault if the plow guy makes a mess but they get to deal with your big baby attitude? Grow up and show some respect to your community or gtfo.
I had a landscaping business for over 25 years. Snow removal was a big part of that. I know you are busy and have lots of accounts, but you aren't doing a complete job. The least you could do is shovel away from the garage doors. I had 2 people with me. They would jump out and clear the front of the garage doors and then do the sidewalks. Thorough job. Happy customers.
That's fine, if that's the service you offer. If I offered that, I'd have to charge double or more, especially if I had other guys in the truck with me. Over here, everyone is fine with the service myself and countless other companies provide. We're not in an area that gets a ton of snow.
@@fitzsfixes My average charge was $30 per snow event for residential. Takes under 10 minutes per each with clearing the sidewalks. 6 per hour $20 per hour to the help. Still putting $140 in my pocket. No reason to charge double.
i realized that you dont open up your driveways you just push right in and start pushing up your driveways. opening up to the sides where the driveway flares always gives it a cleaner look. and you drive over your snow way too much, if it were more wet and heavy snow the snow you drive over after you backdrag will never move. you also dont really take advantage of having a V plow and using the wings to your advantage. other than that thats a gorgeous route
Plow guys are the most unappreciated people. They are up at 3 am getting their trucks warmed up and going to work..just to get shit on if someone feels their snow wasn't put in exactly the right spot. If you are picky. Talk to your plow man before hand and im sure your requests will be meet to the best of their abilities..Show some love to your plow man...
I would be concerned about pushing all that snow in between the garages and leaving it there pushing against the walls. At some point, it will cause structural damage as well as possibly water damage when it all starts melting.
Its nice when the driveways are flat and wide like this. All of mine were the ones other plow drivers refused. 40 percent slope with corkscrew turns, narrow drives on steep grades, uneven tilt to the driveway. I did them all in the 80s. Smaller truck easier to maneuver. Now I have a big commercial truck and its only good for roads and parking lots. Small driveways would be very difficult.
Great video. Love watching stuff like this. But I’d rather have a western wide out for driveways. Especially back dragging. It makes it so much easier and cleaner
I am so happy for you that you were to help people to plow snow and I am new to your channel and I used to do that here in my town to plow snow for people and I love it I would make anything from $50 to about $1000 A month me and my friend used a tractor called a ditch witch 50 inch blade ❄️🌨🚜🚨☃️☃️💵
I have a 9 foot Boss V and do much the same thing but I NEVER drive over fresh snow, leaves hard packed tracks that over the winter builds up. .......You plow towards the garage and then pick the blade up and over the pile and drag it out to the street. In our community you do not leave piles at the street. Simply roll the snow up on the side of the street just like the city plow. My customers would not be happy if I piled snow at the end of the their driveway like this guy did. When I leave the job there are no piles, piles promote drifting and the US mail will not deliver if you pile snow at the mail box, much easier than the way this man did it. Can't believe he pushed the garbage can into the pile of snow. I do the gentleman thing and get out and move them.
So what you're saying is you've never plowed before? I'm sorry, but everything you just said is wrong. Let me tell you why. Let's say you actually plowed forward first before going over the pile to backdrag. (1) I don't care how smooth the driveway is. You're going to leave tire tracks no matter what. (2) if you push towards the garage, what if that pile is over 2' tall? You plow doesn't go up higher, and you'll leave snow closer to the garage door. (3) the A frame on the plow, when lowered, will pack the snow down under it causing the blade not to be able to rest 100% on the driveway, causing residue left behind. (4) you can't take all the snow and windrow it down the street without getting some on the apron of the neighbors driveway. Also it's illegal to leave all the snow in the road. I think that's it for now. So nice try telling everyone you're an experienced plow driver.... you're just not. Sorry
And 1 more thing. Who's to say I'm the first 1 to drive on the driveway during or after a fresh snowfall? You think customers are locked down till the driveway is cleared? I have no idea where your community is, but if they're that critical about a tire track or 2, you can keep them. In our area, people actually still drive while it's snowing! I know weird, right?
I'm wondering how anyone could get such a great route...undercut everyone's prices and tell the customers they have to shovel around their own garage doors, etc.? Not knocking you if this is the business model, it's very efficient. Looks like you also have a contract to do a push every time 1" of snow falls.
just watched a thousand dollar route (25 driveways @ $40=$1000...... good work, and makes me wanna work on my plow truck) if i could just do each house on my own street id be happy with like $400 per snowfall
I’m thinking about getting a truck and plow this winter, at 17 I think it’ll be a good side job, go around town asking to plow and get some clients, jam to some music in a heated truck, what’s a better winter job!
Man i watch your whole plowing video you are amazing with your back drag and the way you do all your driveways the same way.You should do plow classes.Take care and i will hit the like button...Thanks.
Great route, great equipment, great skill. Back-dragging entire driveway's is lazy man's plowing. Back drag only enough to get the truck in then push it out. Sure it may take five more minutes but your customer's will be getting a much better job.
Thanks! May be lazy, but when you're in a time crunch, getting the driveways clear enough to get out of is the goal. We go back and so cleanups while everyone is out for the day
I have been plowing for 30 + years. Very good job!! Only my opinion I have to share with you is to plow the best way you do the way you know the best that works for you. That's all I have! You seem to do just fine the way that works for you.
@@jeffshultz3883 That's what I tell everyone when they ask me how to plow. Do what works best for you. If you screw up enough you learn. (I bought more than one mailbox)
Pretty good job other than if you nock over a can be decent enough to pick it up and if there a giant stripe from another plow guy just be decent enough to clean it up
@@6.8SuperDutyDriver another 4" storm early Sunday morning. Supposed to get 4-8 tonight, we'll see. Fitz lives about 15 minutes from me and at times he'll get 10" and we won't get a flake. Mostly lake effect bands around here.
Cool, we only got a dusting Sunday. They're calling for 6 inches or so here in Central New York. Gotta love lake effect snow. Sometimes part of my plow area will get an inch or so. The rest will dumped on hard. Never know.
Good video. I don’t agree with peoples comments about stepping on the snow as you back drag but I will say that not getting out of the truck to do in front of the garage doors would not fly around here. Same for leaving trails in the driveway. I would be getting callbacks constantly.
Not bad, but word of advice: Don't pile snow against a building. I've seen walls cave in due to the immense weight of the snow (and vehicle) against them.
Why do you back drag w the plow in the scoop position? I put mine straight or slighly V so it acts like a scoop back dragging. I try to avoid pilling snow by the road and mailboxes. Also I always run a snow deflecter on the top edge of my plow, it helps keep the snow from blowing up on the windshield.
Great video man!! Looks like you really got it figured out. I'm just trying to get into this in my area. Would you mind sharing how you figure pricing for your clients? Also, can you share any tips on how you land the accounts? Thanks for making the video! Regards, -Paul
Thanks! As far as pricing goes, it generally depends on where you live and how much snow you get annually. In outer area, we are just outside the snow belt. Which means our yearly snowfall is significantly lower then people 10mi south of us. In outer area I figure out what I need per plow. Then I multiply by 15. Because 15 is our average for plowable events. Then I use that as a contract price. Then you can decide whether or not you want to discount that price. Also, I have a 3" trigger. So plow guys to the south of us might have an average of 40 plowable events. Customers would go broke with the math I just showed. So they (from what some have told me) set the trigger higher. Maybe 5-6", and they keep it at a per time price. So you have a bunch of thung to take into consideration when budding properties. Good luck As for getting clients. I use our local paper to run my yearly ad for snow and landscaping. I also pay to have my ad in school calendars, restaurant menus, facebook, and a couple other outlets. But most of my traffic comes from word of mouth. Let me know if you have any other questions
@@fitzsfixes Man, thanks for all the great info. I'm in lower MI and we don't typically get hit that hard. How do you convince then for just plowing and no shoveling or salt? Or do they not really request it? Thanks again!
Seriously, disregard all the other comments about technique and shoveling, I want to see how you deal with 12" in late February? Maybe this is deep snow there?
@@MamthTORQ I just watched this video and have no idea how my comment ended up on this video. I made that comment on a web page with an embedded video of someone plowing with a tiny little plow attached to the trailer hitch on a Subaru outback. There's not much snow in this video but with a v-plow it's not like you're going to have any trouble stacking it if you needed to. A 4"tall plow that raises an inch off the ground on the back of a car I will remain skeptical of though.
($150 per storm, incl sidewalk to house) for a shorty driveway, multiply that 3 or 4 times if its a long dirt driveway in the middle of no where. At least where I live... You should be able to buy a brand new plow from 1 day of plowing.. If not your doing it wrong.
I shovel and use snowblower. I don't want to ruin my only truck with a plow. I live in Connecticut and have bought 20 customers. 2-3 inches driveways like that I would charge $60-$100+. But I do in front of garages, walkways, clean cars
It's fantastic! The height of the blade and the curl make it easier to plow faster without snow dust. Also the fact that I can control the blade left and right like a straight blade makes it faster to adjust. It's stacks like crazy! So far I like everything about it. I don't think I'd change anything.
