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To help save your hands try some O'keeffe's Working Hands hand cream. Also get yourself a feed scoop to go with your bucket for spreading salt with to help prevent the direct contact with your hands. What is your plan for storing the salter come the spring? Perhaps think about building a frame to back under and hang it for the summer. That will keep it off the ground and give you a place to do this sort of thing in the future. Not to mention if you ever had to take it out of the bed for any reason during the season it would be quick and easy to do.

hey man, i dont know if someone already mentioned it, but you will be fine using those straps. 3,333lbs work limit l(each strap) x4 straps would put you around 13,000lb limit. your skid steer is only 5,000lbs you will definitely have adequate enough securement using those straps. also, if you are looking for binders, at my local tractor supply (in connecticut) the chain and load binders are over by the welders and air compressors.

We're on the right day thats a good start! Corn Huskers will take care of your hands. At the warehouse I worked at during the wintertime, we handled a ton of Chinese boxes which were half dust by the time they made it across the ocean. They would suck the life out of our hands. To get them back hydrated roll a couple of socks up, put a ton of Corn Huskers on your hands then have TQ ( SQ - sock queen? ) unroll the socks over your hands so your socks don't wipe off the lotion then go to bed. A couple nights and no more cracking or bleeding. Make sure to keep using the Corn Huskers throughout the day. Take care!

For tying down the bobcat … Instead of typical chain binders there are “speed binders” that can be tightened and loosened with a battery powered drill to save time and energy. You can see them on Dirt Perfect’s RU-vid channel.

Just a suggestion, you need to cover the whole bumper. I used an old truck bed liner that I cut to fit. It works great and you see them free along the road all the time. Stay safe

Awesome videos guys. Please use the safety lock on your skid loader any time you raise the bucket that high and are going to be working underneath it. its the red thing under the lifting cylinder

3300 lbs. per binder x 4 binders =13,200 lb. load. You have to bind each corner separately to be legal.

Those rubber buckets are great especially giving horses oats and other applications. Keep on doing a fantastic job Sean can't wait til next video buddy

Try routing the spreader wiring between the bumper and back edge of the box by drivers side taillight. It will move the wiring out of the way so u can get that mat situated to cover more of the bumper and get the wiring up so it don't get snagged on anything and break any of the harness. Great videos guys!!

Soon. Back to the tax stuff. A few years back I use to use quickbooks or quicken phone ap. Witch might help with say keeping track of milage, scanning receipts if u need to, you can also link It to you bank account to help w tax prep, then at the end of the year for tax time it give u a year end totals of what you spent were, on fuel, mileage. Just an idea. Because I know it use to help me out quite well for business purposes. And yes I just got tired of having to change if it was for work or personal since it only took up about 10% of my time for business vs personal life

For cleaning the wiring harness I would suggest using a spray can of CRC electronic cleaner. And you can keep it with you in the truck.

Spencer why didn’t you put the rubber Matt all the way under the whole salt spreader?? And then just leave enough hanging out far enough to cover the bumper??? I would want it all the way towards the front of the box for sure!! Plus it should also help the salt spreader from moving around so much hopefully!! I also use a lot of those rubber buckets and the different size pans they have!! I use them for the animals food and water bowls and then they can’t chew them up!!!

i have a huge draping rubber mat that is as wide as the bed and hangs about a foot off the ground when there is no weight in the bed. to make access for the wiring i simply cut out a hole. it look slike that boss sander, unlike the fisher polycaster i have, spits far less salt out on to the truck. either way there is no such thing is too much protection i think. always improving, i love it.

U could also wrap the rubber behind the salter also

Shawn great video but one suggestion take your license plate off and attach it to the back of the Salter we have one of those salt is at work and the state police pulled the truck over due to the license plate not being exposed don’t want that to happen to you just a little bit of a heads up you could screw it right onto the plastic of the back of the Salter👍

Go to your local truck stop they have good tie downs

Please spend the time and money and buy a ser of pallet forks for your skidded. 42 inch would be good. Use a torch and burn a 1 inch hole on each fork. This will allow a multitude of uses, clevises, bolts, set a ball on to move a trailer, etc. And above all, it would be much safer. For tying down your skidder on a trailer, use 2 dot. rated chain and binders. Definitely stronger and more protection legally for your business in case of an accident. GET THOSE FORKS, you won't regret it. PS. the other day when you were carrying bags of salt, grab the skid with the loader and save your back!

Look at TQ looking so smart with them glasses. I think chains are the best choice. At Tractor supply they have a item called Working Hands that might help them hands.

My wife told me the best medicine for dry skin on your hands is neosporen during the day and vasoline with a disposable gloves at night when you sleep...My opinion is it works and I'm glad you'all are about to hit 100K Subscribers...I look forward to your day-to-day activities, life and work...LOL at how many titles Savannah has...TQ/PQ/CQ/MQ/AQ...what's next??? You two Stay Safe...God Bless That Family We All Enjoy Seeing Everyday and Love To you'alls extended family as well...100K Thumbs Up

Hey bud, what if you cut out a hole or slit into the mat so that you could have pulled the harness through maybe that would have work, allowing you to position the mat the long way covering more of the bumper...also, maybe using a u-clamp on the bottom of the top handle of bucket to make a ring will prevent the strap clamp from sliding up and down the handle.

Chains and binders for loaders

Liking the bucket idea especially for sidewalks in between lawns and the spreader throws more on the lawn or garden beds

Get a hook Wellded in the middle of the bucket to hook a chain into will save you a lot of time hooking things for lifting

I use a weed eater strap on buckets also.... works great!

Get some traction tape 3 or 4 inches wide and apply to step points when your climbing in n out of your skidsteer trust me

Hey Shawn on spreading salt for the side walks use a 5 gallon bucket and spread with a 5inch diameter planting pot which I cut the holes in the bottom a little bigger . So you scope into the 5 gallon bucket and with the smaller planting plastic pot shake the salt down works great .Bobcat never use straps chains only and ratchet chain tighteners .

you cut a x in the mat and run wires through it. you want the mat on the wider side in back. that's how we run all trucks , Its a must.

2 things, first red bar on right ( when sitting in skid stear) locks bucket in up for safety while working on it or under load hydraulic will leak down. Second need to spray salt neutralize on truck when not spreading.

We replaced several our beds from the salters. Part of the business. Also use chains for the skid loader tie down.

You add each strap to get to total weight requirements

The orange bar on the right side is a cylinder lock you can use it when you have stuff lifted like this to use as a safety to keep it from falling down

You do a great job showing us tips on using what you have and not spending tons of money on things that you already have, keep it up and congratulations on almost making it to 100,000. I have been watching the channel since 50,000.

As a former truck driver and I've hauled lots of equipment. The rule is if you're hauling a piece of equipment that weighs say 5000 lbs you are required to have 2500lb of securment. And me personally would use four straps or chains pretty much one for each corner those two inch straps you where looking at would be more than adequate. That's what I would use four of them

Savannah get yourself a spreadsheet accounting program so you can post the different expenses across the board income outgoing and going out and then you have the depreciation on your equipment you know it's basically I wasn't an accountant at my husband was and I work in it, so far that's a story in itself but a good accounting software and it shouldn't cost you $400 a month if you do all the you know the the footing. have an account to do all that and hand it over to the accountan and then they figure out the amortization schedules and everything else so good luck I know how hard it is to work with your husband I did it for 16 years. But we were best friends the whole time so that's what really counted.

Line-X spray in bedliner might work for your bumpers.

Hey! Loved the video as always. Your trick with the bucket is good but might hurt your neck in the long run. You could use a brush cutter harness instead, the wiehgt would be dispatched on both shoulders and the small plastic protection for your leg where you attach the bucket might also help. Obviously it costs a little extra but for your body it might a huge difference. I guess you could consider that purchase for next winter season if you don't find a replacement to your broken manual spreader in the meantime :) Keep going, I look forward everyday to your videos !

In Ontario the licence plate has to be visible.. Usually mounted to the back of spreader with a licence plate light as well

I use a horse stall mate from tractor supply, that covers the hole bumper. I trim it up at the tail lights for a almost custom fit.

Use corn huskers lotion on your hands. I worked as a deckhand on a boat and my hands did the same thing because of the salt and cold.

I would put the orange safety bar down on the cylinder for extra safety but good job

3500 lbs is per strap. If you put 4 straps one in each corner they can handle 14k together.

You need some load securement training. I see several people, probably flatbed truckers have given you the appropriate advice. It’s about how many straps/chains you use.

Maybe show in a video of how to grease up the salt spreader sometime as well.

Good job guys keep it up stay warm out there and be safe

Use chains and binders for your skid steer

The little tips you show like the bucket do help. This was my first year doing commercial snow removal and just carrying around a 50lb bag of salt to hit sidewalks sucked!

Shawn and TQ you guys are so inspirational and made me want to start my own business. You guys are role models to me and I wish you all the best. Thank you!!

Couldnt you use your hoist in the garage to lift the spreader.

Working Man’s Hands is great for hands in winter

When securing equipment all you need os half of the working load. 4 point tie down and a additional tie down for every attachment. Like a dozer with a ripper on the back. 4 tie downs a one for tge front blade and one for the ripper.

I hate to tell you but you put the rubber in the wrong place . First the rubber should have been warmed up to try and get it to lay flat and not roll back up . Anyway it should have been attached to the back of the spreader to shield the truck . Now it will be difficult to clean the truck not just from the salt you apply , but from what ever you pick up while driving . Even if the spreader rusts out and falls apart it is a lot cheaper to replace than the truck . Salt is terrible it will attack everything if stuff parked next to it in the yard .

have you guys ever looked into something like the Tomahawk Backpack Motorized Spreader for Granular Fertilizer Seed Feed Salt Ice ?

Why not put the mat the other way, cut a hole just big enough to feed your wiring through. Done. That is what I did. Also, is it not illegal to block your license plate? Why would you not mount it on the salter?

First TQ, then PQ, and now AQ.😂 great video you guys!

It’s all in the details. Thanks for the tips!

I fed my harness up in between the bumper and the truck and wire ties it up out of the way, then it's not hanging down and it's kinda protected by the mat as well. I also just lay a 6x8 tarp down in the bed of the truck too before the sander goes in, cheap and easy until I can build a flap attached to sander with angle iron and rubber mat...ford did a horrible job with the chrome on those bumpers, best to protect as much of the bumper as possible

If you have a old pallet and pallet forks you can lift that spreader box out quick. Just diagonally strap the pallet down on top the spreader box. That's how we take them in and out in minutes.

you reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly married up....she is a trooper.....what ever she wants imho....love you guys.....God Bless

Oh by the way. The ratings on straps or chains, you want to go by working weight limits. A strap may have a 3000 lb breaking limit and a 1800 lb working load limit. The 1800 lb number is what you use. I hope this helps

Dang ya are almost at 100k that’s crazy man

I remember that spreader was shifting in the bed if your still having the problem maybe stick a 4x4 in between the spreader and the wheel well’s

Whats the name of the grease you use on the electrical on the equipment?

The strap rating is for each starp so 3200lb times for equals 12,800 lb. Total weight so skid steer is 5000lb more than enough

Those ratchet straps are rated individually. Put 1 on each corner of the machine and it adds up to 13200lbs. Plenty enough to hold that machine down.

Love the bucket and strap ideas. Thank you for the awesome videos. Congrats on the almost 100,000 subscribers..

Might consider remounting license plate to salt spreader in winter, or side of rear bumper.

Good morning🤗 Aquaphor for those dry hands, I’m constantly washing my hands at work, & it does help. God bless💜

Get a salt spreader for the sidewalks

I don’t know why I’m addicted to these videos every night but I just can’t sleep without them

You should have relocated your license plate out & up on your spreader so it's visible. Not sure how Ohio is but here in Pennsylvania you would get pulled over for the license plate being obstructed by the rubber mat.

Drill a hole for the wires to route through the rubber.

Enjoy watching your videos, be safe and get your sleep as costly mistakes happen when not alert!!! Still praying for you and your family 🙏🙏🙏

Great video...the simple upgrades that make it easier to weather the storms...good job👍

As for binders make sure you get ratchet not snap the ratchet binders are safer and seem to stay tighter.

Try that O'keefe's "working hands" I use it every night before bed and I have super dry skin too, it works really well compared to just regular moisture stuff.

Get some pallet forks for the bobcat

Guys!! Stop using moisturizer on your skin. Get coconut oil, its solid at room temp. Melts in your hand, will solidify if cooled again. Will save your hands!!!!!

individual straps will break by the combined straps will tie down the skid steer. My hire place uses 4 to 5 straps to tie down the skid steers. each strap is rated for a tonne. Hence why they use 5 straps so the load is distributed across all 5 straps.

Can’t wait to watch. Have a good night guys. Stay safe

You should try bag bomb that farmers use on the cows 🐄 and there hands ✋

Try to get the salt out from under the rubber mat

Do what we do and cut a slice in the rubber mat and push the plug thru the slice

While you was at Tractor Supply you should have picked up some Utter Cream, it's what farmers use on cow's utters. it is a great lotion for skin cracks.

Could try putting a slot in the rubber and put the harness through it. It might also stop the salt building up on the harness.

Congratulations

Does Ohio not require a visible license plate in the back of the truck?

you want your tie down at least 4x the weight of the machine so 20k lbs. for that skid steer. some guy is selling a shoulder strap attached to a bucket just for spreading salt. I purchased a couple of p clamps and bolted them to a square 3 gallon bucket and it works vunderbar for spreading salt. two attachment points holds the bucket almost level. not sure about your state, but down here you cannot consciously cover up the license tag. you could mount to the top flat area of the spreader provided the tarp doesn't cover it. the tag must be visible 200 ft behind the vehicle.

Shawn you and your family are an inspiration brother! I'm so happy for you guys and how far you have come in the industry from ten years ago, y'all are a blessing to a lot of people and we enjoy the videos.

Make sure you don't have to have your license plate visible before you get pulled over

Also get those walk behind grass and fertilizer spreaders they work well as salt spreaders for sidewalks

Just hold the bucket the strap is just in the way and you won’t distribute the salt as even and actually waste more which you can see in your other videos. I do like that Bucket since it’s flexible though. Wipe it out of the bucket not by handful

Use a barrier cream for your hands at the start of each day it will protect them and use a moisturiser after you wash your hands when done

Love you man, but please chill on the word "simply."

Bobcat equipment should be chained down not strapped down. I haul equipment daily and won’t use straps for any heavy equipment.

That orange bar is the locking bar for your lift. On the right side of the skid steer.

You need a license plate holder for the salt spreader so you don't get pulled over and get yelled at for the plate being blocked just an idea

You need log chain with load binders like truck drivers use

You guys gotta check out the Chapin salt spreader. Not a drop spreader, but it has really good deflectors. Sure beats carrying around a bucket.

I think you sent your snow our way to New Jersey BUT it is going to be 50⁰ tomorrow. 🌻👍🌻 Snow is coming on Sunday.

Great video as always ,try source a lifting jib for your bobcat it will mean u wouldn't need to get so close to the equipment