UTV Snowblower - Better Than A Plow?
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- Today we unveil our new go to choice for upcoming snow removal jobs. The Rammy 60” wide Snowblower made for ATV’s and UTV’s
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Those are for ATV's
Getting a Side-By-Side in the future. Will need to get a trailer too. What is the total length of the machine shown with the blower attached? Thanks
Save your channelLocks for ruining expensive chrome plated brass plumbing. Who would think of using corrosion inhibitor in that environment?
Thanks for such an informative video. I’ve been looking at purchasing one of these for the past couple years and this information was some of the best I’ve been able to find.
The old timers advertised a single stage one as a snow thrower ,as the two stage ones were advertised as a snow blower. For these machines the single stage is perfect. They throw it both ways evenly. This machine has a lot of merit to it over a plow. Good video !
Adam, thanks for sharing this! We have a snowblower on an opwn can F935 john deere. But this Rammy is a game changer on a side x side. Glad to see how it worked on deeper snow at neighbor Dougs!
Hi! I also have a snowblower, which I use a lot in the winter, as I live in Finland. In my experience, the snowblower needs to be moved outside in time so that it is as cold as the outside air before you start. It usually saves you from that blockage.
That blockage was a 20 pound rock, sooooo
Yes true.
Finland……nice. I was in Latvia mid December and it was cold.
It’s got to be very hard to start when it sits outside in the cold. I would prefer a electric start, maybe a power cord start.
Samaa mieltä kanssasi👍
Thanks for sharing, Adam! It's fun to see you working with new toys. Anderson will indeed have fun on Christmas Day! Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year for your growing family. Stay well, stay safe!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
That’s why I have one machine with a plow and one with a blower! Best of both worlds!
For a little more than forty years, my F250's could punch a mile hole in our seasonal roads pretty fast but, if you don't have good push-offs, by the end of the season, you can be stuck with a very narrow corridor. I'm now in the market for a UTV with good HP/Torque and caught this video. Your demonstration of the Rammy was great; ease of install, easy of detach. It also shows us the power and versatility of UTV's. It's a game changer for me and I will be checking out Metsa Machines. Thanks for the great demonstration!
Looks like it will be a great asset once you get things dialed in and you have a decent amount of snow. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I've never been a fan of single stage snowblowers, but that one sure gets the job done! Great video 👍
Merry Christmas to you and the family Adam. Your boy is going to LOVE his new ride!
I bet you our enjoying that attached garage on days like these. You guys stay warm and Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! that was awesome to see you plow the snow
Looks like a good setup. I run a JD 430 no cab garden tractor with a front mount snow blower and up here in southern Alberta it does get down to -40C and as stated below wind is definitely your friend. You can use these in extreme cold but do need to dress well and plan ahead what way you are going to blow the snow.
I was just about to wonder about adjusting the chute. That is incredibly slick!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looks like Santa was busy in his workshop this year :) Keep up the great work and have an excellent festive season. Looking forward to more great content in the new year.
One more thought as time goes by and your channel grows exponentially, you might be thinking of a black top driveway. Part of mine drive is black top, once I clean it the the black top is usually dry from the sun. The rest of the cement drive is a couple days behind. I think it’s because of the thermal gain from the sun on the black top itself. This was a super good video! Of course you display the best there is by helping out your good neighbors Doug & Autumn. Merry Christmas to them as well. Win win for all including Bob. 😊
Nice video, interesting setup. I have a 44" Bercomac (made in Canada) on a garden tractor and a 50" Bercomac with extensions on a Polaris UTV with cab and heat. I will say the Bercomac appears to throw the snow much further, 30' with no wind, 50' with wind. There's a strategy to snow blowing, make the wind your friend.
Same principle as peeing when it's windy
Adam, that is an excellent review of the Rammy 120. I like the way you showed the process of installing it. Merry Christmas! 🎄 Steve
That’s pretty impressive for sure !! Brings back memories at my first home here in Illinois we had a 1/4 mile lane and I used a 340 John Deere garden tractor with a 42” blower and it worked awesome ! That was back when Illinois got winters lol. 1 trip down and 1 trip back and it was good for a car or pickup 👍
very cool piece of machinery. Looks very well built. Enjoy
Merry Christmas Adam to you and your family. Thanks for all the excellent content on your channel
Hey Adam. That makes the old ranger with the plow look pretty good. Thanks for the video 👍
Looks nice, I have a 6' rear blade on my bucket tractor and no cab but winter usually only last a few long months in Eastern Oregon. Happy New Year and thanks for sharing!
Something to think about on the road. The salt really raises hell with the UTV. I learned the hard way with that one. Really crapped up a new ATV by running down the street to help neighbors. I got some RefrigiWear this fall, my lord the hooded parka is crazy warm. Not good for activity but great for sitting around a fire pit and 0 degree weather use. Best wishes to you and yours..
It's a nice unit and throws pretty decent. Just watch the moisture content because they all have a hell of a time throwing slush or wet snow. What I mean is get to it before the temps get up there. I hope it last a long time and makes light work out of keeping the drives open.
Nice way to hang out with a buddy, one drive and one drive the controls. Probably brainstorm the next project!
That little unit really moves some snow! Merry Christmas to you all!
How do you like the CFMoto? I'm testing one out later this week. Northern North Dakota so thinking about full cab and heat. Does it stay warm enough?
Love the red jeep power wheels. From the few videos that I’ve seen Rammy attachments are top shelf. I’ll be interested in seeing your experience progress thru the winter.
I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas Adam. Thanks for all the great video's.
I had a snow blower and a gravel drive way. I ended up taking off the skids and installed a pair of tires. Tremendous help to stop the issue of picking up gravel and rocks.
sounds like a great idea tbh
Merry Christmas. With all that wind, it's a good day to check and see if you've got wind coming through them. If you do, get some silicon caulk and caulk around the electrical box to seal it to the sheet rock, and use fire block spray foam and spray the inside of the box (all for corners) to seal it up from the wind. Enjoy your snow blower, they are the bomb.
Wow Adam, that snow blower n your side by side is 1 heck of a combo. Looks like fun to work it. Merry Christmas n have a Happy New Year!
Seems to work pretty good for a single stage snowthrower. If you have a gravel driveway like I have, it’s a good idea to to pack down the first and sometimes second snowfall. It really helps hold the gravel in place. That way you don’t have a lawn/yard full of rocks to clean up in the spring. Unless you’re planning on making a video on rock in lawn removal this spring.
Adam mentioned that in the video
It sure looks like a 2 stage snow blower to me.
@@dennisdahm6846 there’s no impeller. So single stage
That single stage worked good in the dry powder I wanna seehow it fares with wet slushy stuff
@@chris4536 yep true
Well done. I could not justify purchase (in my part of MD), but this was really good to know. Thanks for posting.
What an awesome addition to your toy collection, have fun
Just a tip, those bolts inside the gearbox for the wings can also be accessed using a crows foot, with an extension and a ratchet/breaker bar.
Great coverage. I never would have thought it would throw it that far. What a great combination with your full enclosure cab. It will be interesting how it is used each winter in combination with your plow. If you will like the speed of the plow and use this periodically to make more room for the plow, or if you will like the functionality of this enough you use it almost exclusively each winter. Merry Christmas.
"Great combination with full enclousure cab." 🤭? Isn't the essential "thing" working with a snowblower to get snow all the way into the underwear 😜🤣?
@@johanneslaxell6641 Also getting icicles hanging from your eyelashes!
Merry Christmas to all of you folks.!!!
Stay safe and warm. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
As a rural mail carrier, I thank you for showing how to clear out the mailbox so your carrier can deliver the mail 😊
I have the same setup. I took the skids off and put wheels on. Works better with a gravel driveway. I also shoot the snow forward. Saves the lawn tractor blades in the spring from gravel being picked up.
What a honest and excellent review you gave, all the comments was good to review. I’d like to be able to afford one and put it on my side X side. Being in Utah this early in the year and only being the 15th of January we are getting dumped on as I speak.
Pretty neat. The answer probably depends a lot on if you have a full enclosure like you do or not. Probably end up looking like a snowman using that in a UTV without an enclosure. Nice vid Adam. Merry Christmas
That was fun! We're actually in the 20's here in South Louisiana, but no snow. God bless you and your family & Merry Christmas 😍🙏😍 Anderson is going to be so excited!!
He was in shock. Literally speechless lol
@@HometownAcres Awww, I can't wait to see that video!! 😉🎄😍
Merry Christmas Hometown Acres family! 🎄 Anderson will be your sidekick in his new side-by-side.
Merry Christmas Adam! That extra extension would probably be used if your machine has tracks on for winter instead of wheels....just a thought, enjoy the new machine!
Merry Christmas. Another entertaining and informative video.
Thanks Adam! Merry Christmas! I have been following the Rammy snowblowers for a while (for an ATV) so it will be nice to see some real world testing & feedback before investing. I like the fact that they lift off of the ground completely and don’t have a carriage & casters that carry the weight - much more mobile.
I had a 2 stage blower with the casters you describe. Not handy but with a 20 HP engine and 2 stage it threw snow a long ways. I too like this type much better since it lifts everything off the ground. I didn't know there was a single stage that could throw snow like this one.
Just watching all the different waysbyou can control this blower from in the cab is awesome.
Nice blower Andrew, I prefer a single stage over the 2 stage blowers. single you just can't try to feed it too fast. Travel just fast enough to keep a full funnel of snow coming out of shoot so thw wind can't blow any back at the operator.I went from a tractor with a blade pile it up with the front loader to a 36" single stage blower on a L&G tractor. At ae 14 to clean 7-8 driveways on Our street. A welcome change.
2 stage is obviously better, it will devour heavy snow and slush. I had one on tracks, it was unstoppable.
I had a Deer lawn tractor with a two stage 32" cut (18" height). With chains on it could move the heaviest wet snow and throw it fifty feet. So much fun I did sidewalks in the Neiborhood and a couple of neighbor's driveways in addition to my own. (CHECK if your unit has shear pins BECAUSE if it is a gear drive(not belt) a jammed rock will eventually destroy the gear box)
Pretty neat deal, Merry Christmas and have a safe one and a safe New Years Day aswell.
I live in Sheridan Wyoming and we were hit with the artic blast with the temps never getting above-20 and it got down to -40’s with a 2 1/2 day blizzard. I have a walk behind snowblower and had to make multiple trips snowblowing the driveway off during the 2 1/2 blizzard just to keep up with the snow and wind drifts and it was pretty miserable because I could only do 1/2 of my driveway at a time and have to go into my garage and warm back up before finishing the other 1/2. Your enclosed UTV with the front mounted snowblower would have been perfect for that situation and I’m going to have some serious talks with my wife about getting one. Great video and have a Merry Christmas.
Easy, let her blow da snow !😂
Don't waste your time and money honestly, I have everything and used them all, I also have a large tractor yet without a snowblower for it, but the best machine mankind has ever made to clear driveways even extra extra large like ours is believe it or not a dam Garden tractor. The garden tractors have big vtwin engines, atleast 40-44" blowers that throw the heaviest wettest snow atleast 35 to 50ft. The little cabs you get for them are figure 4-500 bucks. Find a used tractor like I did honestly an Ariens HT-16 for 500 bucks with the snowblower and she's bulletproof tho ugly as all hell.
First year I had it I had my Big Deere tractor ready for the really deep and heavy stuff as I figured no way that little tractor could handle it but she did, 2 1/2ft of deep heavy wet snow in the deep Northern New England mountains I have never used my John Deere"Real" tractor again using that little Ariens garden tractor
Point is these blowers for utv and ATVs are cool for them but honestly even the berco blowers which are the best are shit. They break a lot they do not throw nearly as well as a garden tractor and they're double the cost so honestly do not waste your hard earned money, just find a used but clean Garden tractor with snowblower for say 500 to even 2000 grand if that's what you want to spend for a clean one, and you'll have the absolute best machine there is for driveways. Yes a payloader setup with chains and a 8ft front mount snowblower is the biggest most powerful badass setup, being honest even my 500 ft long drive with well over 150ft open parking area is nothing for my old Ariens garden tractor with just the 40" blower
Lol I'm also from Sheridan and looking very seriously into getting one of these as well!! Last winter was God awful.
Good morning Adam! Merry Christmas to you, Alana and family! I think the the snow blower is the only way to go. With a plow to me you can go so far before you’re spinning you wheels and stressing your ATV. With the snowblower I would think you can keep going as long as you take your time. This is just my 2¢ worth. With that and a quarter, well you could use to get a cup of coffee, so my neighbor used to tell me growing up as a kid and working on cars with him. Keep creating these memories for your child & family and teaching gray haired guys like me new and fun things. Blessings!
That rig looks fantastic!
For a gravel road I use a 3 point rake. It loosens up hard compacted snow and grooms the gravel at the same time.
Big job, big tool. Nice snow blower. Good to put it to work when when the snow depth is not so terrible.
Sweet. Happy Holidays
Very impressive demonstration.
I like it. Blowers/throwers have always had their place for me.
I can't really tell if it is single or 2 stage. Looks like it's single stage.
I use a lot of furniture carts for ground contact implements. Their height sometimes causes problems.
It's a single stage as there is no fan or the round housing in the back
Merry Christmas to you and the family
19:45 Fully enclosed cab, with heater is a must for sure. Glass windshield with wiper is a must have as well. Even when I'm plowing when it's "not" snowing, I use my wiper. I sometimes drive fast enough where snow flies over the top of my plow and gets on the windshield. The purpose of driving faster is to get the snow to roll off the end of the plow get it away from my driveway early in the season, so I don't end up with a big berm of snow.
I have soft doors on my Polaris Ranger. Even though they have no insulation in them, the heater will still cook me out of the cab on really cold days. I will have to turn the heat down about 30 minutes into my plowing project. Hard doors would be much nicer to have, but they cost three times what the soft doors cost.
Merry Christmas, Adam and family!!!
Nice unit and it clears snow we'll. The only thing I'm not impressed with is you still have to start it from outside the cab. It would have made sense to me if they would have a built that into the controller also.
Seem like it works really good , 2 things I would like is electric start and you can start it in cab you don't have to go outside to start it , great video
Good video, and really excellent attachment. No PTO needed. If only i had 25K for that machine set-up.
Merry Christmas to you and your family Adam. Thanks for sharing 👍
Same to you!
Great setup! I plow with my 01 JD 445, but have considered a cab and blower instead. I like the clearance you get from literally blowing the snow off the driveway.
Wow that is an awesome machine. I’m thinking of getting one myself! Great video 👍
Here Doug, you hold the camera while I sit in the heated UTV, LOL
Looks like a handy little blower, thanks for another video, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and your family and friends
Just another engine to maintain. That's why I love my Ventrac. One tractor that powers all the attachments. Stay warm!
Might work the other way too. Say the ventrac blows it’s hydrostatic trans or whatever and you be doing lots of NOTHING while you try to fix your one machine. Makes amazingness sense until it totally doesn’t.
Great video Adam, and Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Adam 🎄🎁! Nice snow blower.
Great job looking great love your videos thank you
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Living up in Northern Canada I've seen the whole progression of driveway snow removal . Starting with steel shovels to aluminum then plastic shovels . When residential snowblowers showed up on the scene that was a game changer . One of the overlooked benefits of a snowblower is the mechanical action it puts into the snow that actually reduces the total volume of the snow that goes through it . If you really let it get thrashed and bashed going through the snowblower more than once there isn't much volume left if space is an issue .
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lolīoo😊
“I usually have the snow taken care of before it falls” some truth to that, lol.
Do you organize the snow piles strategically?
@SpicerDesigns actually, I do.
I’m sorry but yea.
It’s a sickness I have.
I imagine the snow is piled and organized like your garage. Lol wish I was that organized lol
@@FishingPhoFun sounds nuts but you can actually pay someone like 5-10k ( depending on size of space and what equipment is inside) to come in and make your workshop absolutely spotless and inventory/organize everything with a master list inventory. It’s definitely a pretty penny, but hey I’m not in the business of taking a week plus to make my workshop absolutely perfect. I just spend some of my spare time tinkering! Just be aware the space has to be somewhat organized or the cost can really add up quickly.
@@THE_A.RAVEN1 my only down fall is it would be bsck to journal after spending thay much money lol I call mine organized Kaos lol I know there everything is at.... For the most part lol
Nice you could help out Doug, he has helped you a lot in the past.
Great video Adam. My brother in New Hampshire just got a setup like yours and it looks awesome. I’m guessing you’ll use the plow for a few inches and the snowblower for deep snow? Trial and error I guess. You’ll figure it out quick what works best for you I’m sure. Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas
Stay warm and safe
No need to get sick 🤒
LOVE….❤🥰 the fast-forward [video] feature (but miss the usual [busy-work] “music” (as long as it’s played Low Volume, of course 😉)).
Oh,….You did start up the music (at/near the end) 👍
Informational (as ALWAYS 😂👏🤙)
PS - You’d better “watch out” though (as once your “other” neighbors find out you got this, then you’ll be doing the WHOLE neighborhood 😂🤣).
Double-PS: And a Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 and Happy New Year 🎉🥳🎊🍾🥂to you (and your family) as well 👍
Merry Christmas! 🎄☃️🎅🏻😘❤️ and have a Happy New Year 🎊 Adam and your family
Merry Christmas Adam! Hope y’all had a great and peaceful day!
Great video! I’ve been a snowblower convert for 7+ years for exactly the reasons you stated. I like the blower you’re testing! Really really like the wings, not a fan of the extra motor but what else is gonna run the blower. 😊.
I’ve been looking for a blower for the kioti but it’s been pushing $8-9k and I already have one for the cub cadet. Works just fine for now. Safe New Year and good luck for tax season!!
Thanks! You too!
Hi Adam nice video...I have a john deere x 300 with a snow blower in the front and used it for 8 years then switched to a plow blade and glad I did...much faster and less things to break..but you def have to get used to it......I must say I'd rather use the plow then the blower....great video...either way its fun in the snow for us....
Merry Christmas Adam & Family!
I have the same Rammy snowblower. It is mounted to my Honda Rancher. It is adjusted to clean closer to the pavement because my driveway is concrete. The adjustable skids don’t seem to have enough fine adjustment to make the wear bar ride where I would like it, next season I plan to fabricate an adjustable system that has small diameter poly wheels instead of metal skids. I plan to mount them on posts with washers to easily add or subtract height, similar to the way most snow plows are set up. The Rammy seems to be a well built unit, but if I were to do it again I would buy the larger engine.
I would really love to have a blower but I plow in so many confined spaces using a blade is the best option. Enjoyed the video,
Uforce 1000 did great, the snowblower looks like it did awesome.
Hey Adam, great demo here. Your UTV in particular has a very forward mount area, which I understand Kolpin may be responsible for. Are most UTV’s able to retro fit like this? I’m seeing that some mount under the belly of the vehicle rather than the push bar.
I have a front mounted PTO driven 52" snow blower on the front of my Kubota. I also have a 7' wide plow on the front of an old pickup. I can blow all the snow on my driveway and parking areas in about 40 minutes and freeze my butt off, or I can plow everything in 12 minutes with the heater running. The only thing I use the snowblower attachment for is cleaning up the piles that the plow makes, about twice a winter. Otherwise I don't waste time with my snowblower attachment.
Truth right there. As long as you have places to push it.
Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄
In the right application it's probably a great tool. Like the second place you cleared with the retaining wall. Gravel seems problematic.
Merry Christmas brother may the birthday of our savior be a wonderful celebration for you and your family
Great combo!
Could definitely use it here in Michigan, we got easily 30" and 6' drifts !
There's no ideal solution between plowing and snow throwing other than a combination of both. Bought a 20 year old used 36HP shuttle shift diesel compact tractor a few years back with a heated cab, has a rear mounted 60" snow thrower and and a plow on the front, not to mention a loader back blade and a York rake, could't be happier, best possible solution. My road way is 1/2 mile long with inclines on both ends here in the Adirondacks.
Merry Christmas to you and family. 👌🏻🔥🇨🇦