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.
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.
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 !
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.
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.
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!
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.
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..
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.
This makes so much sense. I have neighbours who try and use a plow to clear their driveways…the UTV just does not have the power. Putting a blower on it is a win win…great idea. Just make sure the carb intake and throttle cables are covered so they don’t ice up during use.
Installing a heated driveway will cost anywhere from $10-$25 per square foot to install. The average cost is $8,500. While this is a large sum of money a heated sidewalk or driveway will last 15 - 20 years if it is taken care of well.
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.
I learned many years ago, that if you live in an area that tends to get more than 3 feet of snow annually, you're much better off to use a snowblower, regardless whether it is on the front or back of a tractor, a walk behind or attached to a UTV. Pushing snow is OK except at some point you'll run out of places to put it. There are 3 things to deal with using snowblowers. One, wet snow can be a problem. It tends to clog up the auger. Two, How far you can blow that snow is something to consider. The last thing you want to do is to blow snow onto snow that you need to remove, especially the heavy type. And lastly, running into a large chuck of ice can wreak havoc with a snowblower.
The tractor 3 pt rear snowblowers can be at a major disadvantage as far as rpm. If the PTO only spins 2500 rpm, that’s not throwing snow as far as a 3700 rpm on a walk behind. Some of the tractors have dual speed PTO’s, but you need the power to spin that.
Guys how far do you want it thrown? You want it over the state line? at some point it becomes a hazard, say if you might throw into windows, or be a hazard to pedestrians. I want my snow a bit over the bank.
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.
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
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 .
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.
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 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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Probably preaching to the choir, but using something like WD - 40 on all the moving parts, as well as, and especially the chute of the Snow Blower, would go a long way in helping prevent Snow build up, leading to clogging ! Been doing this for years, also on Snow shovels and it makes quick work not having to fight sticking Snow ! ⛄ 👍😉 ❄️
Great vid, explained a lot! I'm betting when you reached out to Bob regarding the "No Start", he was really polite and never asked if you "READ THE MANUAL!" I know - "It's a GUY THING!!"
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.
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.
Think you should have got a two stage. wait until the snow is heavy and wet. you will not like the single stage. i did like the dual pulley belt setup and it looks like you have the option to change pulley size. also, the belt setup can help save the unit when picking up something like a rock. overall, it does look like a good built single stage. wait tell spring, you're going to want a brush unit to through the gravel back on the driveway...lol
Just need to remember that it’s going to be 3 frustrating hours with the blower, vs 20 minutes with the plow. Not sure how your fancy single stage will work in heavy wet snow, but it’s absolutely no picnic with two stage blowers, and it’s going to be a slow process compared to just pushing it into a pile.
@@Michael-iw3qq depending on your area of plowing. I hate it when you have a bad winter and you start run out of room to plow the snow.. blowing snow it just disappears... 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
Neighbor here had a single cylinder quad with a plow, and he plowed local driveways here for years. Seemed reasonably dependable. Always funny to watch later in the season, because there’s snow piled up and the quad isn’t heavy enough to push it further. It’s relatively quick though, when it’s working right.
@@Michael-iw3qq I bought one for a Kawasaki Mule 2500 I had some years ago. I got a couple of uses out of it and it broke. I went back to using a tractor.
We run both, plow and blower, every winter and it's definitely the way to go.. plow is much faster, and then when the piles get too high and the tight sections get too tight, then the blower comes out after we plowed as much as we can.. much faster and less wear on the blower and tractor 👍🏼
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!
Wish our school had one of these for the Kalasaki Mule Side by Side we had to plow sidewalks with when I worked there, hard to push snow with a blade when you got no place to push it off because of the snow banks, then blade always hung too low on one side or the other tearing up the yard. Boss was too cheap to buy proper equipment for us to handle snow removal better there, fortunately he's not there anymore, they finally ran his butt out of there after way too many screwups.
I have a UTV blower and the one thing I will say is that with heavy wet snow, it's useless. And as many have mentioned, best to have the blower cold, and the gravel driveway packed down tight.
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!!
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
I’m very jealous of that shop with a wood stove. I have to bundle up in my shop from about November to April, and pray a small space heater is working that day.
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
The other situation where snowblower are a gamechanger are dead end driveways like your friends house where the driveway dead ends into the garage with retaining walls and no place to plow snow other than to do a crap ton of back dragging which is a huge waste of time. I would love to have a 98" blower mounted on the front of a cabover medium duty truck with a separate 200 HP diesel engine mounted in the rear just for powering the blower by way of a PTO shaft and reduction gearbox. The wide width and high hp means fast working speeds doing driveways. In Canada they use blowers on tractors for clearing driveways and can do 200 driveways in approx 4 hours, these big AG blowers can move some serious snow. Merry Christmas
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!
Use a Christmas tree behind a 60 Chevy. I just remember my dad doing that one year down a driveway we have at the mile long. I don't know why he only did it once. But I remember watching him and we only had maybe a foot of snow. He had heard about some crazy Canadians doing this. I remember him saying they have a lot more snow than we do so crazy or not he was going to try it. He made his own blizzard and snow storm and it plowed the road very nicely. It did take him three or four runs. That was a long time ago. But that old 60 Chevy was old back then. Just another thing to do with your Christmas tree and by the time he was done it was no limbs left on it and we just sliced in half and used it for firewood
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. 😊
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.
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.
My neighbor has a medium sized Kubota front end loader that he USED TO USE to clear his driveway before I cleaned it off for him one year with my Craftsman lawn tractor with a 48" snowblower on the front. He now has his own snowblower on the front of his lawn tractor too. Blowers Rule.
I work for a park organization that purchased a Rammy mower attachment for the purpose of mowing mountain bike trails while attached to an ATV. I can tell you that that the Rammy unit did not hold-up and we ended up decommissioning it and sending it to auction. After two seasons of use the Rammy unit required far too much repair & maintenance to make it worthwhile. At best, Rammy equipment is probably most suited for homeowner usage, on an industrial level, it does not hold up. For any municipal level organization looking to use Rammy equipment for snow removal or mowing... steer clear.
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 👍
Snow blowing on rock and gravel takes very careful considerations for adjusting feet/depth of cut. Up here in NW Montana I pack the first two to 3 inches down using fully extended feet. Once my base is down I lower the feet down on my John Deere blower. I have a general fully enclosed with heat. No cab on the JD and when you douse yourself in the blower powder you freeze your butt off. A cab on the Deere or this for the general is about the same cost. I need to see this blower under max load. I deal in feet of snow.
A snow plow is quicker, but using a snowblower to remove the plowed windrows created by the plow is the best. The two working together is the best scenario.
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 have a long gravel drive, had a blower on my side by side, found that a pipe slit and drove over the cutter bar saved on the blower and let dlide ovr rocks rather then grabbing them.
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.
I've never seen a unit like that run near us attached to the UTV. Typically we see the snow blowers on Skid's and Loaders near us. Hopefully that unit holds up for you!
Ok great review, love the slow mow where you can see every impeller push...and the fact you ate a boulderfor the demo and the machine didn't self destruct...however, if the rock was a little smaller it could have challenged the impeller....anyhow, looks like a really well made unit. Thanks
@@SgtDuster impeller or whatever you want to call the center flat paddle type thingie in the middle of the auger. In slow motion you can see the snow leaving the blower has a pattern
If you have a fair amount of snow each season a thrower is great. It places the snow way off the drive otherwise you can run out of room too soon if it does not warm up between storms. In 60 mph wind it really doesn't matter, lol. Great blower in that you don't run over the snow.
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!
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....
Winter in Alaska can be brutal like lately blowing wind 75/80 MPH and snow 42”+. It took me 2/3 days to clear up. The bad part, am a disabled veteran @100% plus I'm 71. Vietnam War veteran. The Toro 828 snowblower moves the snow 10’ or more.
My neighborhood, in Buffalo NY, got the brunt of the system with 95mph winds and 10ft+ drifts.... 4 days without power or heat.....got blocked in and we dug out ourselves by hand... wish I had a utv with a blower accessible
If you fell out of love with it for one reason or another send them both to me in Norway LOL, i use a hand snowblower and my road up to my house is 1.5 km upwards, or downwards off course depending from which side you come. every year about 3 mtrs of snow from October till the end of May, man that makes life so much easier... well a man must have dreams LOL or move to a warmer climate LOL
Always thought the blower vs. plow was the way to go, seen guys plowing with side by sides, and spinning wheels after just a little push because of the mass of the snow in front of the plow.
I have both. I have a 30 year old F250 with a plow and a snowblower attachment for the tractor. The plow makes quick work of the snow. The blower is good for periodic cleanup. If there's 2 feet of snow, then the blower is definitely the right tool. But for the other 90% of the time, the plow is the answer.
I wouldn't plow without chains all the way around cuz I've been stuck too many times that way. Spinning wheels, then grabbing into soil or pavement will trash your drive train. I've rebuilt transfer cases and replaced rear ends with teeth knocked off.
@@deanstackhouse8775 I don't have any chains on my F250. The 4wd seems good enough and the thing is heavy enough that deep snow pack doesn't push it around. Can't say the same for my Kubota though. That thing needs chains.
My angled rear tractor blade and 2100 pounds works but I bought chains for the front wheels because they don't have a lot of surface area or weight on them.
@@melissasmess2773 Somehow (maybe Google changed it, I didn't catch it before sending my comment). In any case, the change was re : with,/or without chains and conveyed the exact opposite of my intent. A vehicle with chains on the smaller front end (pumpkin) and not also on the rear at the same time creates a possibility of taking that set of significantly smaller gears out by overloading them. Balance and distribution of load is critical when hard work is demanding. Chain em' all up is my suggestion.
Snow removal equipment where I am from involves mostly the blowers rather than blades. Blades work fine for the most part on the roads and very large equipment, but being right on the east coast of Canada, I'm 100 metres from the Atlantic, our snowstorms often involve high winds and at least some dampness. That usually leaves bare spots in a driveway as well as huge drifts. Drifts that are not only high, but very often frozen hard enough you can stand on top of them like a rock and not break through. Light duty plow blades and equipment simply breaks trying to cut into these drifts. Blowers effectively bust up the hard crust of the drifts and works 5 times better at least for most of our Nor'Easters. For the hard packed stuff, you want a blower.
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!
I think the difference but I am seeing as we used to call that a snow thrower not a snowblower it does not have the blower fan in behind the auger when you have that it will throw the snow twice as far and mostly takes less horsepower and will clear snow much farther but looks like a good unit
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.
See current pricing on the Rammy 120 Snowblower
www.metsamachines.com/product/rammy-snowblower-120-140-155/
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?
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👍
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.
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 !
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
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
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!
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
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..
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.
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.
This makes so much sense. I have neighbours who try and use a plow to clear their driveways…the UTV just does not have the power. Putting a blower on it is a win win…great idea. Just make sure the carb intake and throttle cables are covered so they don’t ice up during use.
Installing a heated driveway will cost anywhere from $10-$25 per square foot to install. The average cost is $8,500. While this is a large sum of money a heated sidewalk or driveway will last 15 - 20 years if it is taken care of well.
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.
I learned many years ago, that if you live in an area that tends to get more than 3 feet of snow annually, you're much better off to use a snowblower, regardless whether it is on the front or back of a tractor, a walk behind or attached to a UTV. Pushing snow is OK except at some point you'll run out of places to put it. There are 3 things to deal with using snowblowers. One, wet snow can be a problem. It tends to clog up the auger. Two, How far you can blow that snow is something to consider. The last thing you want to do is to blow snow onto snow that you need to remove, especially the heavy type. And lastly, running into a large chuck of ice can wreak havoc with a snowblower.
The tractor 3 pt rear snowblowers can be at a major disadvantage as far as rpm. If the PTO only spins 2500 rpm, that’s not throwing snow as far as a 3700 rpm on a walk behind. Some of the tractors have dual speed PTO’s, but you need the power to spin that.
Guys how far do you want it thrown? You want it over the state line? at some point it becomes a hazard, say if you might throw into windows, or be a hazard to pedestrians. I want my snow a bit over the bank.
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.
Dang man.... let the little engine warm up a little bit! To go from frigid cold to pegged throttle that quick is EXTREMELY rough on an engine.
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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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.
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!
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.
As a rural mail carrier, I thank you for showing how to clear out the mailbox so your carrier can deliver the mail 😊
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)
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.
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.
Good video, and really excellent attachment. No PTO needed. If only i had 25K for that machine set-up.
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.
Nice way to hang out with a buddy, one drive and one drive the controls. Probably brainstorm the next project!
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.
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.
Probably preaching to the choir, but using something like WD - 40 on all the moving parts, as well as, and especially the chute of the Snow Blower, would go a long way in helping prevent Snow build up, leading to clogging !
Been doing this for years, also on Snow shovels and it makes quick work not having to fight sticking Snow !
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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!
Great vid, explained a lot! I'm betting when you reached out to Bob regarding the "No Start", he was really polite and never asked if you "READ THE MANUAL!"
I know - "It's a GUY THING!!"
I bet you our enjoying that attached garage on days like these. You guys stay warm and Merry Christmas!!
I was just about to wonder about adjusting the chute. That is incredibly slick!
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.
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.
Think you should have got a two stage. wait until the snow is heavy and wet. you will not like the single stage. i did like the dual pulley belt setup and it looks like you have the option to change pulley size. also, the belt setup can help save the unit when picking up something like a rock. overall, it does look like a good built single stage. wait tell spring, you're going to want a brush unit to through the gravel back on the driveway...lol
I have had zero issues with wet/ heavy snow. Just need to remember it’s a blower, not a plow.
Just need to remember that it’s going to be 3 frustrating hours with the blower, vs 20 minutes with the plow. Not sure how your fancy single stage will work in heavy wet snow, but it’s absolutely no picnic with two stage blowers, and it’s going to be a slow process compared to just pushing it into a pile.
@@Michael-iw3qq depending on your area of plowing. I hate it when you have a bad winter and you start run out of room to plow the snow.. blowing snow it just disappears... lol 😅
@@468delray Living in Utah mountains you have to have a blower.. or a D-9 CAT.
@@harley042008 right 👍
For a gravel road I use a 3 point rake. It loosens up hard compacted snow and grooms the gravel at the same time.
“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
In the right application it's probably a great tool. Like the second place you cleared with the retaining wall. Gravel seems problematic.
Nice you could help out Doug, he has helped you a lot in the past.
I’ve never had a snow plow on a UTV that didn’t break within the first 5 uses. A snow blower, if it works, will be a great tool.
Neighbor here had a single cylinder quad with a plow, and he plowed local driveways here for years. Seemed reasonably dependable. Always funny to watch later in the season, because there’s snow piled up and the quad isn’t heavy enough to push it further. It’s relatively quick though, when it’s working right.
@@Michael-iw3qq I bought one for a Kawasaki Mule 2500 I had some years ago. I got a couple of uses out of it and it broke. I went back to using a tractor.
We run both, plow and blower, every winter and it's definitely the way to go.. plow is much faster, and then when the piles get too high and the tight sections get too tight, then the blower comes out after we plowed as much as we can.. much faster and less wear on the blower and tractor 👍🏼
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!
Wish our school had one of these for the Kalasaki Mule Side by Side we had to plow sidewalks with when I worked there, hard to push snow with a blade when you got no place to push it off because of the snow banks, then blade always hung too low on one side or the other tearing up the yard. Boss was too cheap to buy proper equipment for us to handle snow removal better there, fortunately he's not there anymore, they finally ran his butt out of there after way too many screwups.
I have a UTV blower and the one thing I will say is that with heavy wet snow, it's useless. And as many have mentioned, best to have the blower cold, and the gravel driveway packed down tight.
Merry Christmas to you and the family Adam. Your boy is going to LOVE his new ride!
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!! 😉🎄😍
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
Hey Adam. That makes the old ranger with the plow look pretty good. Thanks for the video 👍
Stay safe and warm. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I’m very jealous of that shop with a wood stove. I have to bundle up in my shop from about November to April, and pray a small space heater is working that day.
Merry Christmas to all of you folks.!!!
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
The other situation where snowblower are a gamechanger are dead end driveways like your friends house where the driveway dead ends into the garage with retaining walls and no place to plow snow other than to do a crap ton of back dragging which is a huge waste of time. I would love to have a 98" blower mounted on the front of a cabover medium duty truck with a separate 200 HP diesel engine mounted in the rear just for powering the blower by way of a PTO shaft and reduction gearbox. The wide width and high hp means fast working speeds doing driveways. In Canada they use blowers on tractors for clearing driveways and can do 200 driveways in approx 4 hours, these big AG blowers can move some serious snow. Merry Christmas
Just watching all the different waysbyou can control this blower from in the cab is awesome.
What an awesome addition to your toy collection, have fun
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,
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!
Use a Christmas tree behind a 60 Chevy. I just remember my dad doing that one year down a driveway we have at the mile long. I don't know why he only did it once. But I remember watching him and we only had maybe a foot of snow. He had heard about some crazy Canadians doing this. I remember him saying they have a lot more snow than we do so crazy or not he was going to try it. He made his own blizzard and snow storm and it plowed the road very nicely. It did take him three or four runs. That was a long time ago. But that old 60 Chevy was old back then. Just another thing to do with your Christmas tree and by the time he was done it was no limbs left on it and we just sliced in half and used it for firewood
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. 😊
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.
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.
Fantastic video production and an even better UTV Snowblower! My Wife enjoyed it too, thanks!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! that was awesome to see you plow the snow
Uforce 1000 did great, the snowblower looks like it did awesome.
That little unit really moves some snow! Merry Christmas to you all!
My neighbor has a medium sized Kubota front end loader that he USED TO USE to clear his driveway before I cleaned it off for him one year with my Craftsman lawn tractor with a 48" snowblower on the front. He now has his own snowblower on the front of his lawn tractor too. Blowers Rule.
I want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas Adam. Thanks for all the great video's.
I've never been a fan of single stage snowblowers, but that one sure gets the job done! Great video 👍
Merry Christmas brother may the birthday of our savior be a wonderful celebration for you and your family
Big job, big tool. Nice snow blower. Good to put it to work when when the snow depth is not so terrible.
I work for a park organization that purchased a Rammy mower attachment for the purpose of mowing mountain bike trails while attached to an ATV. I can tell you that that the Rammy unit did not hold-up and we ended up decommissioning it and sending it to auction. After two seasons of use the Rammy unit required far too much repair & maintenance to make it worthwhile. At best, Rammy equipment is probably most suited for homeowner usage, on an industrial level, it does not hold up. For any municipal level organization looking to use Rammy equipment for snow removal or mowing... steer clear.
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 👍
Adam, that is an excellent review of the Rammy 120. I like the way you showed the process of installing it. Merry Christmas! 🎄 Steve
Snow blowing on rock and gravel takes very careful considerations for adjusting feet/depth of cut. Up here in NW Montana I pack the first two to 3 inches down using fully extended feet. Once my base is down I lower the feet down on my John Deere blower. I have a general fully enclosed with heat. No cab on the JD and when you douse yourself in the blower powder you freeze your butt off. A cab on the Deere or this for the general is about the same cost. I need to see this blower under max load. I deal in feet of snow.
We will continue to show it throughout the winter as we get more snow
A snow plow is quicker, but using a snowblower to remove the plowed windrows created by the plow is the best. The two working together is the best scenario.
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.
very cool piece of machinery. Looks very well built. Enjoy
I have a long gravel drive, had a blower on my side by side, found that a pipe slit and drove over the cutter bar saved on the blower and let dlide ovr rocks rather then grabbing them.
Nice setup! Now if I had the money for the plow and a new garage to keep it all in.
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.
I've never seen a unit like that run near us attached to the UTV. Typically we see the snow blowers on Skid's and Loaders near us. Hopefully that unit holds up for you!
Ok great review, love the slow mow where you can see every impeller push...and the fact you ate a boulderfor the demo and the machine didn't self destruct...however, if the rock was a little smaller it could have challenged the impeller....anyhow, looks like a really well made unit. Thanks
What impeler?
@@SgtDuster impeller or whatever you want to call the center flat paddle type thingie in the middle of the auger. In slow motion you can see the snow leaving the blower has a pattern
@@soving Again, impeller?
If you have a fair amount of snow each season a thrower is great. It places the snow way off the drive otherwise you can run out of room too soon if it does not warm up between storms. In 60 mph wind it really doesn't matter, lol. Great blower in that you don't run over the snow.
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 Hometown Acres family! 🎄 Anderson will be your sidekick in his new side-by-side.
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....
Winter in Alaska can be brutal like lately blowing wind 75/80 MPH and snow 42”+. It took me 2/3 days to clear up. The bad part, am a disabled veteran @100% plus I'm 71. Vietnam War veteran. The Toro 828 snowblower moves the snow 10’ or more.
My neighborhood, in Buffalo NY, got the brunt of the system with 95mph winds and 10ft+ drifts.... 4 days without power or heat.....got blocked in and we dug out ourselves by hand... wish I had a utv with a blower accessible
If you fell out of love with it for one reason or another send them both to me in Norway LOL, i use a hand snowblower and my road up to my house is 1.5 km upwards, or downwards off course depending from which side you come. every year about 3 mtrs of snow from October till the end of May, man that makes life so much easier... well a man must have dreams LOL or move to a warmer climate LOL
Always thought the blower vs. plow was the way to go, seen guys plowing with side by sides, and spinning wheels after just a little push because of the mass of the snow in front of the plow.
I have both. I have a 30 year old F250 with a plow and a snowblower attachment for the tractor. The plow makes quick work of the snow. The blower is good for periodic cleanup. If there's 2 feet of snow, then the blower is definitely the right tool. But for the other 90% of the time, the plow is the answer.
I wouldn't plow without chains all the way around cuz I've been stuck too many times that way. Spinning wheels, then grabbing into soil or pavement will trash your drive train. I've rebuilt transfer cases and replaced rear ends with teeth knocked off.
@@deanstackhouse8775 I don't have any chains on my F250. The 4wd seems good enough and the thing is heavy enough that deep snow pack doesn't push it around. Can't say the same for my Kubota though. That thing needs chains.
My angled rear tractor blade and 2100 pounds works but I bought chains for the front wheels because they don't have a lot of surface area or weight on them.
@@melissasmess2773 Somehow (maybe Google changed it, I didn't catch it before sending my comment). In any case, the change was re : with,/or without chains and conveyed the exact opposite of my intent. A vehicle with chains on the smaller front end (pumpkin) and not also on the rear at the same time creates a possibility of taking that set of significantly smaller gears out by overloading them. Balance and distribution of load is critical when hard work is demanding. Chain em' all up is my suggestion.
Snow removal equipment where I am from involves mostly the blowers rather than blades. Blades work fine for the most part on the roads and very large equipment, but being right on the east coast of Canada, I'm 100 metres from the Atlantic, our snowstorms often involve high winds and at least some dampness. That usually leaves bare spots in a driveway as well as huge drifts. Drifts that are not only high, but very often frozen hard enough you can stand on top of them like a rock and not break through. Light duty plow blades and equipment simply breaks trying to cut into these drifts. Blowers effectively bust up the hard crust of the drifts and works 5 times better at least for most of our Nor'Easters. For the hard packed stuff, you want a blower.
Merry Christmas to you and the family
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!
Merry Christmas Adam to you and your family. Thanks for all the excellent content on your channel
Don't know your full time occupation, good for you. Very nice video.
I think the difference but I am seeing as we used to call that a snow thrower not a snowblower it does not have the blower fan in behind the auger when you have that it will throw the snow twice as far and mostly takes less horsepower and will clear snow much farther but looks like a good unit
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!