Donald Cotnoir so sorry for your lost. He looked happy making things with his hands and happy with country living. Again, extremely sorry for your loss, RIP your Dad
RIP to Roland he and his kind are what made America great in such a short time, for a nation to go from nothing to a superpower in less than 250 years is astounding, simple things invented and reinvented here made the world a better place despite some who will knock America it's still the best country on the planet bar none.
To read his name and hear his accent, he is certainly of Quebecker's family which has to emigrate in usa long time ago . Btw , it's Joseph Armand Bombardier which invented the snowblower .
Donald Cotnoir Your father was a loss for all of us, A true tinkerer gone but not forgotten the world need more like him his works will always remind you and your children of who he was Thank you
Is that necessary? You can't just send best wishes to these folks. We don't need to attempt to belittle people. Show kindness. This is a really cool video. Peace.
@@hopeandgracetompkins3707 He did express good wishes and complimented his ingenuity in building something himself that works as well as or maybe better than something simply purchased. It took two years for a snowflake like you to find a man who made a compliment and a warranted observation of how people act on the internet critiquing the culmination of someone’s skills while personally having none relevant to the subject at hand. Knowing nothing about you, I’m left draw the conclusion that you must resemble that level of life accomplishment and are two years late to be offended. Or maybe you’re one of these “social justice keyboard warriors” types who like to get offended on the behest of others and is a tad thin-skinned yourself. But I don’t know you from Adam, so I am left to my own speculation. This country needs more men like this man who can salvage, design, and build something useful instead of just throwing it away and buying a new one. Rainbows and hugs don’t get work done.
Usually these couch potatoes are the ones who have absolutely no idea how to do anything. Real men will always prefer to figure out how to do it themselves.
It's strange how some people look at a problem and think "how can I get someone to do this?" and others like Mr. Roland Cotnoir look at a problem and think "Wow, I am going to have some fun with this one!" Rest easy Mr. Roland, you left a space that is not easy to fill. I would have been honored to call you Friend.
Isn't that true. We are losing more and more people from this generation that looked for a solution to things with simple, not overly complicated ways. What saddens me is that too many people think they need to go to college, when in fact, we need more people with trades and who are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Don't get me wrong, we need college educated people too, but what are we going to do when we don't have people like Mr Cotnoir around and we need things fixed or created?
Right. And this underscores my theory, never throw anything away. He just happened to have or knew where to find an old diesel engine, had the old pickup in good running order, knew how to weld up a framework for the blower, knew which end of a wrench was the handle, and so on. There were hours of enjoyable contemplation and "figuring out" going on before ever a tool was picked up. The most fun is figuring it all out.
I only have some cool antique garden tractors and I'm terrible. I get so pumped, sing to my dogs and be goofy , and of course bitch nonstop every time its over 30 and raining in winter.
I’m reading through all these comments. My Dad sure would be smiling big at that. He was a very unique, intelligent, hard working man. Nothing stopped him from getting a job done, including northern NH winters!
Poops I apologize. My point is, I agree folks our parents time took alot life seriously. If there's a need resolve it. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing. You have put a respectful idea in my head to share about my mother
@@judithburke1539 and all that knowledge was self obtained out of necessity and a will to want to learn. Dad had a 6th grade education. Formal education that is. He had a lifetime of learning.
Too smart for an assembly line, he would maintain the entire plant before lunch, teach 3 new people how to run machines, and fix 4 peoples mistakes he taught how to run them years ago but they still don't listen.
Hi. My name is Sharon. I saw this video a few years ago. I love this!! I am trying to start a business and would like to use this video for my idea. Just wanted to ask permission first. Please let me know if it is OK.
This brilliant loving wonderful man is my Dad too! I’m the youngest of the four kids. We were blessed to have him and my Mom while living up on that “hill”. Their ingenuity and hard work gave us all we needed growing up. I miss him and mom so much. There aren’t many people like Dad that could put together stuff like this. Especially seeing how he didn’t have much formal schooling. He was self taught out of necessity and it paid off. A lot was lost that day he passed. I love you! Lisa
Great video, your Dad seemed like a true American I'm sure you're very proud of him as you should be. Makes me think of my parents..both passed in Warner New Hampshire over the last 14 months, my Mom from COVID-19. My Dad was an engineer/designer on the LEM (Moon Lander) for Grumman and then later on the A-10 Warthog for Fairchild/Republic...great memories.
I imagine that his workshop in heaven is a dream factory of ingenuity. Watching this video makes me happy. Merci Roland, bien a vous! I would love to see other Cotnoir creations.
Sad that he's moved on from us, a Great innovator for certain! I'm sure when he arrived at the Pearly Gates that St. Peter was anxious to go build something with him! Be looking for refined models of pickup truck mounted snowblowers, and you'll see your dad's innovation taking the normal course of product evolution. My family was full of innovators. One of the most public inventions was in 1970 my dad bought a brand new flat nosed ford van to turn into a camper for a family of 5. He cut the entire top off and built the very first solid camper top with beds and cabinets up there. The neighbors said he was crayzee, then our second camping trip, two cars showed up at our camp site, 5 people got out and started taking pictures and video of the camper, inside and out, and someone handed my dad a check...Us kids had no clue what was going on. My dad handed the guy some drawings, and the people drove off. Later we found out that was the CEO of Chinook camper company. It wasn't long and they were making fiberglass molds to go on the tops of vans, and the latest factory models today sell for $50k and up. We are Thankful to that generation for the convenient machines we have today. This current generation needs an instruction book for paper airplanes...........
My grandfather was this guy. Had a gift for finding old machines, re-purposing, and re-using them. Y'all shoulda seen his log splitter or many other of his "creations".
This sure makes me miss the North Country....the beauty of the winter and the wisdom of the people. Is there anything Roland can't do? That's the best snowblower I've ever seen.
I'll bet your dad and my grandpa are building something together right now. I would say rest in peace, but obviously this guy is going to be getting stuff done. Great piece of work 👍
What an amazing creation! It's so sad to hear that he is no longer with us. I hope his creation still lives on. I love the old pickup too... that's when the US knew how to make trucks... not the leather lined EFI monstrosities that we see now.
My boss was talking to us a lot about the mid-sized John Deere he was ordering. He agreed that a snow blower would be a useful thing to have. I cringed for him at the thought of a 3 point hitch unit. I said to check and see if there was any way to put the blower on the front. He asked. They set that tractor up a lot like your design. A hydraulically drived PTO type of unit to operate the blower. It was a fine setup.
Gotta love Colebrook. I remember going up to Eddie Nash's with my father and grandfather for all kinds of tractor parts when I was a kid. Necessity is the mother of New Hampshire ingenuity!! Great video. A fellow New Hampshirite from Freedom
Nothing like tasting and wearing stinking, hot, hydraulic oil. A shield would be a good plan. Couldn't get out of the cab fast enough! Happened to me once in the 70's. Great job with what he had available. With all of the attention to detail, I would incorporate a solenoid, mechanical linkage/ cable for the throttle also. Engineering at it's best! Rest in peace. God may have a 'tinker list' for craftsman----!? And joe, put that down! Don't drink that. Hydraulic fluid causes drain bamage!! Lol
Jason Unknown, I agree that could really wreck your day on ya but lots of equipment through the years have had valves and valve banks in close proximity to the operators. Sure, things have happened but it was the exception not the norm. I'm not lookin' to argue, just mentioning a point is all.
Darn Right. Good man for coming up with this problem solving machine. Some good engineering in there also. A father you can be proud of. Great way to get a mower onto the front of a four wheeler in order to get more use out of it. Love the PTO to hydraulic drive.
Amazing,,,,,,this gentleman smiling as he describes how his snow removal monster works,,,,,,a very proud man indeed,,,,,,and I bet it was child's play for him to built it,,,,knowledge is not all in books ,,,,it's in the creative minds as this fellow has,,,,well done,,!!!
Would you believe he only had a sixth grade education? My Dad was a genius for sure. Not all education comes from school. Those that want to learn find a way.
Donald, did your Dad make the violin for you or for himself. If he made it for himself, I'm thinking that he would be able to play it very well. I'm hoping that the whole family enjoyed all of his creations. Take care.
So very sorry to read that your dad passed on...what a true genius...BTW: I want one! (lol!) And to think: no duct tape! (My dad was a tinkerer of the sort that would've made Red Green proud...when nothing else works, use duct tape...honestly!) I wish I had your dad's intellect...seems like a real fun guy to hang around with too. (it's strange that 88 people gave this a thumbs down...what's with that? Jealous, I guess) Glad I stumbled across this video!
Love the whole thing. First I really love the pickup. Than I really really love that rear engine. If you did not name it yet, may I suggest Jimmy Jimmy. Some of you seasoned fellas now what I did there.
This a great setup. I like the way you have balanced the weight on your vehicle so you have even distribution on all four wheels. I agree with some other comments where you should make a metal shield placed between you as the operator and the hydraulic control valve assembly just in case a leak develops when you least expect it.
Sorry to hear of his passing...he would be someone I could spend hours with. This is "American' enginuity at it's best. RIP Mr. Roland...The world is missing men like you!
Pretty cool. My buddies dad built something similar to that. He used an inclosed tractor for cutting grass. It has two big mowers on each side and one up front. He removed all of the mowers and put the auger on the front. Pto all ready there. All he needed to do was make up brackets to attach the auger. Pretty cool machine. Rear steering of course
My dad and I repurposed a pickup snow blade for use with a skid steer loader and I think about him and the time we spent together in the shop rebuilding different projects
The fun he must have had designing, building and using it. No way mistaking the sound but anything other than a Detroit diesel. Plus the fitment on that cab is like it came from the factory that way!
what cool dude the type of guy that can take anything that many would say throw it away we can buy a new one but he takes it and builds a ass kicker snowblower out of it and more then likely cleared drive ways of the people that told him its junk it'll never work and probably had a big smile on his face as he's clearing the driveway and guy is trying shovel or get his snowblower started probably didnt take any money that's offered to him and just wave as he was leaving probably would take home made cookies and a cup of coffe reminds of my grandpa took what he had and made it work should be more people like him
show this to a phone faced kid today. they be like whatttttttttttttt............ dont know whats more fun. building it. useing it. keeping it going........ awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee build..... i soooo would buy it if i had money ..
@@donaldcotnoir1865 My sincerest condolences to you and your family. Your Dad was a smart and capable man who appeared to be a true gentleman. May he rest in peace.
Great vid, don't need a snow blower but the idea, execution of idea and use of the different parts brilliant. Inspirational. Very cool, sorry for your loss.
What a great contraption and fantastic ingenuity to plan and execute the plan of putting it together. Seems like a very nice gentleman as well. I figure he could throw the snow into next winter with that kinda power heh, heh. Good stuff! ............................PEACE!!
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This great man was my father, unfortunately he passed away September 2017. But his creations live on RIP DAD
Donald Cotnoir so sorry for your lost. He looked happy making things with his hands and happy with country living. Again, extremely sorry for your loss, RIP your Dad
gregory hume my dad had many talents. He built a violin from scratch also. A true craftsman
Sorry for your loss, Donald. Your dad was a true New Englander. I am in Maine near Sugarloaf.
Lloyd Dalton you are not far from me. I live in colebrook NH and thank you for your response. I sure miss my dad
Yeah, 75 miles from me as the crow flies according to Google earth.
That right there is called crazy old man syndrome, my dad had it, I hope to have it someday.
RIP to Roland he and his kind are what made America great in such a short time, for a nation to go from nothing to a superpower in less than 250 years is astounding, simple things invented and reinvented here made the world a better place despite some who will knock America it's still the best country on the planet bar none.
To read his name and hear his accent, he is certainly of Quebecker's family which has to emigrate in usa long time ago . Btw , it's Joseph Armand Bombardier which invented the snowblower .
Grandpa sure did know how to do everything I miss him thank you
AMEN MY BROTHER !!
Admire your loyalty. Feel the same way about Canada. Cool machine, definitely put it to good use here!
@@martinmartin5904 my Dad was born in Canada. Moved to the states when he was 18.
Donald Cotnoir Your father was a loss for all of us, A true tinkerer gone but not forgotten the world need more like him his works will always remind you and your children of who he was Thank you
Genius. Your dad did a great job with this. Screw the couch potato critics whose biggest accomplishment in life is going to the bathroom.
Is that necessary? You can't just send best wishes to these folks. We don't need to attempt to belittle people. Show kindness. This is a really cool video.
Peace.
@@hopeandgracetompkins3707 He did express good wishes and complimented his ingenuity in building something himself that works as well as or maybe better than something simply purchased. It took two years for a snowflake like you to find a man who made a compliment and a warranted observation of how people act on the internet critiquing the culmination of someone’s skills while personally having none relevant to the subject at hand. Knowing nothing about you, I’m left draw the conclusion that you must resemble that level of life accomplishment and are two years late to be offended. Or maybe you’re one of these “social justice keyboard warriors” types who like to get offended on the behest of others and is a tad thin-skinned yourself. But I don’t know you from Adam, so I am left to my own speculation. This country needs more men like this man who can salvage, design, and build something useful instead of just throwing it away and buying a new one. Rainbows and hugs don’t get work done.
Usually these couch potatoes are the ones who have absolutely no idea how to do anything. Real men will always prefer to figure out how to do it themselves.
@@matthewl67 she's a typical leftist whose guide through life is her overactive emotions
It's strange how some people look at a problem and think "how can I get someone to do this?" and others like Mr. Roland Cotnoir look at a problem and think "Wow, I am going to have some fun with this one!"
Rest easy Mr. Roland, you left a space that is not easy to fill. I would have been honored to call you Friend.
Isn't that true. We are losing more and more people from this generation that looked for a solution to things with simple, not overly complicated ways. What saddens me is that too many people think they need to go to college, when in fact, we need more people with trades and who are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Don't get me wrong, we need college educated people too, but what are we going to do when we don't have people like Mr Cotnoir around and we need things fixed or created?
Right. And this underscores my theory, never throw anything away. He just happened to have or knew where to find an old diesel engine, had the old pickup in good running order, knew how to weld up a framework for the blower, knew which end of a wrench was the handle, and so on. There were hours of enjoyable contemplation and "figuring out" going on before ever a tool was picked up. The most fun is figuring it all out.
I bet that old boy found it hard to sleep when he knew it was gonna snow overnight. Like a kid a Christmas.
Great comment!
I only have some cool antique garden tractors and I'm terrible. I get so pumped, sing to my dogs and be goofy , and of course bitch nonstop every time its over 30 and raining in winter.
Perfect example of why they were and are called the greatest generation.
My favorite part was the Fast Idol control. RIP 🥲
With that setup you don’t need a radio, the sound of that Detroit on the back is all the music you need!
A minute before I saw your post I was just thinking how nice it would be without the music! I grew up around Detroits and I love the sound
One LOUD band
Amen.
Those Detroits don't mind working hard thats for sure
I really appreciate this type of engineering and fabrication.
With a toy like that, you'd be praying for snow all the time!
I’m reading through all these comments. My Dad sure would be smiling big at that. He was a very unique, intelligent, hard working man. Nothing stopped him from getting a job done, including northern NH winters!
lisa hes a true blue north country hard working guy and i am from littleton nh
Just curious. How many children did your dad have?
We are five kids in my family. My mom passed five years ago at 85. No "flies on her e
Poops I apologize. My point is, I agree folks our parents time took alot life seriously. If there's a need resolve it. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing. You have put a respectful idea in my head to share about my mother
@@hopeandgracetompkins3707 there are 4 of us kids.
Wherever you go in the world, you'll always find a wise old farmer making the most out of what he's got. This guy was a thinker.
And had great engineering knowledge!
@@judithburke1539 and all that knowledge was self obtained out of necessity and a will to want to learn. Dad had a 6th grade education. Formal education that is. He had a lifetime of learning.
Men like him built this country. I’d take him on an assembly line over 1000 super computers.
Too smart for an assembly line, he would maintain the entire plant before lunch, teach 3 new people how to run machines, and fix 4 peoples mistakes he taught how to run them years ago but they still don't listen.
4:13 nothing wrong with a little grin and showing some pride. Well done.
I have no memory of writing this...but I'm apparently on a 3 year loop of watching snowblower stuff lol.
I was expecting him to have like a v twin brigs and stratin motor powering it. Not a fucking 4-53 Detroit 2stroke powering it. 😍😍😍
Most likely "If it's for free it"s for me! Hell yes.
Wild ain't it
HAAAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAAA!!!! 😂🤣😂
Good old farmer ingenuity
veterandd214 they still got it going no such thing as od minds 😎
Yankee engineering at its best! May he Rest In Peace, guys like him made this country ..
I love the block of wood throttle .......
marko cynamon really ties everything together love it
Exactly... why spend extra money when a block of wood will do.
It’s the final touch....
Was the 5 gallon bucket along side of the Detroit diesel an air cleaner cover ??👍
I thought that too😃
The beacon on the roof really makes it official
Yes!! the flashing light on top is perfect.
Love the fact he is laughing as he explains his creation ! Very clever man sorry for your loss Donald man like him are few and far between ...
Roderick MacGregor. Thank you. Happy New Year
Hi. My name is Sharon. I saw this video a few years ago. I love this!!
I am trying to start a business and would like to use this video for my idea. Just wanted to ask permission first. Please let me know if it is OK.
This brilliant loving wonderful man is my Dad too! I’m the youngest of the four kids. We were blessed to have him and my Mom while living up on that “hill”. Their ingenuity and hard work gave us all we needed growing up. I miss him and mom so much. There aren’t many people like Dad that could put together stuff like this. Especially seeing how he didn’t have much formal schooling. He was self taught out of necessity and it paid off. A lot was lost that day he passed. I love you! Lisa
WiId!!......Hearing protection required. Hope those hydraulic hoses don't break what an oil bath at that psi you will get.
Wouldn't be a bath, that would literally cut you in half. XD That's why you always keep hydraulics maintained!
The truck cab is hearing protection
Now that's a snowblower. Can also be used for crowd control.
Love it. Anytime someone turns nothing into something it makes me smile.
That’s awesome 👏 . That dude is a smart man!! Great job old timer ⏱ we could learn a lot from dudes like that
Great video, your Dad seemed like a true American I'm sure you're very proud of him as you should be. Makes me think of my parents..both passed in Warner New Hampshire over the last 14 months, my Mom from COVID-19. My Dad was an engineer/designer on the LEM (Moon Lander) for Grumman and then later on the A-10 Warthog for Fairchild/Republic...great memories.
I would love to hear stories from your Dad!
That is a great setup for clearing big snow falls with no fuss.
Neat idea what an invention that's a long driveway RIP
I imagine that his workshop in heaven is a dream factory of ingenuity. Watching this video makes me happy. Merci Roland, bien a vous! I would love to see other Cotnoir creations.
Brilliant , so sorry for your loss , He kept his GM all GM . Love the truck and love the Screamin Jimmy .
That was funny, keep it all GM!
Sad that he's moved on from us, a Great innovator for certain! I'm sure when he arrived at the Pearly Gates that St. Peter was anxious to go build something with him! Be looking for refined models of pickup truck mounted snowblowers, and you'll see your dad's innovation taking the normal course of product evolution. My family was full of innovators. One of the most public inventions was in 1970 my dad bought a brand new flat nosed ford van to turn into a camper for a family of 5. He cut the entire top off and built the very first solid camper top with beds and cabinets up there. The neighbors said he was crayzee, then our second camping trip, two cars showed up at our camp site, 5 people got out and started taking pictures and video of the camper, inside and out, and someone handed my dad a check...Us kids had no clue what was going on. My dad handed the guy some drawings, and the people drove off. Later we found out that was the CEO of Chinook camper company. It wasn't long and they were making fiberglass molds to go on the tops of vans, and the latest factory models today sell for $50k and up. We are Thankful to that generation for the convenient machines we have today. This current generation needs an instruction book for paper airplanes...........
Tim Morris thanks for the response. I guess your dad and my dad would have been able to create something together. Thank you
My grandfather was this guy. Had a gift for finding old machines, re-purposing, and re-using them. Y'all shoulda seen his log splitter or many other of his "creations".
Wow i seen this video a while ago what a creative man very smart sorry for his passing he also seems very friendly RayStein
Country boys can survive!
RIP Roland, you’re knowledge will live on forever.
Roland was my neighbor . he was very talented as you can see .he was musical and made his own fiddle. he was just a good guy and humble. we miss him.
I wish I had a neighbor like him
I miss my Dad so much....hurts every day.
I still watch this video after this many years...NEVER gets Old!! Love It!!
A '71 or '72 GMC 1500 got turned into a snow blowing beast. He was a GENIUS. R.I.P., sir.
nice snowblower!
You again? lol! Are you following me? I just got done watching your snowblower video. :)
+Jon Myers yes lol
donyboy73 this guy's got really good vids!
Yes he does
donyboy73 oo
"She works"...classic line!
Good old Yankee Ingenuity! Simple but efficient and all American. Well done.
farmer/schmarmer, this man should have been a NASA engineer! -one helluva design.
This sure makes me miss the North Country....the beauty of the winter and the wisdom of the people. Is there anything Roland can't do? That's the best snowblower I've ever seen.
I'll bet your dad and my grandpa are building something together right now. I would say rest in peace, but obviously this guy is going to be getting stuff done. Great piece of work 👍
Sit back with the heat on listen to the radio and get some work done. Awesome setup and from scrap, nice and paid for.
Wow your dad was a genus.
Thank you for sharing this video and his creation, sorry for your loss
What an amazing creation! It's so sad to hear that he is no longer with us. I hope his creation still lives on. I love the old pickup too... that's when the US knew how to make trucks... not the leather lined EFI monstrosities that we see now.
One of my cousins, Dad’s nephew, has the snowblower now. It lives on!
Fabulous! Just by listening to him I wish I had known him. Brilliance.
Love it. Wonderful critter. Now please guard your legs from those connections with some steel plate. Hydraulic people will know what I’m saying.
This guy would easily win junkyard wars.
mammydammy I loved that show.
My dad was a true genius. He also built a violin from scratch. Started with two logs if firewood
Miss that friggen show
@@donaldcotnoir1865 I would love to see that.
@@perrybucsdad my uncle has it now. My dads younger brother
My boss was talking to us a lot about the mid-sized John Deere he was ordering. He agreed that a snow blower would be a useful thing to have. I cringed for him at the thought of a 3 point hitch unit. I said to check and see if there was any way to put the blower on the front. He asked. They set that tractor up a lot like your design. A hydraulically drived PTO type of unit to operate the blower. It was a fine setup.
Gotta love Colebrook. I remember going up to Eddie Nash's with my father and grandfather for all kinds of tractor parts when I was a kid. Necessity is the mother of New Hampshire ingenuity!! Great video. A fellow New Hampshirite from Freedom
That was awesome! Sorry he has passed, he would have made a great teacher! I learned most of my skills working on a farm.
Very sorry to read that he passed away. You can never learn enough from these old timers.
Great creation, all with sound logic and control . RIP good sir , those of us that resolve problems, salute your dad.
Looks like it works great a sold old simple truck it will still be blowing when were pushing up daisys
Love it . Love how happy he explains the ingenuity behind it . I am a technician as well love it love it r.i.p creator .starter works 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Listen to Roland walk across the snow. It’s cold yet he is in a sweater with no gloves. That is the epitome of a north country NHerite. RIP Roland.
BEAUTIFUL OVERKILL ....LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. .... ! Brilliant man !!!! Sorry for your loss .
My father in law is a retired farmer and had the same mindset as this gentleman. He’ll get a kick out of seeing this.
Nice job but watch out for leaks. If you blow a line in the cab your going to have problems
Jason Unknown wow I thought that too when he opened door i looked inside the cab and right away thought what about some sort of cover over the lines
tHE WAY THIS MAN DESIGNED IT.....DONT THINK HE WILL HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT .....AT ALL. SO.....SHUT UP.
Joey C. Way to aggressive
Nothing like tasting and wearing stinking, hot, hydraulic oil. A shield would be a good plan. Couldn't get out of the cab fast enough! Happened to me once in the 70's.
Great job with what he had available. With all of the attention to detail, I would incorporate a solenoid, mechanical linkage/ cable for the throttle also.
Engineering at it's best!
Rest in peace. God may have a 'tinker list' for craftsman----!?
And joe, put that down! Don't drink that. Hydraulic fluid causes drain bamage!! Lol
Jason Unknown, I agree that could really wreck your day on ya but lots of equipment through the years have had valves and valve banks in close proximity to the operators. Sure, things have happened but it was the exception not the norm. I'm not lookin' to argue, just mentioning a point is all.
Darn Right. Good man for coming up with this problem solving machine. Some good engineering in there also. A father you can be proud of. Great way to get a mower onto the front of a four wheeler in order to get more use out of it. Love the PTO to hydraulic drive.
I don't know about any of you guys but I was smiling for the whole video I see is wearing a veterans cup thank you for your service Keep On Truckin
He was in the Army. He was very humble about his service. He’d say he was just doing what needed to be done.
Amazing,,,,,,this gentleman smiling as he describes how his snow removal monster works,,,,,,a very proud man indeed,,,,,,and I bet it was child's play for him to built it,,,,knowledge is not all in books ,,,,it's in the creative minds as this fellow has,,,,well done,,!!!
Would you believe he only had a sixth grade education? My Dad was a genius for sure. Not all education comes from school. Those that want to learn find a way.
Love it makes you not hate winter so much
What a great video and wonderful machine you have made! Thank you for sharing!
I like his way of thinking! Re purpose as much as you can in life,it makes life interesting and fun.
What a guy! Incredible engineering and a hell of a guy!!! I wish the world had a lot more people like him in it!!
That video was very inspiring Donald your father was a practical genius. I would love to see what else he made. RIP Roland!
He built a violin from scratch that is a work of art.
Donald, did your Dad make the violin for you or for himself. If he made it for himself, I'm thinking that he would be able to play it very well. I'm hoping that the whole family enjoyed all of his creations. Take care.
So very sorry to read that your dad passed on...what a true genius...BTW: I want one! (lol!) And to think: no duct tape! (My dad was a tinkerer of the sort that would've made Red Green proud...when nothing else works, use duct tape...honestly!) I wish I had your dad's intellect...seems like a real fun guy to hang around with too. (it's strange that 88 people gave this a thumbs down...what's with that? Jealous, I guess) Glad I stumbled across this video!
The thumbs down are probably from people that can't even tie their own shoes. My dad sure was proud of this video.
Love the whole thing. First I really love the pickup. Than I really really love that rear engine. If you did not name it yet, may I suggest Jimmy Jimmy. Some of you seasoned fellas now what I did there.
Reminds me when I drove a Jimmy GMC cabover with a 318 Detroit 13 sp alot of fun, cold in the winter though...
How about the buzzen quarter dozen jimmy
Jimmy screamin jimmy
nomad1187, good stuff! I see what you did there.
Talent! Sorry for your loss
I'm pretty sure that last gen chevy trucks were tough
This a great setup. I like the way you have balanced the weight on your vehicle so you have even distribution on all four wheels. I agree with some other comments where you should make a metal shield placed between you as the operator and the hydraulic control valve assembly just in case a leak develops when you least expect it.
American ingenuity at it's finest, NASA would be proud, folks like you I have so much respect for!!
NASA would have a hard time engineering it's way out of a paper bag, the FAA is worse yet.
@@Femmpaws i was going to say the exact same thing.
Sorry to hear of his passing...he would be someone I could spend hours with. This is "American' enginuity at it's best. RIP Mr. Roland...The world is missing men like you!
RIP buddy, you Dad was a cool guy!
Pretty cool. My buddies dad built something similar to that. He used an inclosed tractor for cutting grass. It has two big mowers on each side and one up front. He removed all of the mowers and put the auger on the front. Pto all ready there. All he needed to do was make up brackets to attach the auger. Pretty cool machine. Rear steering of course
Looks cool I want to offer my sympathy,be proud that he was your father
WOW!!!! That's some machine!!!!
And some beautiful country.
Sorry to hear about your loss..
My dad and I repurposed a pickup snow blade for use with a skid steer loader and I think about him and the time we spent together in the shop rebuilding different projects
Nice touch having the yellow light on
My inspiration to build my own. I wish I was this creative. Rest in peace sir, you're clearly missed.
Very cool well done, good design excellent build sorry to hear he has passed on, Thank you from Canada
One of the awesomest snow blowers I have seen. A awesome piece of engineering.
Pretty damn brilliant. We need more like him in this generation
Men like him are few & far between nowadays. :/
The fun he must have had designing, building and using it. No way mistaking the sound but anything other than a Detroit diesel. Plus the fitment on that cab is like it came from the factory that way!
Had a need and got it done, love him !!!
If I had that thing there would never be a snow flake ❄️ within sight of my place, love it !!!
what cool dude the type of guy that can take anything that many would say throw it away we can buy a new one but he takes it and builds a ass kicker snowblower out of it and more then likely cleared drive ways of the people that told him its junk it'll never work and probably had a big smile on his face as he's clearing the driveway and guy is trying shovel or get his snowblower started probably didnt take any money that's offered to him and just wave as he was leaving probably would take home made cookies and a cup of coffe reminds of my grandpa took what he had and made it work should be more people like him
show this to a phone faced kid today. they be like whatttttttttttttt............ dont know whats more fun. building it. useing it. keeping it going........ awsomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee build..... i soooo would buy it if i had money ..
Pretty cool set up I bet alot of people would love to have a trail to fish house with this set up it would be the perfect trail maker to fish house
Wish I could of know this guy, a back yard genius
What a legend. Rest in Peace sir... absolutely Amazing
You are an awesome dad. Keep up that good work. Your son will always remember that moment, then share with his kiddos. So nice to see this!!
Great rig. His accent reminds me of my great grandfather. Colebrook NH is beautiful. We used to snowmobile there.
This is the work of an engineer, not a redneck. This is a work of art.
Just one smart man and its paid for I bet...Live long kid...
Builder99 unfortunately my dad passed away this past September. He was a smart man
Donald Cotnoir
Sorry to hear that. Condolences from my family in Texas to yours.
Ralfie thank you so much. He was a talented man. Nothing he couldn't do. Greetings from New Hampshire
@@donaldcotnoir1865 My sincerest condolences to you and your family. Your Dad was a smart and capable man who appeared to be a true gentleman. May he rest in peace.
@@GTLees thank you. My dad was a man of many talents. Plus my mom just passed September 15 of this year. It's been a rough year
Great vid, don't need a snow blower but the idea, execution of idea and use of the different parts brilliant.
Inspirational.
Very cool, sorry for your loss.
I love it reminds me so much of my grandpa and the things he would build that generation is slowly going away sad very sad
What a great contraption and fantastic ingenuity to plan and execute the plan of putting it together. Seems like a very nice gentleman as well. I figure he could throw the snow into next winter with that kinda power heh, heh. Good stuff! ............................PEACE!!