Jesus, Jay. you need to stay in more. Try ColinFurze youtube channel he makes things too. I must warn you though, if you found this exciting, ColinFurze will probably give you a heart attack.
I have been absolutely amazed at the tools and methods you have shared so far on this channel but this takes the cake. Leave it to a crazy newfie to come up with such a simple and practical tool. Thanks again for sharing. I spent more than 20 years north of 60 and really hate snow.
That's awesome. I would imagine a lot more will catch on to this as well. Just make sure you use light duty chain so that if you hit something solid it will just break a chain.
Excelent idea,good for country home or an open area,not for standard city drive way,because usually we have to shovel the snow in a very reduce space area,but your idea is very good,1000 times better than snow blower,no more bussines.......
Thanks Jim. I'll tell ya, this was well worth making. It used to cost me $60 a storm to get plowed out. Now it cost me a few minutes of fun time lol. I used to dread snow, Now I honestly cant wait!
This is great! I have some bad discs in my back and always end up in pain even when use the snow blower for a while. I may build a mini one for my civic!
Not trying to take anything away from this invention, but for a car without the same seat attachments as a van, the following link may be helpful. th-cam.com/video/387p21b5oYc/w-d-xo.html
LOL, wow! I have to admit thats pretty amazing! I would have never thought it would have worked so well. Well done sir :) You must be really good at driving in reverse by now ;)
i wonder if a air bag system would go off if it hit a stump you did not see , but other than that i love it good thinking , necessity is the mother of all invention .
That's an interesting concept..what I found more amazing was the amount of traction that van gets..'I've seen big heavy duty trucks slip and slide under the same conditions..go figure...lol
If everyone spent a couple hours per week just thinking and tinkering, we'd have lots of ingenious inventions just like this. Another guy did one that drags behind the car with cinder blocks holding it down. Check out "0 $ 10 Min DIY Snow Plow". These guys are both setting an excellent example.
I started off thinking, "Knock knock." "Who's there?" "A man and his door. Can I plow your snow?" "You drunk?" (Door slams) Well, I'll be damned! It works!.
You should make some skids that lift the edge of the "blade" up when you are going forward then you don't drag as much snow on the reset. It could be as easy as 2x4 blocks on the backside corners of the blade
Awesome plow dude! Best part is at 7:33. Just be careful not to abuse your tranny too much, especially when shifting. Monitor ATF viscosity and temperature frequently. Reverse gear in those windstars is kinda fragile....
Now I gotta go bye a van so I can make a plough. That was banging, I was only checking my woodwork Chanel's and now ????? Gee you thrown me into a real tiz. AWSOME
does that at all damage the rear bumper of your van? it looks like a simple fix to a pretty annoying problem, but all i can think of is you would have to do this on a vehicle that you don't mind having a few scratches on...
Could you please give me some more information so I could replicate this? This is genius!!! The size, type of boards? Hooks, etc... I would seriously do this... I have about a 100ft flat driveway and everyone keeps charging more to plow... It's ridiculous... $50? It takes you less than 10 mins to do it !!! And I cant get my snowblower til next year :(
If you attached castors or skids to the corners on the van side of the blade it would lift the blade enough that you wouldn't drag as much snow back when you go forward.
4:27 that moment when you take a deep breath and just take it for what it's worth and understand that it's simply fwd, theres not much you can do about it.. LOL
I was going to get a small plough for my suv (Hyundai Tuncon 2.0L AWD) but my mechanic told me my gearbox is not designed for that sort of use. Not sure if that applies to other suvs and minivans but maybe you could put your gearbox under unnecessary strain
hey guy did you see hes on a very slippery surface no chains or extra weight the weight of the vehicles momentum is doing the work, tranny will last for ever no problem and its an old beater he doesn't care,mostly the old beaters just keep on plowing away
I bet that voids any warranty on the van. Cool Idea though. I can't help but think about how much shorter the life of the van will be. It's got to be tough on the transmission.
The way he's going it doesn't look too bad. I'd think that doing his driveway once would be sort of like towing a car a hundred miles over slightly hilly land. It's when people ram the shit out of the piles and go for all it's worth, especially pushing uphill, that wrecks the vehicle. Yea, it's not made for it, but he's taking it pretty easy on it. It looks like he's not doing much more than coasting and the weight of the van itself is doing most of the work with some occasional wheelspin. Also it might void the warranty but he said it's an old work van so it's likely not covered anymore. Still, think of it this way. Just trying to bull that thing out through and unplowed driveway is going to be much harder on it than what he's doing.
I did think of that when I first started plowing with this but since Setting it up I've hit some crazy solid stuff,enough to stop the van in its tracks and nothing although I have broke a chain a few times since this video, so the week point is the chains which is a good thing. That's the thing to do, use light duty chains
Probably the coolest thing I've watched on TH-cam this week. Thumbs up man!
Thanks jay. I'm glad you were amused lol
Jesus, Jay. you need to stay in more. Try ColinFurze youtube channel he makes things too. I must warn you though, if you found this exciting, ColinFurze will probably give you a heart attack.
That's it! I'm making one for my truck tomorrow!
No more shoveling!
After 7 years posting this video still is worth it . Keep uploading more smart videos. Tnx lot
I love this sort of "do something with what you've got" engineering. Great stuff!
I have been absolutely amazed at the tools and methods you have shared so far on this channel but this takes the cake. Leave it to a crazy newfie to come up with such a simple and practical tool. Thanks again for sharing. I spent more than 20 years north of 60 and really hate snow.
Can you show us how to put the chains on and what thickness of wood you use .Great video by the way
So awesome! My snowblower just seized up so I made myself one of your plows. It works great! Thanks so much!!
That's awesome. I would imagine a lot more will catch on to this as well. Just make sure you use light duty chain so that if you hit something solid it will just break a chain.
Excelent idea,good for country home or an open area,not for standard city drive way,because usually we have to shovel the snow in a very reduce space area,but your idea is very good,1000 times better than snow blower,no more bussines.......
ingenuity is the mother of invention. LAZINESS IS HIS FATHER!!!!!!!!!!! ROFL... I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool. I like the way it drags loose when you go forward. No need to lift up the blade.
Looks like a "Red Green" episode.
There was no duct tape used in this lol
"This is only temporary."
"Unless it works."
"Then it becomes permanent."
-Red Green.
If they don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy!
Very smart & creative, I enjoyed watching.
I saw a man with 3 snow throwers chained to the front bumper of his Toyota pickup. :p
A real "red necK' SNOW plow. and you are very good at backing .. congrats
i love simple innovative ideas.
great little setup
I have to admit, when I first saw the title of this I was skeptical. Looks like it works pretty well though. Genius.
That mini van is a beast.
Good stuff man Thats what you call looking out of the box . Thumbs up bud !
Cool man. Been thinking about making one for the past few years.
Thanks Jim. I'll tell ya, this was well worth making. It used to cost me $60 a storm to get plowed out. Now it cost me a few minutes of fun time lol. I used to dread snow, Now I honestly cant wait!
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Awesome! Now I know what to do with my wife's windstar!
Ingenious! Who da thought? Thanks for sharing!
Dude you are a bad ass. i have like the that hooks to my truck in the front (the truck has a 2" reciver ) but mine was 1000.00 bucks.great idea.
This is great! I have some bad discs in my back and always end up in pain even when use the snow blower for a while. I may build a mini one for my civic!
Not trying to take anything away from this invention, but for a car without the same seat attachments as a van, the following link may be helpful.
th-cam.com/video/387p21b5oYc/w-d-xo.html
Very ingenious, I might do the same with a 99 Chevy Venture. I just have to fix the head gaskets and put some snow chains on it n' were good.
That's brilliant, I almost wish we had snow here so I could try it out...almost!!! :-)
That old van seems happy to please!
LOL, wow! I have to admit thats pretty amazing! I would have never thought it would have worked so well. Well done sir :) You must be really good at driving in reverse by now ;)
Sunnyvale Trailer Park? Canadian accent? Definitely a Trailer Park Boys side project that Trevor and Corey didn't have the chance to screw up.
Richard Smith Bubbles' kitties could ride in the back!
+Richard Smith they actually tape trailer park boys 20 mins from where this was taped lol
I cannot believe this works. very good man... you are the man :))))
Ok won’t lie at first I was like here we go. Then I watched. And was like. Ok. Well that actually works and works well
i wonder if a air bag system would go off if it hit a stump you did not see , but other than that i love it good thinking , necessity is the mother of all invention .
That's an interesting concept..what I found more amazing was the amount of traction that van gets..'I've seen big heavy duty trucks slip and slide under the same conditions..go figure...lol
Awesome job my friend
If everyone spent a couple hours per week just thinking and tinkering, we'd have lots of ingenious inventions just like this. Another guy did one that drags behind the car with cinder blocks holding it down. Check out "0 $ 10 Min DIY Snow Plow". These guys are both setting an excellent example.
OK....NOW I've seen it all.....very impressive!
Thanks. Sure beats the heck out of shoveling!
OMG, I would've been out there swinging a shovel for a couple hours, maybe end up in the hospital.
Oh Yea Man! I gotta make one of these. Clicking on the second video.
I started off thinking,
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
"A man and his door. Can I plow your snow?"
"You drunk?"
(Door slams)
Well, I'll be damned! It works!.
Ingenious! Do be careful of the exhaust pipe!
You should make some skids that lift the edge of the "blade" up when you are going forward then you don't drag as much snow on the reset. It could be as easy as 2x4 blocks on the backside corners of the blade
Lets watch this guy plow snow. Not really interested in how its rigged, but watching you plow snow is all I care about.
You sir are a genius!
You did a great job!!!
Nice, that works really well.
thats nuts lol..and pure genius..i may try this ha
You know I did this back before internet was around and people made fun of me. 😂😂😂Now I see more people doing this .
awesome!!!and it works...very good im impressed
That is cool
Keep with the great ideas
A very cool tool!
very nice lawn mower
Cool!
I don't like backing into my own exhaust, though.
Great video. Love your idea.
Love the ingenuity!
So simple that it actually works.
Guess I don't have any better ideas. Looks as though it works. Any collateral damage?
Do you/can you show how to make the 'plow'?
What are the dimensions of the plywood that you were using? Also, how thick is it? It does a great job. :-)
Can you attach this to back of truck and use with tailgate open
LOVE this idea!
That's a cool idea.
love the video and idea awesome!!
Awesome plow dude! Best part is at 7:33. Just be careful not to abuse your tranny too much, especially when shifting. Monitor ATF viscosity and temperature frequently. Reverse gear in those windstars is kinda fragile....
it's nice when things work!
Now I gotta go bye a van so I can make a plough. That was banging, I was only checking my woodwork Chanel's and now ????? Gee you thrown me into a real tiz. AWSOME
You should call this the polish plow.theres a reason why plows are installed to the front of trucks and vans. 😺😺😺😺
Did you hook up a backup beeper or what? That was a great idea and video! Thanks! Merry Christmas!
what happens if you get a foot or more, do you hook it up to that truck
does that at all damage the rear bumper of your van? it looks like a simple fix to a pretty annoying problem, but all i can think of is you would have to do this on a vehicle that you don't mind having a few scratches on...
Could you please give me some more information so I could replicate this? This is genius!!! The size, type of boards? Hooks, etc... I would seriously do this... I have about a 100ft flat driveway and everyone keeps charging more to plow... It's ridiculous... $50? It takes you less than 10 mins to do it !!! And I cant get my snowblower til next year :(
I like this guy.
very good idea..Thanks
What about a LIFETIME plastic tabletop? It would be much lighter, assuming it held.
Dang ,that definitely beats shoveling ,smart man ,great idea,wow
Did the same thing with the front end of an old mobility scooter.
Now that's using your Noggin best video yet mentally satisfying
Who needs a truck wen you've got a van
Excellent ❤
If you attached castors or skids to the corners on the van side of the blade it would lift the blade enough that you wouldn't drag as much snow back when you go forward.
Then it wouldn't stand up right either.
This will save folks from a heart attack.
so awesome
I made this and it worked.
4:27 that moment when you take a deep breath and just take it for what it's worth and understand that it's simply fwd, theres not much you can do about it.. LOL
neat idea, i passed it on to a few peoplle to try it ,just think what you could do with 4 wheel drive
keep plowing , thanks
genius!
Nice .........I think a snow blower is more efficient though.
I was going to get a small plough for my suv (Hyundai Tuncon 2.0L AWD) but my mechanic told me my gearbox is not designed for that sort of use. Not sure if that applies to other suvs and minivans but maybe you could put your gearbox under unnecessary strain
hey guy did you see hes on a very slippery surface no chains or extra weight the weight of the vehicles momentum is doing the work, tranny will last for ever no problem and its an old beater he doesn't care,mostly the old beaters just keep on plowing away
I bet that voids any warranty on the van. Cool Idea though. I can't help but think about how much shorter the life of the van will be. It's got to be tough on the transmission.
The way he's going it doesn't look too bad. I'd think that doing his driveway once would be sort of like towing a car a hundred miles over slightly hilly land. It's when people ram the shit out of the piles and go for all it's worth, especially pushing uphill, that wrecks the vehicle. Yea, it's not made for it, but he's taking it pretty easy on it. It looks like he's not doing much more than coasting and the weight of the van itself is doing most of the work with some occasional wheelspin. Also it might void the warranty but he said it's an old work van so it's likely not covered anymore. Still, think of it this way. Just trying to bull that thing out through and unplowed driveway is going to be much harder on it than what he's doing.
warranty?? that van is an old beater
in the snow it is so slippery that he isn't going to do any damage to tranny
your a Genius
Is this hard on the reverse gear? Jw
Great idea but you should be able to rig that in the front so you can have better control.
? how thick is your plywood ? thanks
Nice now go finish making the moon shine and have a drink!!
The limitation seems the traction of fwd, 4wd could do way more before slipping. Don’t know if you could do chains on a fwd car.
Cables would fit fine, and would probably produce more useful traction for this sort of work than an AWD version of the minivan.
What are you using for a plow?
Is this a 4 wheel drive van or front wheel drive?
amazing
Have the hatch latches gotten bent and screwed up the hatch from closing?
Not at all. I used light enough chains that if I hit something solid the chain would just break
Imagine the smell from all those exhaust gases inside the van...
Don't be a sissy boy
Are you concerned that the impact might set off the airbag or does your van have one?!
I did think of that when I first started plowing with this but since Setting it up I've hit some crazy solid stuff,enough to stop the van in its tracks and nothing although I have broke a chain a few times since this video, so the week point is the chains which is a good thing. That's the thing to do, use light duty chains
Should not set off airbag as force is being applied to rear of vehicle, where there is no sensers