Plowing Snow - JCB Teleskid
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- After a day of snow, we fire up the JCB and clean the driveway!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a TH-cam channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
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Perfect timing I can watch a video while eating lunch
Hope you enjoy!
Love watching the jcb at work, wish I had for my own snow removal
Perfect timing for needing new tires since you were just challenged by OLF to burn some rubber.
Great timing with the tyres! One Lonely Farmer called you out for a burnout!
love the phoography. that JCB really pops against the snow background.
Gotta love snow
Clean undercarriage, drive hubs at the end of each day to prevent mud from freezing especially on top of the undercarriage. Park it “high and dry”- on old tires or pallets. Spray with WD 40 or 3m silicone spray or
3m 5-way penetrating spray to prevent freezing. Cleaning at the end of the work day whatever hour day or night that may be is well worth the effort to avoid a major headache the following day. Also, if you find yourself in muddy terrain, drive to the deep snow first to minimize mud buildup on the undercarriage and drive hubs.
Happy New Year!
Man you guys need a heated shop. Would be expensive. Love the videos. Thanks
Yeah, but have to have a way to pay for it first
We have the same heater and we use diesel in it and we have a closed shop with no doors open and it is clean so you could shut the shed doors
the track pads slapping the group has got to be one of the most mesmerising sounds ever
Yip looks like you have that kind of snow that let's you try out what shape, style of drive way you could get up and round the yard🤣😂. Nice to have a cab and heater to. You've spoilt yourself this winter space heater to. 😊. Great video. Stay safe 🏴.
Keep the tracks clean and up off the ground! Bout all you can do! Good video!!
You need a snow pusher blade Ryan, they work so much better than a bucket.
Having just a small little 40 horse tractor with a bucket on the front and a 3-point back with a blade, I am in total agreement Ryan it is a word of difference. Use the blade to clear the paths and then the bucket if you have to move the snow piles.
Give some spray-on cooking oil a try to keep snow and ice from sticking to the track frame. Works on snowblower chutes, so worth a try here too.
It's a winter wonderland👍😁 the jcb is a nice piece of equipment😉👍
Keep on keeping on and stay safe out there.
Number 1 off-road a lot cleaner burning than #2 naturally and cheaper than kerosene. We run it all winter in a well insulated shop and I'm up here by Hayward. Good vids. Hope the winter goes well, for all of us.
love your vids keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Spray it down good with a cheap cooking spray keeps the snow ice and mud from sticking. It's not prefect but it helps.
You have about as best solution to rid the tracks of snow as anything. One tip I have seen for traction is people have put ice screws in the tread. The heads are made of carbide for longer life. But then you get the pleasure of removing them in the spring.
I've never plowed snow before but it looks fun
I think I’d probably try putting some small square hay bales around it to stop the cold getting to it if that was doable 🤔🤔 . Not sure how cold it gets there 🥶🥶 But initially keep away from the exhaust 🤗🤗 . Otherwise an insulated shed just big enough to take the JCB and ur heater 🤗
Thanks for sharing Ryan 🚜👍
We use compressed are and a leaf blower to get most of the snow out. The problem with the heater is unless you park it else where or on good rock for it to drain away, it has a tendency to freeze the water just melted off machine. If the snows frozen keep it frozen and blow it off.
Thank God you don't have the ice and snow we have down here on the Illinois/Wisconsin border
Use a hose with a nozzle on the end for mud/manure, then park inside with a 2 by 6 under each track. If froze at next use hit with torpedo heater.
Here in the east we put straw bales around our home foundations to keep our house warmer!!!
I used to pile snow around the foundation of the house or put bales down around the house and then pile snow on and around the bales both are good insulation to use during the winter also I've used the spray foam on the inside of the foundation in the basement especially in cracks first on then cover the foundation or cut strips of plywood and notch out the studs on the plywood and and staple insulation to the plywood and then screw the plywood into place
Nice heater. Saw them on sale at Farm & Fleet. I doubt you can close up that building tight enough to cause issues with the air.
Happy new year Ryan hope all is well. That JCB is a sweet ride
I built my heated shop 5 years ago the longer you wait to build it the more it will cost nice skid I’m thinking about getting a telleskid they look sweat
You might want to consider digging out a small trench just narrower than the distance between your tracks. Put in some type of wood or timber to park on and put the heater on low at one end of trench blowing heat from the back up under the machine allowing both tracks to melt at the same time. A sheet of plywood or whatever you have handy leaned against the side of the tracks should help keep the heat concentrated on the tracks. I had to work on my car in the driveway once with the door open for access. Parked the car on a tarp and brought the loose end up over the open door and across the roof, held it in place by closing it in the door. Put an old popcorn air popper under the car, was nice and toasty even though it was negative teens outside.
Some good notes you made about turning and getting unstuck with the JCB. I've been curious myself as to how well it handles the snow, so thanks for talking about that. Great video, love the drone shots! Keep up the great work!
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Great Video! Been pushing snow constantly in northern PA!
Same here!
I really enjoy videos of feeding cows
Here's a suggestion for you to try, you might like it or not
Take some of those wooden palettes that you have laying around and line them up where you want to park the JCB.
Not only will it give you a spot to park it but it will keep it high enough off the floor so the tracks won't freeze up after you have melted off the snow from the tracks. And the ground will get a chance to let the water drain away or dry up.
Just remember to keep a close eye on that heater when you have it running.
OR since you're having new tires put on your truck you could put the old ones down on the ground and drive the JCB on top of them. turn on the heater snow melts away and the JCB is up off the wet ground and no frozen tracks.
I see that a few other folks had similar suggestions, so go and try out one or more and please let us know how things worked out.
Your tracks are always going to get messy, but what had worked for me is trying to stay out of the deeper snow when turning, just back up into shallower snow if you can, if you can’t just turn nice and slow.
Get a plow for your truck and get bfgoodrich ko2's for your tires. Great combo
Trench shovel works for cleaning tracks
I knew a farmer that dug down in the dirt of his barn to put heavy plastic shipping pallets in the hole so when he parked his telehandler the snow would melt into the cracks of the pallets and not freeze his unit to the ground. He also said spraying the cog wheels with "Pam" non stick spray did wonders too... I am not sure, but it worked for him... lol
Do you ever think about getting a snow pusher for the JCB?
Just the nature of the beast 👍
Thanks for the great video awesome drone footage Ryan 👍
Good work sod buster. Ps when you get new tires make sure you get a alignment.
Have a block of wood or a couple of strong pallets you can back up to next to the shed, use the bucket to lift yourself up into the air and run the tracks fast in both directions to throw out the worst offending material. flying JCB lol.
Thanks for the comment about diesel fuel. I agree, kerosene can be expensive and hard to get.
I like the parking on wood idea. Up off the ground.
Tent the JCB and heater with a big tarp to keep the heat in while you're melting out the tracks. Also, I wouldn't be too worried about carbon monoxide buildup in your building, it's not sealed up enough.
really. he said he gets dizzy when he uses it.
I just put on kenda Klever R/T's on my company truck as a farm manager. Love them so far. Maybe next time .
Clean the tracks using RV antifreeze or an alcohol water mixture run through a garden sprayer, pressure sprayer or venturi suction mix sprayer.
another great video. What's with the crummy blue tarpd hanging in the shed? Do you have a tractor mounted snowblower on any of the farms?
If you knock of the easier bits of snow and ice before taking the JCB inside there's less for the heater to melt and it should go faster. Takes a lot of energy to melt snow so any you can remove outside is a bonus, plus it's not melted on the floor of your shed.
I park on a old truck bed liner in the snow belt! Never been stuck but I got 168 scratchers in each track, lol.
Blast it with a Leaf blower and broom before you bring it in the barn, won't take long to melt . And park it on some big rubber mats they use in barns.
How you were cleaning the tracks was the right way. If you had access to water I would wash everything then grease it
Good video, looks funny without the barn. Have a good one.
That JCB looks awsome, and its not anything against JCB but I dont like how you have to step over the track to get in
As far as tracks go they are good for spring summer and fall come winter I think tires are the way to go but that's my personal preference.
A couple of thick patio blocks to drive on so theres more air flow all around the tracks would help
Like I was saying on Travis's channel earlier today, the skid steers must get used as much, if not more than the tractors, especially in your down season. Indispensable farm equipment!
I put Pam cooking spray on my plow to keep the snow from sticking. Not sure if they would keep the snow from building up on the tracks but hey you wanted a suggestion!
I would not worry about using float.that is why it is was invented. J have used it in both tractors and Bobcats anc never had an issue.i am from north Dakota and use to push alot of snow with both .
The downward slope of the lifting arm is pointing down to the bucket when going forward due to any possible catch forces. When going in reverse, if the bucket catches the arm is going in the up direction. Now Ryan says that he tilts the bucket back so if anything is going to catch, it will be the smooth part of the bucket and will glide over the catch point.
i’ve heard of people spraying oil or diesel fuel on them to prevent freezing and take your old tires off your truck when you get new ones and use them to drive up on at night so that the tracks don’t stick to the ground.
Rubber tracks won't freeze to the ground
Great video Ryan just catching up on your videos and so far Great job snow plowing job does good job in the snow ❄ good thing that u have a tracked jcb instead of tires cause for a good reason such as driving over nails and whatever else u can pick up lol you wood of defiantly went through so many flat tires thumbs up and shared
Living in south Texas to see that much snow is pretty neat, but I am sure after a few days of moving it around you would get tried of it!
Spray everything with a light oil like wd-40. It will help keep mud and snow from sticking.
Why Not just buy a Plow Blade for your JCB. You can USE it for Snow, Scraping Barns, Leveling Drive Ways. Have to get one with Wing's on it.
(We Love Wisconsin Winter's. [Central Wisconsin Here])🇺🇸 🐄🧀🏈🚜🌾🥔🌽
Good tip to keep them nice and clean is in a heated shed
Best thing I can think of is what my buddy he goes and gets his dad's bobcat and leaves his traxs unit parked in the winter months inside his shop because like you doesn't have a heated shop and with the snow removal from inside it takes longer than he has time for messing with on his operation
yeaa finally a HFW snowplowing video again,thanks!:)
Don't melt the tracks off, hit them with a leaf blower to get rid of the loose snow, then you won't deal with the water from the melted snow
Love the video im surprised ya don't use a plow on the JCB seems like ya could plow a wider pass each time
I could use a cap..
We used to spray diesel fuel on under carriage & rollers on 510 Massey when we were using tracks... Not sure if that's a good idea w/rubber tracks tho.... Those things were a bugger to keep clean tho... Spent many a cold hour cleaning them at the end of a rough day... (Late 1970s in western KY... )
When I was a kid we used to call those space heaters
We called them space heaters or knipco
Sweet
We have Heated floors in our garage and you dont know luxury until you are under the truck or working on the bobcat in the middle of winter laying on the warm concrete
Donnies Tire & Auto in Dickeyville sells kerosene out of a pump (on the right side of the building), prices are close to diesel/gas prices. Just an FYI for refilling the torpedo with the proper fuel without breaking the bank. :D
We used to have a float position on our truck mounted snow plows. We were told they wanted us to use them to protect cutting edges from un-even wear. We had to worry about hitting manhole frames in the city so I guess it made some sense. If you hit the frame at an angle it would float over it.
Ryan, we had a bulldozer years ago and my dad used to park it on railroad ties in order to keep it from freezing to the ground. Might try laying boards down under the tracks to keep it from sticking.
Great video as always ryan!!! I would keep oiling the tracks should really help the snow from sticking but your idea is also good with the heater helps melt the dmax also lol. Have a good one
I went from those stock tires to Cooper AT3 LTXs and it made a world of difference. If not too late watch for Farm & Fleet B3G1 free
Seen guys spray used oil on the tracks to keep them from freezing
Put that heater in the loader at max heating and drive around to melt the ice, simple 🤯
I use Pam Cooking spray on my stale dish to keep the snow off (it work) give it a shot on one side. if it does not your out some Pam Lol. the area needs to be clean before you spray it on though so there's that dam it.
Brian, take a look at Mastercraft MSR tires, owned by Cooper Tire and very comparable to the Discoverer M&S. I have a 2500 HD and that’s what I run on it all year round. Great traction, very good wear and reasonably priced. I also own the tire store so I could run anything I want to.
This vid right here is the #1 reason why i won't get a skid with tracks. They may to a lot of things good or even better but the bad sides out weight the good IMO.
Diesel isn’t going to hurt it a bit, been running mine that way for a while.
Put some FIRESTONE TRANSFORCES on the truck, the are very good tires a we got about 80,000 miles on them then we had to replace them.
The ultimate way to prevent the tracks freezing would be to park it somewhere with in-floor heating, lol!
you are so lucky Ryan where I live we post get some snow but we didn't.
Need to find some heavy duty plastic pallets to park the JCB on.
I’ve kinda always wondered if you couldn’t build a heated insulated cabinet and keep a pressure washer ready to go inside with a long hose. Make it easy enough to give it a spray down before you park it. You guys really need a heated shop to work on stuff though!
Any excuse to ride around in that nice teleskid! :)
Just keep using the heater and the little tool and then put a couple boards under neath the tracks that way the tracks won’t freeze to the ground I had that happen to our track machine I used the little heater to melt the snow and the next morning it was frozen to the ground
Yes Sir, there he is , the man himself, Mr. TH-cam.
A small heated pad might be another way to keep your tracks unfrozen just drive on the pad and let it melt the ice and snow
Looks like you need a snow pusher to help speed things along!!
2015 I first saw you to show me how to use my new skidloader! Thank you! I have the snow blade, and still need lots of tips...especially cuz snow only comes once a year, 2019 only had to plow 3 times....looks like this might be a longer snow winter....
I haven't watched yet but where do you buy attachments. I have been ordering online during the sales...but it's discouraging they do not put prices out there, have to dig for them..
Here you go 3 steps,,
1 Park in machine shed.
2 go to Texas until spring
3 return to machine shed no frozen tracks to deal with ...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tracks are harder the colder it gets, if the ground is froze, float shouldn't be a problem
is it possible to install woodstove in the machine shed? find one in craiglist or something like that for cheap. that should heat up nicely with closed doors. might works and cheaper...all u gotta to do is to chop the woods lol