Love the Army blower! Maybe put retractable wings on the outside of the blower? might be able to get more snow channeled into the blower. More snow weight might help stuff the blower better rather than just pushing it as you drive
I would recommend a cover over the sander, it will help keep the material from getting wet and also don’t leave it full! It will freeze and that’s not fun!
I put in an impeller kit on my snow blower this winter. Basically you bolt hard rubber pieces on the end of the interior impeller which closes the gap between the housing and the blades. Made a huge difference in how far the blower throws snow and keeps the chute clean. I’m sure you could manufacture something for the beast you have.
I've seen a reasonable amount of editions as you have suggested and they all seem to to greatly improve the second stage of the blowers quite well! When I do it I'm going to leave a very small gap between the Rubber and the housing so it's not constantly scraping. Did you do the same or did you go flush to the housing?
@@billvandorn5332 I'd make them to almost touch at the closest point of the housing. I should do that to my snow blower but in a typical winter where I live I might need to use the blower twice. Then at the end of winter I forget all about doing any modifications. I just want to dump StaBil in the tank and run it a last time before putting it away.
@@billvandorn5332 I left perhaps a 1/16 - 1/8 gap and only because there were bolt heads. With a blower that size, I wouldn't worry about scraping. The rubber will wear and they'll have a tight seal. I've heard of people using conveyor belt material. I bought mine from Amazon, but I don't think they'll have any the size they'll need for that monster. Mine are at least 3/8 " thick. for that unit go for the thickest material you can find.
@@petejansen1534 I've heard of people using mud flaps from tractor trailers. The next time I see one on the road and I can safely pick it up without getting run over, I'm going for it
I operate a big snowblower, and we increase the blower by putting rubber seals between the 2nd stage impeller and the chute. Another one on the cutting edge, help to not pick up gravel.
You may find that when it's REALLY icy you need to back down the road, spreading sand before (behind) you drive on the ice, so the Army truck doesn't pirouette off the road, flinging sand where it used to be. The tire chains will help, of course. Very expressive snow dance, Riley, and it seems to have worked! There will be those skeptics who will say the snow was coming anyway, but we know better.
your next add-on for the snow blower should be some mudflaps on the sides of the blower to help guide the snow into the blades. An easy add and it will make it throw more snow out the shoot. You could also add dolly wheels instead of feet to it, then you can go as fast as you want :)
You two never stop... you have solved all the problems that you had last winter with the army truck and the snow blower... the whole process looked really professional!
You need a mirror on the middle driver side of the sand hopper, that points at your driver side mirror... so you can look into the hopper and see when the sand is getting really low. NOw that you dont have to work the throttle on the blower you have time to check on sand levels...
Man, your road looks soooo good!! I think the scale of that MASSIVE job is still the most impressive thing you’ve accomplished so far!! And, you two have accomplished a lot of impressive stuff. Now with the snow blower and sand spreader fully functional it must feel so good to know you have the ability to keep your road safe and in top shape. Well done!!
@@AmbitionStrikes for sure!! I can imagine with all you’re busy with…constant building and improvements etc…plus, family time, it’s easy to forget some of the grind. Awesome that you have the video history to look back on.
That spreader is a game changer glad it worked out great for you guys. I snow plow here in illinois and spread salt. I HIGHLY recommend putting a MEGA bright light on the rear of your truck so you can see the sand being thrown and spread as you go if you ever have to at night time. Again great work!
I'm confused at the idea of throwing sand on a gravel road. I'm very familiar with spreading salt, and sand for icy train rails but sand on gravel seems like it'll have limited effect.
@BobHannent they can't get the ice off and out of the road bed. So throwing very small sized gravel onto the slick road will give whoever drives on it traction. If they used salt it would melt then freeze again, plus that gravel spread is probably WAY cheaper per ton then salt.
Edging to 500k, keep it up. Good to see you 3 back. That seems to work great. Put a little velcro mount for the control just above the steering wheel, seal the cab and get some heat in there!
Welcome to El Nino winters here in the NW. You've only seen La Nina winters so far because we had an unusually long string of them. Hope you're staying warm in this cold snap.
Oh and for your sand bunker you should get some big horse mats to put on top of the gravel in the bunker and then put the sand on top of the horse mat!! They definitely help so that you can just get the sand and not your rock on the bottom!!! You should definitely try it out!!!
Thank you for my weekly smile 😂 One if my greatest joys in the winter across the border from you in Trout Creek, is jumping on my tractor to plow my road, house/shop/woodshed areas, helping on our main dirt road, and helping out the new neighbor!!
If you can slow down the spinner as those sanders are meant to be in the back of a pickup truck which puts the spinner about a foot off of the ground. Also, a good speed to sand is 25 mph or less. I used to plow for the state I live in, you may need to back down the hill if it gets to icy.
A little trick my grandfather taught in Minnesota is put the sun visors down on both sides. Hopefully, u have a strong heater and blower. Those sun visors will trap the heat between the windshield and the sun visors, preventing that area of the windshield and helping prevent the wipers, most of the time, from freezing. It does take a little experience. If u forger to put the visors down, it may be too late. Then u have to get out and scrap the ice off. Just try and remember to put the visors down on ever vehicle u own during freezing rain or snow.
I live in Quebec City, where we get a lot of snow. Our snow crews shove the snow into banks on the sides of the street and then the snowblowers throw the snow on our front lawns or into trucks. It is much more efficient this way. Have a great winter, and congratz on getting this snowblower project to its conclusion!
The GAC governors work better if the magnetic pickup is set against the teeth of the flywheel, make a mount tighten it down until it touches the flywheel and then back out 1/2-3/4 turn and lock it down. You can also adjust the actuator arm by moving it on the splines, I use Woodward and GAC controllers on all my diesel generators
Also, depending on what model governor you purchased, you can set an idle/full speed engine speed on a switch or one of your buttons that would work well for your use when you get to a deep or heavy wet snow you can hit it and get some more speed out of the blower, also may help to extend the side walls a bit to feed more snow into the augers
If you take a galvanized culvert and cut a hole in your pressurized wood at the bottom to run culvert perpendicular to the opening through the bottom of your sand pile. Then use a propane torpedo heater to shoot the heat into the culvert keeping sand pile thawed. You could put a timer on the heater to come on a few hours before you're going to load up.
The key to control is go sliwly. The blower will work moes efficient and not be losded from to fast feed. Just git comfortable snd crawl. Its allways easier to stop when your crawling. Im 80 and drove my 28wheelers in the North country The Yukon and NWT and Yellow Knifebarea besides the ice roads across the frozen lakes.😮😮
Hi from S Wales, UK .. get your self some lengths of old rubber conveyor belting to protect the concrete floor when you have studs in the loader tracks and just lay it out on the floor
I don't know if you'll ever salt at night, but a bright light aiming at the ground does help seeing where the salt is going. Also a cover/tarp for the salter is suggested if you're planning on keeping salt in the hopper while the vehicle outside. Happy plowing!!
Y'all should get a jaw crusher (MBMM youtube channel) and a hammer mill to make your own gravel from all the rocks on your property. It's a lot of fun.
the biggest problem with getting cruise to work on that setup would have been that cruise is looking for a lot more pulses. It might have worked OK picking up the teeth on the flywheel instead. Glad it looks like it's sorted though
You certainly had a load of fun with your new, exciting fun toys. It makes having snow almost worthwhile for you, but please, you may keep the snow and all the fun with you. Seeing you enjoy the winter gift is enough for me.
Your auger doesn't seem to be gathering much snow into the impeller. It just pushes the snow down the road. For a blower that big, you ought to be throwing a whole lot more snow.
I’m not doing a snow dance, it may backfire on me and snow in South Central Mississippi. But I will root for you silently. Good luck. Waiting on the results.
Well, it is apparently backfiring on me. We are expecting freezing rain during the day. followed by snow overnight. On the bright side, it will all be gone by tomorrow afternoon.
Amazing how great the snow blower works on the army truck, you are so clever! I thought you were planning to put your vehicles in the new shed for winter? x
Nice to see you have a toy to makes you smile when it snows. Well done for making it work and keep yourselves safe guys. Good video, thanks and have fun!
I totally love your setup on the truck, truly an amazing build. I was curious as to what your comms (headset) kit is, I need that for winter operations at my home and work. Cheers from New Jersey!
Fantastic! It looks like you have confronted and solved each of the operational challenges with the Army Truck, (I can't recall it's nick name??), the snow blower and now grit spreader. Once the ground freezes hard, will the weight of the truck still overcome the traction? I hope not. Good work. By the way, Oliver is so cute! And great to see cameo appearances of Bailey and Boone.
I had a long hilly lane for many years that didn't get enough sun to melt the ice. We found that rock chips lasted longer on the hills than sand. Good luck! Love your ingenuity!
It's so great , to see Young America, so willing to take on their new tasks, sure does my heart good!. We're not so bad off after all,From my own stand point, we America, is in great hands, I love it, please stay safe, Sending my love and God's blessings to you all. Wanda In N E Ok
Little Oliver has such a cute smile! And Riley and Courtney, your road has worked out so well, and being able to sand it when it turns to a sheet of ice is the cat's meow! You guys amaze me!
I love your enthusiasm end the music selection was perfect! I like to spray the chute indoor moving parts with silicone and or WD-40 lubricants. It probably wouldn't hurt to keep a small first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, a stick to clean the shoot if it ever gets clogged and last but not least a small chainsaw for those unexpected surprises.😊 bee well in abundantly blessed.
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Love it!! Now we need to see it alongside the skidstear and it's blower.
I see someone else is asking about putting a mancage on the excavator!!
How do you guys do internet-uplink? That would be a cool video.
Love the Army blower! Maybe put retractable wings on the outside of the blower? might be able to get more snow channeled into the blower. More snow weight might help stuff the blower better rather than just pushing it as you drive
Put wings on side of snow blower so that snow will start to push itself into the blower.
The power of your blower could definitely handle the width of the the road.
I would recommend a cover over the sander, it will help keep the material from getting wet and also don’t leave it full! It will freeze and that’s not fun!
My thoughts exactly!
Just a tarp and bungee work well
I put in an impeller kit on my snow blower this winter. Basically you bolt hard rubber pieces on the end of the interior impeller which closes the gap between the housing and the blades. Made a huge difference in how far the blower throws snow and keeps the chute clean. I’m sure you could manufacture something for the beast you have.
I've seen a reasonable amount of editions as you have suggested and they all seem to to greatly improve the second stage of the blowers quite well! When I do it I'm going to leave a very small gap between the Rubber and the housing so it's not constantly scraping. Did you do the same or did you go flush to the housing?
@@billvandorn5332 I'd make them to almost touch at the closest point of the housing. I should do that to my snow blower but in a typical winter where I live I might need to use the blower twice. Then at the end of winter I forget all about doing any modifications. I just want to dump StaBil in the tank and run it a last time before putting it away.
@@greggv8Dude StaBil SUCKS! PRI-G is a far superior fuel stabilizer!
@@billvandorn5332 I left perhaps a 1/16 - 1/8 gap and only because there were bolt heads. With a blower that size, I wouldn't worry about scraping. The rubber will wear and they'll have a tight seal. I've heard of people using conveyor belt material. I bought mine from Amazon, but I don't think they'll have any the size they'll need for that monster. Mine are at least 3/8 " thick. for that unit go for the thickest material you can find.
@@petejansen1534 I've heard of people using mud flaps from tractor trailers. The next time I see one on the road and I can safely pick it up without getting run over, I'm going for it
I love it when a project has a start and ending in the same video. Awesome upgrade!
That is our goal for 2024!
Thanks 👍
I operate a big snowblower, and we increase the blower by putting rubber seals between the 2nd stage impeller and the chute. Another one on the cutting edge, help to not pick up gravel.
Snowblower major success!❤ Baby Oliver’s smile is contagious!😊
You may find that when it's REALLY icy you need to back down the road, spreading sand before (behind) you drive on the ice, so the Army truck doesn't pirouette off the road, flinging sand where it used to be. The tire chains will help, of course. Very expressive snow dance, Riley, and it seems to have worked! There will be those skeptics who will say the snow was coming anyway, but we know better.
Put a yellow spot light on back of sander pointing at driver's side the yellow light makes it easy to see the sand during the day
That is a great idea!
I like my boots and gloves in the warm cabin.
Awesome. I love seeing you two build stuff and be so happy about it. Oliver is so adorable.
your next add-on for the snow blower should be some mudflaps on the sides of the blower to help guide the snow into the blades. An easy add and it will make it throw more snow out the shoot. You could also add dolly wheels instead of feet to it, then you can go as fast as you want :)
All good advice
Yeah a lot of snow dozing going on there.
Truly excellent family fun, what a life to lead 👍🏻🏴
You two never stop... you have solved all the problems that you had last winter with the army truck and the snow blower... the whole process looked really professional!
You need a mirror on the middle driver side of the sand hopper, that points at your driver side mirror... so you can look into the hopper and see when the sand is getting really low. NOw that you dont have to work the throttle on the blower you have time to check on sand levels...
When you two use the snow blower, blow all of the snow downhill! That way when it melts in the spring it won't make your driveway muddied! Eddie
Excellent to watch and the results speak for itself.
Man, your road looks soooo good!! I think the scale of that MASSIVE job is still the most impressive thing you’ve accomplished so far!! And, you two have accomplished a lot of impressive stuff.
Now with the snow blower and sand spreader fully functional it must feel so good to know you have the ability to keep your road safe and in top shape. Well done!!
Sometimes we forget how far the road has come… but then we watch old videos from our first winter up here!
@@AmbitionStrikes for sure!! I can imagine with all you’re busy with…constant building and improvements etc…plus, family time, it’s easy to forget some of the grind. Awesome that you have the video history to look back on.
That spreader is a game changer glad it worked out great for you guys. I snow plow here in illinois and spread salt. I HIGHLY recommend putting a MEGA bright light on the rear of your truck so you can see the sand being thrown and spread as you go if you ever have to at night time. Again great work!
I'm confused at the idea of throwing sand on a gravel road. I'm very familiar with spreading salt, and sand for icy train rails but sand on gravel seems like it'll have limited effect.
@BobHannent they can't get the ice off and out of the road bed. So throwing very small sized gravel onto the slick road will give whoever drives on it traction. If they used salt it would melt then freeze again, plus that gravel spread is probably WAY cheaper per ton then salt.
Awesome episode. For your drive when ever possible throw your snow down hill. Spring melt will make your road a mess..
I Love How you guys get things done. Always thinking outside the box. Great minds. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸
Awesome video probably one of your guys best projects, in my opinion.
That is so awesome, good job, we really like your enthusiasm and never quite attitude 😅
Edging to 500k, keep it up. Good to see you 3 back. That seems to work great. Put a little velcro mount for the control just above the steering wheel, seal the cab and get some heat in there!
The velcro mount is a great idea!!
A bracket off steering column with Hose clamp them Velcro the control
I'm surprised you've not sealed the holes from when you had the makeshift aircon unit...and hello from the UK @@AmbitionStrikes
Welcome to El Nino winters here in the NW. You've only seen La Nina winters so far because we had an unusually long string of them.
Hope you're staying warm in this cold snap.
Oh and for your sand bunker you should get some big horse mats to put on top of the gravel in the bunker and then put the sand on top of the horse mat!! They definitely help so that you can just get the sand and not your rock on the bottom!!! You should definitely try it out!!!
Thank you for my weekly smile 😂 One if my greatest joys in the winter across the border from you in Trout Creek, is jumping on my tractor to plow my road, house/shop/woodshed areas, helping on our main dirt road, and helping out the new neighbor!!
You two are soo cool and awesome with all your homemade brilliant ideas and ingenuities..😀👍👏
Your little son is so cute, he is always smiling or laug🎉hing. Have never seen him crying or niggly. Hope he is like this off camera.
If you can slow down the spinner as those sanders are meant to be in the back of a pickup truck which puts the spinner about a foot off of the ground. Also, a good speed to sand is 25 mph or less. I used to plow for the state I live in, you may need to back down the hill if it gets to icy.
You painted the pink garage door foam! Looks great white
Nice catch! 😉
A little trick my grandfather taught in Minnesota is put the sun visors down on both sides. Hopefully, u have a strong heater and blower. Those sun visors will trap the heat between the windshield and the sun visors, preventing that area of the windshield and helping prevent the wipers, most of the time, from freezing. It does take a little experience. If u forger to put the visors down, it may be too late. Then u have to get out and scrap the ice off. Just try and remember to put the visors down on ever vehicle u own during freezing rain or snow.
Thanks for the tip!
Retired now, but as an OTR truck driver I always did that during the winter. It can be a lifesaver. An its free!
@@AmbitionStrikeshow about ( road salt ) ???
With Riley as his father, Oliver is destined for greatness, so much to learn when your Dad can make anything happen.
Good Work!
That’s more like it. This is the type of video I subscribed for.
That thing is really awesome
I live in Quebec City, where we get a lot of snow. Our snow crews shove the snow into banks on the sides of the street and then the snowblowers throw the snow on our front lawns or into trucks. It is much more efficient this way. Have a great winter, and congratz on getting this snowblower project to its conclusion!
Handy man indeed. Good job.😊
Brilliant! Glad to see everything working so well. Giving me ideas for myself for next winter.
It is a great feeling when all of the pieces to the puzzle come together!
Fantastic you guys are such a joy to watch as you modify your tools to fit the situation. Keep up the good work.
Nicely done guys.
I’d love to see that blower on a front loader with a quick coupler. A bucket and maybe a blade for options.
So much FUN!
Snow plow wax and pvc fittings to plug the holes for the air conditioning
The GAC governors work better if the magnetic pickup is set against the teeth of the flywheel, make a mount tighten it down until it touches the flywheel and then back out 1/2-3/4 turn and lock it down. You can also adjust the actuator arm by moving it on the splines, I use Woodward and GAC controllers on all my diesel generators
Yep! I figured out I wasn't getting a strong enough speed signal and moved the sensor to pick up the flywheel teeth. Worked great after that.
Also, depending on what model governor you purchased, you can set an idle/full speed engine speed on a switch or one of your buttons that would work well for your use when you get to a deep or heavy wet snow you can hit it and get some more speed out of the blower, also may help to extend the side walls a bit to feed more snow into the augers
I didn’t think too much of that setup last year but those are some game changing improvements. Nice job you two!
This is awesome guys, congratulations!!!
You need an L E D lightbar on your Truck so Amazing how bright they are 😇😇😇
If you take a galvanized culvert and cut a hole in your pressurized wood at the bottom to run culvert perpendicular to the opening through the bottom of your sand pile. Then use a propane torpedo heater to shoot the heat into the culvert keeping sand pile thawed. You could put a timer on the heater to come on a few hours before you're going to load up.
With the ability to warm the sand pile above freezing, maybe you can eliminate the need to mix in magnesium chloride or salt?
You needed a commin governor.Hey We',re neighbors. We're just miles west of you in the Okanogan Highlands.
a 3 or 4 inch pipe mounted horizontally along the cutting edge works great to build a base without kicking up your gravel
Super Job Riely.!!!
The key to control is go sliwly. The blower will work moes efficient and not be losded from to fast feed. Just git comfortable snd crawl. Its allways easier to stop when your crawling. Im 80 and drove my 28wheelers in the North country The Yukon and NWT and Yellow Knifebarea besides the ice roads across the frozen lakes.😮😮
Oliver is going to be so well versed in the things he will need in life from you two! I hope he is able to absorb the knowledge!
Hi from S Wales, UK .. get your self some lengths of old rubber conveyor belting to protect the concrete floor when you have studs in the loader tracks and just lay it out on the floor
Looking Good.
Great video, thanks
I don't know if you'll ever salt at night, but a bright light aiming at the ground does help seeing where the salt is going. Also a cover/tarp for the salter is suggested if you're planning on keeping salt in the hopper while the vehicle outside. Happy plowing!!
Now it may look like a monster but it is a thing of beauty in my eyes because it works and does a job
That's perty Awesome!!
Salt works down to abt +15F!!
Double SO COOL
CONGRATS!
Y'all should get a jaw crusher (MBMM youtube channel) and a hammer mill to make your own gravel from all the rocks on your property. It's a lot of fun.
the biggest problem with getting cruise to work on that setup would have been that cruise is looking for a lot more pulses. It might have worked OK picking up the teeth on the flywheel instead. Glad it looks like it's sorted though
Sweet. God bless.
You certainly had a load of fun with your new, exciting fun toys. It makes having snow almost worthwhile for you, but please, you may keep the snow and all the fun with you. Seeing you enjoy the winter gift is enough for me.
Your auger doesn't seem to be gathering much snow into the impeller. It just pushes the snow down the road. For a blower that big, you ought to be throwing a whole lot more snow.
You are a genius. Amazing.
I’m not doing a snow dance, it may backfire on me and snow in South Central Mississippi. But I will root for you silently. Good luck. Waiting on the results.
Well, it is apparently backfiring on me. We are expecting freezing rain during the day. followed by snow overnight. On the bright side, it will all be gone by tomorrow afternoon.
You need to put HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT under the Ambition Strikes sign on the side of the truck.
Well with the freezing weather we are getting this week in site the ground is plenty frozen now. Missed seeing you at the TH-cam meeting today. ❤
Amazing how great the snow blower works on the army truck, you are so clever! I thought you were planning to put your vehicles in the new shed for winter? x
Be heads up in the future when cutting your roadside wood/trees. They’ll be full of sand. Kills saw chains quick like.
You guys act like two kids and it’s so cool. Keep having fun in life cause it’s good for your mental.
Nice upgrades
Plug the holes in the cab that you had the air conditioning duct in. It will help you keep the cab warmer!
Nice to see you have a toy to makes you smile when it snows. Well done for making it work and keep yourselves safe guys. Good video, thanks and have fun!
I have so much fun watching you have fun. Oh, what it was like when I was your age . I'm 72 now.
There is a spray that helps with snow sticking and I think also protects the metal from rusting.
Fuel oil in a garden sprayer. Usually works...
I totally love your setup on the truck, truly an amazing build. I was curious as to what your comms (headset) kit is, I need that for winter operations at my home and work.
Cheers from New Jersey!
You folks just have too much fun.
Good 👍🏻 fabrication plow for truck 🛻 army
That thing is so cool
Take a piece of pvc pipe cut a slice in one side lengthwise and put it over the cutting edge to ride on the dirt and gravel.
You all got this and everything life throws at you! Love ya all
Fantastic! It looks like you have confronted and solved each of the operational challenges with the Army Truck, (I can't recall it's nick name??), the snow blower and now grit spreader. Once the ground freezes hard, will the weight of the truck still overcome the traction? I hope not. Good work. By the way, Oliver is so cute! And great to see cameo appearances of Bailey and Boone.
Excellent. Sleeves rolled up for this one. Get that cruise control working. What a result! Brilliant stuff!
Wow!! Great job!! I'd suggest tarping the sander box to keep the snow out of the bin so it doesn't freeze up the feed auger.
Awesome!!!
a set of snow use only studded tires would help you greatly.
nice upgrade to the blower :)
That’s really cool
I had a long hilly lane for many years that didn't get enough sun to melt the ice. We found that rock chips lasted longer on the hills than sand. Good luck! Love your ingenuity!
It's so great , to see Young America, so willing to take on their new tasks, sure does my heart good!. We're not so bad off after all,From my own stand point, we America, is in great hands, I love it, please stay safe, Sending my love and God's blessings to you all. Wanda In N E Ok
Little Oliver has such a cute smile! And Riley and Courtney, your road has worked out so well, and being able to sand it when it turns to a sheet of ice is the cat's meow! You guys amaze me!
I love your enthusiasm end the music selection was perfect! I like to spray the chute indoor moving parts with silicone and or WD-40 lubricants.
It probably wouldn't hurt to keep a small first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, a stick to clean the shoot if it ever gets clogged and last but not least a small chainsaw for those unexpected surprises.😊 bee well in abundantly blessed.
Your baby is adorable❤
That so cool 😎
I like the snow blower can feel the draft in back of the truck cab
Great job Guy’s with the sander & Blower! As always another wonderful video!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Love the positive attitude you and your wife has. Greetings from Mozambique