Why is watching snow roll of the plow so satisfying?

I agree with you, the hydraulic angle on the blade would be a “must”.  I see you didn’t suffer from lack of power😉.   You and Johnny X did a great job on the snow, and Christy was again “The Super Trooper” to brave the elements and make it all fun to watch.  What a team!  Blessings.

When you have to plow near a trailer or a building make your first pass 4’ or so away from the object. When you make the second pass closer to the object you shouldn’t have to worry about getting pushed into it. It also helps keep the excess snow from overflowing onto what your plowing away from.

In 2001, snow that fell in January/February between you and West Lafayette was still on the ground in the ditches along I65 in May.  A couple years prior to that saw Christmas day at least in southern Indiana hit over 65F followed by New Years day having a high around 5F.  If there's one constant about the weather in my home state, it is the variability :)
I spent most of the early 2000s in central California.  There, if the daily highs were more than three degrees different from day to day, my coworkers complained about how much the weather changed, not to mention the lady who was "absolutely freezing, having to wear a cap and gloves and everything" when it was 55F outside.

54" blower on the same mount on my 1025R. For the gravel driveway, I just lower the shoes until I have a good base so as to throw fewer rocks. I run the thing all over the yard.  Around the garage. Out to the burn pile. Up the hill for the kids' sled run. Make a nice path for the propane delivery, they appreciate that. Don't get me wrong, there are times a plow would be nice, but the blower moves snow way further off the beaten path. Keep bringing the great content!

Tim, get rid of that stone and bring in some asphalt reclaim. Stuff will pack down like cement and you won't have to worry about any springtime clean-up. A stone driveway is a pain in areas you get snow. Great vid!

💥 Once again Christy, Thanks for the awesome camera shots! This video is excellent. 👍
Keep on tractoring!

Great video Tim and Christy.  I have a gravel driveway about a half mile long so keeping rocks out of the yard is a huge challenge.  The "float" position using the loader-mounted Frontier AF10F plow simply puts too much weight down on the skid shoes if you don't have a snow pack underneath.  My solution was to purchase two 12" smooth edge disc blades like you would use on a field plow and weld them to the existing shoes.  They are dish shaped like the skid shoes and a much larger surface area to distribute the weight and let the blade float across even loose gravel.

Hey Tim:  I have a 1023e with a 54 inch snow blower and I wouldn't be without it. We traded in a 350 with a belt drive blower after one year because it couldn't cut it. We were forever breaking shear pins so frequently I had my pockets full of them and tools to replace them. In the three years since we moved up to the 1023e we have never broken a shear pin. We could use the turbo kit though as when we are moving heavy deep snow the rpm sometimes drops to around 2000 under load.  Sometimes the snow here in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario is so deep the drift cutters are barely visible in the drifts. I also have the heavy hitch with 8 suitcase weights  on the 3 point hitch and I don't need to put on the chains.  The only thing with the blower is you always need to be aware of which way the wind is blowing or else you end up eating snow.  Cheers.

Call me weird but it’s so satisfying watching you push snow.

I love that blade, so smooth at the rolling of  snow. I Plowed Roads for 15 years with a Sander/salt spread gravity down Big front Snow plow. Side angle. YES you are so right. We would get three plow trucks out on the main highway through town. And the removal of snow off right of way with just a gravity down Plow worked wonders.

Morning Tim.

A lot of snow there. I'm glad we missed it this time. Our last significant snow left my driveway drifted over with 18" to 30" between the previous storms snow berms. The snow was so smooth I couldn't tell where my driveway was. It took me 2 days to clear it with my little Ford and Edge Tamer equipped bucket so UPS could get through.  It's 2600 feet and hilly.

Love my blower. Throw that snow as far as you can. Takes less time than a blade. Great video. Was fun watching you plow.

The drone footage keeps getting better and better!

It is relaxing watching these types of videos, have a great weekend.

No hesitation with Johnny X to push the snow banks!

I think this was about the most informative fun video I've ever watched about tractors I'm going to subscribe right now

The award definitely goes to Christy for braving the work.  Tim was playing more than working.

I know this is an old video but I'm really only just getting cought up on you guys. I love seeing this setup again. It takes me back to the old videos. My wife and I have a small farm and have a Ford 3000 with a front end Loader as well as a Satoh Buck Compact with a loader and four wheel drive. Last summer we aquired a Ford LGT165 garden tractor (we like em blue lol) it was the first time I'd plowed snow with a little garden tractor and blade since I was in my 20s. I've been using a larger tractor with loader ever since and after all these years and with all this other equipment I still say an angle blade on a little tractor is the best way to go