Snow plowing tips and where to buy accessories

I am a business school professor. This is a really good video to show business students how to think about setting up a business in terms of finding what's important, understanding what the customers want, understanding how to set things up to minimize risks (i.e, to put the most breakdown-prone driveways last in the day), etc. I'll see if I can use this as an example in class!

Your enthusiasm is infectious I have been in business for 25 years and watching your vids make me feel young again because I was just like you

i learned more in your 45 minute video than i did in 9 years of schooling, thank you

oh my god this is the best video..... you say look look at this grass field i have problems here... THEN YOU SHOW IT IN SNOW... i just kept getting more and more amazed at how much work you put into this video.... that is impressive.. thank you sir for your dedication

Wow. If only our country had a
million more of this type of young man.
He has the common sense, thrift and work ethic of a bygone generation. Well done sir.

Andrew, your parents did a fine job. They should be proud.

I started a snow plowing business here in Florida and everyone laughed at me. I have not had to work a day since, who's laughing now?

I live in England, half an inch of snow and the whole crummy lot stops. Just watching your videos restores my faith in human nature. Well done for Mr. Camarata's common sense.

Andrew, we live in a time where most young men coming up don't know how to change a tire on their own car. They call AAA to do it. You give a lot of us old guys hope that there are still some younger guys (I don't know your age but you look young) that like to do all their own stuff and just figure out how things work. Thank God for youtube. I wish it had been around when I was young. Kids have the world at their finger tips literally. Thanks for taking the time to make all the great videos to show young guys they can still be real men in a feminist world and tackle almost anything if they will just go for it.
I love this video. It was very informative, as are all your videos.
I plowed snow in Winter Park Colorado for years where the average yearly snowfall is between 300-400 inches. I plowed mostly commercial, paved areas and used a tractor to push and pile snow when it got to much for the pickup. Probably a lot easier than a lot of the stuff you plow.
I wanted to add a couple things to what you said, I hope you don't mind. One of the best things I added to my old plow truck (97 f 250 diesel, 7'6" western plow) was a back up camera. It has kept me from banging into a lot of stuff. Also an old snow mobile track cut in two thrown under tires can help get unstuck in some situations. Also a good idea to carry several buckets of sand and gravel for weight or to throw down when stuck.
I recently had to move back to the Denver area to help with my aging father. I picked up a plow route from a local landscape company. It works out good for me because I don't have to go out and find plow jobs or worry about bidding or billing. This may be a good way for young guys to get started plowing. In the city, in areas that get snow, landscape companies usually spend winters plowing. They are always looking for guys to drive trucks, at least here they are. They will usually pay 25+ an hour to drive their truck, or if you have your own truck, they pay 75+ an hr. Works good because you can work your job during the day and make some extra cash at night since usually commercial stuff gets plowed at night. Maybe a guy could drive a company plow for a while and save to get his own truck.
Any way, just a few thoughts. Keep up the great work and videos. You are fun to watch and listen too. I like your unique style of getting things done.

Messing up gravel? Don't plow slush. Cheapest 3/4 ton truck you can get, fewest options, room under the hood, easier to work on, show and tell for the lights, tool-box time, wenches (I never call a tow truck, that cuts into your profit), you can back into stuff, clothes, I like the spikes, a $2400 lift... great business plan, Andrew.

@17:55 that's the cutest Winch-Inspector ever!

Just watched this video, went on craigslist, found a Toro Powerlite, called the guy up and now one is in my garage. Thanks for the recommendation Andrew. Can't wait to use it in a month or so.

I love the idea of using old style hi low switch for aux lighting

Your videos keep getting better. It is obvious that you spend a lot of time planning out these videos and editing them.

I think I agree with pretty much everything that you said in your video. You are 100% correct about using a tow strap versus a chain. A stretchable tow strap Works 10 times better than a chain when trying to pull a vehicle out with another truck. A chain beats the crap out of both vehicles whereas a strap provides a much gentler pull that spreads the pulling force over a longer period of time. You can get more of a running start because the strap stretches up to 20% in length.

Anyone involved in plowing should follow all of your tips and tricks at a minimum.

"Average truck bumpers are made of tin foil"....LOL! true tho

42min and 43 secounds of no bull shit, 100% great tips and insights.

Really love how you skip ahead in time a few months to see the stuff under snow to make your point. I don't know how you keep all your in-progress videos straight and organized to accomplish that. It must be a hassle, but as a viewer I appreciate it because it makes for effective editing. 👍

Never been to America but a lot of your videos make me think of one of my favorite songs I heard when I was a child that made me day dream about beautiful country roads in America "Take me home, Country roads" by John Denver...

Not sure when I will ever need these tips as I live in South Texas, and all we know about snow is that it comes in paper cup with some colored syrup on top. But it never hurts to learn something new.

You have the natural-born ability to explain very well what you do and don't do. And showing how having a well-defined process for repeatable tasks saves time and money and makes you a success. Love it.