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The adventures of turning 600 acres of nothing into something.
Doing Real Work with the Chinese Mini Excavator - Installing Culverts
The soil is clay, rocks, and shale. Definitely a challenge, but the Chinese mini excavator did the job well. We got two culverts installed and a quick bonus project draining a puddle.
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Shipping Containers Broken Into! Trying a New Lock
zhlédnutí 825Před 3 měsíci
Last year a group of three people broke into my shipping containers. I thought they were secure, but they found a weakness in my existing locks. I ordered a different type of lock, hopefully making it much more difficult. Here's the lock (not sponsored): containermodificationworld.com/products/door-guard-lock-box
Cheap Skid Steer Sickle Bar Mower - Replacing Broken Teeth
zhlédnutí 642Před 3 měsíci
I bought this cheap sickle bar mower last year and broke five teeth on the first use. To get ready for this season, I needed to replace the teeth with something higher quality. This was my first time working with rivets. Definitely a learning experience.
Building a Cedar Outhouse
zhlédnutí 917Před 6 měsíci
If you have to use an outhouse, might as well be luxurious. We had 30 friends coming to camp over Memorial Day and wanted to give them the best outhouse experience possible. The cedar was locally milled by a friend and gave the structure an amazing look (and smell). Chapters 0:00 Frame 8:56 Roof 14:46 Cedar Siding 24:36 Interior 31:57 Making a Door 38:16 Digging the Hole 42:17 Moving the Outhou...
I Bought a $5k Mini Excavator
zhlédnutí 96KPřed 8 měsíci
These excavators have been all over CZcams. They can be found on Alibaba for $2k-$3k. Importing them yourself is extremely complicated and expensive, which ends up adding 2-3x to the original price. I always thought it'd be nice to have one, but I didn't want to deal with importing one. A couple of months ago, we started seeing these at local equipment auctions, which means someone else is doin...
Bush Hogging Invasive Species to Make Room for Wildflowers - Sit Back and Relax
zhlédnutí 534KPřed 10 měsíci
This part of the property is overrun with invasive Chinese bushclover (sericea lespedeza). We wanted to clear this field so we can plant native wildflowers in the spring. I didn't expect there to be plants taller than the skid steer, but it certainly made for an enjoyable afternoon. The resulting field looks spectacular.
Tranquil Bush Hogging - Mowing the Frog Pond Trail
zhlédnutí 58KPřed 11 měsíci
This is one of my favorite trails. It's a ridge trail with stunning views that ends in a small frog pond overlooking the valley. This is the first mow of the season, so fired up the Cat 239D and had a lovely afternoon.
Clearing Trails With the Cheapest Skid Steer Sickle Bar Mower I Could Find
zhlédnutí 17KPřed 11 měsíci
I bought this cheap sickle bar mower to cut off limbs and branches that hang over our trails. I set up the mower and trimmed about 2 miles of trails. It works, but you definitely get what you pay for. I've already broken 5 teeth and I'm hoping they were just cheap teeth that came with the mower. If you've got experience with sickle bar mowers, please let me know which brand of teeth I should bu...
Bush Hogging the Overgrown Ridge Trail - Stunning Views of the Valley
zhlédnutí 4,2KPřed rokem
This trail is one of our favorites. It goes along the ridge through the woods and offers amazing views of the entire valley. It then opens up and winds down through the holler before meeting up with the main trail below. The trail was bulldozed in late winter, but it was still way overgrown. Very satisfying to open up. I'm using a Cat 239D with a Bobcat Brushcat mower.
Scrap Steel to DIY Indestructible Gate - Protecting Our Off-Grid Property
zhlédnutí 731Před rokem
We've had problems with theft and vandalism on our property, so it was time to build a gate. Most people enter the property through this entrance using ATVs or small pickup trucks. The goal was to use some scrap steel and build a gate that couldn't be pulled open or destroyed with an ATV.
No more mud! Installing Door Inserts and Window Nets on CFMoto ZForce 950
zhlédnutí 3,7KPřed rokem
We really like the ZForce 950, but we always get covered in mud because of the door gaps. We also constantly get hit in the face by limbs. I decided to fix these issues by installing some door inserts and window nets. So far, it's been a major improvement. Door inserts: www.kemimoto.com/products/aluminum-lower-doors-inserts-fit-cfmoto-zforce-950 Window nets: www.kemimoto.com/products/zforce-950...
Relaxing Hot Tent Winter Camping, Frozen Waterfall, Wood Stove Cooking
zhlédnutí 430Před rokem
We had a few days off over the holiday and decided to spend it hot tent camping. It's been very cold, so the waterfall was frozen and looked amazing. The wood stove kept us warm and made wonderful breakfast and dinner. The waterfall is pretty far from the campsite, so we took the CFMoto ZForce 950 for a morning ride.
New Skid Steer Auger Attachment - Unpacking, Assembling, and Testing
zhlédnutí 4,2KPřed rokem
Picked up a new auger attachment for the CAT 239D skid steer. It didn't come with any instructions, so let's get it unpacked, assembled, and dig a test hole. We'll be using this auger to set the poles for the shipping container barn.
Beautiful Fall Bush Hogging - Clearing and Leveling the New Campsite
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Beautiful Fall Bush Hogging - Clearing and Leveling the New Campsite
Using Container Wheels and a Bulldozer to Move Four 20ft. Shipping Containers
zhlédnutí 12KPřed rokem
Using Container Wheels and a Bulldozer to Move Four 20ft. Shipping Containers
Building Steep DIY Trail Steps Down to Our Waterfall
zhlédnutí 20KPřed rokem
Building Steep DIY Trail Steps Down to Our Waterfall
Bush Hogging Overgrown Trails and Field - So Satisfying - Plus Surprise Snake Nest!
zhlédnutí 197KPřed rokem
Bush Hogging Overgrown Trails and Field - So Satisfying - Plus Surprise Snake Nest!
This is super helpful! How long did it take? I have a large hill in my woods and it’s a lovely walk to the lake; not so lovely comjng back. This would probably take me all summer, but looks worth it.
These steps took me about a day. They currently end at a ~10ft cliff leading up to the road. The goal this summer is to build a ladder to finally connect the waterfall to the road.
That gives me some hope…still a lot of work, but worth going for it! I appreciate the idea and the simplicity of your method as far as tools/materials. Thanks again for posting!
Now where do I source parts and track?
Thank you for this gonna be a fun little project. Looks like you have the same soil I have. I have Rocky North Carolina clay it’s so hard to bust up.
Now the test spot is done-jump in on the rest😊
I live in South Central Indiana and have a lot of cool things on my wooded and very hilly property been really thinking of incorporateing some steps here and there . Only one problem just one I'm in my 70s . But one thing I definitely have is time . I'm thinking wood or Limestone there's an abundance of limestone quarrys and you can get the stone for next to nothing . But the drawback for me is the weight but it will likely last for years .
No thumb? even a fixed thumb would be a great addition.
It has a fixed thumb. I don't have it attached right now.
That excessively slow drive speed is a deal breaker for me.
What a brilliant solution. I'll have to do something similar to have the containers delivery to our abandoned farm in Spain. Thank you for sharing it
Simple but effective. Thank you
Love the simplicity, dread the back breaking! I have terraced property, I will start in an out of view area with a 45 degree 6-8 foot rise. Nice WORK. It's so easy watching someone else work. 😄
This is sweet! Guys took out my gate in Northern California and I need something like this! Well done!
I wonder how well that will cope with your first winter?
This video was so fun to watch ☺️
You could secure it much better with a chain around the body of the excavator and tied to your fork frame…or you could position the forks between the tracks and the body and carry it that way, although I’m not sure if thats good for the body of the excavator
Put your blade in the back of your excavator that way when you did, you won’t pick up the machine
Put the blade behind you when digging. Gives you more digging power.
Blade behind = digging power Blade in front = lifting power
Put the scrapper behind you and you won't lift so easy.
So nice to see someone doing work with, instead of on, their chinese mini.
Look lovely mini excavator, Small but very fruitful. ❤❤
Great, well done!
putting the ex on the pallet and driving it around with the skiddy is genius lol
The travel speed is so slow it's the only way to move it around! My previous video shows the pallet technique more if you're interested.
Nice man, i have an l12 as well mine is orange though! I use it alot they are awesome for the price. Nice work!
I did a similar thing recently. A military folding entrenchment tool (Fiskars makes a great one), is much easier on the back and faster than a pick. Only need a pick for breaking stones.
See it has eyelets for a stationary claw to pin in, the small cotrol on your left that runs to the line with a quick connect is actually for running the claw that would pinch all your rift raft materials against the bucket. All the controls are regular as a big piece of equipment. After running kill the machine and just turn the to on position eith out cranking, see if your able to grab any or all joysticks and move one way or the other to drain pressure of the hydraulics. If you frain the hydraulics and take loose a hydraulic line forceably , you'll have problems trying to connect the female and male fittings back together, the female ball valve side will hold pressure if it's forced off before depressurizing.
we got one of these excavators and for a year so far has worked out very well. you get about 2 1/2 hours of run time from a tank of gas 2.5 gallons and can get some fairly heavy work done
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How do you handle the heat of the engine on the seat? No biggie if you operating for 30 mins at a time. 1+ hour and that engine bay and seat make it near impossible to sit on. I like they are gas engines (easy to maintain), but agree, the speed and gearing for mobility is less than desirable. PS you are gonna want to invest in that trailer lol. Any idea how much more for a thumb on them?
Mine came with a bolt-on thumb. Not sure how much a hydraulic thumb attachment is. I take the thumb off while digging because it gets in the way a little.
Bush hogging invasive species to make way for wildflowers is not just work; it's a beautiful transformation of nature. Sit back and enjoy the process! 🌼🚜
Waterfall? looks like someone left the tap running!!!🤣 NIce steps!!!
Ha, yeah it's a trickle in late summer.
Glad they were caught. Dam hilbillies
Wow that's beautiful!
Not worth 500
He's a secret agent Man.. doing all he can.... With a rubber band.....😮
I'm surprised they didn't use a Chinese knockoff motor instead of a Briggs.... Harbor freight motors are pretty good actually
Yeah, glad it's a Briggs - or really any common motor. Replacement parts will be much easier to find.
Sounds like your missing grease somewhere. Should be squeeking like that.
How long are the rebars?
2 feet.
I really love this video, it's given me inspiration and confidence. I was thinking of using J-Hook rebar, but otherwise the exact same process you showed. Would that be okay or should I stick to the straight rebar?
@@NikkisHoney89 The j-hook rebar looks like a cool approach. I assume you'd have it wrap around the top of the boards. Certainly seems like that'd hold the boards in place.
@@badcanyon Yeah! That's what I was thinking--that it might give the boards an even firmer hold. Thank you for responding. Great video.
I have the same sickle bar and I replace my blades from Rural King and just drill both holes just a bit bigger and they went in and worked just fine. at the same time I alway have to replace the bearing too
Where do you buy the bearing?
Found a video that does an amazing hydraulics breakdown and explanation for why the travel speed is so slow: czcams.com/video/kCb4kOjB8gI/video.html
What about them Autumn Olive bushes? Did you remove and treat them?
I only removed the ones small enough to mow. The rest are still there. How do you treat them?
@@badcanyonfor larger bushes we use a forestry drum attachment for the skid steer to get close to the ground as possible. We use an aquatic herbicide with a smucker sponge to minimize any possible spoilage of the water table.
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That's a crazy looking lawnmower!
If I may 6:46 crescent wrench,,, good idea Hammer no maybe not ,, my suggestion punch that will fit through hole AND try Before you remove sickle good luck
Keep your fingers out of those blades
Wow just rent a good one
That seat is so far back you're apart of the counter weight :P
Just posted a video to my channel of me running one of these little excavators with the TMK150 tree sheer. Crazy how productive these things can be.
Wow , that looks great. We're dealing with property burned from the Texas wildfire.
Some wildfires spread through this area late last fall. Mostly burnt underbrush and fortunately didn't make it to any structures.
dont put that much pressure on your pilot bit you were very lucky you didnt snap that bit, you can see how much it was flexing
Yeah, definitely a little wobbly. It was also barely in the chuck to make it all the way through the door. Amazing I didn't break it.
yeah I have a scar in my hand because I did something similar, but mine snapped@@badcanyon
i had a padlock like that square silver one on my garage for a wile the keyhole was rather wide and open and some kind of bug built a nest inside there and gummed that lock up tight i had to cut it off with a dremel tool
Almost to 1k. Good vid.