Digging Out For Our Water Main!
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- čas přidán 24. 02. 2018
- Hey guys! In this episode we finally put our Everything Attachments box blade to use! We work on digging out an area for our water main to go in on the main road. Additionally, we show you about leveling the box blade front to back & left to right tilt.
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Thanks guys for another great video, be glad to have all that deva hair to wave :) I appreciate how you explain your techniques on what your doing with your tractor as well as your other projects. The box blade hook-up was very helpful for rookies like me. I am no expert, so, I have no critical comments. I just enjoy seeing how other people tackle their projects. I must say, some methods are definitely more preferred than others...LOL! That soil turned up nicely. The more I watch this tractor, the more I contemplate this model over the L series..hmmm
Thanks Pete!
Honestly I would cut my hair short but it stands straight out like a chia pet, lol. Look close at the L verse the B series. We did and honestly the B series was all we felt we needed. Its doing better than expected. Today we went over to the property and worked a bit on the property line. It is very tight quarters and the L series would have been a real hassle turning around while the B series is very easy to maneuver. Go to a dealer and try both tractors. Take the same path and turn around as tight as the B will go. Then see how much work it is to make that same turn around with the L. Plus the L is harder on the soil than the B.
Also read the specs on both tractors. They are very similar. One thing we really liked on the B is the lever control for the front end loader is in a much better location.
One reason to buy the L would be if you needed the extra weight.
Terry
USE THE BOX BLADE SCARIFIRES , ANGLE THE BOX BLADE
That helps, :) .
Terry
This is almost exactly what I need to do at my house. Thanks for posting this! It’ll be my first time using a box blade too. This boosted my confidence in the project so much!
Great! Thanks. If you look at our playlists we have a section for Tractor videos with more using the box blade.
Terry
looks like you got that shiny new tractor dirty! you guys did a great job wish I was closer I would have came over and helped out a bit. nothing like a good day playing in the dirt! appreciate the shout out! peace love and respect, Dave
Yeah it had to happen some time. A new car we try to keep spotless. We want the tractor to stay new but in reality its a tool so we use it accordingly.
For some reason you keep popping up in our videos, lol. You give some good advice and its understandable. We appreciate that. We know how much it takes to make these things and how little return they earn. Ya just gotta love it to keep filming and posting these videos. Honestly our main motivation is just to document the building of our homestead. Then we can look back and enjoy it over again. For us its a blast doing this entire project.
That tip on setting the 3 point hitch was really a great way to do it. Thanks for sharing. We are always looking for a better way to do things.
Playing in the dirt is exactly what it is. We would stay out there all day every day if we could.
Terry
I hear ya brother. it will be fun to go back and watch what you have accomplished years down the road. you are right I do enjoy making the videos and sharing what I know and what I learn as I go and from others. keep up the good work.
Good job guys. Just got my box blade and that's how I plan on digging out a gun range. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you. You may want to check out our other channel "Wolfs Prairie Outdoors". Lots of stuff in the works over there!!
Terry
It's really cool to watch you guys working together out there. I'm really enjoying watching the progress. Hell of a job gentleman.
Thanks Mr Nate!
We have been doing one thing or another together since Brian was born. Pretty sure we will be working together till I can no longer work.
Glad to have you along for the ride. It should start picking up speed here in the near future. Warm weather and long days will give us much more time to get things done.
Terry
Love the old stories! Great vid. I'm going to have to get me a box blade.
Thanks man! I love telling them, lol. Had some good times over my life. Life is what you make of it.
Box blades can make life easier for sure. I think a box blade and the loader are in my opinion at least in our case the first things you need to buy. They do make life easier. Then we bought a set of forks which can be priceless when needed. We don't have a grapple but the forks do as good a job in many instances if you have the brush already in proper piles that the forks can handle. We have moved piles and piles of brush and logs that way without much issue. The grapple is not perfect at all and if you watch people using them in videos you almost always see stuff falling off left and right. Its all gotta be dealt with and many times by hand so whats the point? If you use the grapple to scoop up the stuff that falls along your transportation rout the grapple gonna ultimately scrape the surface of that area which is not something you want to do in many instances like a fine finished lawn. So whats the alternative? Pick it up by hand and put it in piles.
Terry
YOUNG MAN ,
BOX BLADE WOULD BE BEST , BECAUSE U CAN ANGLE BOX BLADE WITH ONE SCARIFIER DOWN DIG PERFECT DITCH FOR YOUR CABLE , EASY AS PIE !
IF U USE LOADER BUCKET THAT WILL MAKE IT HARD ON YOURSELF EVERYDAY !
More than one way to skin a cat, :) .
Terry
Great vid guys. 👍
Thank you sir!
Terry
I enjoy the stories. Thanks.
Thank you. We have a million stories to tell. More to come!
Terry
you two look like good friends... this life is about purpose.. enjoy your time
Thanks William!
Life is what you make of it. We try our best to make it our own. I guess you know Brian is my son but yes we are also good friends. From the time we brought him home from the hospital as a new born we have been spending time in the woods or doing something together.
Now we are doing what we consider the ultimate project in our lives. It don't get much better.
Terry
Nice... I did not realize he was your son. He appears respectful of you. enjoy your journey together. We are all not blessed with that luxury. I stand on my own but I am doing IK. keep up thee videos.
Thanks!
Yes we are blessed to have each other and have the same goals. We run two small businesses together as well. We are electrical contractors doing high end residential work and we run a small Video and Photography business. It keeps us busy. In both businesses we started together from scratch. We just decided to do it and then did what it took to make it happen. We are proof that the American dream is still alive. The problem that most have is not being willing to work for nothing for a long period in order to be successful. They want the rewards before putting in the efforts.
We willing as long as it is possible.
Thanks for watching!
Terry
Great video nice tips 👍
Thanks!
Terry
Great job!
Thanks!!
Terry
I recently purchased some land that is mostly pine plantation and stumbled onto your video series which is fantastic since I'm sure I'll be facing similar challenges. So I've been binging the Forest to Farm episodes and came across this one... I had to restart it 2 or 3 times to make sure I heard right when you switched your names!! lol
Glad to have you!!! You are the first to mention that ha ha. I thought no one would ever notice. Good luck with your project. Such hard work but so well worth it all.
Terry
It’s a good thing you got the correct angle for your dangle! Because “Dave knows how”! Tim @ Cliffside Acres
Ha ha, yeah it helps.
Terry
We sure appreciate you sharing the learning experiences. You rock
Thanks! We appreciate the compliment more than you know. Lots more to come!!
Terry
First time seing a box blade in action and I am loving it.
It is awesome for sure.
In the next week or two there should be one or more additional videos using it. We have lots of work planned for it. Its built very well and comes from Everything Attachments in NC. Its also used in our last posted video at the end. Here is the link if you are interested. czcams.com/video/-H3oi8PX478/video.html
Terry
Great video. I love CZcams. I learn so much here every day.
Awesome! Thanks man. We love CZcams as well. Lots to learn.
Terry
Good job with the tractor guys!
Thanks Philip! We had a great time doing it.
Terry
Really like the camera work and editing. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! All credit on editing goes to Brian. We both do camera work.
Terry
I just completed a very similar driveway entrance job with a box blade and orange tractor in eastern Washington state. You guys did great for first timers. Subscribed now to watch the fun.
Thanks Dennis!
We were not even sure if the box blade was the way to go but it did an awesome job. Brian took to that tractor pretty much instantly. Despite our goofing around and being silly he is a very intelligent young man. There is not much we will not attempt.
Thanks for subscribing! We will be putting out many more tractor videos and plenty of other homesteading stuff as well. It will not be long and we should be getting started on the houses. Been a long time coming but well worth the efforts.
Terry
The first time is a good time. And you did pretty well. You guys talk about your being newbies at this, but I gotta say "What you lack in box blading skills, you MORE then make up for in video production skills.". Nicely done gentlemen .
Thanks.
We love making videos and have invested a good bit of time and money into doing it.
Thanks you very much for the complements!
It might take us a few tries but we generally figure things out.
Terry
damn I love story time, watching this videos is hypnotic.
I'm sure the utilities would rock up and say "well, we were expecting the bare minimum.... but you built us a runway"
Ha ha! Glad you like it. Love the run way comment. Stick around, there"s lots more to come.
Terry
Good job
Thanks Glen! Brian is getting pretty good with that tractor but we still have a lot to learn.
Terry
Like always , i love your vids . good job guys. My stock tanks have been low this yr and for the past week its been raining and everything is overflowing. Good pasture for the cattle.
Thanks! Yeah we have had lots of rain here. Its wet now. Really puts a hurting on our progression but we will not give up.
Terry
Thats the spirit. Yall always make me laugh.
Thanks!
Quick tip for you...If you lower the box blade all the way to the ground it takes the pressure off of the top link and side turnbuckle, making them much easier to adjust.
Now why in the world would we want to make things easier? Lol. We love beating ourselves up.
Just kidding of course. Its probably a lot safer on the ground as well. Would not want that box falling on my foot/feet, ouch!
Thanks for the tip!!
Terry
Looks like a Mod 1911 .45...nice!
Good eye, haha. It's a Sig Sauer Emperor Scorpion Fastback Carry model. We have quite a few coyote, bobcat, cougar, and we've seen black bear sign really close. Always better safe than sorry!
Brian
First off the box blade should be horizontal to work right. It would be wise to invest in a quick hitch for the back of your tractor. I suggest a Kubota 10 series. You definitely are going to be using more equipment with your piece of property.
Thanks!
Terry
Nice work gentlemen! I can't wait til we can get a tractor too!!
Thanks! They are a life saver. Its gonna save our backs for sure. And save us lots of rental fees.
Terry
If you dropped the lower attachment of the box blade to the lowest hole the tractor would work more efficiently. The lowest hole is for the most aggressive land attachments, the highest hole is for the easiest work (e.g. towing).
Thanks, we will try that.
Terry
Beautiful work once again, guys! Thanks for showing off that EA Xtreme box blade!!!
Thanks! It was a blast using it.
Terry
Best blades available. Mines tougher than wood pecker lips.
Ha ha, that's tough! They do an awesome job for sure!
Terry
HAHAhahah...Maybe that should be our new slogan! Thanks for the business and kind words, man!!
You can cut with the back side of the box blade as well like a bulldozer blade.
Thanks! Yeah, we have not tried that yet. We have watched videos of it though, ha ha. We will probably try that when we work on the actual house sites.
Terry
I have a Kubota BX25 with a four foot wide box blade and it works really well for scraping and leveling work.
Cool, we will definitely try it sooner or later. We are just getting used to the tractor. Looking foreword to the day when we are leveling those lots for our houses!
Terry
starts at about 15 min after the daddy/baby life joy stuff
Yeah we got a bit long winded on this one, ha ha. It was a great day.
Terry
I had a milk spot on my iPad screen right on Brian’s earlobe...looked like an earring. Looks pretty good on you, if I don’t say so.
LOL!
Terry
Dear Brian & Terry,,
A really interesting video that sadly was way too short as is always the case when one truly enjoys it as much as I did. I just can't wait to see the next instalment of this saga. On another note, thumbs of course ( it goes without saying gentlemen). Job well done. Keep up the good work & hope you've managed to find a solution to your poaching problems without having to recall to too draconian measures. All the best & kind regards.
Thanks!
We would make longer videos but most people do not want to take the time. Honestly I enjoy watching them and we made them, lol. I told Brian when I get to old to do anything else just put our forest to farm videos all on a computer and have them play all day long every day and I will probably be happy, ha ha. If I am that old I won't remember them for more than a day anyway, ha ha.
Terry
Dear Terry,
Thank you very much for your courteous reply. I like your sense f humour & indeed as you rightly said earlier: without humour life's is misery. I feel the same. Out of curiosity how much does a Kubota tractor like yours costs. What comes as standard??? It's a really nice little machine; I am sure careful as you are it'll give years years of sterling service. Kind regards.
The tractor was $13,959. The Loader was $3,499. The Forks (not seen in this video) were $699. We bought when it was a "package deal" so there was $700 off for one implement and $ 300 off for the second implement.
The tractor generally has a price and each item adds to the overall price. they are expensive and there are other less expensive options out there but Kubota is a proven tough long lasting option so we went with it. We hope to pass it on to my grand kids one day.
The box blade was purchased separately and was $700 plus we had custom orange paint at $150. Money very well spent. We love that tractor and it will save us from many aces and pains.
Terry
Dear Terry,
Thank you very much for your reply. Indeed a hefty investment ( still cheaper than a decent car but can do a lot more!!!) but I guess with these things, one has to look long term & whilst substantial initially perhaps not so if spread over the years you'll be using it & save on labor costs & hiring charges & to boot you pass it on as family heirloom totally free for the next generation. A wise investment Sir, very astute of you. Kind regards.
Second time i watched your video. You guys did a swell job. Enjoyed watching your tractor skills. Also i work for a utility company and we have the same guide lines when any excavation is going on i have done many lines locating. But our state says we have 48 hours to get our lines located. After a job construction has been phoned in the Contractor can begin working with in 72 hours after notification has been made. This call should be made to protect all parties. Thanks for sharing, Dean
Thanks!
Sometimes even when the lines are located people mess up. A builder we work for had a plumber hit an underground power line on a job we were working. Then a few days later the landscapers hit it again, lol.
It only takes a minute to call in and can save everyone a lot of work.
Terry
You guys are great!! I've moved more untouched dirt thru the last few years with my box blade but I never had the audience. Please keep posting the videos but switch it up maybe a crowned driveway next time. Just saying.
Thanks! Its been nothing but wet here for months. There will be man y more videos coming for a long long time, ha ha.
Terry
Yeeeahhhhh.
Inching closer!
Terry
What size tractor and how long did this project take? Thank you.
Kubota B2650. We love it. Perfect fit for our smaller forest. Hard to say how long. maybe 3 hours for what you saw here but then it was our first time using it. We are much faster now. Hope this helps.
Terry
Got my Pop corn.
Ha ha. Thanks for watching!!
Terry
did you guys mix your names up?
Haha, we were wondering when someone would notice that and say something. Have a good one Matt!
Brian
Holy crap. It never dawned on me that you could use a split rail fence as a gate :|
Ha ha yeah we like to save money when ever possible. Gets the job done just leave a little extra space between those two posts. If the boogie man wants in the fence is not gonna stop them anyway. It just sets the boundaries.
Terry
lol....
Do you guys have a tiller for the tractor? I've always tilled first then use the box blade.
Hey Dave, no sir we do not have a tiller. We thought about it and that would seem to be a good idea. Maybe one day we will get a tiller but right now we have a huge expense doing all this work building the houses and developing the land.
There are many things that would make this process easier but we only have so much money we can afford to spend so we just make due with what we have most of the time.
Terry
It was hard to concentrate on watching the work you were doing because your background music kept taunting me,
I kept thinking, I know that piece, and then it hit me, Bogdan Ota's "Harald's Dream." Not his original piece but someone else's interpretation. Excellent choice.
Thanks! Brian does all the music choices. I think he does a great job.
Terry
1/ I was pretty disappointed to see the ripper pin&clip on the AE box blade. Those will pop-off into the dirt someday, then you have to worry about backing over a loose ripper.
2/ I really don't see how a shallow 5 or 6ft wide ditch helps driving a water line. What am I missing?
I think you are missing watching the video, :)
I'm pretty certain you missed the title of your vid. A water meter is not a "main" and grading a ditch isn't exactly digging. But sincere thanks for the vid. I've got the same B2650 and need a boxblade for grading too.
By definition: Noun. water main (plural water mains) The principal underground pipe for conveying water to residential and business properties.
In other words its a water main. I work residential construction and have for many many years and it has always been called a water main in my circles. We do high end residential work in the roughly half million dollar range and up sometimes.
A far as grading a ditch a ditch not being "digging" I guess you did not understand that this was video 1 of 2 or more showing this process. There will be more "digging" in the future videos.
As far as the 5 or 6 foot wide goes actually its a little over 15 foot wide which again can be seen by watching the video at around 19:30.
Oh and additionally from your initial comment where you said you did not see how a "shallow" 5 or 6 foot wide ditch helps driving a water line. Well first off it was between 2 and 3 feet that we dropped the ground level. That ground is going to be dropped several hundred feet down along the road. That was made clear in the video in the first 3 minutes or less. That is why I jokingly commented back to you about watching the video.
Additionally sometimes video can be deceiving when it comes to depth and distance. Look at the 15 minute mark in the video and I think you will be better able to see how much the drop in grade is. We needed to drop this portion of the land so that when we come back later to drop the rest on further down the road, this area would not end up 3 foot higher than the rest.
Hope this helps you understand a little better what our plan here is. Its all going to work out and maybe when we get all the work done it will be more clear to you.
The box blade we are using in that video came from Everything Attachments in NC. Travis was our salesman and its is awesome! You should check them out, they have top quality equipment.
Hope this helps.
Terry
got that Rick Flare hair style
Wooooooo! Lol! I believe he has my hair style. Many people including total strangers on the street have told me that over the years.
Terry
Music?
Hey Philip,
Sorry but I am not sure what your asking.
I hear music on my end. It came from a service called Premium Beat. www.premiumbeat.com
Terry
Forest ToFarm thanks it was a very nice addition. I was hoping for the name of the piece.... Enjoyed the video!
Hey! Ok there are multiple pieces there, I'll list them here:
www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/truth-to-tell
www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/fearless
www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/out-of-the-woods
Hope this helps!
Brian
Gotta get me a box blade. Mm Hm.
They are awesome! Talk to Travis at Everything Attachments. They are American made and top notch. far better than Land Pride or County Line in my opinion. Go look at them and then compare to EA's. Here is Travis's facebook page. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014838580427
Thank you for the info
No problem.
We just made a video today using that box blade. It should be up in the morning. Calling it "moving another mountain". If you care to watch.
Terry
what model is this tractor?
Kubota B2650. We love it. It will fill that box and you do not know its back there.
Terry
So about 4’ wide? My (2601 here is Australia is), so how wide is your box blade? I’m trying to decide between a 4’ and a 5’ (Sorry if I stuffed up the ‘ metric over here)
@@dmaifred Ours is 5' wide. We love it and the tractor has no problem at all with it.
Terry
get a dozer
Just not practical overall for our needs.
Terry