Nice property and nice equipment your H brings back lots of memories thanks for sharing. It is not boring life on the ranch always something to do have a great day
Looks great. The sand here in NC drains out quickly, too. The only problem with it is how soft it gets when it gets really dry. Got a streak in my driveway that will almost turn to powder in a dry stretch.
The dirt work looks good!. Not as easy to do with a dozer as people think. I discovered your channel about a week ago and have been binge watching all of them!. The wife probably thinks I have been picked up by space aliens or something I have been in my man cave so long. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your vids. I used to run a cable rig D 10 back in the 70s.
I don't mind the wind, it's the smell that I want to avoid... Glad it was on video.... Good dirt work is hard to find. You may have a second career as a site prep pro. Well done.
We have a lot of clay soil here in west-central MN, we are totally swamped. 9inches of rain in the last 2wks have beans underwater in places and the low spots in some fields are feet deep with runoff. The sandy pockets around us are the only areas that will support a combine if the next week+ is dry and we don't get any more rain.
Looks really good. It's amazing what you can do with old equipment. It may take a little longer to do job. Just something about older equipment. Thanks for sharing.
I still think where that clay is, and where your parking area will be that rock pile toted straight to there will stop that from being a mudhole around your shop area. Like an 18" deep layer of rock and red sand under the parking area around the shop will then leave that higher part suitable for the building and concrete pad with good steel mesh, so the settling sand won't let the concrete crack. That is a lot of rain. I grew up in Oregon and when we had a fall SW'er dump 4 or 5 inches overnight everything had water everywhere. I miss that because it was so exciting to have gushing ditches everywhere around my grade school in the early 50's.
Squatch, Bet you are glad you did not get the 45 plus inches of snow some parts of Montana got. Water is a great way to see where fill is needed and where the slopes are. Loved the black and white treatmemt of the previous dozer footage. Was it that long ago? I got as close to you as Fargo on my western road trip vacation. What beautiful scenery.
Christ. This weather is getting pretty bad. I know the feeling though. I work on a golf course and every time we get half an inch of rain, it seems like all the cart paths get washed out, or all the bunkers become little lakes. We’ve had so much rain in the past 2 years that there are now spots on the golf course that have almost become permanently swampy. Even after a few months of decently hot weather the ground is still very very soft. Mother Nature has gotten tough. Just gotta do what you can.
Water in the right amounts is great. Too much is just that and it happens fast in alaska cause we either have gravel or clay and most is clay which we call muskeg and it stinks when wet and hold tons of mosquitoes. I like the fact that there are no snakes or fleas up here. AS we connect more to the lower forty eight, the more bugs and contamination we have.
Saw something on Facebook the other day... It said it only rained twice this summer. The first time was for 47 days, and the second time was for 34 days. (LOL). It sure has been a WET summer. Don't think I have seen this much consistent rain all summer.
@@squatch253 Yessir, you've got plenty to keep you busy right through until spring! That's ok though, after a summer of hard work... Now you can work hard at wrenching. I've got some things I'd like to get done on the H before winter sets in, but the tractor won't be done until spring.
A great time to burn a burn pile like that is right after it rains like that. If you can get it going, it is very hard to set the world on fire when it is all soaking wet. Looks good, sand normally washes real bad unless it is fairly flat. So is that fairly flat or more a type of clay sand that will stick a bit better to itself?
30 days before snow? Someone is optimistic lol. We had snow 2 weeks ago for about 12-18" already and been well below freezing at night but starting monday the forecast shows no above freezing temps day or night so it's headed your way as well buddy. Might be a long winter this year.
We ran into that red sand at the Spider Lake ATV trail system west of Pine River. It was really wet there but the red sand was really firm. The color of the sand was really pretty up there along with the forest. There were logging operations going on there but we went on a weekend so there wasn't any workers there.
Now we know how all the 1,000 lakes in Minnesota and North Dakota were formed. Watch out for alligators and get some pontoons for the equipment, or you'll be getting around o jet skis.
Five inches of rain is nothing to sneeze at. Nevertheless, a couple questions. Is there a clay base fairly close to the surface ? I am guessing your area was heavily glaciated back when. Meaning the soil including very finely ground particles that do not allow rapid water movement like that red sand. Interesting just how important it is to pay close attention to all of the things that add up to just what you can farm and prosper on your land.Cheers
I'd be happy with 5 inches of rain, we've had just about 10" since the first of September until now, harvest has come to a halt with nothing promising on the horizon.
Nice property and nice equipment your H brings back lots of memories thanks for sharing. It is not boring life on the ranch always something to do have a great day
Love it Squatch. I’m glad you’re updating more often and keeping us up to date.
Thanks for update Squatch! That sure is a lot of rain. Looks like property is draining the way you wanted it to. 🚜👍
Looks great. The sand here in NC drains out quickly, too. The only problem with it is how soft it gets when it gets really dry. Got a streak in my driveway that will almost turn to powder in a dry stretch.
The dirt work looks good!. Not as easy to do with a dozer as people think. I discovered your channel about a week ago and have been binge watching all of them!. The wife probably thinks I have been picked up by space aliens or something I have been in my man cave so long. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your vids. I used to run a cable rig D 10 back in the 70s.
I don't mind the wind, it's the smell that I want to avoid... Glad it was on video....
Good dirt work is hard to find. You may have a second career as a site prep pro. Well done.
We have a lot of clay soil here in west-central MN, we are totally swamped. 9inches of rain in the last 2wks have beans underwater in places and the low spots in some fields are feet deep with runoff. The sandy pockets around us are the only areas that will support a combine if the next week+ is dry and we don't get any more rain.
Looks really good. It's amazing what you can do with old equipment. It may take a little longer to do job. Just something about older equipment. Thanks for sharing.
yup old iron isnt as productive as a newer machine but when youre a home gamer time is relative lol sure beats 80$+ per hour for a newer dozer
Nice IH hat...
Good content.
I still think where that clay is, and where your parking area will be that rock pile toted straight to there will stop that from being a mudhole around your shop area. Like an 18" deep layer of rock and red sand under the parking area around the shop will then leave that higher part suitable for the building and concrete pad with good steel mesh, so the settling sand won't let the concrete crack. That is a lot of rain. I grew up in Oregon and when we had a fall SW'er dump 4 or 5 inches overnight everything had water everywhere. I miss that because it was so exciting to have gushing ditches everywhere around my grade school in the early 50's.
Gotta love that International Harvester cap
Thank you for the video.Amazing to me you don't have gullys big enough to swallow that tractor.
Squatch, Bet you are glad you did not get the 45 plus inches of snow some parts of Montana got. Water is a great way to see where fill is needed and where the slopes are. Loved the black and white treatmemt of the previous dozer footage. Was it that long ago? I got as close to you as Fargo on my western road trip vacation. What beautiful scenery.
Christ. This weather is getting pretty bad. I know the feeling though. I work on a golf course and every time we get half an inch of rain, it seems like all the cart paths get washed out, or all the bunkers become little lakes. We’ve had so much rain in the past 2 years that there are now spots on the golf course that have almost become permanently swampy. Even after a few months of decently hot weather the ground is still very very soft. Mother Nature has gotten tough. Just gotta do what you can.
When you run out of hills to put in holes I have a few for you 👍 thanks for not rutting up the field 👍
Rick Bork you should blow your hills away.... to bad you don’t own an airboat.
@@pwaletzko There's always ditching dynamite.
Water in the right amounts is great. Too much is just that and it happens fast in alaska cause we either have gravel or clay and most is clay which we call muskeg and it stinks when wet and hold tons of mosquitoes. I like the fact that there are no snakes or fleas up here. AS we connect more to the lower forty eight, the more bugs and contamination we have.
Squatch doesn't look to bad. A good day and dry weather should get that finished off no problem.
Thanks for the update on the land clearing. I'm ready for some shop time now.
A good flood will settle everything out. It happens here all the time here in the rain forest. hope yall are warm and dry. Hi 2 yall!
Well it looks like your planning is working out to the good.
Looks good. Certainly an improvement.
Saw something on Facebook the other day... It said it only rained twice this summer. The first time was for 47 days, and the second time was for 34 days. (LOL). It sure has been a WET summer. Don't think I have seen this much consistent rain all summer.
@@squatch253 Yessir, you've got plenty to keep you busy right through until spring! That's ok though, after a summer of hard work... Now you can work hard at wrenching. I've got some things I'd like to get done on the H before winter sets in, but the tractor won't be done until spring.
A great time to burn a burn pile like that is right after it rains like that. If you can get it going, it is very hard to set the world on fire when it is all soaking wet. Looks good, sand normally washes real bad unless it is fairly flat. So is that fairly flat or more a type of clay sand that will stick a bit better to itself?
rain will help that ground settle down even better.
Send some rain our way, we haven't had any in about 2 months!
Same here
Mitch S in SE Queensland Oz I would happily kill for 5 1/2 “ of rain. Even 5 1/2 mm!
30 days before snow? Someone is optimistic lol. We had snow 2 weeks ago for about 12-18" already and been well below freezing at night but starting monday the forecast shows no above freezing temps day or night so it's headed your way as well buddy. Might be a long winter this year.
5inches o rain in one day is incredible and really good to see ur land work holdin out against it 🙄💪💪
To bad you dont have a rock crusher you could use it to break up the rocks in your rock pile to spread on the roads
now its just the matter of time
We ran into that red sand at the Spider Lake ATV trail system west of Pine River. It was really wet there but the red sand was really firm. The color of the sand was really pretty up there along with the forest. There were logging operations going on there but we went on a weekend so there wasn't any workers there.
And you didn't stop by? I'm about 15miles east of Spider
Send some of that rain to Alabama, we need it bad
James Jones
for real! !!
James Jones trouble with alabama is it goes from extreme to extreme. My dirt is hard as cement! turns to slime after 2 days heavy rain.
Very nice work. Good update.
One good thing about heavy rain you find out the drainage issues
A Patch Of Heaven Farm without heavy rain, we wouldn’t have drainage issues
@@twixattak3068 true
I liked the Sepia Tone clip could have been 80yrs goo but for the ear muffs and the camera.
Enjoyed🚜👍
Good video and ground moving job
Dang, and I thought we got a lot of rain here in the Pacific Northwest. In 30 years, I've never seen that much in a day!
Nice hat buddy!!
I think you do better ground work than the guy's that do it every day.
😊
That is the difference between doing for yourself and just as 'a job'.
@@bobrenner7213 i agree
Farmers are some of the best land managers anywhere.
Hahaha yeah. And then DEC comes in and tries telling them how to “actually” do it. 😂 bastards don’t know their asses from holes in the ground.
@@_P0tat07_ OK, thought I knew most of the government agencies. Who is the DEC?
Mark Hull department of environmental conservation. They’re all sorts of picky over what you can and can’t do with your own land.
@@_P0tat07_ Ah! Well government does know how to do at least 1 thing really good. Waste taxpayer dollars.
Mark Hull exactly!
Enjoyed...
If you got bogged it could have been oh deer. Lol
Looks like your road you pushed in at 4:15 is acting kind of like a dam making that hole of water on the uphill side.
Now we know how all the 1,000 lakes in Minnesota and North Dakota were formed. Watch out for alligators and get some pontoons for the equipment, or you'll be getting around o jet skis.
5" = Turd floater
you get a permit to do all that?
get rid o them low spots or EPA will declare it WET LANDS
and stop u from filling it in.
You should cover the engine not the seat of that tractor
Thankfully too cold for mosquitos.
Five inches of rain is nothing to sneeze at. Nevertheless, a couple questions. Is there a clay base fairly close to the surface ? I am guessing your area was heavily glaciated back when. Meaning the soil including very finely ground particles that do not allow rapid water movement like that red sand. Interesting just how important it is to pay close attention to all of the things that add up to just what you can farm and prosper on your land.Cheers
I'd be happy with 5 inches of rain, we've had just about 10" since the first of September until now, harvest has come to a halt with nothing promising on the horizon.
How common is it to get that much water overnight?
4:15 an old video from long ago
Say! Did anyone tell you you and Brent Butt sound alike!?
If only you had a access to a giant powerful fan.