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@@brucedale4465 I think there’s a point where it does make sense to buy this machine. It does decent for just digging trenches it’s just painfully slow. It’s not mine, I plan on buying a small four-wheel-drive tractor with a backhoe attachment. If it weighed another thousand pounds and you put another hydraulic pump on it that was faster, it would be so much more usable. I used it last week to take down a hill for a driveway and even though it’s really not the right machine for that it did pretty good. I live in a area that has tons of rocks, and I’m honestly surprised at how well it does.
You can in fact put it together by yourself with a few 4x4 blocks. BUT my back would be hurting way less right now if I had a friend or used any other kind of mechanical leverage that wasn't my back. But why would I do that right 🤣 Your video was for sure helpful making sure I did it all right. I just gotta bleed the system. Should have added that because I forget how😅 last step to play time!
I'm considering buying one. Honestly thought Harber Freight would assemble it for you before you picked it up. For my needs I was considering leaving it hooked up to a Gator or riding mower to move around easier.. Seen another video of a guy that put wheels out on the front arms to keep it more portable.
@@Jonathan32177 it’s pretty hard to just “crawl” with it. I have a gator and thought the same thing. It might also help to have it hooked to something to get more weight on it.
That’s awesome! I got mine at a yard sale hopefully it stands up. I’m toying around with the idea of building an off grid cabin was thinking about using multiple inverters like these cause they’re so easy to come by and they will power most things as long as you split up the load
Good stuff as always man! I look forward to seeing the full video where you set the posts for the front porch. Are you going to mill some hardwood decking for the deck after you get your walls sheathed and flashed and such? If you do put down the deckboards, my pro tip is don’t snap your lines and cut the ends straight until the house is almost completely done. That way the decking will do most of its shrinking and contracting by the time you cut the boards, and you wont end up with the jagged edges that happen a lot on decks. I started construction on my house this past week. I excavated for the crawlspace and hopefully will start laying some block soon, and will try and start putting out some videos on it. Good work man!!
Thanks for the tips! I’m actually using 2x6s. True to form they were free! Not my first choice, but after some sealer they should be good for many years. I just finished editing my latest video raising the porch posts. Will be live on Friday evening. Thanks for the kind words! Good luck with your build.
The stuff I have is kiln dried and has been stored for 15 years. I’ll put the meter on it to make sure it’s stable, but I’ve had pretty good luck with poplar in the past.
Harbor Freight product means "made in China". Sorry, anything made in China, I have found to be junk. I also think China is our enemy and I won't send any of my money to an enemy of the United States.
This is awesome to see. I am doing a small, extreme budget build myself. I know you said you thought people would give you crap for not having beams, but I think that technically you do. I know they are used on decks a lot around here, but what you have is called a flush beam, as opposed to a drop beam, which is having the beam under the floor system. Nice job man, keep it up!!
Thanks for the kind words! Do you have a channel? I’d love to check it out. The flush beam system works fine, however I am going to add some two by 12s to work is both lateral support and extra “beam“ material. I haven’t done any of that yet because I just acquired the two by 12s lol. If you’re building like I am you probably understand that dynamic. I think that’s probably the hardest part about this is just the timing of finding materials for a workable price.
@@bespokebudgetbuilds I may end up posting some of the build here on youtube, I think it’s cool to document with the cost of housing right now. You can definitely build a house affordably if you learn to do it yourself. I’m building on a crawlspace as per Ohio code, but I know soils in other places allow for pier and beam. I salute you finding materials that way! Unfortunately around here, there isn’t many good opportunities for secondhand materials, but I keep my eyes open!! I look forward to the rest of the series man!!
I like the concept of building to the landscape instead of coming in and chopping everything down. I hate new neighborhoods that do that, not a tree to be seen that is native.
Fantastic!! Thanks for showing and sharing the project your working on. This is the first video that shows how a something can be done by using limited tools. Most videos show full shops with super expensive tools. I'm happy for them but a lot us don't have the money. You did a great job!!!! Your cabinets fantastic guy and your cabinets will be well built and look beautiful.
Thanks for the kind words. I’m with you, you don’t need much to build, I wish more people would understand that and just do the best they can with what they have! Right now, I pull everything out of a tool trailer and work when the weather is good, and it’s surprising what I’m able to build. This channel is all about trying to inspire people to make it happen regardless of your limitations.
I don’t have a domino yet, and I can never remember is it’s #8 when I’m at the store. Definitely a difference on the coarse vs fine thread when using plywood in my experience.
Thanks, there is a google sheet in the description. I’m trying to keep it updated, and actually there are a few things on there that you haven’t seen yet in a video. My uploads are about a month behind my actual progress.
Haha. I’m using a hammer! Mini sledge, and nail pullers are my go to for this, the only better thing I’ve found in terms of “hammer” would be a pneumatic palm nailer like you use to nail joist hangers.
