This is the beginning of our TWO YEAR and counting journey to restore a once beautiful 80 acres property to the beautiful place it once was.
I wanted to film our progress and get better at video editing, so I figured we would share with everyone, in case anyone else finds this as interesting as I do.
We're still cleaning the property, clearing brush, working on buildings, and getting the house in a livable condition.
Our goal is to be Living On 80 Acres full time soon and is the motivation for us to keep working hard on this land.
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I think that would be smart! I have my brother in laws tree spade right now, I may try to transplant them to a different area where we don't plan on keeping animals. I've heard that when the leaves wilt, it forms cyanide and can kill them in 20 minutes 😬
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5lzL4aBqT3I.htmlsi=TanuI95ltsSKeGsy. Perhaps next step is to use a mulched to deal with all the unwanted growth
All the flooring and doors have been removed to let it "breathe". We still havent decided 100% if we are going to remodel and move in, or build on the back part of the property and rent out the existing house (to a friend or family). We are in Indiana. Take care!
Man you sure are putting in tons of work around there, you have to be exhausted after all of that. Thanks for posting the video and looking forward to seeing more from you! Get some rest :)
My Ryobi 1600 PSI 1.2 GPM GFCI LED does light up green and there is not buzzing sound. When I press the start button on the washer, the LED on the button doesn't light up and the machine doesn't start. Does this mean the GFCI is broken?
I’m from New Zealand. We don’t do woven fences here except for deer farm fencing. High tensile 8 strand fencing is usually used for paddock fences for sheep and beef farming. I am fascinated by the numbers of Y posts you guys use over there and the flimsy white netting which can be electrified.
That is great to know! I've had mixed results with the netting. While it can work, it definitely isn't a permanent perimeter fence. I'm pretty sure I'm going with high tensile and your feedback helps. If anyone knows livestock fencing, it's New Zealanders! Thank you!
It was in the way of where the fence will be, and the Cherry tree can kill goats and sheep. I'd rather have my goats and sheep alive than 1 of the hundreds of Cherry trees on the property.
I’m starting on my Timeless fence now. I’m not going to use their corner braces though, I’ll use wood posts instead and for H braces. My supplier told me they use a large hammer drill with a 1 inch masonry bit to drill a pilot hole. This makes it easier to get them in straight also. Harbor Freight’s Bauer 10 amp drill was not quite strong enough. I’ll try the 14 amp version and unfortunately, I will have to use my large generator for that one. Right now I’m trying to decide which height to use for the posts. I’m thinking taller is better in case I use these paddocks for more than pigs down the road. (This will be in the woods) So far, despite the learning curve, I really like the high tensile product.
That's really good info. Thank you. I like the Timeless corners but I think I may do wood instead too, for a fraction of the cost of the Timeless corners. The drill bit is a great idea for the line posts!
wow that is a huge job! great work! i have seen other channels talking about cherry trees being toxic to livestock - is that all cherries or just some varieties?
I think it's all of them but I'm not sure. I've heard that when the leaves wilt, it forms cyanide and can kill goats and sheep. Thanks for watching. I hope all is well!
On the next show I hope you use the Mulcher, it's a little more exciting than watching the Excavator.Noisy,things flying everwhere, that's what I'm talking about .
The fence boards have nails in them. I wasn't sure how that would be with the mulcher. Nails would probably be flying everywhere. But yes, for a lot of this the mulcher would have been a good choice but it was so thick, I didn't know where the boards were.
Thanks for watching! If you have experience with high tensile fencing or woven wire fencing, I'd love to hear your feedback on what you think is best. Also, I'm going to be getting a new camera soon. My new GoPro Hero 12 kept overheating while I was filming this, losing a lot of footage. It was overheating while it was inside the cab of the mini-excavator with the Air Conditioning on!
Thank you SO much! I knew it was the GFCI plug, but I didn't realize that I could detach it from the cable. I was already looking at buying a new $300-$400 power washer when I found your video. I followed your link, got same-day delivery, and I now have my power washer back good as new. Really appreciate you!
Very detailed yamaha Moto4 maintenance video. Are you up for a collaboration? Hipa supplies parts for small engines and maybe we would work together to help more people in the community.
I bought the exact same one last weekend. Within 10 minutes of use, the back was toast. A couple cut off wheels later I removed the mistake and got after it. Cleared a couple of acres of heavy brush, no problem.
You need to have a GFCI on there because if you get electrocuted, it will short out out real quick and prevent you from being electrocuted and shut the electricity off.
Very informative video about how to upgrade the lights for the lawn tractor. Lots of repair videos on your channel. Are you up for a collaboration to share more tips on small engine repairing? Hipa supplies parts for small engines and maybe we would work together to help more people in the community.
If you are worried about dogs and coyote's, you need to add a donkey to your menagerie and put the donkey in with the goats. The donkey will protect the goats very nicely.
A more perminant area out of wood posts and I think they call it cattle fences about 6 foot tall and large enough for more goats if u wish would be a good idea I admit u will need it large enough to be able to regenerate the grass from time to time and use the premier one fence to give them more area to roam and eat with an area u can safely lock them at noghts & when un go out. 381
@ 4:30 & 5:40 I would use Those Rooms For " Cultivating Various Species of Mushrooms " ! There are Choice Edibles And Medicinal Types / Both are usually Good for Food And They Can Bring Considerable Income ! [ There Are Hundreds sources for Information, Spores { i.e. seeds. if you will } Growth medium and Supplies ] !
@ 8:05 The section about " The Backyard House " I hope you Didn't Just Throw That Used Lumber Away " ! Wood and Leaves Should " Never be Discarded, " Because a Tree's Roots Go Deep into the Ground and Take-Up Elements In the Soil / & are of a Great Benefit if Reused And a great Loss if Tossed away ! " Even The Ashes are Valuable " !
Hi mate I did have goats since when I was child when I was living in the south Italy and also here in Western Australia and to keep them in the farm we have done a pig fence with the highest from 1.2 to1.5 metres if they are Rangerlends breed and for the dairy ones can be done even lower And be careful of those dogs free one day they going to attack your goats And for the shelter my you have to dig up and cement the footage cheers mate 👍🍻
On leash or not the neighbor and their dog should not be coming on your property. Yes to perimeter fencing. Mine is six feet high with a 10" wide by 4" deep concrete border around the bottom so dogs or critters do not dig under it and weeds do not grow thru the fence. Yes installation can be expensive and time consuming but not having a good fence comes with a lot of other hassles and expenses - like injured or dead goats or having to shoot the neighbor's dog.
That sounds like a nice fence! Yeah, I was probably too nice to the neighbor. You are 100% right. Dog or no dog, they shouldn't have been on the property.
Reach out to "Weedem and Reap" as they are your go to source for goat issues. Also, Lumna Acres deals with goats and lastly, Anne of all trades. Any of them should be able to advise you on your fence jumping issue.
Sorry you are having issues with your goats jumping out. This was always my main concern with the electric netting fences. I haven't used them. Because, I've had a buck that flat foot jumped over a 52 inch cattle panel. My does don't even attempt it. It limits being able to move them around for grazing, but a permanent woven wire fence keeps them in. I have also used the cattle panels, but baby goats can squirt right through that.
Thank you for the info! I think we are really going to start thinking hard about doing a perimeter fence, probably woven wire. This whole place used to have perimeter fencing around the entire property, but unfortunately 90% of it is not salvageable. Going to be a huge project but I think its necessary!
That would be neat, but I'm afraid its too far gone as it sits now. As soon as we get some time we will look at it again and make a decision. Thanks and take care!
Jack up the sagging posts, replace the footings to them and then put new boards to weather proof the building. It will make a useful storage facility for equipment. Old buildings like this deserve to be preserved. Once all the wood work is completed, apply a rich deep red oil to help preserve the wood.
Thanks for the tips! Now that we are fencing in around the log cabin barn, we are going to have to fix that foundation. Your method sounds like the right way to do it! Thanks!
For goats to be effective weed eaters you need quite a few of them and confine them to a given area with a temporary fence and you keep moving the fence as needed. I,m a new subscriber and love your content, good luck.
I've been putting then in a small section each day during the day for them to eat, and it's working well! We want to get more. These two are kind of a trial for us, but they've been escaping! Video coming soon 😁
How fortunate you guys were to find a place that someone had previously put so much time, effort and money into. The roads, fencing, ponds, cleared areas, house and other structures puts you so far ahead. Mowing and maintenance will soon expose the beauty that once was. Good job !
