This channel is all about whatever stuff I'm doing on any given day. Since Covid hit, I've been forced to "retire" and started "doin' stuff". Quite frankly, I've never been busier! I am a jack of all trades / master of none but if something is interesting enough to make a video of, I'll shoot, edit and post it. here's a short list of what you'll see here: Tractor work, Kubota BX 2380 with grapple, Felling trees and processing firewood using my Stihl Chainsaws including the Stihl MS500i, plus various tasks like building stuff around the house and improving our 7 acre property.
Thank you for this excellent informative video which will provide significant savings. By the way, what gauge wire did you use to connect inlet box to transfer switch?
I have put in plenty and I mean plenty of freezerless hydrants on all my different properties over the years and I always drive a T post down beside them and hose clamp the hydrant pipe to the T post to help support the hydrant I've done it at all my hydrants and have never had a problem with the hydrant laying over after a while. You will be happier over time for doing that. Just a tip from an old rancher. Take it for what it's worth. I enjoy watching your channel. Keep up the good work.
@@craigwilcoxen1536 Thank you very much! Others have also said to secure it to something. It's right next to the barn. I might put some blocking next to it and strap it to that. 🤠👍
Nice job Sam. I bet that you are happy to get that culvert installed. It's going to be so much easier to maintain that area and it will look so much better once the grass grows in.
@JelenOutDoors Thanks Paul! The entire motivation behind starting the culvert project is like you said, to be able to mow and maintain around the barns which I needed to do so I can paint them. If I get that done by the end of fall, it will be a very successful summer 🤠👍
Seems like you should put a 4x4 post into the ground to tie that hydrant onto. Otherwise moving it will put pressure on the connection and it's liable to break. Ask me how I know.
We love your videos! Every time we watch your videos we have to keep subscribing!! We just want to point that out so that fellow subscribers are aware of that. 🇺🇲😁
@debi6598 Thank you very much!!! I don't know why that happens. I've had the same experience with some of the channels I watch. Maybe I'll do a reminder for folks to double check. Thank you for telling me 🤠👍
@@rayhitchman4741 Thank you! Great question. Any water from that hydrant will just run along the ground and soak in or maybe go down the drain. Think of a spigot on the outside of a house. As long as the ground slopes away from the structure, you're good 🤠👍
Good morning Sam. Just a word of caution regarding your waterline. Even though you are below the frost line your waterline will be able to possibly freeze underneath the culvert pipe that you installed over it. The reason is that the cold air will flow down the pipe and you don't have the insulation of the ground around that portion of the pipe. Just wanted you to know that if you are going to have problems that is most likely where they will be. A way to protect that from happening would be to blow out the waterline at the end of the year. Good luck and God Bless
@bradleykuechle7586 Thank you! That is a very good point. I obviously don't intend to use that in the winter so you're right, blowing that out will help prevent any freezing issues 🤠👍
@OBD01 Thank you! I certainly will. There's still some modifications to be done to the creek to straighten it our and I have future plans to add onto it, but I'm happy 🤠👍
Really enjoying watching your progress. Maybe you have already mentioned it in a previous video but what did you do before you retired? You said you retired after Covid was that a health issue from Covid or coincidence? Keep up the good work. See you on Wednesday
@windspoint Thank you so much! I was in TV news for 22 years as a videographer. I left to take care of our daughter, who is autistic and take care of our home. It was a decent career, but I'm MUCH happier now 🤠👍
@@samsdoinstuff Great choice you always look so happy. I was made redundant from a factory job 30 years ago and since then have a similar work life balance working for myself. Keep up the good work
I know you’re ecstatic about the progress. Water management, check and skitter management check. And might I add, fantastic choice of a wrist mounted time piece.
Looking great. Need to re-profile the upstream feed, so that it flows straight into the pipe. Having it come from the side like that will cause problems.
You should be glad you did not buy and everything attachment from what I understand he screwed tons of people by taking their money and never providing the product. Google it and read it for yourself.
I follow everything you're saying up to the last part of this video. At 30:14 - You talk about "coming back down" (into the basement I'm presuming) and then power outage and mention the main breaker being turn off? I'm confused at this point. I presume you mean the power outage and not the actual main being tripped or flipped off? Does the main breaker have to be tripped off for this device to be safe for lineman?
@Joebanker80 Great question. Sorry about the confusion. No, the main breaker does not have to be off. This system will not back-feed the grid because it disconnects from the main panel when you switch it over to generator. You don't even need to turn off the main breaker to test it. Simply hook up your generator as if there was a power outage and switch the circuits over from line to generator to make sure everything works as it should. 🤠👍
The video is great; no worries. Some days are just like that -- weather, health, mental energy, equipment, whatever. I'm glad you just bring us along for the ride; very interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results at whatever pace works for you and your family.
@@samsdoinstuff I squirm a bit at some comments I see on RU-vid where it seems that the commenter has lost the plot, and thinks that there is an entitlement to regular episodes with certain content. From my perspective, your channel, and others I enjoy, are simply showing us interesting aspects of your lives that you choose to make public. This helps you financially; good for you!! But short or long, no commitments, no promises. That works for me. It seems others view RU-vid more like network programming with seasons and storylines and characters that have a relationship arc, and the creator owes regular content. It’s not my impression that that’s your specific intent, although you come darn close. And it’s close enough. You be you.
@williambradford1467 I'm so glad you said that. I worked as a news videographer and editor for 22 years so I'm used to deadlines. I like treating this RU-vid thing as a "job" because of my work ethic and it helps me stay disciplined. It's also a lot of fun most of the time and I'm starting to make enough money to help pay for these projects which is definitely a plus. I really owe it all to viewers like yourself. Thank you again!
Good morning Sam. There are times even when we prep and the day is done and it feels like nothing has been done. A little bit done is better than nothing at all and it may not look gratifying but it's a great start It’s reality. Have a great day!
LiFePO4 prices are really coming down and I get the feeling it might level off soon. 2 years ago buying 16 280Ah cells from China was a bit of a crapshoot on getting quality cells for $2000 Now you can buy 16 280Ah cells straight from a USA vendor with a reputation (18650 Battery Store) for under $100 each and get them within 5 days usually...so after shipping it comes out to slightly cheaper than the old method of buying questionable cells from unknown Chinese vendors that took 2-4 months to get here on the slow boat. Then server rack batteries hit the market and the 48V (16S so 51.2V nominal) 100Ah batteries were right around $1500 for a good budget one. These days you can get one for $1200 shipped all day from a few reliable brands And if you watch the BatteryHookup auctions (mostly used stuff but with LiFePO4 you can almost guarantee anything you buy still has a least a few years of daily cycling on it before it hits 80% of its original capacity) you can get stuff for WELL under $50kWh if you're willing to just spend a little time testing some cells and getting rid of any bad ones and salvaging good ones from other batteries in that auction. I've seen deals for GOOD stuff at $36/kWh after shipping for about 12 or 14kWh of capacity. Missed out on an eBay auction for a module someone had obviously purchased from BH. It was 34kWh for $2000 shipped. Should have bought that, it was 280Ah CATL cells in a 20S module that you could easily turn into a 16S and cut out the last 4 for a 12V battery or buy 4 modules and then string together the last 4 in each set with some hefty 2/0 welding cable to create a 5th 16S battery. Put the modules on a heavy duty shelf (guy on RU-vid has a video of doing this) and it would get you just shy of 72kWh for a $4000 and some change IIRC So that $100/kWh number is honestly high if you shop around. BatteryHookup has been the go to place for used LiFePO4 lately but there are others like Higher Wire, Jag35 (sometimes a tad more expensive but he will often do custom PCB's that help your DIY project become much more plug and play), or BatteryClearingHouse
On the Pat's Quick hitch, you have to have the bent washers and pins to keep them from falling out. There are pluses and minuses to both the Pat's vs the other quick hitch you had. Love the videos
I installed the same orange ammo box on my B2601; as far as hammer I went to HF and bought the stubby 2 lb sledge hammer. It's been used the most of my tools. I also keep a small container of various tractor pins/clips.
@deannelson9301 I definitely need to keep some pins in there. Thank you! My most used tools are the screw driver and pliers BUT, I recently added a long landscape spike to turn the top link. 🤠👍
