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Many people carry their guns around with them on their own property. I've got cougars, bears, coyotes, and bobcats. I'm not worried about the smaller stuff but i will chase off a bear (I've done it before) and a cougar recently attacked two hikers about an hour from me. Killed one and severely injured the other. Better to have a weapon and not need it than need a weapon and have none.
I really liked the idea of making the dam from a plastic bin and not like everybody do it with a blue barrel. but I think that the location is not a real clean spring, as it is located inside the valley, and not on the side of the mountain. I think that it might be underground flow... these were my 2 cents...
cool, I like to watch people come up with their own inventions. Nice work!! Get an electric winch that runs off of a battery. they have cheaply priced ones at Harbor Freight.
Did this on my property in Kentucky and found some holes in the ground that look like a cave. When I got close to them, I could hear the water running underground. Now I just have to figure out how to capture it.
Why pour a load of concrete like that in the middle of nowhere in wildlife ? There are other ways to stabilise and harvest that water without contaminating the water and the area with concrete.
Wow 10,800 kilowatt hours! That’s a lot of! Are you sure it’s not 10,800 watt hours… which would be about 10 kilowatt total? I would think about getting rid of the widow maker plugs being used. Nice setup and should be well able to extend your off gridding experience!
Good for you for trying, 10/10 on the cuteness scale. I am not going to rate your job as I don't think you have addressed the natural surroundings, the aesthetic, or the future maintenance of the system. Fair dos for trying 👍
You may want to add pins though the 4x4s so that if the winch fails it will not drop far. Like every few inches like the distance you move if every few weeks. I had a winch get away from me lifting a grain bin. It could have killed me. Still watching it. Putting in a double pulley in would help.
I ended up moving the last two post to the middle and it goes up and down with easy now. It does have pins on top to lock it in place for safety. I normally just put a couple of screws on each post after setting the right position. Thank You for the advice.
I got to say it was one in a life time experience. We enjoyed it very much. Hopefully we can look at this in the future and be able to say I was There!
Glad to help. I did move the first three 4x4 to the middle. This made really easy to move up and down with the winch. Then when I have it set to the proper degree setting, I secure it with screws. This secures it from heavy winds.
You could get a 300 gallon plastic water tank and set it downstream low enough for the water to run in. You don't need any concrete or anything. Just level a spot and flop it down. Water remains clean and covered in storms I like your collection system. I have a spring like that, it is in the bottom of a gulch that runs a lot of water when it rains. The spring is under a 2-3 foot waterfall. We had a wet rain season and big boulders came down the gulch and broke my outlet pipe
Victor, I think you're a helluva shot. I appreciate that you showed missing the (very small) targets as well as the hits. As for being attacked by a bobcat, do an internet search of which North American wild animals have killed people in the last 50 years. Bobcats aren't on the list. Texas does have the most fatalities by far compared to other states. I suspect that they are mainly from snakes, but I didn't delve into that data.
Thank you sir, I appreciate it. I went to a nearby restaurant one day. I was told by a local to be aware that there have been bobcat sightings. I haven’t seen one nore do I want to. I, RU-vid …. Bobcats sightings in Livingston Tx. Thanks for watching and commenting
A suicide cable is not a good idea. Since this is a year old, hopefully you've gotten rid of it. If you haven't, put a female connector on the end of your generator cord and a male receptacle to connect it to your home.
Good thing those shade trees will keep you panels cool. I believe your angles are incorrect. For Houston it would be 15deg for winter and 45deg for summer. These would be approximate numbers based on your latitude. Are you going to cut some trees down in front? They are too close on the side also.
At the bottom of the panels add weight a pvc large pipe with water might do best to get the balance to help lift. For winter below freezing add antifreeze also cause wire is high price build battery box charge control out there and inverter then run wire to place. Insulation for the winter as well
Two suggestions. Lower the front to give the proper rake in the winter. And put some pins in where you are going to leave it just in case the cable system gives up unexpectedly.
Yes, If I lower it in the front more it would give me more of the proper setting in winter. I don’t want to cut down any more trees so this will have to do. I have a total of 2500 watts of solar panels, the EcoFlo Delta Pro takes in a max of only 1600 watts. In my case it’s sufficient. The batteries stay charge. It’s a small cabin, only 160 Sq ft. I do have pins to secure it on top just in case the cable gives. I have also moved the three 4x4 to the center and now it goes up and down very easy. Thank you so much for your advice sir.
Yes, you are right, sometimes I do udjust it that way. I don’t want to cut down anymore trees. I’m pretty much in the middle of a forest. I have 2500 watts of solar panels and my EcoFlo Delta Pro can only take in 1600 watts, so this works for me. I don’t use all the electricity I collect. Thank you sir
