Installing Turbine Frame 1 on top of the Fortress! 2 

I love how casually Alan is building a gigantic fortress by hand on top of a mountain.

Hey Alan!!! I just wanted to apologize to you for comments I made when I first found your channel. I wasn’t very nice. I’ve been watching you and Heavy D’s stuff the last year and grown to really enjoy your humor, work ethic and character. You are an amazing person and I’ve learned a lot by watching your channel. Sorry I was quick to judge and write those few comments. You are the bees knees brotha!

Everybody else: Gonna need a bunch of people to help me get this up there... Allen: Hold my Pepsi! I love the way you solve the problems. Just goes to show what can be achieved with determination and ingenuity. Thanks for sharing.

I’m an engineer (EE), and I’m a builder/maker, yet I’m amazed with you Alan and your God-given gifts. You are blessed, and I can’t stop watching. Heavy D Dave was thinking clearly when he asked you to join his team. I’d not be watching much of his content if not for you, the Wizard.

Holy shit, my best Afrikaans. You woke my 66y up up to do more with what I have as a housewife. I am not looking anymore. I try to do what I can the best I can. Thank you Allan. ❤

You work so hard Alan and overcome challenges that could easily require a team to achieve. Keep up the good mate. You are truly deserving of all your success.

Hi Alan I reckon in your past life you was the one that built the pyramids with just your winch systems . Love the way you sort out problems . Stay safe from Len in The UK .👍👍

The sheer ingenuity you show in building this project.. is mindblowing. This needs to be picked up and go viral.. "Man lifts xton wind turbine up a building solo"!

The entire time I was watching Sparks and crew getting the concrete up to Cerro Guerdo I couldn't stop thinking "They needed Allen and his ATV to get all the concrete and blocks up there just like at The Fortress "😂

Since you will be hauling more stuff up than just the wind turbine components, you might devise an "A-frame" with a pulley and a pivoting base (hinge). Lay the A-frame down to get the initial pull, when the load reaches the top it pivots up and inward to safety. Might be worth the time to build.

Your tenacity to get stuff done anyway you can is inspiring!!.

I work alone on my land too. It’s nice to see Allan be as persistent as I am. Hats off to you!

Always amazed at how you manage to do things by yourself that appear near impossible

Even knowing nothing happened I felt like you were videoing your own demise. Amazing how you accomplish things.

Hello from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤

Alan is half animal and half genius when completing what appears to be an impossible task.

Alan... Maybe you could build a "A-Frame" with a pully and attach it to the two I-beams that protrude from the side of the building. If it were attached out away from the building it would keep stuff from hanging up on the building as it is lifted up. Maybe make the A-fram tall enough so once and item is high enough take some 2x6's and span it across the I-beams under the item to maneuver it on to the concrete floor.

Thanks for sharing Alan, reminds me of the good old days, when the company was to cheap to rent a sky hook(crane), we'd have to use our brains to get things done.

Improvise, adapt, and overcome was my mantra when I worked on the ambulance. Looks like Alan is a king of “use what ya got to do what you need.” You definitely have given me some ideas for lifting my boat safely to work on the bottom gel coat.

I live in a very comfortable home that I've put one hell of a lot of work in to make it this way. I look at what Alan is doing and I feel nothing but admiration and envy, not the least all of a great deal of appreciation for his hard work. My efforts were not anywhere as involved as his. All that work and it's easy to see what one day will look like. Great character and perseverance. The country needs more people like Alan.

Alan you are amazing in your understanding of electrical engineering, mechanical and structural engineering.

Alan your videos are always interesting and a pleasure to watch

The Wizard needs his own show. Call it Wizardry on The Hill!

It won't be to much longer and we'll be able to see the turbin with all your hard work you've done . Can't wait to see it working .

Dude, you have heaps of metal there, make an A frame, make a jib, make a crane tower, work smart, not hard, that winch with some pullies would work wonders if done right. Loving the fact that you are now filming your work and we can see your progress, stay safe and be happy.

Alan, you are amazing! Nuts but amazing! I'd love to see a "fortress-raising" party. A two day Sparks Motors nut gathering to set up proper winches and material handling equipment would be awesome! Stay safe!

Can’t wait to see you living in it! Nice work Alan

There's a reason they call you the Wizard Alan. You're one hell of a problem solver !

The shot at 13:53 is honestly breathtaking. Like you are raising a landscape painting.

You needed that wooden hoisting frame right from the beginning. It would've make your live so much easier. You have enough blocks on that level to create the counter balance. I'm sure you can figure something out. Ingenuity is one of your strongest assets. Good job though, keep up the hard work, can't wait to see what's next.😁

Mr.Wizard, I was so glad to see you overcome those obstacles and see the frame sitting safely on the upper deck. The whole time I'm thinking to myself I sure hope I am not watching an episode of Road Runner vs. Wiley Coyote. I hope on the next one you transport two pieces to the top and make the final welds while it is laying flat on the concrete and then hoisted into place. Best regards.

I must tell you Alan that there was a former neighbor I had in PA, that was an older gentleman named Peter D. He was always finding ways to make use of discarded items. He had worked on steam shovels that were used to move Anthracite coal from the Coal Mines to the trucks waiting below for the loads. Peter's brother had also worked with the steam shovels & often called Peter when there were issues with the heavy equipment. A giant bolt broke on one of the shovels & the replacement bolt would take 2 weeks to be replaced, often longer. To order it & wait for it to arrive, would hold up the production of strip mining. So Peter would search for a bolt for his brother to repair the shovel faster. Most times Peter was the man to trouble shoot ordering replacement parts, after all the bolt that Peter found was keeping coal miners working alongside The Anthracite KING, Once known as the largest Steam Shovel in North America ! When I was in my early 20's I was able to park my car inside the shovels bucket, along with several other vehicles one Saturday afternoon ! That took place in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where to this day in the year 2023 many of the residents still heat their homes with Anthracite Coal ! I saw the coal cars that you showed to David Sparks & his crew, those may still be around the area where I grew up in PA. There had been a movie about the coal mining days called The Molly Maguires, where some scenes were filmed in Eckley, PA.

Hi Allen, damn, I wait with anticipation after every video for the next one! I've seen other comments saying you should make an "A" frame for winching the next turbine frame, I really think this is the best way to go. If you can get the frame on the ground right below where it will eventually sit you could do it in one pull. Can't wait to see the fortress come together! Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 👍

You are one amazing person. Figuring out how to do things on your own when you need too. Be safe in you adventures.

Just love it when "a plan comes together" Amazing job well done. Can't wait to see the final...when the turbines running and the lights come on. Good luck and keep safe.

Alan you absolutely amaze me man I cannot believe the hard work you have put into that place and putting that frame up there man seriously you are quite a guy God be with you my friend

Amazing show of geometry, physics and mechanic work! Thank you! You inspired me in this year to fix a lot of things in my own house, just doing little things step by step. Thank you again! :)

So amazed at what you accomplished in less than 2 days...and without uttering a single cuss word, especially when the headframe came up just 8 inches too low.. It's a great example.

My favorite Wizard is on the job once again at the Fortress !

You are definitely a wizard Alan. Your problem solving is amazing to watch. One man has built that fortress - wow. Fantastic.

Fortress Wizard. A one man show on this video

Wow ! Your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me ! I’m kind of like you in that way but for sure not yet at your level. These videos are invaluable in expanding my imagination of solutions to problems I encounter in my projects.

Alan you need a apprentice or someone who will work hard like you that will look forward to this place in the future, you work so hard and just watching your videos makes my mind sharper! They really don’t make em like you anymore, really remind me of my grandpa

Your mind always amazes me. You always find a way to figure things out. Nothing is impossible if you use your mind. The view from the top is amazing.

I like how you show all the stuff you have to do in your fortress and compound plus the work you do with diesel bro's

Strongly recommend putting the actual patreon link in the description.

Alan you truly are a wizard the way you look at a problem and come up with ingenious solutions!

Your place is looking good Alan it will defineatley last a very long time and that’s how structures should be built

Alan what you are doing is no short of incredible, but you wont live long enough to get this done at the rate you are going. Hope it works out for you, and love the videos.

What a beautiful view you have from the roof. You are looking good on the progress... keep it up...

Bolt down a genny rig to those beams and raise your winch to the upper section. Build a ramp out of block and that plywood. The genny will be two legs forming an A with the wide base at the building edge. When the load reaches the apex of the pole, the A frame pivots, lifting the load and bringing it over the building. With straps reversed back to the end of the protruding beam you can lower the load by letting the a frame pivot over center. Disconnect the A frame and continue winching up the ramp. Keep the ramp and winch set up to skid block up to the higher level. Tracks, wheels and a cart would be nice too. Man with your talents should have a pivot crane built up top already. Always a blast watching your build. Thanks Wizard, appreciate you sharing.

Really enjoying your project. I built a two story self designed wooden barn by myself years ago. This reminds me of what I went through. Thanks.

Mr Wizard MacGyver you delivered again-can’t wait to see this thing to completion!

necessity is the mother of invention and the wizard is doing well

Alan's Wizardry is in full force with this one! 👍

Unbelievable, you are a wizard in your own right. I am amazed at all you do and accomplish by yourself.

you are one hell of a oneman show . dam good work .

If you'd put a pulley on frame, where you had winch connected and put hook back on other side of building would've made it alot easier. But you're getting it done. Gotta congratulate you for that.

No one works harder than this dude …well done Alan

The world needs more minds like yours!! Your making me nervous operating so close to the edge.... might need some fall arrest harnesses up that way.

Alan, when installing cable clips, remember! Don't Saddle a Dead Horse. The saddle part of the clips should be on the live side.

you and your helpers did a good job getting that in

i admire your hard work ethic. you always figure things out and do it yourself. Great job

Great job getting that done one more peace of the puzzle you are a hard working man my friend I know how it is doing stuff alone but there’s always a way nice 👍🤘🙏👍

So cool. Love your videos. Can't wait to see more progress! Go hard!

That is amazing! I loved this video! Your ability to problem solve is unbelievable! You're patience is unbelievable too. I can't wait till it's finished. Now that you're back working on it, I hope we get more videos more often now.

Im sure of it that we both worked on the pyramids in a past life. I did safes, vaults, atms. Move slowly block by block. Good job done.

I knew it! You just proved that the pyramids were built by one guy! Great job, fella! You are a maniac. I like that.

Nice long episode for us. I love the ad-hoc resourcefulness of Alan's work.

An easy rough 'rule of thumb' is that a 100ft extension cord will see 'voltage drop' of 5%. This won't give you precise figures, but it will put you in the ballpark on the conservative side.

This had final destination written all over it lol! Great job Alan 👍 your persistence paid off.

'Yes have to say that wooden head frame you constructed is a safer smarter way the other method you had proposed before sleep. The power of rest. Food for the mind to review redo's. Way to go Alan you Rock dude.

Man oh Man, Alan...you know that I've been watching you from the beginning and today's episode was one of your best moments of ingenuity! Carry on Wizard🧙‍♂️

Great episode! Love seeing you getting this much of you turbines in. Only thing better is going to be when you start generating free power!

Awesome Alan!!

Finally! The first day I saw this place I knew it was the thing you needed. Windy might as well be the mountains name.

Outstanding job!

Absolutely amazing!

alan- you could teach alot of people about hard work and the rewards of not giving up. fantastic!!!

Loving the content Alan 👌🏽

Great progress! Can’t wait for the next one

Amazing, just amazing stuff. Thanks Alan.

cant wait to see it working keep it up!!

Love the content Mr Alan !!! Keep it up !! I watch everytime you drop a video!

Thank you Alan for the video.

Worth the wait, what a wonderful masterclass. Great work, as usual.

You are resourceful. Great job

Great job Alan.

You neen to build a pivoting arm with a pulley to mount to the top so you can easily get things up.

ya need some sort of gantry crane on the castle. it would be handy for all sorts of things

Awesome work Allen

Nice work!

Great job Alan 👍👍👍👍👍

Straight wizardry!! Great job @Allen!!

Nice work Alan

Alan is that smart uncle you call on when you need to fix something !

Awesome job Alan as ALWAYS. Be safe.

Just think what Allen could do with the right equipment.

Alan you are an awesome man!

Great job allen