Always so impressed with your work, your creativity and ingenuity, and the variety of things you have to do. This is easily my favorite youtube channel...I look forward to every episode. It's unbelievable to me that you have less than 20k subscribers... The interest and quality of your content (along with your and Meg's personality) easily justifies a following of several hundred thousand. I'm sincerely a fan!
Hey BIG SKY! There's a new video I just posted. I see you've been entertaining yourself with the older episodes for the past week. I must say, it feels like the big sky around here with all the wind! That time of year I guess. Take care, my friend.
@@WalnutsandWineberries Greetings from the BIG SKY Just checkin on you Pilgrims are doin back near where my sister's son's kids live (NJ). Heard they got an earthquake. I have a beaver fur beer cooler and a coyote hide beer cooler with a tail for them.
John, i, too, wanted a synthetic winch line so I swapped. Since i have used both, the only thing i can say about the difference between the two is durability. Wire winch cable is way, i mean, waaaaay more durable than synthetic, but that is the only advantage i can see. So with that said, i switched and haven't looked back. I now store my extra winch line, all my soft shackles, tree saver straps, and recovery rings in a medium sized back pack. So between that and my 12000 lbs winch with synthetic line as well, i can move or pull out anything. Really good choice on my end, i think. Just be mindful that ANYTHING sharp can destroy your rope, so check your rings or anything that comes in contact with your rope before use, and you'll be good You're doing great, keep up the great work and your house will be built in no time.
You mentioned about getting a rope instead of the wire cable you are using. I agree they don't hold as much energy, however the way you are using it to move the logs it would be very prone to abrasion. I used both wire and synthetic winch ropes, which you discussed quite a bit in your early winching videos. For what you are doing I think wire is better. I also love the way you still pass on the little tips you have gained, like the open the Shackle a 1/4 turn and re visiting safety information with raising the bucket to mitigate the issue of cable snap. LOVE the idea for the pond too, think you might need a bigger bucket on your digger though 🙂
Deez Nuts! so funny. love your show. everything you do seems to have personal relevance for me and my dreams of developing my homestead. got 25 acres 8 years ago in preparation of retiring to a more connected life with the natural world. i finally bought the HF sawmill last November and stumbled across your channel when considering upgrades. i love what you've done with yours and appreciate that you've shared the experience. thanks. looking forward to the pond dig experiment as well.
Aaah the lesser spotted wild MeG. From the flor ida NeWARK clan. Occasionally seen in pink digging gear. Known to hang around digs and pot holes. Finds tons of unusual treasures. Mother to two gems. Spouse of John. Overdue!!!
This could work as a small baptismal! Mud should clear up in a few days! It's nice to see Meg. I love your new blade lubricant system! It's amazing how much better your sawing quality is now compared to what it was a couple years ago on the mill!
Try to find or ensure your underground water source is running during the warm season, trout like it cold. Oh and as deep as possible is critical for a good trout habitat.❤Cheers🇨🇦
This is Barb from Minnesota!! I am watching the last one you posted. # 137! Watched them all! Now I will be bored! 😜 Again I will say those kids and dogs and you both are living the best life!! I will keep watching as long as you keep making videos!! When you go to town for things how far do you have to drive? Anyway have a great week and keep on keeping on!! 😊
Hi Barb! Glad you're enjoying the vids. Going to town isn't too bad. It's about a 25 minute drive and it's usually a stress free ride on country back roads. You see more animals than people, which is just the way I like it 😉
Of all your vlogs the sawmill is always my favourite don’t know why. Love the colour of the timber. Looking forward to your next. Nice to see a glimpse of Meg though understand why she needs to work gday from Aussie land
When you start using anything but cable,you run the risk if it fraying and having to replace it very often I would recommend you stay with wire. ¹/²inch should pull anything I have seen on your property in 16' or less. Plus you can have a bell and button for easier hooking and unhooking. Good luck. Doing a great job on the homestead
small "crop" circles could be from larvae burrowing in. we opened our woodlot to some forestry/arborist students a couple of years ago to do a tree survey and they noticed similar holes/rings on some of the uprooted/storm damaged cedars. that's some nice lumber your milling, those boards will clean up nicely.
Just to inform you 3/8 synthetic rope is rated at 20,000 lbs. to 25,500 lbs. depending on the manufacturer and 1/2 synthetic rope is rated at 31,500 lbs. Keep up the awesome content and I love the area you have chosen to make home...
When installing subflooring over the floor joists (both being cedar in your case), most times the subfloor is laid diagonally to the joists. That's because the finish flooring on top is laid perpendicular to the joists. Of course you can do it in other orientations but that's the most common. Seems like it would have the best strength. This is not done much any more with the introduction of plywood subfloors.
Back in the day... it was common on houses I worked on to use the material from the basement concrete forms laid at 45 degrees as you described as a subfloor. Then, a layer of tar paper topped with another layer of 3/4 inch laid 45 degrees opposite to the bottom layer. Finish flooring was typically t&g above that. As you point out, this was before plywood became popular. I am getting old in a hurry... loĥl
Jon, you only need 12-14" of good clay on the bottom to make your pond watertight. If you have clay elsewhere on your property, you can move it to the pond and pack it down slightly and it won't leak.
Cool. There's plenty there and elsewhere on the property. I don't think it would be that much of an investment for all the benefits. Always wanted a pond.
A chemical pickup bottle like for a hose end between your ball valve and spray head might allow you to pour your cutting additive in it, then let water flow draw it up and mix with the water spraying on the blade. Essentially just a pot to hold the liquid concentrate and feeds through a siphon setup powered by flow over an orifice aimed direction of the flow.
The clevis is supposed to be tighten all the way to get the correct rating and will mess the threads up if it is used with the pin loosened. The flat end of the pin is fir a wrench to loosen it after being used...😮
Sorry but I would respectfully dis agree with you on this. It may well differ in how you are using the shackle but I agree with Jon in this case. In use it is possible for the pin to twist and tighten and become very difficult to remove, I agree there is a hole that can be used for a lever or a spanner could be used to tighten (or undo if it becomes tight) but in this situation it is not advisable. OF COURSE I VERY MUCH ACCEPT that different Countries might have different rules and lifting rules could be different to winching. This is based on my information from being a Winching Instructor in the UK.
@WalnutsandWineberries What they said... also, you "technically lower the rating of the shackle/clevis by backing it off that 1/4 turn or more. Now with that said, I too am guilty of backing the pin off but I just know that the clevis is now "derated" and keep in mind the weight I am trying to use it with so if I think I will be pulling close to the WLL, I will go ahead and tighten the pin and worry about getting it unstuck later. John, just remember your system is only as good as its weakest link/part and size, or judge all your pulls off that rating.
I'd expect the water to soak away into the soil sides of the pit. You'd need to spread clay from the bottom to line the side slope of a pond. I'd try a small scale pond first.
Ponds are great when done properly and with right equipment- otherwise they are money and time pits for amateurs. You’ll have a hard time keeping fish - hot weather will kill them and what survives will be eaten by birds and other predators.
The fat wood is very dry as soon as you cut it. Under 19%. I'm just storing it in the kiln to keep it out of the weather. In my experience, shrinkage is minimal if you want to build with it green.
